Last night out in cyberspace I came across video of the 1995 Annex Theatre production of The Yellow Kid.  Seeing it again… an amazing production–so ambitious in scope for a Seattle fringe theatre company– has me revisiting what is important in my life and how I respect or disrespect my own art. In [...]

Yesterday after the matinee, I decided to walk across Central Park and go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by myself (instead of meeting up with The Husband and My Kid to see the new movie “Bolt” with the voice of Miley Cyrus.  My Kid needs to see it opening weekend.  Me I can wait…) [...]

The Girls Night Out mommy party I went to last night was a big deal.  It took over two weeks of e-mails to get a group of mothers who were hungry for a more conversation than the hi/bye of school pick-up and drop-off to get together with food and wine but without the spouses and [...]

I’m home and in bed now.  The Husband and My Kid are both sound asleep.  It was such a fun GNO with the other mommies from My Kid’s school.  I hope I don’t have any trouble getting up in the morning to get to rehearsal on time–And My Kid has a soccer game… There was [...]

Oh My Toe!…Why I Walk so Slow Inspired by The Yipiyuk by Shel Silverstein An interactive theatrical experiment for kids and their parents   Sunday, November 23rd & Saturday, November 29th at 12PM Saturday, December 6th at 12:30PM   The West End Theatre located in the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew 263 W 86th St. b/t Broadway and West [...]

I was feeling sad and lonely a few moments ago after pawning my kid off on someone else’s babysitter for a play date and then stopping at the Target in Atlantic Center for some bulk packs of paper towels and TP on the way home from the school’s early pickup–it’s parent/teacher conference day in our [...]

Let’s see… Saturday: 6:45 am I woke up. 7:05 am read a 6:57 am e-mail from My Kid’s soccer coach saying he was assumed the game would be called because of rain. 7:10 am I told My Kid she was off the hook, no 8:00 am soccer game. 7:15 am My Kid is sound asleep. [...]

Yesterday I read Tom Robbins story, in the Village Voice, http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-11-12/columns/how-obama-s-hopesters-took-ohio/ “I just know the one thing I’m going to do today is vote,” Wagner insisted. “I’m out of a job, and even the temp agencies are cutting back on hours. I’m hoping a lot of people make the right decision today for a president [...]

Let’s see… Saturday: 8:00 am AYSO soccer game, Prospect Park Parade Grounds 12:00 pm Brownie Girl Scout field trip to Brooklyn Children’s Museum 2:00 pm rehearsal Theatrelab, 14th Street, Chelsea 5:00 pm Fort Greene Monument lighting ceremony Sunday: Mass at 9 am or 11 am or 7 pm (…?…) 11:00 am Rehearsal at some studio [...]

My Kid had a field trip to the American Museum of Natural History. Robotics Team checking out the Global Warming special exhibit. Kid back to school with her team, I walk down Central Park West. Grandstands being erected for Thanksgiving Day Parade. Cold grey rainy birthday again–no wonder I went crazy producing outdoor parties for [...]