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DeCrufting: Does Anyone Want My Chairs? Boston/MA
I have two arm chairs, perhaps in need of reupholstering if you want to change the colour. They are quite comfortable, but we have no space for them (and Spencer is not fond of them).

Is any one here (in the Boston area) interested in taking them off my hands?

Current Mood: Not quite so hot today...
Current Music: MOVITS! - Fel Del Av Gården

Please Go Take A Look
Our website, Love Song Productions, has been updated and is now LIVE.

It is not complete, (sorry,

folkmew, we haven’t put up our first album, yet... it will come soon) but does include an order page for Kathy Mar Live. I am so happy this has come to pass... there is certainly more work to be done, and some tweaking as well, but, YAY for us! :-)

Many thanks to David, for doing the actual writing of the pages, and helping me with the initial redesign, and to Spencer for getting it up and running live.

Cross posted to Filkhaven and Concertino09

Current Mood: happy

I Haz a New Phone...
but a lot of my contacts were not transferable from the old phone. (It was really old.)

So, if you think I should have your contact info, cell and/or land lines etc..., please reply here, comments will be screened.

Many thanks.

Current Mood: bouncy

Two Things
One: If you can, go see The Tempest at Voyagers Coop in Acton tomorrow night. There are some very talented teens in this show, the set is fabulous and the sound includes most things you'd expect not from Shakespeare but from a radio play, and is well worth the drive to Acton and price of tickets.

Two:I have discovered that I cannot tolerate the sweetness of Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Season effervescent tablets. I have a Costco-sized package (32 day/32 night) up for grabs.

That is all.

Current Mood: cold
Current Music: Shrek soundtrack from Talis's computer

Voyager Shakespeare presents The Tempest
So, what has Talis been up to this fall? Come and find out! (And what has Persis been doing creatively the past few weeks? Come and find out!) Talis shows her stuff as the Goddess Iris.

Come revel in Shakespeare’s The Tempest - one of The Bard’s most fantastical plays. Is it a comedy? A romance? You decide! With wonderous magical aspects, the characters include a magician, his daughter, strange spirits, a monster, royalty, and wicked plotters both noble and base. As Caliban, the monster, says: “The isle is full of strange noises, sounds and sweet airs.”

Join Voyagers Shakespeare Company for this joyous romp, as lovers unite, evil brothers are forgiven, and rascals get their comeuppance!

Voyagers Homeschool Cooperative
530 Main Street
Acton, MA 01720

Thursday January 8, 2009 7:00 PM
Friday January 9, 2009 7:00 PM
Saturday January 10, 2009 7:00 PM
Sunday January 11, 2009 3:00 PM

Tickets to this year’s production are now available online at the following webpage:
http://www.mktix.com/mktixrun/shared/mknporun?dir=mvarts.MKT-774&page=mkeventlistfrm.jsp&Parent=VOY-E11543&DisplayType=detail

Seats are reserved and will be assigned best available, first come, first served. Tickets are $15 and $12.
For more information, email VSCTix@gmail.com.

David and Spencer and I are planning on Friday evening.

Current Mood: almost done for the night

Roommate Search: Camberville, MA Area
Does anyone know of people looking for a roommate within the next month?

I have a friend who has to move quite unexpectedly by February 1. He is constrained by the usual things: money, and proximity to public transportation. Good roommates would be a huge plus.

Current Mood: awake and tea'd and fed

More News of Lois
I spent some hours today with Paul, Phil, Sharon and Sandy at Lois and Paul’s house in Milford, lending an ear and giving hugs.

Long time convention attendee and program participant at Arisia & Boskone (as well as many other cons across the US), filker, Filk Hall of Fame Inductee (2007), and lover of the Masquerade, Lois Mangan, passed away early (between 5:30 & 6:30 am) this morning, at home. She had her husband Paul and her sister Sharon in the house with her. Exact details of her death are not known. Her other siblings, Sandy and Phil and David, arrived during the morning. Sister Debbie was traveling up from NYC this afternoon.

Many of us in the filkish/fannish community know and love Lois, her husband Paul, and her brothers Phil and David, and sisters Sandy, Debbie and Sharon. We have been friends over many, many years. Lois and her family were part of my extended family since Talis was about 2, and one of my most favorite memories of Lois was when Talis was about 3 days old, and Lois and Paul came to meet her. Lois had on one of her silk shirts, and was holding Talis, when Talis peed (wearing cloth diapers...), and got Lois’s shirt wet. Lois always rembered that and would tell Talis she, Lois, would tell her prom dates about it. :-) Sadly, Talis’s first Voyagers Spring Formal, is next Saturday. Lois will be missed in the filk and general fannish communities, as well as by us, especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

There will be a Celebration of her Life sometime in the next few weeks, location and date yet to be determined, most likely something pot luck, with stories and songs. Details will be forthcoming as soon as they are available, as will specifics if anyone wants to make a donation in her name.

Cards can be sent to Paul Mangan at 7 Windsor Road, Milford, MA 01757.

I will pass on all comments and condolences to Paul and the rest of her family.

Current Mood: sad

Very Sad News
I just gotten word that Lois Mangan died early this morning.

I have no other details.

I am going over to give Paul and her siblings support. More details later.

I am so done with 2008...

Current Mood: sad

Midsummer Night's Dream
It’s time to let you all know what’s been eating my time these days.

Voyagers Shakespeare Company presents

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

on April 25, 26, and 27, and May 2, 3 and 4.

Tickets are $10-$16, available from Voyagers at Voyagers Shakespeare Tickets.

Talis is in Cast A, with shows on April 26, May 2 and May 4.
(Spencer and my Mum will be at the show on April 26, and David and I will be at the May 2 show.)

We’d love to see you at a performance.

Current Mood: awake

Sewing Advice...
The first reminds me of something I read somewhere about advice for a new wife... which included how to make the perfect martini and massaging his head after his long hard day at work... I think these came from

dragonjill and

shava23 on one of the mailing lists we are on together.

Advice from a Singer Sewing Manual from 1949:
Prepare yourself mentally for sewing. Think about what you are going to do. . . never approach sewing with a sigh or lackadaisically. Good results are difficult when indifference predominates. Never try to sew with a sink full of dirty dishes or beds unmade. When there are urgent housekeeping chores, do these first so your mind is free to enjoy your sewing. . . When you sew, make yourself as attractive as possible. Put on a clean dress. Keep a little bag full of French chalk near your sewing machine to dust your fingers at intervals. Have your hair in order, powder and lipstick put on . . .[If] you are constantly fearful that a visitor will drop in or your husband will come home and you will not look neatly put together, you will not enjoy your sewing as you should. . .

And then there’s this:

From a 2002 Burning Man sewing manual:
Prepare yourself mentally for sewing. Chilled vodka for martinis works well, but don’t use a martini glass because it’s too tippy. The music of your choice should be running on random play so you don’t have to keep changing CD’s. Sew naked. It saves time when you need to try things on. Make sure you have the appropriate materials. If it’s not glitzy, furry, shiny, bright, vinyl, iridescent, fluffy, sparkly, funky, wild, metallic, leather, sequined, or glow-in-the-dark, it’s not worth making. Drink another martini. The olives can be your lunch. If you think you’ve added plenty of decoration to the finished product, add 10% more. Try on costume at least 5 times, dancing in front of your mirror to see the full effect. Try it on again with high heels. Drink more vodka straight from the bottle. If you don’t know how to sew, or don’t have a sewing machine, use glue, staples, or safety pins.

Current Mood: silly