Don and Yan have taken home the Golden Pepper award for their astounding interpretation of citrus. Kitchen Kowal came in last. We feel pretty good about that. More details to follow! And I have pictures of that pesky champagne tasting too.
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Rob and I slept in this morning, although I got up before him. I made biscuits for breakfast which was more of an adventure than one would suspect. I didn’t have quite enough flour, so I wound up adding blue cornmeal and steel cut oats to make up the difference. It’s actually nice. The secret,
I’ll be getting on the airplane to go home in about an hour. Lately, I’ve been selected for special security screening every time out. I’m finding that I really don’t mind. I know the routine, it’s fast, and the lines for the SSSS are shorter than standard security. I make the security people laugh because
We finished the meetings today after getting lots of good work done. Emily and I rode back into NYC together and then headed out to a lovely restaurant for cocktails and appetizers. Then I met Peter and rode the train back up here. Tomorrow, I head back to Portland. Hurrah!
We had another great series of meetings. Lorna joined us today and we hammered out what is happening for most of the show. I don’t have a clean wireless signal here, so this update has to be short. You may not get another till Friday.
Emily and I came up to McCarter Theater in Princeton, NJ to work with Chris on our final designs for Arabian Nights. We spent all day in a very long, great meeting going over set and puppet choices. Chris and his wife Jamie are letting Emily and me stay at they home so we don’t
Today after solving a puzzle with three-year old Jonah, I went into the city and had lunch with David. Then I met with Emily about Arabian Nights. From there I went to dinner with Jonathan. All in all, a very satisfying day, but I’m worn out. Tomorrow I go to Princeton.
I went to Staten Island for the first time, in order to have lunch with some writer friends. We had a great time and talked for several hours, and then Dan offered to give me a lift to Brooklyn, since it would save me some time. Or rather, it would have, if his car had
I just sold my fourth story to All-Star Stories Presents: Twenty Epics! It’s called Bound Man and I’m excited beyond the ability to use words effectively. I’m grinning like an idiot. This is the first sale that’s over $10.
I spent the day hanging out shooting the breeze with Ron Binion, an old puppeteer friend of mine. We were meeting for lunch and then wound up talking shop for hours. Afterwards, I met up with Sue B. who is heading to Italy. Now I’m back in Katonah.
I heard : Lamentations of the Father by Ian Frazier on Prairie Home Companion several years ago and it was very, very funny. Someone just sent me a link to a transcript of it. Enjoy. If you would rather listen to it, click here.
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I arrived in NYC with no problems. I had dinner with my friend Sue, and am now sitting in a coffee shop enjoying the internet while waiting for Peter to get out of his show. I’m staying up in Katonah at Peter and Marlene’s place for the next couple of nights. So far, the trip
I got up at 5:00 this morning and Rob drove me to the airport for my 6:45 flight. The poor guy has an awful head cold. It started coming on yesterday and is in full swing now. Hopefully I’ll survive this trip without catching it. During boarding in Portland, they sent me back to Security
I had lunch with Sue, worked on the last of the Home Tour things, and made scones–not in that order. I have to pack because I get on a plane for NYC tomorrow morning. I’ll be back on the 20th of May. Yes. I will continue to update the travelogue while I’m gone.
Rob has introduced me to an older British series called Danger UXB about a WWII bomb disposal squad. It’s quite good, but I think the main reason he likes it is because the main character drives an MG-TD. Every time the car comes on screen, Rob sits forward and holds his hand to his chest