It’s time to talk Chess!!!! I think my favorite thing about Chess is the unpredictability. I’ve seen three productions in the last couple weeks on top of listening to the original concept album extensively, and every time I’ve started one, I’ve had no idea what to really expect. They’ve all been pretty different, in songContinue reading “MTQ Week One: Chess”
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Musical Theater… Quarter!
Happy 2021! Fingers crossed it’ll turn out better than 2020 did. For five years in a row I’ve challenged myself to watch or listen to one musical per day during the month of February. I wanted to educate myself and expand my horizons in creative medium that I loved but hadn’t spent much time on.Continue reading “Musical Theater… Quarter!”
MTM5 Day 2: The Spongebob Musical
[Full list] I think everyone who saw the announcement for the Spongebob musical had a moment of ‘wait, what?’. I’d been hearing that it was good, but I also don’t have a lot of strong memories of watching Spongebob like lots of people my age do. I saw it, but it wasn’t something I wasContinue reading “MTM5 Day 2: The Spongebob Musical”
MTM5 Day 1: Hadestown (Broadway Cast Album)
[full list] Hadestown!!!!!!! How I adore Hadestown. The trouble with listening to something so good on day one is that it’s all I’m going to want to listen to for the rest of the month. I have a very distinct memory of listening to the concept album in year 3 (plot and development is describedContinue reading “MTM5 Day 1: Hadestown (Broadway Cast Album)”
Musical Theater Month (Year 5!)
It’s that time again! And it’s a leap year, which means I get to take on 29 musicals rather than 28. If you’re new: five years ago I started a challenge for myself where I listen to or watch one musical per day for the whole month of February. I like musicals a lot, andContinue reading “Musical Theater Month (Year 5!)”
2020 Vision
I’ve never understood the idea of pairing a holiday where everyone tries to get serious about goal-setting with one where you celebrate by getting smashed. It seems like waking up with a hangover would be a pretty crummy way to start off a new year. I didn’t stay up to ring it in, because IContinue reading “2020 Vision”
You Love Ashpenaz! (Reprise)
You liked Ashpenaz, Mr. Sitler says.
I did, yes, I say, fear growing in my heart.
Musical Theater Month (Year 4!)
It is time, once again, for Musical Theater Month! I’m going to watch (or listen to 28) musicals It’s going to be an interesting February. I’m on the other side of the planet with two jobs, now, and I’m also spending 6 days on vacation visiting family, but I’m still excited to watch some musicals!Continue reading “Musical Theater Month (Year 4!)”
NaNoWriMo Year 10 (and Maryland)
At the start of November I had zero jobs and zero words. Now I have 2 jobs and just slightly more than 50,000 words. November ended 5 days ago, and I’m still tired. Probably because 15,000 of those words were written in the last two days. My plans were to have many more words thanContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Year 10 (and Maryland)”
Motivation for the Unmotivated Teen
(Featured image from here) Anyone who knows me well has heard me talk about self-directed education, and how great it is and how many of the world’s problems it would solve. Most people aren’t convinced. If they were, fewer kids would be going to traditional schools. How will kids be motivated to do anything? IContinue reading “Motivation for the Unmotivated Teen”
Daisy M. Hall 