Friday, May 2, 2014
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.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
True Spring and Nut Cases
The lilacs are leafing out nicely, unsmirched by late freezes and snows. The maple off the front deck is growing greener by the sunny hour. My little sprouts of sugar snap peas are looking optimistic. It is a clear view towards the mountain, which has a fresh white frosting which will likely become patchy during the afternoon. Madame was at the open back door, and I detoured on my way to give her peanuts, to grab a tissue from the living room table. When I turned around, she was on my chair,... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Painting Eggs
I have a long history as a doodler, always decorating school papers, eventually doing a kind of medieval calligraphy and illumination on a sorta real-like parchment and offering bits and pieces at the Pike Place Market. I once made a set of labels for wine bottles, but I made them on the flat, not on the bottles. So--decorating eggs is not the same. I have never worked on a rounded surface this way, with felt-tips. Maybe I will be bolder next time, and try the dip-pens and inks I used way back... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Blogit is being all funny... not ha-ha, either
I wrote my nearly 500 word story for the prompt up there in the Prompts blog, yes, wrote it as a comment... and when I 'entered comment' got the page saying it could not find that page... So, I went back to 'write' and to that blog, and then looked at the comments. Mine was there. Ha ha, Blogit, very funny... It is Easter morning and the day is cloudy but nice. There may be thunder and lightning later, but if not, I'm ready, and the little table-top bbq grill is ready for a cook-out with... Sign in to see full entry.