Stuck In My Head 12.5.2011

It's definitely a Monday for me, right now.

It's not that I feel BAD, I just feel discombobulated and a little on edge. Things churning in my head, and gnawing at me. A lot going on, and a lot of places where I'd like, and people would like me to be this weekend.

The Eight: Reindeer Monologues opens Friday. I've directed two of the monologues. The cast is great, and I'm really happy with how it's all turned out. Especially with the two pieces I directed, Hollywood (Ian Maxwell) and Dancer (Kimberly Logan). These two actors have given me some of their best work, and I thank them profusely for it. We also have our "closing" party for Bus Stop that night. Between that I have acting classes, rehearsals, tech, blah, blah, blah...

I'm gonna be happy when things slow down a bit.

Also found out today that Michael Chabon's next novel, Telegraph Avenue, will (finally!) be out in the Fall of 2012. It's been too damn long since The Yiddish Policeman's Union.

But this is a "stuck in my head" entry...



Cigarettes
 by King's X

Have you gotten any cigarettes
And have you got anything for me
I no longer know just what I'm saying
Is this how it's supposed to be.
Sometimes I think the pain blows my mind
Pain blows my mind.
Is it june or late september
Is it 1993
Could you help me to remember
Is this how I'm supposed to be
Sometimes I think the pain blows my mind
Pain blows my mind.
Did you ever get those cigarettes
And did you get anything for me
Will you help me to remember
When I fall into the sea.
Sometimes I think the pain blows my mind
Pain blows my mind.

I Can't Get Sick, I Can't Get Sick, I Can't Get Sick

I think I have a cold. Not terrible, but it's there. Itchy throat, stuffy head. The nose isn't running yet, but I feel it coming. Man, I hate this time of year, the temperature swings make me particularly vulnerable to a cold.

Ah, well, what can you do?

It's just poor, poor timing. Shows all weekend, some auditions to sit in on Sunday. I do not need to feel crappy. Bear down, and lots of hot beverages, I guess.

In other news, Bus Stop has officially been extended until January 14th, so I'll be playing Virgil twelve more times. It's nice, the show is fun, and the extra money will be really helpful going toward my SDCC trip. It's the first time, in 20 years of doing this, that I've had a show extended. So, that's cool.

As to Comic-Con, damn, they are taking forever to get registration up this year. It's maddening. It's bad enough that they tend to sell a billion tickets at the convention the year prior. I mean, last time I went, in 2010, all of the full weekend tickets with preview night had sold during the 2009 convention. Essentially, it created a situation where, in order to have a "full" convention experience, you had to go every year.

Thankfully, the convention organizers have acknowledged this, and. apparently, taken steps so it won't happen again.

Of course, we don't know that, since registration hasn't re-opened. 

And, now for your audio/video enjoyment, my theme song (or it ought to be):