Well, dear readers, it was yesterday when I began writing these here notes but now it is today when I am still writing these here notes because I didn’t start writing these here notes until two minutes before midnight, at which point yesterday became today because that is the natural order of things. If there was a point to any of that, it has eluded me by going into the ether. I went into the ether at a young age when I had my tonsils out. In any case, we had our rehearsal last night – drilling numbers, and then when our missing actor was done with his pick-up rehearsal downstairs, he joined us and we were able to stumble through the first act with lots of stopping and starting, so that was a good thing. We’ll keep slogging away at the “tone” which can never falter. The problem is going from high energy musical numbers into long dialogue sequences. If you come in at half the energy of the preceding number, no one will hear what you’re saying or even care. So, we’ll keep working on that and the internal pacing of scenes. Prior to that, I got seven hours of sleep, got up, answered e-mails, then began following two auctions – one was illustration art, and the other was books, plus there was an online book fair, too. I had orange chicken for food – this half order was more like a quarter order, but it was good. The illustration art auction didn’t have that much of interest to me personally, but what it did have went for pretty good money, which is good since I own a few pieces by artists featured in the auction. The book auction certainly had some cherce titles, but the condition on most of them was not to my liking and some went for surprisingly high money despite that. Trying to resell a rare book in lousy condition will only result in frustration. Biggest sale o’ the day – the seven first edition set of The Chronicles of Narnia, which sold for 30K PLUS a 25% buyer’s fee, plus postage and tax. But lots of bargains in books, just not in good shape. As to the online book fair, nothing great there. The brief visit at one lasted all of two minutes. Then I just rested, followed the auctions, had a couple of telephonic conversations, shaved and showered, then moseyed on over to the theater and the rest you know. I came right home after, had a snack, took pill three, and here we are. Better late than never.

Today, I’ll be up by ten, I’ll do whatever needs doing, then at eleven-twenty I’ll head to Woodland Hills to pick up something, after which I’ll join David Wechter for lunch at a Mexican jernt. Then I’ll come home, put some gas in the motor car, then I can watch, listen, and relax.

Tomorrow, it’s a ten to one rehearsal for mostly Cheryl Baxter to finish a number and then look at my stuff and clean those numbers up. Any free time goes to scenes. Then the rest of the day is mine all mine. Sunday we have a brief Kritzerland rehearsal, just two people. Monday is a birthday lunch, and I don’t know what else. Tuesday is a stumble-through for Kritzerland and then a play rehearsal after that. Wednesday is sound check and show and I’m praying we have a decent-sized audience. Thursday we’re back rehearsing, same with Saturday morning, Monday evening and Tuesday evening and then we’re off until January 2.

Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, be up by ten, do whatever needs doing, pick something up, have lunch, put gas in the motor car, come home, and watch, listen, and relax. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Friday – what is currently in your CD player and your DVD/Blu and Ray/streaming player? CD, various new things. Blu-ray, in the mood for The Boy Friend, IF I can find the damn thing. Your turn. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland, having written these here notes when yesterday became today.