February 25, 2009

An Ideas Man

I’ve got a great idea. Next time it is council pickup time I’ll set up a motion sensitive camera from my window and photograph people taking our crap from the pike, and make up wonderful back stories about why they need a rusty rangehood. Best of luck to whomever took my dirty, broken microwave this … See the full post


February 22, 2009

Best Side Story

After a long rehearsal period and a brisk production season of only 4 days (of 5 performances), West Side Story is now over. Not without considerable adventure, however. Tim and I were covering the percussion part in the 44-strong orchestra. We had a large set of 4 timpani, a xylophone, a glockenspiel, a keyboard (for … See the full post


February 14, 2009

Fright Night

A few months back I bought a widescreen projector for my living room. Despite living two blocks away from a cinema (but not a good one), I was busting to recreate the “big screen” experience at home with movies that I’d otherwise not get the chance to see in that format. Sort of like living … See the full post