tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50953122009-04-13T15:44:32.783-04:00Dolphin With RabiesLife on beautiful Cape Cod.Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comBlogger382125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1165194985348954162006-12-03T20:15:00.000-05:002006-12-03T20:16:25.366-05:00Drama Class Update
Instead of a final for my drama class, I have to work with a classmate to put on a ten-minute scene. Here's the one I'm working on, it's called "Crash" and I play Julie.
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/pdwilson/Crash.htm
I'm enjoying myself and will be really sorry when the class is over. I wish there was some way to continue on with it. I don't want to do community theater, but Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1163859270319175662006-11-18T09:14:00.000-05:002006-11-19T20:07:49.376-05:00Stupid Progressives
I'm done with reading the Blue Mass Group blog. Elvis has not only left the building, but is dead as a doornail and lying face-down in his own vomit.
Immediately after the ConCon, they had a number of blog entries hand-wringing over how terrible it was that the anti-marriage amendment was killed procedurally. A certain segment of their contributers wants everything to be Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1162039193998228382006-10-28T08:38:00.000-04:002006-10-28T09:21:03.966-04:00Latest Acting Class - Stage Combat
I couldn't believe he burned my books. What an asshole. So I got in his face and started yelling and that's when he slapped me. And that's when I punched him back. Hard.
Yup, we had a stage combat class the other night. We first learned the techniques ("learned" is a very rough description here, for the most part our punches, kicks and hits wouldn't have Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1161222200551621432006-10-18T21:41:00.000-04:002006-10-18T21:44:18.320-04:00My favorite things.
This is what a bead studio should look like. Mine does not look like this, alas.Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1161118069619639232006-10-17T16:46:00.000-04:002006-10-17T16:47:49.636-04:00I'm working on my monologue from Burn This, a play by Lanford Wilson. And in the interest of knowing the context of the monologue, I got the play out of the library.
Had I read the play beforehand, I wouldn't have picked this monologue. My character is a drip. I think Lanford Wilson meant to create a modern romantic drama for our time.
Instead, I think he couldn't stop himself from asking, "Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1160939258853423802006-10-15T15:06:00.000-04:002006-10-15T15:46:38.546-04:00Whale Watch Pictures
I think this one is a dolphin...
And this splash too. Dolphins are fast little buggers.
A humpback,
Another shot of a humpback, I'm very pleased with this one.
Last but not least, a humpback's tail,
Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1159490165585570682006-09-28T20:23:00.000-04:002006-09-28T20:59:15.840-04:00My Brilliant CareerI'm horribly shy when meeting people for the first time, so I thought I'd try an acting class. It also fulfills a requirement, but quite frankly, I'd take the class without that. I'm just sick of being afraid of my own voice. So here's how it's gone,
First class: Improvs galore. Utter agony. Utterly excruciating. Three hours spent with my heart pounding, sweaty, and ready to Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1157934951046473442006-09-10T20:28:00.000-04:002006-09-10T20:45:57.826-04:00Cleome or Spider Flower
I finally read the instructions on how to take close-ups with my newish camera and I thought I'd try it on the Spider Flower growing in our front yard,
Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1157293759731610612006-09-03T10:17:00.000-04:002006-09-03T10:32:02.120-04:00Hi Guys.
Long time no post. I'll spare you the details and share an awesome late-summer recipe.
This is inspired by a tomato/feta salad that the Barnstable Village General Store used to offer. I also looked up this and this.
Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad
Ingredients:
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Feta cheese
Vinegar
Salt
Also, a smallish piece of tupperware or a medium size bowl.
Wash and cut up the Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1151116164093516852006-06-23T22:27:00.000-04:002006-06-23T22:29:24.106-04:00Taste of Midsummer
Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1149352873576767682006-06-03T12:40:00.000-04:002006-06-03T12:41:57.560-04:00Next weekend.
The Boston Dyke March is for everyone!
lesbians - dykes - bi-women - boychicks - tomboys - grrrls - lesbian moms - lesbianas femmes - butches - transwomen - androgs - queer women - gay girls - womanists - sororitygirls with pearls who are sleeping together - dykes on bikes - lesbian crones - african american lesbians - rural dykes - goddesses - poly girls - amazons - hippy chicks Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1148838043206881552006-05-28T13:29:00.000-04:002006-05-28T13:41:43.240-04:00Tricksy locals
I got distracted and just missed the farmer's market yesterday. But I had to go into Orleans anyway and indulged in one of those local Cape Cod hacks, using the back roads.
From Dennis to Orleans, I could take 6A and fight traffic. Actually, I did just that on my way out. Or I could pick up Route 39 to Freeman's Way to (I think) Queen Anne's and make my way from Orleans to Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1148740709902881442006-05-27T10:38:00.000-04:002006-05-27T10:38:29.910-04:00Guess where I'm going today?Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1147650527703375912006-05-14T19:47:00.000-04:002006-05-14T20:05:20.220-04:00I love these beads. I want to buy them and pop them in my mouth like candies.
Speaking of things to eat, this weekend we had a guest who brought us a papaya. He recently spent some time in warm places and he came back to cold rainy Massachusetts still dreaming of tropical markets and wanting to share the experience.
More prosaicly, this papaya came from Trader Joe's. I'd never had one before,Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1147308980265651802006-05-10T20:55:00.000-04:002006-05-10T20:56:20.273-04:00Foods I want.
Orange creamsicles.
Fresh asparagus.
Corn on the cob.
Lobster.
Strawberries.
Homemade gingersnaps with vanilla ice cream.
Fresh-picked green beans.
Does this list suggest I'm just a little sick and tired of it being fifty degrees and raining and am longing for summer? Oh yeah.Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1146961319069077662006-05-06T20:05:00.000-04:002006-05-06T20:23:27.203-04:00Claire of the Moon
Just saw Claire of the Moon. Straight Claire meets lesbian Noel at a writer's conference and the two of them are irritated by and then attracted to each other. Within the first five minutes I asked the Spousal Unit just how long this movie was, because Christ Almighty, this movie is lesbian. Lots of sighing, lingering scenes of people looking out of windows at scenery and Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1146708443360324042006-05-03T21:50:00.000-04:002006-05-03T22:14:25.110-04:00My feet have wings.
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I've been wanting to walk regularly and I haven't had the right pair of athletic shoes. The way some women get weepy and hand-wringing about bathing suits, that's how I am about athletic shoes. I don't like most sneakers because they look...sneakery. They make me think Bad Thoughts. I wore sneakers in middle school gym. Tourists wear sneakers. My insane freshman Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1146188916896633632006-04-27T21:41:00.000-04:002006-04-27T21:51:21.596-04:00Meet Carmen,
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We had always planned to get two kitties and we found the perfect friend for Sketchy. The two of them were living in the same house and based on our limited information, Carmen might be Sketchy's Mom.
We were hoping for cats that would tolerate each other and even grow to like each other. Carmen and Sketchy adore each other. They groom each other, play together, and sleep Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1145741942757513482006-04-22T17:34:00.000-04:002006-04-22T17:46:45.793-04:00Meet Sketchy "Osama" Day
You think he's going to sleep quietly at the foot of the bed. At 3am he wants to "play". Which means stalking and gnawing on your arm and tipping the water glass onto the bed.
He's about six months old and a beautiful, loving cat brimming with purrs and obviously starved for affection. Every time I see him race about the house or nuzzle us on the couch, I smile Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1145113992383826982006-04-15T11:00:00.000-04:002006-04-15T11:14:07.186-04:00Quick update
I have had a very busy past two weeks settling into my new job. I don't want to post too much about it here except to say that it's challenging and much more satisfying than my last job.
We had a guest from California last weekend. She was determined to "do" the Cape so we got outside a lot which really meant sitting in our car and watching rain pound down on the ocean. LOL. Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1143915430998786672006-04-01T13:05:00.000-05:002006-04-01T13:28:23.900-05:00R.I.P. Sweetie
Earlier this week, we lost our much beloved cat. She was quite old (nineteen years) and her health had been failing for some time.
There were a lot of stressful vet visits last summer and we made a decision not put her and ourselves through that again. We discontinued the meds she hated taking, fed her favorite treats, and provided her with lots of petting and attention.
We Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1143343614120484512006-03-25T22:03:00.000-05:002006-03-25T22:30:55.083-05:00I Don't Hate Mondays
Today I woke up fully refreshed and after coffee, completed a project in twenty minutes that has been weighing on me for the past six months.
After puttering some more, I cleaned up around the office and found a Gameboy that has been missing for three months. I ran an errand I've been putting off for two months. After coming home, I did some touching up a paint job in Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1142819622354029232006-03-19T20:51:00.000-05:002006-03-19T20:53:42.356-05:00More Dutch Spiral Pictures
Another view of my Dutch Spiral work.
Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1142788526639930132006-03-19T12:12:00.000-05:002006-03-19T20:59:21.343-05:00Dutch Spiral Pictures
Just search on Google and you'll get all sorts of resources on how to work this beautiful stitch.
Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095312.post-1142182279760165182006-03-12T11:23:00.000-05:002006-03-12T13:36:07.543-05:00Pleasant Saturday
Yesterday I got to meet the very charming Rockgirl from the Dune Shack. It was mildly shocking to be meeting someone new on Cape but quite pleasant. We did some yarn shopping at Ladybug Knitting in Dennis and I ended up with a book called Confessions of a Knitting Heretic which looks like an idea book as opposed to a techniques book. I already have a lot to think about just Marinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160568847162524590noreply@blogger.com