Month: November 2008

Fiona Reid, The Blonde The Brunette and The Vengeful Redhead, The CitadelLeave a comment

The blonde, the brunette and the vengeful redhead

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Fiona Reid remains one of my favourite actors. She is currently playing in a production of Robert Hewett’s ‘The Blonde, The Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead’ at the Citadel. We saw it last night and it was wonderful! The script is good. Fiona was brilliant… its a one-woman show where she plays seven different characters, ranging from a little boy to an old woman, with stops in-between at a misogynist, a lesbian doctor, a Russian immigrant tart, a middle aged meddler and an inadvertent murderer. The idea behind the set was very good, but I question the execution of the … Continue reading The blonde, the brunette and the vengeful redhead

CT Scan, My Cancer Journey, pilocarpine, salagenLeave a comment
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I am absolutely fascinated by the number of people out there who have no channel to reach their spouse/significant other during the day to do the mundane things, like plan their lives as a couple. I am trying to set up an evening at the Oilers hockey game, in the company box. I have invited members of the client team that we are currently working with… and it is astounding how few of them are able to get a yes/no commitment during the working day. What’s even more astounding is discovering how many of them actually don’t know how to … Continue reading

Akabutu's Mouthwash, forearm flap, quadroscopyLeave a comment
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Another bleak autumn day. The quality of light is disconcerting, giving everything a grayish feeling to it, quite appropriate as the plants and animals start to hunker down for another winter. Its one of those days that make me wish for snow to bring some brightness to it all. All the browns and greys out there with the now bare trees, in this quality of light, is depressing! I’ve been hiding in the basement office, supposedly studying for yet another exam. It seems like there’s always another exam… Instead of spending all the time studying Service Strategy, I’ve been tinkering … Continue reading

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Lately I’ve found it rather odd knowing who is actually reading this drek… which is partially why I haven’t written for the past couple of weeks. I’ve found it kinda disconcerting that certain family members are quoting from it… I find myself editing because of that… and waiting to write until I’ve got something to say that is totally innocuous. Dumb, eh? I do, however, enjoy the thought that friends who I don’t speak with enough, in some cases not for years, check in occasionally. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I believe that the expectations of me (and … Continue reading