I taught a puppetry class on Friday and am reminded, as always, at how much better 1st graders are at following directions than adults. In general, I find that adults tend to think that they know how to do something or can figure it out on their own and will jump ahead without waiting for […]
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My new computer arrived yesterday. Well, technically it arrived on Monday, but I was out of town, so our UPS guy left it with our next door neighbor. I didn’t actually get to fondle the thing until noon yesterday. As a reminder, I got the Lenovo X61 and so far it is everything I wanted.
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I got stuck in the elevator again today. Â Granted, it wasn’t long this time, but I did just sort of start laughing. Â I was heading out to go to the Puppet Kitchen and decided to drop the trash off in the basement on my way. Â The thing about the basement is that there’s not
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While I was in San Fransisco, John Scalzi and I headed over to Borderlands to do a reading. The day before we went, Scalzi suggested doing science-fiction improv, which sounded like a ridiculous amount of fun. Fortunately, John Nichols brought his digital recorder and captured the whole evening. Scalzi, being the good guy that he
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Amy Sisson just pointed out this article about a school in Missisippi that held its first integrated prom last year. Last. Year. The same week an African-American family moves into the White House, a movie about a Mississippi high school’s first integrated dance debuts at the Sundance Film Festival. The director credits the young people
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I am so happy and gratified by having a President whose inaugural address was one stressing hope and hard work. Today was my last day in San Fransisco and I gathered with some friends to watch the swearing in. We were all weeping with joy at the enormity of seeing watching this inspirational man become
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16:19 Reluctantly, I’m forced to acknowledge that my caffeine intolerence is being triggered by chocolate. # 22:08 Meeting my cousin, Susan, for dinner. I’ve been looking forward to this since I realized I was coming to S.F. #
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The Seattle Times has a great profile on Caroll Spinney, the man who puppeteers Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. On the street, Caroll Spinney is a 74-year-old of modest proportions. On the job, transformed into Big Bird, he stands 8 feet 2 inches tall and is 6 years old. Being Big Bird is sweaty,
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That was the most fun ever. Borderlands is an awesome bookstore staffed by people who love the genre and are just plain fun. We had 120+ people come to hear us read and it was a blast. At the end of the evening, we did improvisational science-fiction from an outline Scalzi came up with. I’m
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My new column is up at AMC. This week I take a look at ethnic diversity in fantasy films, or the lack thereof. One of the draws to fantasy for me has always been the rich worlds and strange cultures inherent in the genre. Give me the wide world of Middle Earth and I’m a
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So, yesterday was really long. I finished up at the theater about 1:30 a.m and headed for home to pack and then catch a 3:30 a.m. bus to the airport. I flew out on US Airways, but not that US Airways flight. I’m in San Fransisco now, totally wiped out and am going to bed.
02:13 Home now from a day in which the high point was being stuck in an elevator. I’m going to install the lamb’s eyes & make its neck limp. # 03:40 The lamb is staring at me. # 10:14 Putting mascara on the lamb. # 13:08 Heading to the subway with the lamb. Strange. Everywhere
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Mark Hamill talks about the dificulties of working with Yoda. via PuppetVision
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When you end the day by telling someone that the highlight of your day was being trapped in an elevator, you know it’s not been a good day. It went something like this. I had a load of props to carry out so I took the elevator, which I don’t normally do. I usually take
I’m in tech for 60 Miles to Silver Lake and prepping props for the next show as well as getting ready to San Fransisco on Thursday. Oh, and I’m supposed to build a giant dog in here somewhere. I think bed might be in order.