last friday jessie and i went and saw rufus wainwright in concert. we were at the riviera in chicago, an old theater that's not really been renovated. you could tell that it was maginificent at one time but has fallen into a state of disrepair. it's too bad really.

rufus, however, was in fine form that night and really put on an excellent show. when he opens his mouth the music just comes out and it looks and sounds as effortless as speaking. he played almost all of want one, some tracks from the upcoming want two and even some old favorites like greek song and danny boy. for his first encore, oh what a world, the whole band and rufus came back out on stage in witch hats and capes in a nod to the wizard of oz. he kept his cape on for the rest of that encore and for the second one as well, which was just him and his piano for a few songs. we managed to get right up front, with just one person between us and the fence and then rufus. we had excellent views of him at the piano, which was aimed right at us, and also when he moved right to the edge of the stage to play guitar. it was a really rad show. very low tech, no moving lights, and he was sassy and totally comfortable on stage. good times, good times.

saturday night i went with alan to a mardi gras party. the guy hosting is from new orleans and so had it right on. there was jambalya, turducken, and something else that i forget the name of.. it was wierd though.. like sausage skins filled with a rice mixture that you squeeze into your mouth, leaving the skin. sounds gross, looks gross, but tastes pretty good. there was also a champagne fountain that had hurricanes instead of champagne and a full bar in the back room. also, there was a live band in the living room. it was a great party and i met some really nice people. one guy told me my hair is a sexy color.

sunday i rode horses in the morning, and spent the rest of the day at home, cleaning. it was great. i feel some re-arranging coming on. yesterday i paid off all my parking tickets, bought a city sticker for parking my car, and put a bunch of money back in my savings account. i feel all responsible. last night we went and saw master and commander at the dollar movies. it was a good movie. i'm glad we paid $1 but i definitely would've paid $5 at a matinee. it's packed with story and action, and the 2 1/2 hours flew by. russell crowe was good.

today is more responsibility, back to work again and some errand running for props. i also am trying to work out a floor treatment for joseph - some abstracted hieroglyphic type stuff.

damn that's a long post.