sweeneytodd

I think I have the flu. Or maybe the plague. I woke up this morning (ok, this afternoon) feeling like shit, and have spent the past several hours coughing or vomiting (and occasionally coughing so hard it made me vomit). I think I might have caught it from someone while waiting in line to vote early the other day...there were some pretty sick people there....
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Random Journal Post:

So, tonight I made my first-ever visit to Trader Joe's. Somehow, I've managed to have never visited one before, and honestly, I liked it. A lot. I mean, any grocery store that offers cheap, tasty single-serving Indian food is a good thing in my book. And the infamous "2 Buck Chuck?" Not bad.

Looking forward to Halloween...

I really ought to write a real journal, but it feels like so much has happened over the past few months, I wouldn't know where to start...

I'm happy that fall is here. It's my favorite time of the year. Now I just have to figure out what I'm going to be for Halloween...

HALLOWEEN UPDATE: I think I'm going to be a werewolf...or maybe...
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Well, hello there...

It's been a while, hasn't it?

Opera is done.

Sleep now.


Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Wow. So I really did drop off the face of the earth for a while, there, didn't I?

So, I managed to get through both my last opera directing gig (ok reviews, fantastic audience reception) and a production by my theatre company (fantastic reviews and reception) realtively unscathed. However, I spent most of my free time between then and now in bed, sick as a...
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OK, so I started rehearsals today for the next opera I'm directing (Mozart's Don Giovanni).
So far so good, but...I may drop off the face of the earth for a little while.
If I don't respond to comments or whatnot for the next bit, it's not because I don't love you all...
It's because when I'm not in rehearsal, I'll probably (hopefully) be asleep....
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OK, I really ought to update...except that nothing really exciting has happened in the last couple of weeks.

Surely I'm more interesting that this! Let me think about it, and I'll get back to you...

OK, so the opera is done. AIDA is put to bed, and good riddance. The show was a pretty decent success, at least as far as ticket sales go. The audience seemed to like it. Personally...well, I liked the animals. The camel was very cool, and surprisingly friendly (however, I can now tell you that camel farts are some of the most noxious things on...
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AIDA update:

10 days in, and the show is completely staged (with the primary cast) and mostly staged (with the secondary cast). One more day in the rehearsal hall, and then we move into the theatre (but alas, not onto the stage until Friday). So far, the cast seems nice enough, and everybody sings pretty well. Unfortunately, the director doesn't seem to have much of...
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