my mom's comin to visit! woo!!

also, the reviewer at the rockford register star had this to say about my set for noises off:

"The set is perfect for the show: lots of doors for people to go in and out and let the audience wonder who will get caught where, so kudos to deafgirl."

go me, go me!

you know what's funny lookin? when a guy flips his ponytail. that's funny lookin.

Talk Like A Pirate Day - Sept. 19

You are The Cap'n!

Some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some slit the throats of any man that stands between them and the mantle of power. You never met a man you couldn't eviscerate. Not that mindless violence is the only avenue open to you - but why take an avenue when you have complete freeway access? You are the definitive Man of Action. You are James Bond in a blousy shirt and drawstring-fly pants. Your swash was buckled long ago and you have never been so sure of anything in your life as in your ability to bend everyone to your will. You will call anyone out and cut off their head if they show any sign of taking you on or backing down. You cannot be saddled with tedious underlings, but if one of your lieutenants shows an overly developed sense of ambition he may find more suitable accommodations in Davy Jones' locker. That is, of course, IF you notice him. You tend to be self absorbed - a weakness that may keep you from seeing enemies where they are and imagining them where they are not.

What's Yer Inner Pirate?
brought to you by The Official Talk Like A Pirate Web Site. Arrrrr!

last night we watched gone with the wind. i hadn't seen it until now and that was unacceptable to jessie, she put a moratorium on any new movie watching until i sat down with this movie. my not seeing it started out because it's almost 4 hours long. then my college roommate went on this crusade to make me watch it, so i vowed never to watch it out of spite i guess. since jessie wouldn't watch any more movies until i watched this one, i decided to make the sacrifice, for her good mostly, since there are so many good movies that she's never seen. so i took one for the team ;).

it was a good movie. there were some moments that made me laugh, even though i shouldn't have, because they'd been spoofed in movies and tv shows (see shag and the carol burnett show). there were also some really nice moments and pictures that made me marvel at what these moviemakers were able to do with such primitive (at this point) technology. she wants to wear all those hoop skirts and gowns and hats and stuff and i want to be clark gable. surprise surprise.

today we're watching a streetcar named desire because she's never seen the movie, and possibly sunset boulevard, 'cause she hasn't seen that one either. we'd also planned some kind of southern food lunch menu, which will involve cornbread and whatever else people eat in the south (except grits, they are gross), and be washed down with either dr. pepper or iced tea as both are acceptable as "house wines of the south".

in other news, i finally got my bridesmaid's dress for my friend karen's wedding in october. i tried it on wed, and it turns out that i've lost weight since sending in my measurements! yay me!

core one for the non-confrontationals! i have been wondering for some time now how to broach the subject of my loud ass neighbors with my super. we share these neighbors, they're my next doors and his upstairs so i know he knows they're obnoxious. tonight i happened to catch him knocking on their door to give them some paperwork and we chatted (they weren't home). i told him they were really loud, pretty often, and he agreed, and he told me that my other neigbors (who are loud on occasion, but not as often) are moving out at the end of the month.

so, not only did i manage to informally lodge a complaint about my nasty neighbors, there is renewed hope for cool new neighbors!!

work is fine, half day tomorrow, and all day friday off... though on friday i am gonna be watching gone with the wind because jessie's making me. i'm skeptical but have been told i have to like it. we'll see how it goes.

soda makes my teeth hurt.

tonight i lifted a new monitor from work, this one doesn't get all drunk after 5 minutes. i also rearranged my bedroom and set myself up a tv and stuff so i can watch jay leno headlines from my very own bed.

noises off is up and running in previews; it looks good and the crowds are eating it up. still tired from tech, need to grocery shop.

new music interests include morphine (always liked em, never bought a cd) and magnapop.

went to walmart tonight, didn't see anything worth reporting.
the other night though i saw a station wagon with the baby shades on the back windows and the naked lady license plate holder.. an interesting combo, no?