A Little Help From My Friends

tee: thrifted, sweater: Halogen from Nordstrom, jeans: j brand from Nordstrom, shoes: Sperry Top-Siders from Nordstom

Man, seriously, barely made it through last night. If it hadn't been for the brilliant suggestion by my director (go eat. Pho. At Ballet) and had I not listened, I probably wouldn't have.  But I did (PHO CURES ALL) and I was able to hang around reading (my newly purchased) second book in The Hunger Games trilogy (Catching Fire) and memorize some lines only to learn that they forgot to call someone they needed in the scene and we were all let go early... meh, oh wells.  At least I felt better.  Less lethargic. Food, who knew?

I did, as you can read, break down and buy both the second & third books in The Hunger Games series in hardback, but so far, definitely enjoying Catching Fire, so no complaints and from what I've heard Mockingjay is also supposed to be great.  PLUS, since I bought them at Elliott Bay I got a free ticket for me and a friend to go to the book signing in November.  I don't know if I'll go (waiting in line with all the kids & their moms isn't exactly my cup of tea), but who knows?  I might fall in love with the books and decide it's worth it... Or I might give it away to someone who wants it more...

Tonight I am debating yoga.  I brought all my stuff and am planning on going, but I am not sure about the whole work to yoga, shower, rush to rehearsal thing... I might just go home and enjoy a few hours off... But no decisions yet. I'll keep my options open.

Today is the official "off book" day for the show and surprisingly, I think I'm pretty close to being completely memorized.  The few scenes we have yet to block are a little vague, but for the rest of it?  I am ready to try it! Tonight we start running chunks of scenes and I really love this part of the process.  You get to see how everything fits together and really run & refine it all.  It's where you completely lose faith that you will be ready on time and then **poof** it (usually) all comes together at the last minute. And it's where you really get to know your cast.  Heart!

Hot Hot Hat

Yesterday, after spending $100 on new books at Elliott Bay Bookstore (including the new Sookie Stackhouse!), I wandered into a store on Broadway that is usually far too spendy for me, only to chance upon the perfect straw fedora. And on sale, too! The salesgirl even said as I was buying it, "I couldn't tell if that was ours or if you already owned it. It suits you so well." and $10 later I walked out with a new hat! Success!

With my new straw fedora from Aprie, I am wearing an empire-waisted blue-grey Zara tunic, bdg dark denim jeans from UO and grey plastic Target shoes. I also threw on my thrifted black 3/4-length sweater for the office (it's always chilly).

I saw two movies yesterday and, honestly, they could not have been more different. Like I said last post, my Mama, Seestor and I went to see an Iron Man 2 matinee and I really liked the movie. It definitely is an example of superhero genre movie serving as a character study (a la the reinvigorated Batman franchise) instead of relying purely on the WHAM, BAM, POW crazy-insane fights that often plague other superhero movies. It was a nice continuation of the first Iron Man and props to director, Jon Favreau (who also plays Happy), for giving himself a pretty kick-ass fight sequence!

Lindy and I then wandered around Elliott Bay and grabbed lunch at the Elysian before splitting up. Then I wandered slowly down Broadway, killing time and ending up at Roy Street Coffee and Tea (the Starbucks designer coffee store) reading before my next movie Todd Solondz's Life During Wartime started at Harvard Exit.

It was an interesting movie. A continuation of the characters and story he started in Happiness (but with different actors) and if you like Todd Solondz movies (Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, Palindromes) you would probably like this movie. It is very dark (pedophilia, growing up, forgetting, forgiving, lying, suicide...), but also super-hilarious. Definitely a black, black comedy. And Allison Janney, Ciaran Hinds and Shirley Henderson (Moaning Myrtle) were brilliant. Plus fun little cameo from Gaby Hoffmann (of Now & Then fame), Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman) and Ally Sheedy (Breakfast Club, anyone?). I liked it, but then I like movies like this...

Then I got to walk home (downhill, thank you very much) learning that I am almost directly below Harvard Exit, just ya know, with I-5 in between...