hiatus HIATUS!
Another show done. I had just a few weeks off after Joseph in early August before I fell into Pump Boys, and immediately after that closed, I began rehearsing for Millie. All three shows were fun and very much worth my time for different reasons. Joseph gave me the opportunity to be on stage and sing again, this time with some movement thrown in. It was nice to be on that side of things again and make new friends. Speaking of making friends, that led to Pump Boys, during the early stages of which I installed Bryan 3.0. And Millie was just a fun score to play and paid twice as much as music directing Pump Boys did, so... there's that. Plus again, meeting new people, making connections, in general putting my talents to use and having a good time. It feels great to be appreciated. I was asked to come back next year if I'm available.
But for now, I'm going on a theatre hiatus. I desperately need my evenings and weekends back. Last week I had no less than three freelance graphic design projects going at once, because it just happened that all three clients needed things at the same time. Generally, when I've been doing graphic design for eight hours I don't feel like coming home to... do yet more graphic design. Nonetheless, freelance work is nice because it gives me a little more variety and artistic freedom than I get at work, and hence most of what is in my portfolio is drawn from this experience. I managed to juggle everything and wrap it up this weekend, and there is always a very gratifying feeling every time I finish a large project.
It's hard to believe this week is Thanksgiving already (the most wonderful time of the year). It seems like not too long ago I switched the blog over to the orange theme and it was still above 60 degrees on a regular basis. Hmm wait, that wasn't too long ago.
Two weeks from now I'll be on vacation in Vegas with Stu and Laurie. We're all using credit card reward points for the flight and are staying with Stu's parents, who live in North Las Vegas. Tonight I plan on snuggling up with a nice cup of French press coffee and checking the AAA TourBook for ideas on what to do. We'll have a minivan for the week, and are trekking over to the LA area for Knott's Berry Farm (a Cedar Fair amusement park).
The weekend after that, I'm playing for my cousin's wedding out of town, then Christmas will be upon us in all its spectacle and glory. Then it will be 2008, and I can only hope that I will grow as much in the next year as I did in this one.
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Don't miss Boulder Dam while you are out there - it is definitely worth the drive. Take the hard hat tour if you go. And I know Ben would recommend a visit to Red Rocks - he loves it out there.
Have fun!
You're the second person who has mentioned Boulder Dam, so I went over to Wikipedia to find out where it is, only to realize it's just another name for the Hoover Dam, which we are very much planning to visit.
I also discovered there's an extensive pinball museum in Las Vegas, with pinball machines from today and yesteryear, all operational. Tom also pointed out the neon sign museum, which is sort of a graveyard for large gaudy Vegas signs from demolished buildings.
I'll also be adding three coasters to my count, in addition to the ones at Knott's.
Yes, of course, I meant Hoover Dam. Man, I don't know what I'll be like when I actually get old. ;)
It has probably been about ten years since I was in Vegas, and we only went to one show, which I highly recommend. We saw Cirque du Soleil's Mystère, and I have never experienced anything like it before or since. With your theater background, I think you would especially enjoy it. The tickets are quite expensive, but well worth it.
Ben used to go to Vegas every year on business (no, really!) and he thought about visiting the neon sign museum, but you have to, like, make a reservation to see it, and he could never fit it into his schedule, what with having to work and all.
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