NaNoWriMo is so close I can already smell coffee.

With Broadway behind him, new Balagan director brings smaller Les Mis to Capitol Hill
“At the core it’s about relationships — What happens when you take away all of the fancy stage craft?”

Balagan Theatre to stage an intimate ‘Les Miz’
They decided to [...] mount a full production where the actors “enter and exit through the audience. We put entrances and exits all over the place. It’s like the audience is there on the barricades with the actors, inside the space of the story.”

Hot diggity I'm excited about seeing this tonight. Les Mis as I've never seen it before, with barricade boys and Javert close enough to touch... Third row aisle is already a fantastic seat but the actors moving through the audience? Hells yeah I'm psyched about the staging. And I think I know a few people in the production, so it'll be neat to see 'em. I just really wanna grab the actors afterward and get meta with them.

I haven't gone into the Ty Olsson tag in so long because all I do is reblog and cry but now I'm gonna meet him at VanCon and hug him and maybe touch the booty and guys I've only slept for 90 minutes in 36 hours I'm afraid I'll just cry and cling to him and maybe pet his beard if he has one I haven't had a Ty crisis in a while jeez I can't take this

Breakfast at Tully's before catching the northbound Bolt Bus and Moose and I are VanCon-bound, baby.


It's overcast, heading out of Seattle. I'm still sitting on the east side of the Bolt Bus in hopes of seeing a bit of sunrise. As we pass vehicles on the interstate, I keep looking down at the occupants and wondering if any of them are going to VanCon. If we manage to find each other, I'll get to meet a GISHWHES teammate from 2011!

It's over.

This has been a vexing, hectic, stressful, fun, difficult week. Many of my team (myself included) were unable to participate as much as we desired due to extraneous and often unforeseen circumstances.

Still. We mustered together as best we could and had a good time. Creating a rainstorm on a sunny day and dousing a dear friend is definitely a favourite memory, and the wild swell of exuberance and pride I felt when my younger sis, Pie, reported back successfully from Burnaby will always be cherished. There were many tears of frustration and defeat, yet overall I'm very happy to have been involved with this mad creative social experiment yet again. I'm not as enthusiastic for the next one as I was at the close of last year's GISHWHES, I'll admit to that, but it'll return.

I might still suffer a flashback at VanCon next weekend and try to shake him by the shoulders. ;) For now, though, I'm going to fall onto my lovely, wonderful bed who I haven't seen enough this past week and pass out for a few hours before I have to attend my Bridezilla sister's bridal shower.

Pray for me.


ALSO GISHWHES DECIMATED TWO GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS WHAT UUUUUUP

This thing on?

Howdy everyone! Despite the state of my LJ, I am not actually dead or in a coma. I got a temp job at a bookstore and it's been kicking my ass - I mostly check Twitter and email and then pass out. In short, I miss you guys! I feel like I've unintentionally spun out of your lives. Drop a comment, let me know wassup with you, my lovelies.

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Okaaay I think that's enough for now. Catch ya later; stay shiny!

That was three hours of on-and-off weeping. Thank goodness the actors didn't leave immediately; I had time at the stage door to stop crying and dry my face. And neck. Should've brought more tissues.

The cast was phenomenal, both onstage and off. It was incredible to meet some members of a cast I'd fallen in love with. There were some magical moments between me and the principals I spoke to that I might go into detail about later.

Fourteen hour drive for a three hour musical and a handful of minutes afterward with a few actors? Worth it.

*pterodactyl screeches into the night*

THREE WEEEEEEEEEKS

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One year ago today my divorce was finalized. I only remember the date because it's also my youngest brother's birthday. As I was spending time with him earlier, I realized how damn happy I am. There's plenty of insanity, and the job hunt is driving me nuts, but where I am as a person...is good. I feel proud of where I am now and the steps I've made. It may not seem like much to outsiders but I feel like I can still take anything on. I have a remarkable group of friends online and in real life, and they've woven themselves beautifully into my life and heart. I didn't really have much support a year ago and these dear people still move me to tears when I think about how they've helped me, even when they weren't aware that they were lifting my spirits so tremendously.

This post has become too long. I have to leave in two minutes because it's the last performance of Diary of Anne Frank and as the assistant stage manager, I kinda have to be there.

Life is good, even after all the fucked up things that have happened.

Today I am Misha. You are Misha. We are all Misha in this moment.

How nice of Youtube user Sanattia to make a video about me, and Aja Romano for writing an article.