Morning!

Yeah, about this weather everybody has been experiencing lately; tell me again how this has nothing to do with global warming? I have no doubt it is climate change, but what it's changing to is my question? Chicago is hit by the worst snow storm in mid western history(The warnings were hitting Canadian borders while it was still building over Texas): Austraila is being battered by sunami's and cyclones(I've heard from one friend she's okay, and Scribble was still blogging as of the 1st so I relaxed -a little): Russia experience's a heat wave right out of a disaster movie. Need we review the disasters that have occured. Personally I think its Mother Nature buiding up to give humanity one hell of a spanking.

In our own house, I have one dog shedding like there is no tomorrow. Normally at this time of the year, Patches has a thick, sparkley long white coat. This year, he looks like a neglected street dog. I comb him but within an hour it doesn't look like I've done a thing. The cat is ticked off because every time she goes outside there is this frozen white stuff on the ground. The Beagles try get rambunctious but when they have to plough through the snow, they get a little cold.

Bunnies have been rampant this year. Have you ever tried to pull off a 55lb Beagle from the scent of a bunny? Let me tell you its not easy. I knew the minute I saw the bunny tracks it would be a matter of nano-seconds before he caught the scent. I hadn't finished the thought when Gigi and I went flying into the back alley. Not even a fresh blanket of snow could hide that delectable fragrance from Buster's nose. His muzzle dove into the white and billows of fresh powder snow plumed out from his face. He came up once for air, sneezed and then was back into the dive. I tried for half a block to pull him off and finally got his attention at the end. I think the trail ended but I couldn't be sure as he looked up at me and then to the bunny trail slowly being closed over by tire tracks and footprints. He was quite happy to come home for lunch. I went for a soak and tried to reattach my arm to it's socket.

This play is killing me. I have learned a very valuble lesson in this. I will never go from one play to another again. I was nuts, not only didn't I stay in a nice comfy role that would not have required the all the work we are doing, I decide on a whim to challenge myself. Just to intensify the experience of it all. Now I do believe that a director should have an idea of what it is like to stand up on stage and do the things demanded of them that they demand of others. That's just me, because as a director myself, I have a damn good understanding of what I am asking of my actors and crew. Because I give 110% (or give it a damn good try) I expect it of my directors, actors and crew. I'm panicking cause I still am screwing up on my songs, flubbling lines and the set is waiting for me to finish painting it. If I'm freaking out at this point, I can't imagine what the directors are feeling at this point.

I guess I have procrastinated enough on the housework.