Archive for November, 2007

Beowulf

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

I really liked Beowulf when I was in high school and re-read a newer translation voluntarily, a few years ago.
So sure, I agreed to go with my husband to see it. Now, bear in mind, I am a big fan of computer animation. I think what they are doing in terms of animating people is [...]

A bright spark of light

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

This blog post never made it off my Iphone last Wednesday:
For the first time this season I joined my brother in our box for the opera. We saw la traviata and it was wonderful. Renee Fleming did an incredible job. And I naturally prefer the male voice but by the final act she had me [...]

La Traviata

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

As much as I try my fingers can’t type as quick as Verdi’s trills. My foot can tap and the conference room table can shake but my fingers just can’t keep time.

A moment

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

I stopped to take a photo the other day. A construction worker, resting, his arm forming a perfect ninety degree angle.
I stood in the doorway, aiming, and noticed it. A perfect stillness. Raising my eyes i saw that Fulton street flowed past me, a steady stream of lunchtime workers and tourists. But inside of me [...]