We’re entering the third week of four in the production of Shadowlands at the Texas Repertory Theater. That means, so far, eight standing ovations in eight performances. I wish I could grab a bit of the credit for that, but I think it’s largely due to the performance of our C.S. Lewis, Steven Fenley. He’s [...]
Talking Myself Into Writing
So, right on time, I turned in the final pieces of my contract writing. I picked up my paycheck. A few days later, I looked over the rewrites editorial had done. They weren’t bad, but I did wonder about the necessity of some, especially those that muddled the voices of the characters. Eh. It was [...]
Grumble Grumble Coffee Grumble
What a lovely bunch of small irritations this morning. I guess I have, if not an addictive personality, a tendency toward fickle obsession, to employ an oxymoron. The latest obsession has been a Tumblr site. I got an account because gee, everybody else seemed to have one. It got me out of a jam when [...]
Let Him Do It Instead
Like anybody needs help getting depressed in the morning. Mike Sterling, whose blog I’ve been reading for years, has embarked on a new enterprise, Estate 4.1, “Celebrating Web 2.0 and the part it plays in allowing user comments to improve the online news experience.” In other words, Mike goes where angels fear to tread – [...]
Monsters… from the id!
Okay, so my wife is out of town for the week, at an education conference in Florida. They are definitely making sure these people get their money’s worth, as they’re starting out at 9am and going until 9pm. I’ve gotten to speak to her once, and exchanged text messages a couple of times. I miss [...]
Pause Button.
Wow, now that I’m done with this week’s work deadline, I find that it is not yet time to relax. I have two shows in the next 36 hours. Have to take some folks to the airport. Shop for groceries. Return important correspondence which may (I hope I hope) mean more employment in the coming [...]
Deadline Blues
It happens, folks. Up against a deadline, got no time to urp up 500 words on flossing or suchlike. Instead, have the results of two minutes surfing on YouTube:
Yep, I Got Nothing
And now for some clippings from a fuzzy mind desperately trying to come up with a blog post, because he swore to himself that he would: I find myself this morning not In The Groove, but In The Middle Of The Road. I suppose I could have gotten more sleep, but I got a fair [...]
My Summer Reading is a Bit Beat Up
As I mentioned on the Twitter earlier this week, thanks to my local library, I am finally getting to handle one of those expensive Absolute DC editions, in this case Batman: The Long Halloween, and this thing in drop-dead gorgeous. Huge, at almost 13 x 9 and two inches thick, and the printing is flawless, [...]
