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Hulu is showing one of my favorite cult UK TV shows!
Ultraviolet is available now. Don't miss this one.
It has everything a urban scifi series should have.

Jack Davenport , Stephen Moyer AND Idris Elba
all appear in a cool creepy near future London.
I'm not going to give away the twist but, trust me, you will like it

Hope your day is fabulous. Best health and many more to come!

True Blood is back baby! And it is just as wacked out as ever. I know it is trash , but it's unashamed trash.
And now that I can see it all in HD glory I can truly appreciate the efforts of the special effects crew.
( spoiler plot stuff )

In other news I am posting with one side of my face lower than the other.
My dentist REALLY believes in the novocaine. It will be hours till I can chew again.

There has been much going on with me . I spent almost 3 weeks with the Big Honking Musical.
Tech rehearsal week alone was 71.25 hours. So there has been much overtime and rejoicing.
It is a Gospel version of" Jesus Christ Superstar" It is huge in every way. It has a HUGE cast,
(59 people ) , HUGE set with lots of automated moving set pieces, and a the biggest sound console I have ever seen.
It has the blessing of the powers that be in London. In fact, both Tim RIce and Mr Lloyd Webber
have flown over to see it and both gave it thumbs up!

It looks great but the work load on every one is intense. The sound team has microphones on 38 people and a 10 piece band.
Nearly every cast member is wearing solid white so wardrobe is in stain removal hell. There are so many people in the show that we ran out of
dressing rooms. The 29 person choir has to make do with temporary dressing areas that have to be cleared every night.
And , of course, the computer controls for the set and sound have each gone down for a few desperate minutes (or hours).
But , it spite of all the crazy, it is a amazing show. It looks as though it will have a life beyond this production.
Since we are producing partners, we could make a cut of the profit.
Here's hoping it plays forever.

I worked through opening then trained my replacement and moved to open the next show.
This one is the winner of our Graduate Student Playwriting Competition. I went from crazy large show to
manageable and cozy one. I only feel a little guilty. I have just six cast members in a ninety minute comedy.

But we have had our own little dramas. Last Saturday one of the actors had to rush home. There was a family emergency.
So our understudy was called in for the next day. She got the message on her phone while out to dinner with her
boyfriend. Shortly after they were robbed at gunpoint while going to their car. The poor girl got 3 hours of sleep before
coming in to a fast run through , costume fitting, and a two show day!

In two weeks both shows will be history. It is a wacky way to make a living.

It has been a long , long time since I last posted.
I have had a laid back sort of fall.

Here is the good.

I have finished one of the season's shows already. It was a comedy review by The Second
City. But all the costumes were really more like props . So I spent 5 weeks reading books
and surfing the net while the show was happening down the hall.
They were a great cast , but it was a rather boring run for me.

This week we are starting Christmas Carol. It was been alarmingly easy so far.
We go into full dress on Sunday. That will be the test.

I have a new great nephew, born Nov 5th. But I have yet to receive any photos. He is healthy
and thriving, so I can wait.

I have been wallowing in the cheestastic goodness that is True Blood. I expected to like it, as I
am a long time fan of the books. But I didn't think I would reach the true fannish levels that I have.
But there is only one week left. I'm going to miss my fucked up southern gothic vampire show.
It is coming back next summer though. By then I feel I will need the escape more than ever.


But It does leave my plate clear for the final run of episodes of Battlestar Galactica.
I just know that this is going to hurt. But I think I will be able to go back and re watch this series.
And that is more than I can say of most of the shows I've followed in recent years.

Our crazy puppy is 11 months old now. He is almost 20 pounds and very dog like.
He is beginning to learn how to entertain himself. It is great to see him work things out for himself.

Now for the bad.

In 1995 I met up with a group of online fans of Anne Rice. We organized a trip to New Orleans to
attend her Halloween Ball. We filled the weekend with fun and frivolity. We still correspond daily
through a list maintained by our friend known as Ruby. She has Chron's Disease.
She has fought this illness off for over 14 years but , this time, she is losing the fight. Even if she pulls through,
this bout she will , at best , be on a feeding tube. It is hard to think of the vital and fun loving person
we know forced to live that way. I just keeping saying to myself , It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years.

Till next time.

I am grateful to have lived to see this day. I know that his election is not an automatic
cure all for the many things that ail our country.

But today I feel this is the man we need at the time we need him.
May the Gods protect him and send him the strength and wisdom
to lead us well.

Happy Birthday to the ray of sunshine that is circe.
We love you girl !

I have joined the herd. Taken with my computer camera.
All I did was crop it and post it.


( here )

The rules:
Take a picture of yourself right now.
Don't change your clothes, don't fix your hair...just take a picture.
Post that picture with NO editing.
Post these instructions with your picture

This is not he first time that Stephen Moyer has played a vampire on tv.
I found him on a UK series called "Ultraviolet". It was advertised as a " dark stylish vampire thriller for the X- Files generation' It is one of my favorites.


Anyway , here he is in his 1998 glory. He plays Jack Beresford, a newly turned and
unrepentant vampire.

I have been hard at work. And this is the result.
All I'm missing now are the vest pockets and a little
touch up painting. I'm going to be sporting these at the
Colonial fleet party where I will be one of the costume contest
judges. Can't wait!



Will post tomorrow for Dragon*Com roll call,