I woke up this morning for the second time this week not able to hear out of one ear. Both times it was the left ear. Okay, last Monday it was both ears, so I am doing better, right? It's amazing how much a little hum can distract you from your duties. That and the fact that my neighbor has had the TV on for 48 hours straight that has completely affected my sleeping.
I had been knocking on so much wood during the run of Fate & Spinoza that it's only about time that I am sick. The weather is also completely screwy that my congestion should not be a surprise.
The sun is shining and it's all windy, but's colder than expected and I still have a sink, and table and counter FULL of dirty dishes from my dinner party on Friday night. I have managed to grow this pre-theatre dinner tradition with each production. It started with Tony and me at Noises Off and we then added Christine for THIRDeYE, Randy for Shadow/Light and then Tim for Nights at the Circus, the final show of the Winter quarter.
I have to say that I was very excited about Nights at the Circus and was truly disappointed with the result. The unevenness of the talent pool here is overwhelming. I don't think that it was my 2 glasses of wine and 2 shots of tequila that made the story line hard to follow. The costumes were great, but the acting was all over the place and much too complicated for what it needed to be.
The basic story is about this winged orphan girl who is found at a whore house. They take her in and she winds up as the star of a burlesque act. It takes place in London, so for the dinner I served bubble & squeak and yes, you guessed it chicken wings. I also dipped into my CSA box and made a fresh salad and found some frozen little spinach & artichoke "purses" to compliment our sparkling wine at the start of the meal.
After the show we abandoned even going the department party in the Arena and returned to my house. Melanie joined us from the theatre and Randy's girlfriend, Kati completed the group after she got off work. Tony grabbed some more Negro Modelo at the Fast & Easy mart and before I knew it the wine and the bottle of vodka in my freezer were tapped. I reheated the left over chicken wings and kept refilling the pistachio bowl. A good time was had by all.
I woke up the following morning with my Dad calling to talk about the tornado in Atlanta. Um, what??!!! I have somehow managed to return to my complete lack of keeping up with the "real world" while in school. I do get a daily email from The New York Times, but I rarely read it. Sad.
Anyway, the tornado went through downtown Atlanta and I have a few friends that live close by. I got an update from Angela yesterday afternoon on my way to Sacramento to see The 25th Annual Putnam Valley Spelling Bee. Destruction was great and at least 14 people in her loft complex were injured. The buildings were evacuated and Angela and Chris are now staying with their friend Tracy. I did a bit of online research last night after seeing Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who with Kristin -- and Angela and Chris' complex was mentioned in a CNN story. So sad. I need to call Celeste Miller to see how her place weathered the storm. I'm sure the clean up is going hard and strong.
I will add it to my list of today's duties of washing more dishes, doing some more grading for my DRA 10 class, perhaps taking a noon core fitness class and hopefully ending my day with a mani/pedi.
Mama also needs a little clean up.
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