February 20, 2011

    Last night I saw the DVD of the John Cassavetes documentary A Constant Forge, which went on for over three hours!

    Managed to get through Die Fledermaus, though my nose was running during the second act. (My family saw this performance.)

    John and family brought a vegan dinner over, and afterward I sneaked out to McDonald's once again.  Someone complained about my interrupting his dinner by blowing my nose, and I testily replied, "I'm sorry!" What was I supposed to do, leave it unblown?

    Saw the DVD of the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 version of Robot Vs. the Aztec Mummy, from the famous Mexican B-movie series.

February 18, 2011

    Dreamed of meeting sex advice columnist Dan Savage (whom I read online).

    Dinner was fish.

    Performed Die Fledermaus.  I'm not feeling well, so I told them I'd miss Madama Butterfly tomorrow and focus on being rested enough for Fledermaus Sunday. (I can't miss that one because I do a couple of dances with partners, but I can miss Butterfly.)

    Baked white bread overnight.

    Lay awake for quite a while.

February 17, 2011

    At last night's Madama Butterfly premiere, my slippers turned up after all.

    Dreamed of having a fingernail that was trimmed on one side but not the other.

    Yesterday we had Indian food and today we finished it. (There wasn't quite enough.)

    Dress-rehearsed Die Fledermaus.

    I can't wait till the opera's over! (Maybe I should have skipped this year.) I've always liked rehearsing more than performing, of course.

February 15, 2011

    Dreamed of the song "Three Coins in the Fountain."

    Bought a new glasses case at Hakim Optical.

    Dinner was scallops.

    Dress-rehearsed Madama Butterfly.  I left my slippers in the auditorium afterward!  Hope they turn up tomorrow:  I'm wearing them in the show as part of my costume.  We had to put on our own eye makeup.

    I also signed up for a couple of Giuseppe's master class sessions. (Maybe I am serious about my singing after all.)

    Am I coming down with a cold?

February 14, 2011

    Last night I went to a Games Meetup at the Fox & Fiddle. (I played the Amazeing Labyrinth and Scrabble.) On the way back I lost my glasses case!

    Dreamed of Jack Palance saying "Believe it--or not!" on the actual 1980s TV show.

    Dinner was pork steak.

    I also dreamed of pulling out a few of my teeth, which were the worse for wear (far more so than in real life).

    At choir practice we got into the second act of Rigoletto. (Beatrice has called for a meeting to discuss Coro Verdi's future.)

February 12, 2011

"I can't do without him."

"You are doing without him!"

--The Fighter

    Baked multigrain bread.

    Donald came over for dinner, which was churrasco chicken.

    Saw David O. Russell's The Fighter at the Revue.  I was afraid it would be like Black Swan [which I couldn't sit through], but it was quite good.

February 11, 2011

    Left some Toronto City Opera flyers around the neighbourhood libraries.

    Dinner was the rest of the stew.

    Went to Mary's games night.  I played a new game called Gold Digger (won the first game by one point!) and Settlers of Catan.  Thirty people came despite the cold weather.