I delight in many types of theater. I’m always down for Shakespeare. I love a lighthearted comedy. I dig a musical. I’ll try just about anything. But it’s the weird stuff that really gets me going. Not just weird-for-weird’s-sake dada-style nonsense — I still want a well-crafted story. A new story, preferably, or one told […]
Read MoreHello, hoarfrost
Hurray, my very first hoarfrost! In Ohio it was fairly common for a cold rain to freeze and glaze all of the trees, but I’d never come across this unique crystalline structure before. What follows are some of Dan’s best photos of our glittering hoarfrost. (Thank you, Dan!) Next time we are lucky enough to […]
Read More[Review] Bloomsday (Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company)
If you could travel back in time, what would you tell your younger self? And what would you hold back? In Stephen Dietz’s Bloomsday, playing now at Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC), Cait and Robert are offered the opportunity to connect with their shared pasts and their unresolved what-might-have-beens. Dietz’s sense of time travel feels […]
Read More3 days in Las Vegas
Surprise, we eloped! Yeah yeah yeah, we’ve been married for years. We did sneak away for a weekend of fun in Las Vegas, minus the chapel wedding. Day 1: Getting our bearings at the Venetian/Palazzo Hotel The hotel’s lavish lobbies and gardens were decorated in honor of the Lunar New Year. And Valentine’s Day. And […]
Read MoreAsk and ye shall receive
Since roughly middle school, I have always wanted to learn how to read tarot cards. (This Baba Yaga thing is not my first experience with witchyness, by a long shot.) However, when I was ready to start learning tarot, I ran into a snag: someone told me that it’s bad luck to buy your own […]
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