the show must go on...

so after we dined (and racked up quite the bill)... das and I walked back to the bushnell theatre to see the opening performance of 'sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street'.


let me preface this by saying that das and I had an idea of what to expect, though neither of us had seen the movie or read the book or really knew the plotline. when I bought the tickets, it was more for the "night out at the theatre for our anniversary" kind of thing than for the show itself. das's sister had given us some input saying she had seen it in chicago and it was... ok... but the set was very "minimalist". dave's sister aside, I think people in chicago may have higher expectations for their theatre than we do here in hartford; she said people were leaving during the show. um, no way dude... I paid hard-earned money for these tickets... hell if I'm leaving!! anyway, we got there early... enjoyed a cocktail and took our seats. I had gotten second row front balcony, which was great... cheaper, but still with a great view. overall, I would have to agree with her. it was very... small. the cast, while highly talented, was an all-in-one cast. they were the orchestra, the actors, and the set-movers. which really led to an increase in "use of imagination". (sigh) I thought the story was great... I can't wait to see the movie (and, well, johnny depp... duh). I don't think that I would leave (we didn't), but I wouldn't see it again. except in movie form. with johnny depp. (drool)

did someone leave the oven door open?

seriously?  it's literally a bazillion degrees in CT right now... specifically the second floor of our house.  I was going to sew a little bit today... do some cutting at least.  but golly... I was dripping sweat just breathing.  so no sewing today.

I will be going tomorrow to visit a quilter named nini who has been exclusively hand quilting for all her life.  I am excited to see her work; perhaps it will inspire me to get some work done!!  of course, I am planning on stopping at the store, too, and making, at least, a chocolate sformato for my friend's birthday, which is on tuesday.  I am bringing the food in on monday though as a little surprise.  I think that she needs it... she's had a rough few days (to say the least).  I am considering also making a carrot and pineapple cake with cream cheese frosting... but I digress...

so anyway, das and I took his mom out to see movin' out this afternoon.  it was her mother's day/birthday present (the two are only a few days apart).  first, I'll say that it was fantastic!  I'd been wanting to see it and when we saw it was playing relatively locally, we figured this was a great opportunity.  we also invited my MIL's cousin to go, too, because she lives in the area.  I don't want to describe too much because I don't want to give it away (not that there's too much to really give away now that I think about it).  anyway, I initially thought that it was going to be your run of the mill musical with singing and dancing and all that jazz.  I was excited that the whole show was based on billy joel's songs because I love his music... so when I saw the band at the top of stage... and that's really it... I was a bit confused.  a minimalist stage presence, but ok... then... the musicians start up... and it's just dancers.  they are telling a story, based on joel's songbook, through dance.  I was quite taken aback at this... it was totally not what I expected!  however, as I got into it, but the third or fourth song, I was sucked in.  it was very powerful essentially "watching" joel's music come to life.  I absolutely loved it, and while it helped having known joel's music and loving it for a long time, you don't necessarily need to *know* the music to appreciate the power of its lyrics and tune.  I would recommend it to everyone - it's great!  so after the show, we went out to dinner at nino's italian restaurant.  the food was delish, but our waitress was, well, not *that* great.  :)  such is life.

well, it's wicked hot out and this laptop is adding some unnecessary degrees to my core body temperature.  good night all.

oh, and by the way - congratulations to moniek, who is getting married today!  good luck and best wishes!  :)