A drop-out designer in Portland, OR via Campbell, CA
Urbana Poetry Slam in East Village, New York
Olivia Gatwood
Omar Holmon
Previously: Spoken Word 2013 and Franny Choi at Urbana
Franny Choi featuring at Urbana Poetry Slam in East Village, New York
Always fun seeing one of my favorite poets perform.
Also fun: picking up her new book, Floating, Brilliant, Gone.
Previously: Spoken Word 2013
Anya Marina at Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn
Previously: Exactly one year ago, Anya Marina at Union Hall
Kings County Distillery in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York
If you find yourself enjoying Kings County Distillery bourbon from barrel #93, chances are I had a hand in bottling, numbering & labeling it. Happy drinking!
Surfer at Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz, California
From my trip to the Bay Area in February. Previously: Water bird
View of Manhattan from Brooklyn Bridge Park
Finally took a day off from work to enjoy the nice weather in Dumbo and Brooklyn Heights.
Poem from The Year of No Mistakes by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz
This book was my flight companion from New York to San Francisco. Highly recommended.
William playing pool at Atlassian’s San Francisco office
Lunch with Jill & William at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco
Working at Atlassian’s office in San Francisco, CA
Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye at The Public Theater in New York
Performing a duet poem at Sarah Kay’s No Matter the Wreckage book release.
Trinket, the blanket hog
The New York Philharmonic, Bryn Terfel & Emma Thompson in Sweeney Todd
Stephen Sondheim joins the cast & orchestra on stage
I was a teen when I watched the 1982 production of Sweeney Todd starring George Hearn and Angela Lansbury on a scratchy VHS. It instantly became one of my favorite musicals.
Years later, I got the concert DVD starring George Hearn and Patti LuPone. Great performances captured with better sound & video quality than before.
The story is packed with visuals. A film version was inevitable. When the movie dropped — directed by Tim Burton, no less — I was beyond excited. I watched it in theater multiple times.
Finally, more than a decade after watching that VHS tape in Drama class, I saw Sweeney Todd live! Opening night. Played by the New York Philharmonic, starring Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson. An amazing amount of talent took the stage.
It’s fun seeing how different each version is while staying true to the original story and lyrics. They all shine in their own way. I’m looking forward to the next one.
Sunset at Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz, California
