29 December 2008
25 December 2008
Happy Christmas!
for those of you who do not celebrate christmas, please appreciate the sentiment.
not very elegantly stated, but there you have it.
best to all.
not very elegantly stated, but there you have it.
best to all.
05 December 2008
20 September 2008
water
really cool fountain.
mediocre lighting.
design - good. (cavalaro)
execution - ok. (me)
09 September 2008
13 August 2008
waiting
spending lots of time in places that look similar to this.
more later.
15 June 2008
blurry artsy butoh
butoh detritusthere may be more. or not. hard to say at this point. i have not decided if i will be attending the next workshop. guess we'll see.
butoh and some actual writing
i'm back.
been posting a bunch of butoh lately. that is because i have been observing a couple butoh workshops over the last few weeks.
yes, observing. i don't "do" butoh. i do not dance. of any kind. fat white guy got no rhythm. or talent. or desire.
however, i do light dance. and i have lit most of the theatrical performances of this group since 1999. we have done some interesting work in that time. some of the pieces have really gotten through i think.
i am not sure how much longer i will be working with them. they seem to be keeping me out of the loop. i pushed them pretty hard for a while. trying to get them to grow, to be a professional company, to have money for shows, etc. they kept blowing me off. now that they are actually trying to do some of the stuff i kept advocating they do, they have written me out. oh well. just my luck. to have a group that could have paid me to travel around the world doing shows finally start moving in that direction but without me.
oh well.
been posting a bunch of butoh lately. that is because i have been observing a couple butoh workshops over the last few weeks.
yes, observing. i don't "do" butoh. i do not dance. of any kind. fat white guy got no rhythm. or talent. or desire.
however, i do light dance. and i have lit most of the theatrical performances of this group since 1999. we have done some interesting work in that time. some of the pieces have really gotten through i think.
i am not sure how much longer i will be working with them. they seem to be keeping me out of the loop. i pushed them pretty hard for a while. trying to get them to grow, to be a professional company, to have money for shows, etc. they kept blowing me off. now that they are actually trying to do some of the stuff i kept advocating they do, they have written me out. oh well. just my luck. to have a group that could have paid me to travel around the world doing shows finally start moving in that direction but without me.
oh well.
13 June 2008
09 June 2008
blurrier and blurrier...
i'm not sure if that really works, but oh well. now to the crappy images.
ok, not butoh. or is it...
ok, not butoh. or is it...
i had to hide. catching butoh in the wild is rare. care is required.
strange movements in the dark seems to punctuate what i think may be the mating dance of the wild butoh.
notice the similarity to the first picture? maybe its just me.
06 June 2008
28 May 2008
more opera pictures
i told you i had some more. here they are. in no particular order...
dark stage.
dark stage.
not so dark stage.
my home away from home.
Utah Opera Company
Don Giovanni - Mozart
Capitol Theatre
22 May 2008
here we are...
wow. lost track of the time.
so here we are again. have some more pics from opera world. i hope to get them up in the next day or so.
been an interesting week. trying to get some things under control. might work, might not. but i'm told effort is worth something.
moving forward considerably on my personal project. threw away several boxes worth of crap last weekend. have some more to do this one. but i think i need to go buy another little filing cabinet first. or not. i'll probably keep working on it anyway. just hope i don't lose track of everything until i do get the new cabinet.
think i've figured out what i want to do with the rearrangement of my living space. will involve much heavy lifting. and buying new furniture. and framing pictures. wow. it seems bigger now writing about it then it did in my head. i guess i was trying not to think about it.
this is going to hurt.
i'm out.
15 May 2008
waiting
Sitting in the doctor's office. Always exciting. And the best part is you get to enjoy it for a long time.
Of course I like these folks. And I think it might really be helping. Hard to say.
guess we'll find out soon.
Of course I like these folks. And I think it might really be helping. Hard to say.
guess we'll find out soon.
13 May 2008
empty spaces
oops. someone just sat down. more later.
09 May 2008
back in the world, soon.
so its been a few days.
sorry about cheating so much with the pictures. been pretty busy but didn't want to get out of the habit.
i will hopefully be writing more, although i like the ability to use pics.
i also like posting from my phone. it makes things easier.
just ran into this video. must see.
i'm out.
sorry about cheating so much with the pictures. been pretty busy but didn't want to get out of the habit.
i will hopefully be writing more, although i like the ability to use pics.
i also like posting from my phone. it makes things easier.
just ran into this video. must see.
i'm out.
03 May 2008
02 May 2008
food for preshow
opera loading in.
me writing tests for apprentices.
apprentices taking tests.
me grading tests.
me dead.
dinner begins
not sure i can still eat...
going. to. explode.
Venue: Capitol Theatre
me writing tests for apprentices.
apprentices taking tests.
me grading tests.
me dead.
oh look part of a set.
dinner begins
not sure i can still eat...
going. to. explode.
Venue: Capitol Theatre
Company: Utah Opera
Show: Don Giovanni
Restaurant: Myung Ga
Cuisine: Korean
Food: Lots. Yummy.
Very Yummy.
if you are in salt lake, check this place out. its very, very good.
then come see the opera. i need the money.
then come see the opera. i need the money.
i'm out.
29 April 2008
25 April 2008
responses
you demanded pictures.
i told you they were coming.
so there.
backstage, jeanne theatre.
practice, practice, practice.
preview for the chitlins.
a lighting control board.
board and more.
Company: Ririe Woodbury Dance Company
Venue: Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
Show: Rewind
Console: ETC Expression 3
hopefully that addresses your questions.
i'm out.
23 April 2008
16 April 2008
12 April 2008
reason?
so once again time has run away with me. funny thing is, i have several posts, they just never got posted. i will get them up as soon as i can.
in the meantime, here's something for no reason whatsoever.
in the meantime, here's something for no reason whatsoever.
12 March 2008
today was really hard.
once again proof that nothing good should ever happen to me.
the next day or so, everything goes wheels-off.
sorry. just a rough day.
need to get working on the big list i created last night. things to go, places to see, people to do.
maybe once i can get that moving in something resembling a forward direction i'll be able to feel decent about some things. good may be a bit further off. who knows.
short and sweet tonight.
i'm out.
once again proof that nothing good should ever happen to me.
the next day or so, everything goes wheels-off.
sorry. just a rough day.
need to get working on the big list i created last night. things to go, places to see, people to do.
maybe once i can get that moving in something resembling a forward direction i'll be able to feel decent about some things. good may be a bit further off. who knows.
short and sweet tonight.
i'm out.
11 March 2008
sorry, time got away from me again.
opera seems to do that.
it also seems to get me down.
i took the bus to the show tonight. didn't want to park.
decided to walk home after.
about a mile and a half. takes anywhere from .5 hour to 1.5 hour.
depends on what i see, how i feel, etc etc.
i hurt. my feet hurt. my back hurts. my knees hurt.
everything hurts.
i haven't done this in a long time. very out of practice.
best damn thing i have done in a long time. i need to start doing more of it again.
i have been spending a lot of time contemplating my reality.
i am not pleased.
in the spirit of my new outlook on the universe, i must change.
i have several options.
i will be exploring them.
i can no longer wait.
i must create my own life.
passive is the path to mediocrity.
active is the path to failure.
without failure, there can be no success.
time to fail.
i'm out.
opera seems to do that.
it also seems to get me down.
i took the bus to the show tonight. didn't want to park.
decided to walk home after.
about a mile and a half. takes anywhere from .5 hour to 1.5 hour.
depends on what i see, how i feel, etc etc.
i hurt. my feet hurt. my back hurts. my knees hurt.
everything hurts.
i haven't done this in a long time. very out of practice.
best damn thing i have done in a long time. i need to start doing more of it again.
i have been spending a lot of time contemplating my reality.
i am not pleased.
in the spirit of my new outlook on the universe, i must change.
i have several options.
i will be exploring them.
i can no longer wait.
i must create my own life.
passive is the path to mediocrity.
active is the path to failure.
without failure, there can be no success.
time to fail.
i'm out.
03 March 2008
sacre merde!
she spoke to me again.
apparently she is really busy. i am very much hoping she really is. but she seems genuinely interested so...
still unsure of the future. need some time off to try and put everything in perspective.
school? career? new career?
bullet?
today was supposed to be a day off, but i spent the whole day working on projects. not my own. other people's projects.
getting old.
also, i need to start looking for a new car. mine is broken. i'll upload a picture as soon as i actually remember to attach my camera to my computer. i have several of those i need to add.
maybe next week.
i had it in mind tonight to do a new little rant i've been thinking about. but i think i will save it.
i know, short; at least its not sweet.
i'm out.
she spoke to me again.
apparently she is really busy. i am very much hoping she really is. but she seems genuinely interested so...
still unsure of the future. need some time off to try and put everything in perspective.
school? career? new career?
bullet?
today was supposed to be a day off, but i spent the whole day working on projects. not my own. other people's projects.
getting old.
also, i need to start looking for a new car. mine is broken. i'll upload a picture as soon as i actually remember to attach my camera to my computer. i have several of those i need to add.
maybe next week.
i had it in mind tonight to do a new little rant i've been thinking about. but i think i will save it.
i know, short; at least its not sweet.
i'm out.
27 February 2008
job satisfaction
its opera week.
we load in monday through thursday.
rehearsals start saturday.
i have a pretty useless and unimportant job. just one of the little itty bitty cogs that could be got along without, but kind of help a little from time to time.
always a great way to feel better about yourself.
feeling a bit out of place anymore. i don't know how much longer i can stay at these low pay low satisfaction jobs.
time to start looking again.
we spend too much time in our lives at work to not enjoy it.
i've enjoyed this in the past. it provides a respite from some of the other realities in my life. but its time to go after things again.
i wonder if i'll miss it.
maybe a part of me.
so what am i after, you ask.
several different things.
but for now i am going to leave the details a bit fuzzy. i don't want to jinx things by telling too many people too early.
i'll let you know soon.
i'm out.
we load in monday through thursday.
rehearsals start saturday.
i have a pretty useless and unimportant job. just one of the little itty bitty cogs that could be got along without, but kind of help a little from time to time.
always a great way to feel better about yourself.
feeling a bit out of place anymore. i don't know how much longer i can stay at these low pay low satisfaction jobs.
time to start looking again.
we spend too much time in our lives at work to not enjoy it.
i've enjoyed this in the past. it provides a respite from some of the other realities in my life. but its time to go after things again.
i wonder if i'll miss it.
maybe a part of me.
so what am i after, you ask.
several different things.
but for now i am going to leave the details a bit fuzzy. i don't want to jinx things by telling too many people too early.
i'll let you know soon.
i'm out.
24 February 2008
night by night
nope didn't call. i really suck.
went to a teppanyaki place for dinner. good food. good show.
symphony went well. constantly amazed at the number of people who cannot tell time. coming in 45min late to a 90 minute show? what are you thinking?
of course you did better than the couple who came over an hour in.
this is so completely disrespectful.
grow up people. be in your seats prior to the listed start time of a program. you'll enjoy it better.
much more on this later.
i'm out.
went to a teppanyaki place for dinner. good food. good show.
symphony went well. constantly amazed at the number of people who cannot tell time. coming in 45min late to a 90 minute show? what are you thinking?
of course you did better than the couple who came over an hour in.
this is so completely disrespectful.
grow up people. be in your seats prior to the listed start time of a program. you'll enjoy it better.
much more on this later.
i'm out.
23 February 2008
day by day, blow by blow
well, kind of fell apart there at the end of the week. had a couple overlapping job issues.
back now. miss me?
i thought not.
its definitely been a mix of good and bad for the last few days.
thursday.
did a load in for a set rental from the opera. everything seemed to go fine. until i got back to the shop and got yelled at for not bringing unused pieces back. which i was not asked to do. and that was only the beginning of the ass reamings for that afternoon. but got through it.
symphony in provo tonight. de jong concert hall. oh joy. show manages to get through despite some technical issues. smoothed out and done.
think someone may have gotten a date out of this show.
friday.
ogden show load in. supposedly prehung, prepatched, pre-etc. well, only being all wrong counts.
patch issues. physical issues. stress issues.
show ld rather understanding and remarkably tolerant as we scramble to accomodate.
show up and ld happy when i leave to drive back to salt lake, change and get to symphony.
symphony ok. i'm not. in trouble for having a girl's # for 24 hours and not calling.
i suck.
after symphony, home. order pizza. sit on livingroom floor, eat pizza.
happy birthday to me.
saturday.
as of 1545 still haven't called. in the deep stuff now.
going for big fancy dinner. or something good will work just fine.
then symphony.
better call this girl.
report later.
i'm out.
back now. miss me?
i thought not.
its definitely been a mix of good and bad for the last few days.
thursday.
did a load in for a set rental from the opera. everything seemed to go fine. until i got back to the shop and got yelled at for not bringing unused pieces back. which i was not asked to do. and that was only the beginning of the ass reamings for that afternoon. but got through it.
symphony in provo tonight. de jong concert hall. oh joy. show manages to get through despite some technical issues. smoothed out and done.
think someone may have gotten a date out of this show.
friday.
ogden show load in. supposedly prehung, prepatched, pre-etc. well, only being all wrong counts.
patch issues. physical issues. stress issues.
show ld rather understanding and remarkably tolerant as we scramble to accomodate.
show up and ld happy when i leave to drive back to salt lake, change and get to symphony.
symphony ok. i'm not. in trouble for having a girl's # for 24 hours and not calling.
i suck.
after symphony, home. order pizza. sit on livingroom floor, eat pizza.
happy birthday to me.
saturday.
as of 1545 still haven't called. in the deep stuff now.
going for big fancy dinner. or something good will work just fine.
then symphony.
better call this girl.
report later.
i'm out.
12 February 2008
ummm...
holy monstrosities batman. has it been forever or what.
oh well. water and bridges and spilt milk and all that.
with it being so long, and with everything that has happened in the last few months, it is difficult to know where to begin.
dive in?
ignore it?
dissect it?
so there i was just trying to live my life, then all hell breaks loose.
well it sounded good at the time.
since i last posted:
done lighting for several dance productions
run titles for an opera
executed and graded tests for the first semester of the apprentice program
got horribly sick
got reasonably better
been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea
begun the treatment for apnea
(you should see my cute little air compressor. i'll try to get a picture up soon.)
begun insomnia "help", "treatment", "counseling"... i have no idea what to call it
started the second semester of the apprentice program
(yes, the students all still hate me. i'll get over it.)
still to come in the next couple weeks:
load in another H&G
titles for a symphony version of peer gynt
load in cinderella at the opera
i'm sure there are many more things done or to do that i should list, but this will at least help give me an idea of what things i might want to talk about.
i mean it this time. my goal is to actual post on a regular basis. over the course of the next week or two, i will attempt to decide exactly what that schedule will be and how i will execute this goal.
maybe you'll actually find out what the results is.
or not.
i'm out.
oh well. water and bridges and spilt milk and all that.
with it being so long, and with everything that has happened in the last few months, it is difficult to know where to begin.
dive in?
ignore it?
dissect it?
so there i was just trying to live my life, then all hell breaks loose.
well it sounded good at the time.
since i last posted:
done lighting for several dance productions
run titles for an opera
executed and graded tests for the first semester of the apprentice program
got horribly sick
got reasonably better
been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea
begun the treatment for apnea
(you should see my cute little air compressor. i'll try to get a picture up soon.)
begun insomnia "help", "treatment", "counseling"... i have no idea what to call it
started the second semester of the apprentice program
(yes, the students all still hate me. i'll get over it.)
still to come in the next couple weeks:
load in another H&G
titles for a symphony version of peer gynt
load in cinderella at the opera
i'm sure there are many more things done or to do that i should list, but this will at least help give me an idea of what things i might want to talk about.
i mean it this time. my goal is to actual post on a regular basis. over the course of the next week or two, i will attempt to decide exactly what that schedule will be and how i will execute this goal.
maybe you'll actually find out what the results is.
or not.
i'm out.
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