I am not my hair.
I am not this skin.
I am not your expectations.
I am not my hair.
I am not this skin.
I am the soul that lives within.
Perfect time for a reminder: 43 days until I shave my head in support of childhood cancer research! Donate today and help us conquer childhood cancer!
I’m really cranky about the rolling blackouts that left me spending most of my day sitting in the dark, huddled by the stove for warmth. Starting at about 6:30 am and continuing into afternoon, I’d get about ten minutes of power followed by 40-50 minutes of no power. I finally just crawled into bed and slept with the cats. No sense sitting around awake and miserable now is there?
I was in the “dark” as to why the power kept going off and on, until almost noon. Yes, it’s cold and some parts of Texas are seeing ice and snow, but we’ve had much, MUCH worse storms before and not had the power act so erratic. The first clue I had came from a friend in Dallas who said Texas was having an energy crisis and the rolling blackouts were the result. I still thought it was odd that the “rolling” part was so regular. It felt to me like someone was turning the stuff off and on, and at one point the cable box booted up quickly enough for me to catch a few minutes of local news before the power dropped off again. Why, yes … someone was turning the power off and on. These blackouts were a planned response to a power shortage.
This was the first anyone seemed to have heard of this plan, and it still seemed odd that of all the many people I know in Austin, only myself and one other household was experiencing any kind of power failure. Austin’s a big place. If these blackouts were “rolling” around, why only so few neighborhoods being without power? And what caused the power crisis in the first place? Surely we use just as much power when it’s 110º outside during the summer! The more information I managed to piece together, the less pleased and more cranky I found myself.
Then I read this post on the utility company’s blog. It’s an explanation of how the circuits were selected to have their power cut.
Austin Energy has 350 circuits that deliver power throughout our community. For the purposes of rotating blackouts, circuits that serve hospitals and emergency resources are excluded. In addition, circuits that serve large industrial customers and downtown Austin are excluded because the electrical loads are very large and therefore very difficult to bring back up. Also excluded are about 125 circuits with special equipment that provides the framework ensuring a stable system frequency of the Austin Energy electric system. Dip into that framework and you increase the risk of bringing the Austin Energy system down. This leaves about 50-75 circuits available for rotating blackouts. The load shedding requirement Austin Energy had to initially meet required rotating blackouts for 35-40 circuits. This necessitated repetition of this smaller number of available circuits to meet the load shedding requirements. As a result, some streets or neighborhoods experiencing outages were in some cases literally next door to others that did not.
The part I highlighted in bold is the most interesting and infuriating. Once they removed from consideration all circuits of importance to society, that left them with 50-75 they could leave without power for 40 minutes at a time. Yet they didn’t rotate through all of them. They used a smaller number and JUST KEPT ROLLING THE POWER OFF AND ON ALL DAY, instead of possibly using all the circuits they could so more people would suffer a little rather than a few people suffering a lot. Well, thank you VERY much. I’m thrilled to have made this all important sacrifice for my society. NOT!
So now, I’m not really any less cranky. I don’t mind doing things for the good of all, but I do ask that the suffering be spread around as equally and fairly as possible. I suspect very strongly it wasn’t. But wait! There’s even more making me cranky now! Seriously, it just gets better!
They’ve already announced that rolling blackouts will probably be necessary tonight and tomorrow again. Someone sent a Tweet to the utility company’s Twitter account a little while ago asking if it was going to be the same circuits being hit again, and yes … YES, IT IS! They are going to rotate through the same 35-40 circuits once more, rather than maybe a) use some different ones or b) switch through all 50-75 available circuits. I guess I’ll be having another cold and dark day tomorrow, if they decide they need to do it again. That pretty much grinds my last nerve down to a very raw little nub.
And everyone in Texas can now begin thanking me for my sacrifice –I accept cash, checks, money orders, and tasty foodstuffs– which apparently enabled the entirety of the state to have electricity, except, you know, those of us who didn’t. :angry:
Oh, and I haven’t even told you what caused this mess in the first place! The winter storm would seem to be the first suspect to point at, but not so fast! Not everything is as it seems!
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said late this morning that a broken pipe and a frozen pipe at two Central Texas electric generating plants helped trigger a statewide power emergency that forced rolling blackouts in Austin and across Texas.
and…
At the same time as the two plants were down early today, Dewhurst said other power plants were off-line from Texas’ utility grid, and pressure drops in natural gas supply lines caused by the freezing temperatures were causing problems at other plants.
The storm may have been the actual catalyst, but it seems to me the real problem –the thing that was the most direct cause of my sitting around a cold and dark house for a day– was, in fact, utter and complete stupidity combined with crappy infrastructure. Pipes freezing and bursting bringing down power plants?! Dewhurst was quite correct when he said “This should not happen.”
It really shouldn’t. I mean, it’s pretty damn stupid to not know that in the face of the lowest temperatures we’ve seen in quite a long while, pipes freeze and burst, and furthermore, one would hope taking down a power plant would require more than taking out a PIPE filled with water. Add crappy infrastructure security to my list of complaints. Let’s hope no terrorists are taking notes on how damn easy it is to knock out the power grid in Texas.
And before I run off to bed to catch a few hours of sleep, I also want to thank Mexico for sending in some electricity. Their electrons are coming in to do the jobs our electrons won’t. LOL!
I have a feeling I am not going to be a happy camper tomorrow.
I have an odd collection of links open in my browser, and I’m tired of looking at them but can’t bring myself to just close the tabs, so … link dump!
At times quotations are offered as though simply saying them lends complete authority to the speaker. If one argues that it is important to “speak truth to power,” for instance, it doesn’t inherently mean that what is being spoken is either true or necessarily a critique or contradiction of dominant ideology. It seems that, more often than not, when a writer urges others to have an “open mind,” what he or she is really saying is “stop thinking the way you do and agree with me.”
–Louis Black, Page Two: Quotation Nation – Taking issue with citations, Austin Chronicle
I invite you to look over the artwork of Badanna Zack from Canada.
The blog of artist author Keri Smith is an interesting read.
Nanotechnology is changing how we think about food. More than just an exploration of new recipes, food science includes manipulating matter at the atomic level — changing the chemical compositions and altering molecular structures.
–Five Things You Need to Know About Nanofoods
Oak Springs Elementary School is “the little school that could.”
Like the storied little blue train engine, the elementary school has pulled itself over a mountain of obstacles to reach its destination.
Though its train cars are carrying a cargo of poor minority students, which typically weigh a school down, Oak Springs earned the highest grade on the state’s 2010 report card — exemplary. That is a milestone for the school, which never before achieved that kind of success.
Naturally, AISD intends to close this school and some others just like it. Yes … let’s close all the exemplary schools, especially if they are in minority neighborhoods!
An Alabama law firm is suing Taco Bell…
“The complaint alleges that what Taco Bell calls “beef” doesn’t meet the minimum requirements set by the USDA to be called “beef” or “seasoned ground beef” or anything of the kind.
“Rather than beef, these food items are actually made with a substance known as “taco meat filling,” according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit states that Taco Bell should refer to its product as “taco meat filling” because it contains mostly “extenders” and other non-meat substances.
Not that anyone who has ever eaten at a Taco Bell needs to be told the stuff passing itself off as beef is merely beef-like brown stuff, but I hope this suit succeeds. I think it might, seeing as it’s a fact that Taco Bell’s “meat” is labeled “taco meat filling” on the boxes it comes in and only contains 36% actual meat. To then advertise it as actually being beef is indeed false advertising.
HEB (my favorite grocery store chain) has put up a simple guide to food label reading. There’s more that could be added, but it’s a nice place to start learning to look at labels for those who never have.
The United States of Shame: am easy to read chart displaying in which area each state most completely sucks.
I’ve been thinking a lot about my hair lately. It’s gotten long. Really, really long. While I do actually love my long hair (so does Lin), it’s a major pain in the butt to maintain … and unless I wear it up all the time, it gets into everything. The naturally occurring thought to solve these problems is to cut my hair short. It’s not like
I am not new to the concept of having short hair. I kept it in a chin-length bob for many years, and once in college I had it cut into a pixie cut that was only about two inches long. So yeah, I know what I look like with short hair, and fact of the matter is, I never really meant to grow such long hair in the first place. It started with my hairdresser moving away. Then there really wasn’t any money to spend on getting my hair cut all the time (and short hair does require that kind of maintenance). Then … it was long, and I got a little attached to it. OK, I got a LOT attached to it. I started to like having long hair. Since I don’t wear makeup or get into too many really feminine fashions, it was the one thing about me that made me feel like a girly-girl.
But … it’s a pain in the butt, it’s heavy, it’s hot, and I think I want it to go away. The last time I felt this way, I’d just turned 18, and my hair was down to my hips. Mom cut it into a chin-length bob, and I never once regretted doing that. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t regret it this time either, but all the same, major changes to appearance are a scary thing. Especially so because the shorter my hair, the more androgynous I look. I used to consider that a feature and not a bug, but I’m older now, and I’m not sure how I will feel about looking boy-like at the age of 45.
So I’ve been doing some soul searching and trying to decide how short I want to go. Normally, I would never consider going any shorter than my old standard chin-length bob, but I have so much hair, and it’s so healthy, that I want to cut as much off as possible to donate to Locks of Love. It’s plenty long to do that, and it makes me a little teary-eyed to think of some poor kid losing their hair during cancer treatment getting a pretty wig to wear made from my hair. I’m sappy that way!
To do that and give as much as I can means getting it cut really, really short, and then it popped into my head that there’s an event every year called St. Baldrick’s during which people shave their heads to raise funds for cancer research for kids. It’s another thing I have always wanted to do, but oi … shaving my head terrifies me beyond belief! I have no idea how hideous my skull may actually be. I might have the ugliest head on the planet! But there’s not much difference between two inch long hair and no hair at all. My hair … it grows an insane amount each month (and I can make it grow even faster if I drink gelatin). I doubt it would take me more than 6 months to get all the way back to a chin-length bob. I know this, because the short bangs I cut for myself this summer are already well past my chin again. Yeah, my hair GROWS. So really, as scary as having a bald head may be, I doubt it would be terribly bald for too terribly long, and it would happen for a good cause.
Doesn’t mean doing both of these things doesn’t freak me out. It does. I love having long hair, because, well, I guess I had it put in my head at an early age it was something for girls to be proud of having. I’ve struggled a long time with my desire to have the easy care of short hair (oh so wash-and-go) and the versatility and well, pride-factor of having long hair. But if I am going to cut my hair, I might as well go all the way and give as much of myself as I can for two really good causes (well, kid’s cancer for both of them, so really one cause). Who knows? Maybe I’ll like not having any hair at all. Maybe I will have the most beautiful head anyone has ever seen, and going all Sinead O’Conner might be the most fashionable thing I have ever done. LOL!
And … sometime before the event, I will start pestering people to sponsor me and donate for St. Baldrick’s. You’ve been warned! I promise not to be too obnoxious about it, but I will be mentioning from time to time that it’d be nice if I could not only hand over my hair but also a nice sum of money to a worthy charity.
That’s what I’ve been thinking about lately, and what have I been doing other than not posting on my blog? Continuing to clean and organize and declutter the house, working on artwork, and generally being Little Miss Domestic Bliss. Oh, and going crazy due to holiday party planning and gift shopping and the usual end-of-year family madness! My life gets nuts this time of year every year, and it’s a little more nuts this year owing to me finally deciding to make a huge push to get rid of bunches of material goods I don’t need in my life anymore (and getting the ones I do into some sort of order). I’m making good progress, and the decluttering and organizing seems to be keeping me sane. You know my family makes me insane with the holiday stuff. Doesn’t everyone’s family do that? LOL!
Well, it’s time for lunch, and then I need to maybe go run some errands and work in the garden a bit and get back to the bedroom closet work and make some family phone calls and maybe try to find something to wear to this weekend’s party (and on and on and on). Orb is a busy bee! Not complaining either. I’d rather be busy than bored.
It’s time to report on my opinion of e-cigarettes! The short story? Best thing ever invented, and I’ll never touch an analog cigarette again. Inhaling burning leaves is so last century! Now for the long story:
I have so few personal vices I am always loath to have to give one up, especially when it’s one I have always enjoyed … like the consumption of nicotine in the form of cigarettes, cigars, and cigarillos. I have long enjoyed the act of smoking and the self-medication aspects of nicotine, but as we all know, smoking can and will put a person in an early grave (or at least make their final years more miserable than necessary). I’ve quit a few times over the years, and each time it wasn’t so much the desire for nicotine that had me running back into the arms of the Cancer Sticks, it was the fact I enjoyed the act of smoking (not that I don’t also enjoy the calming aspect of nicotine too). But all good things –especially good things that are actually bad things– must come to an end, and I’ve known for a while that I needed to quit smoking once and for all.
Enter the e-cigarette!
While we were on vacation, Lin bought a disposable e-cig. Vanilla flavor, if I recall. He’d heard about them and wanted to try one, and it seemed like a good way to get our nic fix in situations where smoking wasn’t allowed … like inside his mom’s house. The experience was good, and it seemed like something worth looking into, and so he did. About a month ago, he bought a starter kit for himself and began weaning himself off of analog cigarettes. I fell in love with the idea of “vaping” and began whining about wanting my own. Smoking real smokes was no longer fun at all. A couple weeks later, he bought some more hardware for himself and got me my very own! It took me about two days to never want to touch an analog cigarette again. I switched easily. The lack of stale smoke smell, the cleanliness of the vaping experience, and the fact I was consuming far fewer nasty chemicals than are found in every cigarette out there, while simultaneously getting my desired level of nicotine and enjoying the act of smoking, was –in a word– wonderful.†
The next thing we had to do was find a “juice” we liked. The sky is the limit on flavors. Just about any flavor one would want can be found or created. We ordered a variety of things from various vendors, being careful to only order from companies that used materials sourced in the USA (yeah, totally not inhaling anything made in China, thank you very much). There were some hits and misses, and while a couple of them were really nice and enjoyable to vape, none of them were The One Juice to Rule Them All. Either the flavor wasn’t quite right or the nicotine level was too low or they were lacking in some other non-specific way. Still, I was happy to be off the Cancer Sticks, and even vaping a less than perfect juice was better than inhaling burning leaves coated in thousands of chemicals (and that leaves my clothing, truck, and home reeking of an ashtray).
Still searching for my every day and all day juice, I read more reviews and visited more web sites. Last week I found one everyone was raving about, and since the flavor I wanted was on sale, I convinced Lin that one more juice order was necessary before we called a moratorium on ordering more juice. I am ever so thankful I made that order! It arrived yesterday, and from puff one, I knew that Kretek from Tasty Vapor was going to be one of my go-to juices!†† It precisely replicates the experience of smoking a clove cigarette. I used to love clove cigarettes, but on the scale of smoking implements that will kill you, they will kill you more quickly than most. Seriously, clove cigarettes are harsh on the body, and I had to give them up a long time ago. Now I can enjoy them again without all the added and excessive danger of massive lung damage! I’m not kidding, Kretek is awesome!†††
Now all I need to find is some sort of really sickly sweet juice to satiate my sweet tooth. We have one flavor called Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream that is rather nice††††, but it isn’t quite what I am looking for in the realm of sweet. Close, but no cigar (snort, giggle, snort). But for now, I’ll be vaping what we have already, because at this point, we’ve invested quite enough money in juices. LOL! But I have a few things picked out at Tasty Vapor I’ll be ordering as soon as I finish off some of the ones we already have (and when I have the spare cash). I’m thinking something with honey and vanilla may just fill my sweet juice bill.
If you aren’t already a smoker, the fact there may now be a safer way to inhale nicotine is no reason to start doing so now. No one really knows the health effects of long-term inhalation of e-juice. What I do know at this point in time is that for people who currently smoke, e-cigarettes are by far a better option than old-style cigarettes (and without a doubt better than actual clove smokes). I am already noticing some health benefits in the way of my lungs feeling much better and clearer than they have in a long time and fewer of those little annoying headaches I used to get almost daily (especially when stressed out and smoking too much). In addition to that, there’s also the benefit of my home, vehicle, and self not smelling like stale smoke (and nicotine and smoke residue coating everything in the house – still have a lot of surfaces to wipe down) … and not having to have nasty, stinky ashtrays sitting around the house (and ashes everywhere, everywhere, everywhere). So to my smoking friends I say go find a disposable one and give them a try! I think you’ll be glad you did. I didn’t expect to make the switch so easily, but it was so easy to stop smoking the real thing once I put my e-cig to my lips and started seeing the good that came of it.
Additionally, while my intention is not to stop using nicotine any time in the near future, I can see that if I wanted to do so, putting away the e-cig and never inhaling again would be possible by stepping down the nicotine level over time. In fact, I suspect that I could switch to the zero nicotine solution, and within a week be done with the cravings once and for all, while still getting to “smoke” something flavorful and enjoyable. I may just do that in the future, if my blood pressure and health status demands it††††† … but that won’t be any time soon. I do love my nicotine. Keeps me sane, and it goes well with my caffeine. LOL!
In closing, I’m in love with my electronic cigarette, and I don’t miss smoking real cigarettes at all. Switching to an e-cig has been a huge blessing, and finally getting my nicotine fix is a thoroughly enjoyable and far safer activity (and less stinky and nasty). I can’t suggest strongly enough that my smoking friends look into them and consider them as an option to either get off the Cancer Sticks while still getting their nic fix or to quit the entire process entirely. Your body, your friends, your family, and your pets will thank you for it. Seriously, I am now a hardcore e-cig advocate.
Oh, and one last thing … it’s cheaper than analog cigarettes. We haven’t worked out exactly how much cheaper it’s going to be for us (we’ve spent a bit much trying to find just the right juices), but it is definitely going to be far, FAR cheaper than buying a carton or two of smokes every week. I can totally get behind anything that saves money. Cheaper, cleaner, healthier and more enjoyable … what’s not to love?!
I do want to note that having bottles of flavored nicotine-filled liquids sitting around one’s home is a little dangerous to pets and children. Nicotine is a poison, and it can kill even an adult human. I have enough of the stuff sitting on my desk right now to off about two people and who knows how many cats and kids. So some care does need to be taken to make sure that pets and kids can’t drink the stuff. I’ll assume adult humans are smart enough not to do so (though perhaps I shouldn’t). Just thought I should mention this, because I’m not sure how many people know it only takes 30-60 mg of nicotine to kill an adult human. That’s quite a bit, really, and I’d think someone who spilled that much on them would be running for the shower anyway, but pets and children being much smaller can be sickened or killed with far less than that, so … do be careful with the juices.
FootnotesOutside the Lines is a pilot comedy show based around four very different art school students. Filmed in a mockumentary style, the show examines the dynamics of young artists’ minds, perceptions, hopes, dreams, and mishaps.
It’s pretty funny in that “I think I’ve known silly people like this” kind of way. Worth watching, maybe especially if one is an artist or has gone to art school (or knows any artists). Hope they make more!
Have a whole bunch of links to crafty ideas and projects, might as well share some of them this morning!
A totally adorable ruffled layer skirt made with a tee-shirt and scraps of fabric. Super easy too, for those of you new to sewing … and a really quick project for us old timers.
Need some invitations for a party? This site has you covered! Very nice designs, all totally customizable, and easy to set up and print at home.
Do you have an old vinyl or leather handbag lying around (or maybe some scraps from some other project)? I do, and now I have an idea of what to repurpose them into: bracelets! Really awesome bracelets.
I am in love with this book wreath. As loath as I am to destroy books, I might have to dig out some pulp fiction pocketbook and make one of these at some point.
This isn’t so much a craft as a fashion tip. Hate gaping waistbands on jeans that show your underwear? Insert some elastic in the waistband and adjust with buttons and no more waistband gap! The first time I saw this approach was, interestingly, on some girl’s jeans from The Gap. It’s a perfect solution to an annoying problem.
And … necklaces made from large washers. Really cute and super easy even for the less than crafty!
Also, all the above linked blogs have oodles more fun things to make and do. Poke around while you’re there!
Just finished reading an excellent article about the sovereign citizen movement. If you haven’t heard of them before –or even if you have– it’s an excellent article that presents the lunacy of these people clearly. Let me give you an example to whet your appetite:
“There is nothing about the sovereign movement that promotes violence per se, but it should never be removed from the table,” says Johnson. “Some people act a little too quickly. But if policemen break into your car to get you out, that’s assault, and at that point you are justified in shooting the cop.”
Somewhat related … another interesting article I read recently:
Blue Lapis Light is an aerial site-specific dance company. Using aerial techniques along with classical, interpretive and modern dance, we strive to transcend athleticism, capturing poetry in movements and a dream of the infinite.
In short, they select a location … generally a building … and they dance with it. That’s really the only way it can be described. It’s truly an amazing thing. Here’s a taste:
You can see videos of other performances at their web site. I suggest you look at a few more, because no performance is what I would call a typical representation. Each site is different, and then, so is the dance. I’m just blown away by them. I get all gushy about dance anyway, but this stuff really makes me gushy.
Anyway, they have a new piece choreographed for the Long Center. You know, my favorite building in Austin? Yeah, that one. They will be performing on the huge structural ring around the outdoor courtyard area. Every time I’ve been to the Long Center, I’ve snapped photos, so let me just show you…
I can’t imagine this performance is going to be anything short of absolutely incredible! I seriously want to go. Of course, it’s entirely possible I will have to imagine myself not going, seeing as the tickets cost $22-$52. We’ll have to see if this can be squeezed in somehow, because really –I mean really– I have to see this!
I’d even be willing to sell one or two of the cats into slavery for tickets!
Do you like comic books? Are you a fan of campy sci-fi stories? Comedies? Romances? Enjoy live performances of any kind? In need of a chuckle or outright guffaw? An escape from reality? Then you need to see The Intergalactic Nemesis. I could probably sit here and think of a few hundred other reasons to go see the show, but we’d be here all night. Let’s just say I think everyone –of all ages and persuasions– should see it. It’s a delightfully fun example of an old-style radio play, only better, because the audience gets to enjoy the frantic excitement of the “behind the scenes” action and get incredible comic book graphics as well. There’s really something for everyone!†
I first heard about The Intergalactic Nemesis a week ago, and I knew immediately I wanted to go see it. Alas, Labor Day weekend is a busy weekend, and there was no way, with shows only on Friday and Saturday, my seeing it was in the cards. I was, in fact, quite heartbroken about missing it. As fate would have it, on the day I was busily insane pulling together all the bits and pieces of my artwork and trying to write an artist’s statement, as well as a million other things, the opportunity arose to watch the dress rehearsal. It was like the universe was giving me a present. I jumped at the chance.††
1250 excellent panes of comic book art projected on a big screen, three actors playing dozens of characters (occasionally all at the same time), one foley artist creating the environmental sounds with a table full of mad devices and objects, and one pianist (the score composer himself) playing the mood-setting tunes … all rolled together into one incredible, action-packed, fun-filled performance at one of the best venues in town.
The premise for The Intergalactic Nemesis is a period-action-scifi-horror-space-opera-adventure. The year is 1933. The Pulitzer-winning reporter Molly Sloan and her intrepid assistant Timmy Mendez have stumbled across a series of murders foiled by a mysterious librarian from Flagstaff named Ben Wilcott. Together, the three heroes trek across Europe, North Africa, and beyond to thwart world-famous mesmerist Mysterion the Magnificent and what turns out to be an invasion of sludge-monsters from the planet Zygon.
How can you not be intrigued? Watch the 30-second trailer to get a taste of the art, music, sound effects, and character voices … keeping in mind, it’s all created by five people on a stage.
Don’t believe me about only five people? Still not intrigued? Then watch this somewhat longer clip from a live performance of Episode One.
If that doesn’t stimulate your curiosity and interest, I suspect it’s possible you are a sludge-loving Zygonian or an evil mesmerist!
But seriously … the artwork by Tim Doyle is dashingly energetic, the character-acting of Shana Merlin, Mical Trejo, and Chris Gibson is emotively captivating, the foley effects of Buzz Moran are frantically (and realistically) fascinating, and the music of Graham Reynolds is the eerily enticing icing on the whole tasty cake. I promise, you will eat it up one comic book pane, character change, musical bullet point and “Zing! Ping! Pow! Snap!” at a time and love every minute of it!†††
Also, major kudos to Jason Neulander, the producer, director, and author of the original script (i.e. the comic books, which you may have noticed I now own … autographed and everything –a fact that makes my geeky, nerdy heart fill with joy) for pulling it all together into one absolutely fabulous show. Well done! Bravo!
Here’s the information you need so you too can be amazed, thrilled, and amused by The Intergalactic Nemesis:
WHO: The Intergalactic Nemesis Presents
WHAT: Feature-Length Live-Action Graphic Novel Spectacular
WHEN: September 3 and 4 at 8 p.m.
WHERE: the Long Center for the Performing Arts (701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin, TX)
TICKETS: $14.00 to $49.00
I can’t imagine anyone regretting seeing it, and I’d even go so far as to suggest splurging on some good seats. Not too close, because the images are quite large, and you do want to see them, but not too far away that you can’t relish the performance happening on the stage. Though I don’t really think there will be a bad seat in the house for this sort of show, but you know I do like to watch performers perform up close and personal, so I’m biased toward being nearer the stage rather than farther away. Your preferences may vary!
And … support the arts … buy something. There are a number of interesting and fun Intergalactic Nemesis related things to be bought, and I’m certain you can find something you’ll want, even if it’s just a bottle of slime. Like a wicked cool electronic sound effects gadget I would have loved to have, had my inner child not been demanding the comic book set with every cell of her being. LOL!
Now I really, really have to go to bed. OMG, I am going to pay for this tomorrow while trying to get ten million things done in the shortest amount of time possible. Ugh.
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