Laptop in the shop
Had to take my great laptop into the Apple Store tonight. Diagnosis: bad hard drive and it needs to be replaced. With luck, SugarSync–the web product I use to sync my files on the web–will be able to restore everything to the computer. (Here’s hoping.) But it does mean I may not have a laptop with me on my upcoming trip. That’s right, another trip! Mary and I are taking a long road trip to Lake Tahoe to have a reunion with some high school friends. We’ll be on the road all day Thursday and a few hours on Friday Read more…
“Much Ado” during WWII
I just finished our last show here in Ashland–Much Ado About Nothing. This might be the first Shakespeare I read, back as a freshman in high school. Seeing it was very fun, though I had a problem with their artistic choice to set the play in 1945 Italy. My problem was that it seemed lazy. Any choice to move the play has to take into account the culture it's moving to and whether it squares with the context of the plot. In this case, I'm not sure it did. Claudio cruelly shames his bride-to-be at the altar–does that square with Read more…
This is what we did.
I parted with my iPhone for obvious reasons. So I don’t have much of a record of the trip. But this was shot on the part ofthe river we did. The video shows some of the bigger rapids we went through, from the point of view of the boat. And it’s pretty dang accurate! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N_ys6y3sn8?wmode=transparent]
A day on some white water
OK, so it wasn't the Rogue River, it was the Klamath. But it was still pretty incredible! We got started early, and had an hour+ drive to the put-in spot. There were four of us on the inflatable boat, well secured in our helmets and life jackets. After a few lessons and practice sessions where our guide Jamie took us through the different instructions we would need to know, we set out. It was pretty easy for awhile, but quickly became very wet, a lot of work, and a lot of fun. We had rapids after rapids, some of them Read more…
I’m ‘Enry The VIII, I Am
This was the first time I've seen one of Shakespeare's English histories, and it was a start at the end of the line. Henry VIII was the last of the chronology, and the last play Shakespeare wrote. It was as close as he ever got to portraying characters who were still living. The play ends with Elizabeth's birth, baptism, and a pronunciation of all the great deeds England can expect from her. I was hoping for more beheadings and court intrigue. Ah well. I still had a good time. It is a treat to be able to see a Shakespearean Read more…
This abbey also has two stuffed cows–each with two bodies and one head.
See the full gallery on Posterous Weirdest. detour. ever.