Check-in
Gah, still alive. I've been having a pretty miserable time at work the last six months or so, and my life outside of work is suffering for it. ^_^
I did have a fun NYC trip back in April. I was mainly there to see Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and I got in Once, the Musical too. It was my first encounter with Once... I hadn't seen the movie, and the musical hadn't been on my radar, either. I really enjoyed it! I don't find most of the songs to be very interesting outside the context of the show (besides Falling Slowly, of course) but the show as a whole has a "greater than the sum of its parts" thing going. The characters and music and story combined made for a great evening out. :) Hedwig with NPH skyrocketed pretty quickly to one of my most memorable theater experiences ever. So. Much. Awesome. I *do* know this show pretty well, but had never seen it live. The energy level NPH has to bring to it for every show (and double-headers at 7:00 and 10:00 some nights) is awe-inspiring.
In other news, I've been enjoying the pick-for-me community on livejournal the last few months. I've been in one of those phases you get in sometimes (or I do, anyway) where I stare at the old TBR shelf before every new read, feeling like picking the next book is somehow the hardest choice ever. My TBR pile isn't the most diverse one in existence (I read almost exclusively secondary-world fantasies) but it's still been neat to have someone else make the decision for me, for a change. All three times, it's been a moment of "Oh, that's not what I would have gone with." followed by "Oh, that'll be a nice change of pace. Yay!" :)
( Games & TV Yammering Below the Cut )
I did have a fun NYC trip back in April. I was mainly there to see Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and I got in Once, the Musical too. It was my first encounter with Once... I hadn't seen the movie, and the musical hadn't been on my radar, either. I really enjoyed it! I don't find most of the songs to be very interesting outside the context of the show (besides Falling Slowly, of course) but the show as a whole has a "greater than the sum of its parts" thing going. The characters and music and story combined made for a great evening out. :) Hedwig with NPH skyrocketed pretty quickly to one of my most memorable theater experiences ever. So. Much. Awesome. I *do* know this show pretty well, but had never seen it live. The energy level NPH has to bring to it for every show (and double-headers at 7:00 and 10:00 some nights) is awe-inspiring.
In other news, I've been enjoying the pick-for-me community on livejournal the last few months. I've been in one of those phases you get in sometimes (or I do, anyway) where I stare at the old TBR shelf before every new read, feeling like picking the next book is somehow the hardest choice ever. My TBR pile isn't the most diverse one in existence (I read almost exclusively secondary-world fantasies) but it's still been neat to have someone else make the decision for me, for a change. All three times, it's been a moment of "Oh, that's not what I would have gone with." followed by "Oh, that'll be a nice change of pace. Yay!" :)
( Games & TV Yammering Below the Cut )