3 things

    I thought I'd throw a blog up here, just for the fun of it, and three things came to mind. They are in particular order theater, the RNC and Doctor Who.
   First off lets discuss that demanding mistress the theater. Theater is a hobby and it's art and it's very time consuming. Performing is a thrill, it's a rush and a raw nerve. I'm sort of past the point of having butterflies but that doesn't mean I don't fret and worry when it's time to hit the stage. The biggest fear is forgetting the words (words, words(to borrow from Shakespeare). But that's what all the practice is for so that either you wont forget or you'll have the presence of mind to carry on if you do. Last night I sang both with an ensemble group and as a solo performer for the Greater Shelby Community Theatre's season opener and it was a lot of fun. From what I could tell everyone had a great time.
  Secondly the Republican National Convention (RNC) had their big convention down in Tampa last week, I didn't watch it mind you, but I saw bits and pieces of it on the news and on the Daily Show. I actually tried and failed to suppress a laugh when someone asked me if I was watching it. You might could tell from my reaction I'm not a republican but I also have no plans to watch the DNC either. I can think of a lot better things to watch than a bunch of mostly like minded people blowing smoke up their collective asses. Because as one the RNC folks said, and I'm paraphrasing here, we're not going to let facts get in the way of our convention. I'd like to make an appeal here to the RNC though, come back from the fringe. A few months back when the primaries were just getting started I was interested and was thinking I might could be swayed to the republican side (I've voted on both sides in the past) based mostly on the debt crisis in Europe and the fear that it could spread to us. But as the primaries wended on they began moving more and more to the far right and the crazies started taking over the party. I think now that Mitt has won the nomination he ought to say psych and flop back to the center to left repub. he use to be.
   Speaking of better things to watch, Doctor Who's new season premiered last night and it was awesome (like I would expect anything less from Moffat). We got a very curious look at the new companion (the very smart and beautiful new companion) that will be taking over in the Christmas episode this year. That of course means will be saying goodbye (as much as you can ever say goodby in a time traveling show) to Amy and Rory, which is sad but it's also a staple of the show. I saw an interview with someone involved with the show, I can't remember who right off, that said the show is really about the companions adventures with the Doctor, that we see the show through their eyes. So a new companion means a whole new world of possible stories. Doctor Who is such a fantastic show, it's drama and scifi and horror and comedy and the new incarnation of the show is even more fantastic than ever.
   That's it folks, three and out, time to punt.