Fine lines

This just puts it so nicely -

M is for makeup ($5000 worth)
A is for artist ($22,000 for two weeks work)
V is for vetting (epic fail!)
E is for eating crow. Enjoy reputhuglicans! NOM!
R is for going rogue.
I is for I can’t wait for election day.
C is for what McCain is surely muttering every time he hears her name mentioned.
K is for killing the ticket.

Thanks you mavericky mavericks!!!

(via Wonkette's comment section)

Amadeus

Theater season has started again!

Our first tickets of the year were at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater to see Amadeus. As usual, the theater and its ensemble did not disappoint!

The tale of Salieri's ambition, jealousy, and self-centered obsession with the destruction of Mozart was well-told. The actor playing Salieri was magnificent both in his obsessive rantings as an elder Salieri, and his duplicitous dealings as a contemporary of Mozart. And the actor playing Mozart made him a sympathetic character - not easy to do while also conveying the composer's over-the-top personality flaws.

All in all, an enjoyable evening. We're looking forward to the remaining plays in this season (Twelfth Night and Macbeth) - both scheduled for 2009.

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