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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

End of one life, start of another

Charlie, youngest of my three, graduates from University of Colorado, Colorado Springs on May 22. His days as an undergrad are nearly done, and he has no plans nor funds to seek a master's degree any time soon. He will continue to seek work, but now, paying work, in local theater, and aim for the New York theater scene probably in a year or two. The band will continue to play, though by midsummer they must find a new guitarist. He'll be doing Dinner Detective shows, too. But it is also going to... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Pitchforks and Hammer Handles!

The kids played a set on Saturday and another today at the StarFest, the annual convention in Denver for sci-fi geeks, nerds, and costumers. I wasn't there for Saturday's, but today's was a treat! I am miffed I actually forgot my camera, but another of their friends brought his, and filmed it. Hopefully his results are good, and he will share. Their confidence on this, their 5th outing, has grown tremendously, and their voices are better. The patter has also improved, though there were a couple... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Almost a summer day...

The kind we most love in summer: warm and not yet hot; the sky blue with some clouds gathering that might turn interesting later. Across the street, the neighbor in his shop is using a power saw in short whining bursts. His dog is quiet, that's a mercy. When he drives off for long times, he leaves the pooch--a standard poodle--in the back yard, and the dog barks until he returns. A quarter mile from here there is a little lazy creak lined with reeds and rushes, and from those wetlands, I hear... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 2, 2014

Another theatrical moment

Last night was the Senior Capstone Class One-Act Plays production. The capstone class is a new one that all graduating seniors will take from now on, completed with a recital where they have the opportunity to show what they have learned. Too bad some blew it off, like the one writer/director who got so far as writing and auditioning, but held virtually no rehearsals, so at the last minute, changed the concept to improv, and left it all on her actors to sort it out. They did pretty well, little... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 1, 2014

It's May, it's May...!

There was an ad posted in craigslist about the sale over the weekend, and another interested party called and arranged to come looking at costuming yesterday evening, and this raised the net sales by another $43, and a question: Would I be interested in going back into the costume business again on a larger scale. I'm thinking about it. It's possible. Meanwhile... It's May! http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Ciel/609465 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L-4QuVHHRw Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Charlie and his friends are clever

http://vimeo.com/79740105 They made this about 5 months ago. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 28, 2014

The Sale Goes On

With everything shifted into my garage, Charlie didn't do much to draw in crowds, just notified some theater and gaming friends of his, that there were things they'd find interesting. And so they did: he made another $100. And now the day is chilly but sunny, and he has all the day to be here, he's going for one more try. Yesterday was interrupted by clowns. Dodi DiSanto ( http://www.thisisthecenter.com/cmt.html ), a renowned teacher of clowning gave a presentation at the school. She has been at... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Day Two, not a good one for sales in the yard

It is chilly, windy and wet. Not a day I would go saling, myself. Instead, I am sitting here with my Mexican 'scramblet,' the one made with cornchips, salsa and eggs, with avocado sliced over the top. It's a scramblet because sometimes eggs break and omelettes do not fold. It tastes just the same, and wouldn't be pretty on the plate for long, anyway. Sounds like the weather is ranging from merely like this, to attrocious... maybe even horrendous, all across the continent. It's a good thing we... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Sale in the yard: Day One

Charlie decided the time had come... this weekend (the one before rent is due) he wanted to finally do the yard sale we've been aiming to do for some time. He couldn't be here much of the day, but I could. It was not the usual kind of yard sale. This was a Theatrical yard sale! Props and costuming, gaming stuff like dice of various kinds, miniature figures of monsters and heroes... and just for the exercise, I put out my hats and some photo books. He made over $100, mostly not being there. It's... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

A strange sound

I had to get up and go see what was making a very odd noise, to make sure it wasn't the cat or some bit of the house... And as I determined it was coming from outside, I realized--I had not thought to hear this sound again for a while: the sound of someone scraping frost off their windshield. Yes, and ther is frost on the roofs of the houses I can see out the back, and in the lower branches of the trees where the sunlight has not yet reached. I thought it was cold last night, and so... once... Sign in to see full entry.

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I'm doubtful the events of my life will be of great general interest, but I'd like to share a little more of me to the several of you on Blogit I've come to feel are real friends, and the many I imagine are potentially real friends. We'll see how it works out. ______________________ all my words and images posted on Blogit are copyright 2005-present, all rights reserved.

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