March 31, 2011

March 31st, 2011

alegria

Souvenirs from last night's performance of Alegria by Cirque du Soleil - my boyfriend and I went and it was fantastic.  






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March 30, 2011

March 30th, 2011

raffi

RAFFI.  If you did not have Raffi when you were growing up as a kid, then I am truly sorry for you.  Best children's singer ever.

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March 29, 2011

March 29th, 2011

sword

My boyfriend's katana.  (Insert size and sword jokes here.)  In all seriousness, this is a beautiful blade - gives me shivers to unsheathe it.  I have a bit of a thing for swords.

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March 28, 2011

March 26, 2011

March 26th, 2011

petitecolier

These are some amazing little cookies that I first encountered abroad in London - they're called Petit Ecolier, which means "little schoolboy" in French, and are essentially buttery shortbread cookies covered in rich chocolate.

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March 25, 2011

March 25th, 2011

spudnuts

I give you my town's best donuts - they're specially made with potato flour and yeast, so they're nice and fluffy, and always freshly baked.  My favorite are the cinnamon sugar.

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March 24, 2011

March 24th, 2011

spottherainbow

Now it's time to play the game, "Spot the Fading Rainbow"!  Swear it was there when I took the picture...

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March 23, 2011

March 23rd, 2011

violets

Violets springing out of a patch of ivy.  'When will I stop posting all these bloody flowers?' you ask?  When they stop being awesome.

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March 22, 2011

March 22nd, 2011

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Cherry blossom tree coming into full bloom.  These are my absolute favorite flowers.

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March 21, 2011

March 21st, 2011

springview

Happy Spring!  The view from my apartment has gone all green and flowery.  It's been a trip to be here for a full year and see how much the seasons change it.

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March 20, 2011

March 19, 2011

March 19th, 2011

mudhouse

Breakfast at the best coffee shop in town.  Bran muffins, hard-boiled eggs, bread pudding, and coffee.  And excellent company besides.

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March 18, 2011

March 18th, 2011

hotdog

Remember hot dogs?  I feel like they were such a huge 90s food item.  Making them for lunch today made me feel like a kid again.  

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March 17, 2011

March 17th, 2011

blossoms

Happy Run-The-Poor-Pagans-Out-Of-Ireland Day!  I celebrate with a distinct lack of green.  Look!  More flowers!

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March 14, 2011

March 14th, 2011

nerdyreading

Newest nerdy reading.  Big into historical drama and fiction right now.

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March 13, 2011

March 13th, 2011

play

So in addition to acting, I also love directing - and I'm finally getting the chance to do it again!  The Man with the Flower in His Mouth, by Luigi Pirandello - painful revelations of the human condition and language as deep as Shakespeare's.

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March 12, 2011

March 12th, 2011

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I love the return of flowers.  When the seasons change, I always feel vaguely appreciated.  I'm always ready for it and expecting it, and when it finally happens it feels like it's been done just to make me happy.

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March 11, 2011

March 11th, 2011

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Daffodils and daisies are the most cheerful flowers there are.  I'm so glad that the daffodils at least are making an appearance now.

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March 10, 2011

March 10th, 2011

surprise!shakespeare

Last night, with no advance preparation, I performed as Luciana in a no-holds-barred spontaneous production of Comedy of Errors.  

And it was bloody amazing.

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March 9, 2011

March 9th, 2011

hairdryer

And now for a post appreciating the little things: a new hairdryer.  And with how blasted thick my hair is, this is a real lifesaver.

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March 8, 2011

March 8th, 2011

spring

The buds are starting to come out on all the trees.  Can I just say how ready I am for spring?

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March 7, 2011

March 7th, 2011

stream

The spring rains came upon us yesterday, and today I noticed that all the little streams around the mountains were practically overflowing.

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March 6, 2011

March 6th, 2011

crackerbarrel

If you haven't guessed already, I frelling LOVE breakfast.  Went to Cracker Barrel this morning with a few friends and oh my lord so much goodness.

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March 5, 2011

March 5th, 2011

pansies

Cluster of beautiful crimson pansies outside of my theatre.

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March 4, 2011

March 4th, 2011

hindu

Statues of the Hindu gods Ganesh and possibly Shiva - not entirely certain.  I think Hinduism is fascinating - need to put that on my to-research list.  (Some people have reading lists, I have lists of topics to conquer.)

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March 3, 2011

March 3rd, 2011

valentinecookies

I had wanted to make cookies for Valentine's Day, but this month got so crazy I didn't have time to breathe, let alone bake.  I barely had time to make these - made the dough one night and put it in the fridge, then baked and decorated the following night.

These turned out so tasty, though - well worth the wait and not worrying about things like dates.  They're sugar cookies dipped in white chocolate and with M&Ms placed on.  I added a little red food coloring to the dough to give the cookie itself a tie-dyed red look.  Yum!

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March 2, 2011

March 2nd, 2011

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Signs of oncoming springtime - the pansies are in bloom!

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March 1, 2011

March 1st, 2011

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Holy hells, how is it March already?  In honor of spring coming on fast, I give you my current favorite nerdy reading.  Mmm, Shakespearean rhetoric.

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