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WOW! I have had some adventures but I'm not going to go over the last couple of months with you.  I promised that I would write more to a couple people so I will.

I'm going to start with the weekend recap (briefly) and then we will see where we go from there.

This last weekend was not only a holiday but also CONvergence.  For those of you that don't know it's a Sci Fi convention....Colleen zip-it! ZIP IT!

If you want to hear all about the weird world and hear me say things like
"Nothing's better then Zombie Snot" 
"I taste better then Earl" 
"I'm a crazy horse that can't be broken"
and my favorite "Fuck a Duck"

then listen to this nice little podcast we call The Scope.  There are funny things called into the shows vm line  for their 76th episode.  If you are really nice and listen to 12:57-15:58 you will here me explain a lot of what happened to me Friday night.  It was interesting to say the least.

Today has sucked but it's all work related so BORING!

My commitment is to post at least three times a week for 6 months.  Let's see how long that lasts.  I do have lots of fun and interesting things coming up like GREENDAY CONCERT, Trips to MO, FL, CA, Duluth, and NYC, there is the State Fair, Ren Fest, a Ren Fest wedding, another 40th b-day party, and my favorite day in the world AUG 1st.  So stay on the edge of your chairs....okay whom am I kidding!

And Remember....

make sure to tell those you love that you love them, no matter what...
Make sure your friends know how you feel...
try something completely new everyday...
and have fun today.

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This Week Newspaper  (local paper carried the show)

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Current Mood: exhausted

What have I been doing?  Not as much as I would like but enough that I am exhasted all the time.  A lot of my time has been working on my newest show. 

I am very proud of this show.  The cast is very talented.  Darcy the music director is fantastic. I am going to say it the set looks AWESOME.  I did design it and all the peices actually change into something else.  I have a concept and I didn't even know it.  I will take pictures as soon as it is up. 

We have a couple board members come and preview it the other night.  One was laughing so hard that he choked and needed water. The other was crying so hard from laughter that we needed to give her a minute and a tissue. 

For the first time with Chameleon we are doing lighting effects which is to show the level of designers that we have on this show.  I have learned a lot from someone who does lighting for huge stuff for Target Corp, and big shows around the country for a living.

Until I get better this will be my last show.  I backed out of Cabraet and really should have this one too but I am glad that Gary let me stay on and I got to do what I wanted.  I got to design the post card, design the set, work very closly with my designers to make sure that we are doing the best job that we can, prop design, run rehearsals, design the program, Call the show, run tech,  direct on scenes, along with the regular stage manager stuff.

I hope that you come see it.  It will be a good time I promise

  

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The Minnesota Zoo is saddened to report that a female dolphin calf was born deceased early this morning. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old "Allie," an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who had been at the Zoo since 2008.

Dolphin calves face a perilous first year: only 70% survive their first 30 days. The Minnesota Zoo's marine mammal staff and veterinarians had carefully monitored the health of both mother and calf during the 12-month pregnancy. All medical checkups and tests, including an ultrasound performed on March 25, showed the calf was viable at the time.

It is suspected that complications during labor are the cause of death. A necropsy (animal autopsy) will be performed to confirm.

"Allie" is reported to be in good health.

Dolphin Blog

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I may finally understand wyngarde</lj> 

I can't believe this one of my favorite things next to Laffy Taffy jokes....possibly ruined...we will see.

Where has Original thought gone? 
If anyone touches Duck Soup I will give up movies for good... I promise that!

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The case of the Craig's list Murder started yesterday.  Here is some updated information which I just can't believe...

WCCO

Tags: craig's list murder
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MN Zoo Pregnancy Blog

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Story from NPR

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GOLD STAR!

 A Florida woman called 911 three times after she paid for a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets at a McDonald's but the fast-food restaurant ran out of them and refused to give her a refund.

Latreasa L. Goodman, 27, made the calls after she tried to get her money back from a Fort Pierce McDonald's and the cashier told her all sales were final. Police released the 911 tapes.

"This is an emergency. If I would have known they didn't have McNuggets, I wouldn't have given my money, and now she wants to give me a McDouble, but I don't want one," police quoted her as saying. "This is an emergency."The cashier suggested she choose something else off the menu of equal value to the McNuggets, and offered the restaurant's cheeseburger called the McDouble.

"She's trying to force me to eat something off the menu and I don't want it," Goodman told 911.

The first dispatcher, a woman, asks if there's a manager there, but listens to Goodman's complaints and says she's sending someone.The second, male dispatcher tells her he's aware of the incident and "we've got an officer coming out there to talk to you."

Police say Goodman was cited on a misuse of 911 charge. A current phone listing for Goodman couldn't be found.A McDonald's spokesman said Goodman should have been given a refund, and she's being sent a gift card for a free meal.

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