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I drop off some graphics at the printer today. Get back into the truck. Engage the gear. My foot goes down on the gas pedal. Nothing. I’m in a stupor. “It worked fine on the way here. Crap!” I look at the dashboard. Nothing is on. Then I notice that I have totally ignored to put the keys in the starter . Duh!

Go ahead… laugh! Just gonna be one of those days.

EDIT: I just thought about how I woke up this morning from a night’s worth of “stress sleep”. I hate that. Planning on pulling an “all-nighter” tonight just to get this graphic work out of my hair once and for all.

If you are planning to turn up for the 2006 Rogue Performance Festival… here are some hotels/motels that are somewhat close to the venues in the Tower District. They are in different “comfort” and “affordability” ranges.

Sheraton Four Points Hotel
3737 N Blackstone Ave
Fresno, CA 93726
(559) 226-2200

Water Tree Inn Best Value
4141 N Blackstone Ave
Fresno, CA 93726
(800) 762-9071

Best Western Village Inn
3110 N Blackstone Ave,
Fresno, 93703
(559) 226-2110

Days Inn Fresno Ca
4061 N Blackstone Ave
FRESNO, CA, US 93726

Chateau Inn by Piccadilly Inns – Fresno
5113 East Mckinley Avenue,
Fresno, CA 93727

EDIT: And the answer is … NO… I have not even begun writing my show yet! More snafus have stretched my involvement with graphic work until this Wednesday or Thursday. Any comments about that subject (my impending show) from this point will be ignored until it is (eventually) completed to my satisfaction. I know you wish me well… but I have enough self imposed pressure to make it happen. And when I’m ready to share the process with you… be assured that I will. cheers!

To my friends EVERYWHERE…

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Koong Hei Fatt Choy!

Keong Hee Huat Chai!

Selamat Tahun Baru Cina!

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

It’s the year of the dog… the year that I was born into. May it be a great one for all of you!

Thank you all once again for dropping by for HNT. I’m still up to my eyeballs in work and it’s going to be a long weekend. So don’t expect much from me in a while. Right now I just want to curl up with some spicy Thai food and scotch while crying my eyes out watching ET… but there’s still lots more to do ( and fast) in my insane dream factory. Have a good weekend y’all!

O.K., O.K… none of this is me. It’s actually the graphic I worked on for HNT @ the Rogue. Pretty classy affair, huh?

Anyway, if you haven’t heard what we are up to yet… HNT is being featured as a gallery exhibit at Rogue 2006.

For details on how to get in on this… CLICK HERE!

To steal a banner for your blog/site… CLICK HERE!

If I can squeeze the time in while I continue working on graphics… I’ll be surfing around tonight being a comment whore just so most of you will be privy to the info. Still up to my eyeballs in work for the Rogue.

Cheers and happy HNT!

Due to a snafu I’ll be splitting my days this week between regular work and graphic work. I am really hoping that I will be done soon because I will also have to transfer all of that to the website that should be up by Feb. 1! Oy! Got quite a bit done yesterday though. Onward and forward.

11:10 AM: It’s already a harried day for me. Within the last hour I had to redo a graphic, and drop some videos off at another location… and this was my lunch hour! So, I haven’t got anything to eat and I’m cranky. Once work is done I have a half hour break before I start up doing graphics again until 10 PM.

In my last post I mentioned my students (All Too Real Players)… well here is the image they are using for their show “Junkerella“. They are swinging by today at 1 PM to continue rehearsing and developing their show in my driveway.

My eyes were so fatigued that I hit the sack early last night. I’ve been up since the crack of dawn… must make hay while the sun shines. Although it is dank and foggy outside. lol! I have a presentation to make this evening on the Rogue at a reception at a new performance space that’s opening up. So, that will cut into work time on the computer. I’m sure there is going to be food and drink involved… and that’s always a bonus.

Rogue On!

EDIT! The “presentation” I thought went pretty well. I think I scared a few folk who were there… but in a good way. .. got them firing up the ole’ noggin. LOL! (My opening line was ” I apologise for getting here late… but I had to take a shower… and you’ll be very glad that I did! I am” ) I had a good time…. the food was good… the drinks were O.K… I got to run into folk who finally clued in to what I do.ROFLMAO! If you missed the logic of this part… check this post!

I’m google-eyed at the moment so I thought I’d post this. This will be the promo image that I’ll be using for my show. I was too lazy to create something new so I thought I’d use my avitar instead… with a few modifications. Besides, there’s a pith helmet in it!

My students, the All Too Real Players (who are also fielding a show in the Rogue) are presently in my driveway rehearsing their show. They do a “found objects puppetry”show called “Junkerella“. This will be their third year in the festival.

OK…. back to work!

It’s been a hectic week and there is still a mountain of work to accomplish. I am really focusing on knocking it all out this weekend. This means that I’ll be ill tempered and manic all weekend… but it will all get done. Then I plunge into writing, shaping and developing my own show for the Rogue.

You may or may not know that a small group of friends and I founded this festival 5 years ago. I have also been the producer (the last 2 years co-producing with Dr.O) since it began. This year will be my last in this position. It’s time to let it go and step back to see if it can stand on it’s own feet. It now belongs to the community at large.

The audience base has grown from 1200 the first year to an estimated 7000 this March. Performers and artists now fly in from international destinations to participate in it. Am I proud of it? Yes. But there are still miles to go before I sleep. It is still a small yet vibrant festival that will need support to continue it’s life. I am proudest of those who have stepped up to make it so. There are miles to go before we sleep.

I’ll be back when I can.

Cheers!