March Madness, Theatre and Stuff

[przed]

March Madness sort of snuck up on me this year, but it's yet again time to break out the Bucky icon. The Badgers are playing Florida State, and since they're a 12 seed up against a 5 seed, I don't think Bucky's going to get much air time this year.

Amongst the general insanity, it's been two weeks of fabulous theatre for me. I ventured down to NYC last weekend to see a cast that included Simon Russell Beale, Sinead Cusack and Ethan Hawke in both The Winter's Tale and The Cherry Orchard. Both productions were stunningly good, and I don't say that lightly. (I generally hate Chekov, but this was a new translation by Tom Stoppard with a fabulous cast and it managed to be both funny and utterly tragic.)

Tonight, the Sweetie and I saw Travesties, another Stoppard, at Toronto's own Soulpepper theatre. It was amazing. A really great cast and just a crazy smart, funny play.

Yesterday, I got my trib copy of Lace and Blade 2. Actually holding a physical copy of a book I'm in is a trip. (I played geek and brought it into work to show my pals.)

And speaking of work, one of my co-workers had to take a picture of me this week for an article in our company newsletter. (I'm now not only a one person training department, I'm also a one person video production department. For the same money of course. Economic downturn, belt-tightening, blah blah blah. But at least I like my job, for all that it's kinda nuts.) But just for fun, I asked her to take a pic I could post here, on account of my new look:

Behold the P with long hair and glasses...

I swear I don't know how I let the hair get that long. It's all a horrible accident that's now sort of amusing. The glasses part is on account of being over 40 and all, and is significantly less amusing. Though the glasses themselves are funky.

Comments

[zillah975]

The glasses are awesome! I love the sort of half-surprised expression on your face, too.

Also, today I got my copy of Lace & Blade 2, ordered for your story because I so liked the excerpt you posted, and am looking forward to reading it on the weekend!

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

I got my copy of Lace & Blade 2 this week also, read your story over breakfast yesterday, and will squee effusively comment intelligently in your pro writer's journal this weekend!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Oohhh, intelligent squee comments always appreciated. (I should actually post something on the other lj.)

[przed.livejournal.com]

Hope you like the story. And the anthology in general. (There's some really good stories in it.)

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

Hey I like the long hair! (Speaking as one who has bra-line length herself:)) And your glasses are funkier than mine.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Can't wait to see your hair. (CQ! Yay!) I used to have hair all the way down my back myself. I don't think I'll let it get quite that long this time.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ooh, very funky long hair and glasses! *g* And holding a copy of your book - wheeee! You always remind me that I should go to the cinema more, too... Happy March?!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Cinema is awesome, but this was proper live the-a-tuh.

And March Madness = Basketball, just in case you were wondering.

[bluespirit-star.livejournal.com]

Hey, you! I think the hair looks great & the glasses are very cool.
*hugs*

We saw Simon Russell Beale in Spamalot - he was brilliant! (Though I'm guessing he didn't do much singing in The Cherry Orchard maybe? *g*)

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I wish I'd seen SRB in Spamalot. There was singing in The Winter's Tale, but it was all done by Ethan Hawke.

[beledibabe.livejournal.com]

Oh, I like your new look!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[tovalentin.livejournal.com]

Holy shit, P, you and the sweetie are twins now! Kinda. Heh.

Congrats again on the book, too. Damn my writer's block!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Well, the Sweetie actually has shorter hair now (while not exactly short.) And I'm never going to match his curls.

I may not have writer's block, but I have a dearth of time, which is almost worse.