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Goodie Bag Ideas
[Late Lunch Today….]
As I’ve written about before, my daughter is having a theatre-themed Birthday party: We’re going to see Dirk, a play based off of Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency on 11/19 (if you’re interesting in joining us, there’s more info in this friends-locked post). We’ve been talking about what sort of goodie bags to give out. Our current thinking is to have a bag with some times from or related to the story (we thought about giving copies of the book, but that would work out to around $80-$90 dollars for the books). So, if you were going to do a Dirk Gently themed goodie bag, what would be in it?
Learning Life’s Lessons
Some of what we learn is done in school. Some is from experience. We all remember our experiential lessions. That time we left the red sock in the load of whites. The time we ran the 100% cotton sweater through the hot load. The time we doubled everything in the reciple except for the water for the rice. These are the things that harden us. These are the things that teach.
Last night, my daughter learned one such lession. She had her gym clothes to wash, so we told her to gather some clothes to fill out the load. She did, and they started it on normal. It moved to the dryer. I heard this funny loud noise, but they assured me there were only shirts in the load. I opened the dryer to check, and the only thing I saw making the noise was a button on my daughter’s shorts. I restarted the load.
The load finished. I took it out. It was covered in red dots. It seems my daughter (age 11.9) had left a Neutragena Lip Gloss in the pocket of her shorts… which went through the dryer. Luckily, this time it was her clothes (last time, when she was younger, it was my work shirts, and I was the one who forgot to check the pockets). We were able to get about 90% of the stains out, after running things through twice. She still needed to get a new gym shirt.
The lesson: Always check the pockets! I think she’ll remember it now.
P.S.: She is still shillin’ for her magazine drive. For those on my friends list who want more information, take a look at this post.
The {proof} is in the Acting: A Younger Perspective
{proof}
Cast
Robert: Michael Levine
Catherine: Kristen Paige
Harold Dobbs: Phillip Peck
Claire: Rebekah Dunn
All were members of Actors Equity
Summary
Proof is about a mathematician’s daughter, and what happens after the death of the mathematician (Robert). Robert was what you may call a insane mathematician and he was terribly ill, at least mentally. After his death, one of his students, who is now a Professor (Harold) wants to sort through his items. His daughter who took care of him (Catherine) doesn’t want his help, or anyone’s help, even her sister from New York, Claire, who flies out to help after the death of her father, for one weekend. Scene 4 of Act I is when Catherine gives Harold a key to a drawer. This drawer contains a notebook, upon which holds a much longed for, proof, to an equation. Harold believes that the notebook was Robert’s work, and so does Claire. Catherine says, that the proof was hers, not her fathers. After every one being in denial of Catherine, she goes, well, insane, like her father. Claire wants Catherine to move to New York with her, while Claire resists. The conclusion, is that the notebook was Catherine’s, and the proof, was in fact, written by her.
Review
For me this was the first actual drama I have seen. I have seen musicals and comedies before and they are all so different from each other. Proof was very engaging and had a strong message. All of the actors did a wonderful job, and really brought this show to life. Proof was quite the opposite of any comedy I have seen. Though there were some funny parts to it, it had a serious plot line. I also thought that the actors pulled off a very good geek impression, which can be hard to do. I know that Proof was a movie, and you can’t just compare the live performance to a movie. To me a movie and a theatrical performance are two different monsters. When you see something live on stage, you are really pulled into it, and you feel as if you are there. And no matter how wonderful the movie is, you still know, that it is on a screen, and playing from some sort of tape. When it is live, you feel live. This was a wonderful performance and the cast did an excellent job of portraying the story.
The Terminator
My daughter just called me into the bathroom to kill a spider. As I killed it, I sang:
(grabs TP)
The Itsy-Bitsy spider went up the water spout
Out came the T P and snuffed the spider out
(drops TP into toilet)
Down went the spider, cir-cle-ing the drain.
The Itsy-Bitsy spider, won’t be seen again.
Yes, I can be silly sometimes.