tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25868210009023494872024-03-13T22:21:00.471-04:00happiness isn't skin deepthings that make me happyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586821000902349487.post-72829138833102904722015-05-18T17:31:00.001-04:002015-05-18T17:38:18.410-04:00Musical Challenge Round 2In 2011 I embarked on a social media challenge that was not for the faint of heart. 30 Days of musical opinions... the 30 Day Musical Challenge. While, yes, silly, this popped up on my Timehop a while ago as a "look what you did, here" and it was sort of funny to me how some of my tastes have changed in just a few years... I elected to answer these questions again, and just put all of the answers here instead of spamming up everyone's facebook newsfeeds with musical pictures... all though if we are being honest, that might be better than 90% of the things currently on there.<br />
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For a look at what I thought in 2011 click <a href="http://happinessisntskindeep.blogspot.com/2011/04/30-day-musical-challenge-wrap-up.html">here.</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From one of the first musicals you saw/heard. MY FAIR LADY</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From your latest musical obsession. SIDESHOW</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">A musical you think is over-rated. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Avenue Q) </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: My Fair lady) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">A musical that makes you emotional. NEXT TO NORMAL</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Jekyll and Hyde) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Something sung by one of your favorite female Broadway actors? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_688jQDXf3M">"SCREW LOOSE"</a> </span><span style="color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Alli Mauzey (Crybaby)</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Something sung by one of your favorite male Broadway actors. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX2sG9yGS7Y">"BUDDY'S BLUES"</a> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6JG0ILBzng">"When it's time"</a> John Gallagher Jr.)</span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From the musical you know all (or nearly all) the lines to.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"> 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Into the Woods) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From one of your least favorite musicals. CATS</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: The Last Five Years) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From the musical which made an impact on you. PARADE</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Singing in the Rain) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From a musical that you could listen to all day. SPRING AWAKENING</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Les Miserables) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From the musical you loved from hearing the first note. ASSASSINS</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From a musical you haven't listened to (or seen) in a while. THE KING AND I</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: The Music Man) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">A musical written by your favorite composer. GYPSY, STEPHEN SONDHEIM</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: A Little Night Music, Stephen Sondheim) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">A musical written by your least favorite composer. JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Aida, Elton John & Tim Rice) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From a musical with outstanding orchestration. RAGTIME</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Miss Saigon) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From a musical with the great lyrics. SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Pirates of Penzance) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From a musical that disappointed you. MARY POPPINS</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Wicked) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From one of your 'guilty pleasure' musicals. GUYS AND DOLLS</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Oklahoma) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From a musical that inspires you. COMPANY</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: American Idiot) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From the musical you wish was made into a movie. A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: "never" made into a movie, Sweeney Todd) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From the musical which everyone should see performed live. AMERICAN IDIOT</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Spring Awakening)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From a musical that makes you laugh. THE ADDAMS FAMILY</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: The Drowsy Chaperone) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Your least favorite musical from a composer you like. THE LAST FIVE YEARS</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Merrily We Roll Along) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">A character in a musical that you can relate to. JO MARCH (Little Women)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Bobby in Company) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">From a musical you'd love to see on stage. REBECCA</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: Sunday in the Park with George) </span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Sung by the musical character that you love to hate. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixP4wUCuNS8">"COME UP TO MY OFFICE"</a> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Leo Frank; as the town sees him (Parade)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: rgba(0,0,0,0.701961); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">(Previously: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTZYSzxZcvA">"Master of the House"</a> Madame. Thenardier) </span></div>
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I'm psyched to announce that this July I will be directing "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-Plains-Players/123973474724">Lake Plains Players</a>.<br />
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I cannot even put into words how excited about this I am. Ever since I saw my sister in <a href="http://happinessisntskindeep.blogspot.com/2010/09/spelling-bee.html">Spelling Bee at while she was at college</a>, I knew that I have wanted to be involved in this show. <br />
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Spelling Bee is such a great show because while it is an incredible comedy, there's just so much humanity in it... it's so relate-able because while we might not have all been little geniuses, we have all been a pre-teen, we have all felt like we didn't belong, and we have all been made to feel weird or alone. I love that it champions the idea that you should stick to what you love and do your best and you will find acceptance through being who you really are.<br />
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One of the sort of surprising things, is that a lot of these characters aren't really very far off from real life... as someone who's never really looked into the world of competitive spelling, I was all too delighted to find the beautiful festival of middle school awkwardness is still very much alive and well in real life.<br />
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When it comes to Broadway, there are so many beautiful love songs that have been written over the years. One of the composers that I keep coming back to when I think about love songs is Jason Robert Brown. Something about the complexity of the narratives and the lyrics pulls me in when I listen to these. I just wanted to put a few of them in one place. "Songs for a New World" was first performed in 1995 and "Bridges of Madison County" was performed in 2014... almost 20 years of love songs...what do you think? Which one is your favorite?<br />
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I love you too much <br />
To trust something clearer <br />
I know I fell too far <br />
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"All the Wasted Time" (Parade)<br />
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All the days gone by<br />
To never show I loved you so<br />
And I never knew anything at all.<br />
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Till the world explodes<br />
Till there's no one left<br />
Who has ever known us apart.<br />
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"One Second and a Million Miles" (Bridges of Madison County)<br />
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We are tied, we are locked, we are bound;<br />
This will not be reversed or unwound.<br />
Whatever fate the stars are weaving,<br />
We're not breaking, I'm not leaving!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586821000902349487.post-7615745164027599942014-11-13T22:01:00.002-05:002014-11-13T22:18:56.631-05:00Actors are pretty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been far too long since I last posted, so here's a little silliness to welcome you back. </div>
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I was reminiscing through some old show pictures tonight when I noticed a pattern of Eric and I making weird faces in stills from shows we have been in together... I also have a feeling that he won't be offended if I post this, so without further ado...</div>
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I was nominated by Matt Mayne to do the ALS ice bucket challenge. Originally, I wasn't planning on doing it at all, but I did some research and found out that <span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-indent: -0.25in;">Between 29 July and 18 August, the ALS Association has seen donations sky rocket from year-ago levels ($1.8M), hitting <a href="http://www.alsa.org/news/media/press-releases/ice-bucket-challenge-0818.html">$15.6M as of August 18, 2014</a>. </span><br />
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That, is seriously excellent. And if dumping a little water on my head gets more people to donate. I'm in.<br />
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Obviously, you're supposed to complete the challenge OR donate $100 to the ALS foundation within 24 hours of being challenged. I, however, will encourage you to donate, even if you do the challenge, and even if it's just $5 or $10.<br />
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I did take the video and then I found out that the speaker on my phone doesn't record sound during videos? (New development...) so here are a few stills from my silent movie.<br />
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Some facts about ALS because most of the videos are not heavy on the info side:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: normal;">ALS is when </span></span><a href="http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html" style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: windowtext;">the body’s motor neurons stop firing</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">,
shutting down the muscles governing everything from walking to breathing, the
disease is usually fatal within 2-5 years</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.25in;">It is considered an “orphan disease," which means that fewer than 200,000 people get the diagnosis annually in the US…
because of that, it isn’t really profitable for pharmaceutical companies to
invest in finding a way to treat ALS because of the “small number” of people
affected. They would rather concentrate their efforts on something that
has a wider reach, like, say, cancer treatment, and the potential to make them more
money. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">One physician testified to Congress back in 2009, that means it’s<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="http://als-advocacy.blogspot.com/2009/04/als-is-not-incurable-disease-it-is.html"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: windowtext;">not necessarily an incurable disease, just an
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medical equipment and speech devices, or loans to acquire them, when they
aren’t covered by insurance. They help out with home health care aides, and
caregiver respite funding, and they run support groups for families and individuals who are affected.</span> </span></div>
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Sometimes living in WNY has it's downsides... especially this winter on those -30 degree nights when you wish that you were a bear and could just hibernate through the whole stupid season, but as I live here as an adult (on purpose) a lot of things about this area do make me really happy. I'm so glad that were I live community members and businesses are taking a vested interest in the landscape of the city- especially downtown. I'm glad to see life here again... life that I don't really remember from 10 years ago, whether that is changing perspective or changing community atmosphere is really anybody's guess though.<br />
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One of my favorite things about WNY are the vibrant community theaters in the area. There are so many groups in the area, not just in Buffalo, and some towns have multiple theater companies that are all supported, attended, and entertaining. I am very lucky to have become a little part of this community since moving back to the area at the end of 2010, I've worked with several different theaters since then and made so many friends who challenge and inspire me in countless ways.<br />
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Show season usually runs from September-May with a few little things here and there over the summer. Things really kick into high gear from around the middle of January to April when all of the schools are having their shows as well as the spring shows from the community. I try to see as many shows as possible in this time to support my friends, and the theaters I have worked with before...This year was particularly challenging for me as I had bronchitis for a solid two months but I did manage to get out to see quite a few shows, sadly missing a few more because of sickness or over-scheduling.<br />
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During this year's crunch-time I managed to see:<br />
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February 7, 2014: "Into the Woods" (Stages Youth Theater, Rochester NY)<br />
February 8, 2014: March 9, 2014: "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" (Alden HS)<br />
<i>*** Contagious sickness & plague Feb 18 to March 1***</i><br />
March 8, 2014: Marissa Parker's Junior Recital (Buffalo State College)<br />
March 8, 2014: "A Lion in Winter" (Niagara Regional Theater Guild, Tonawanda NY)<br />
March 13, 2014: "Fiddler on the Roof" (North Park Middle, Lockport, NY)<br />
March 16, 2014: "The Pajama Game" (Barker HS)<br />
March 22, 2014: "Shrek" (Curtain Up! Productions, Lockport NY)<br />
March 30, 2014: "Damn Yankees" (Niagara Regional Theater Guild, Tonawanda NY)<br />
April 5, 2014: "Cinderella" (Lockport HS)<br />
April 12, 2014: DKNY Fashion Show (Women's Fair, Tonawanda-- Not theater but I'm counting it)<br />
April 12, 2014: "On Broadway V: Sondheim, Rainbows and Songs" (Batavia Players, Batavia NY)<br />
April 18, 2014: "Vagina Monologues" (University at Buffalo-- I was in this, but I'm still counting it)<br />
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I enjoyed all of the shows, because I'm a sucker for theater, and it really doesn't take a lot to make me happy while I'm in the audience. But being someone who is really incredibly interested in theater, and making forays into directing this upcoming season, I do try to look at things with a critical eye as well in terms of things like production design, sound and lighting, the quality of the acting, vocals etc...<br />
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(This time around, I learned that Taryn Darnell is a wonderful person to attend shows with if you want to laugh so hard you cry but be the only two audience members laughing at the time. Haha.)<br />
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After some reflection, I would like to talk a little about 3 of the shows that really stood out for me in the past couple months.<br />
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"A Lion in Winter" at the Ellicott Creek Playhouse, Niagara Reginal Theater Guild.</h2>
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NRTG is a theater company that I have performed with before, and volunteered with for almost every show since 2012... It's a small-ish theater maxing out at about 175 seats with a large thrust stage. They typically have a fairly aggressive season with about 8 shows, I think, including plays, musicals, and revues.<br />
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I had no prior knowledge of this show and basically walked in knowing it was a medieval-y drama. I had a few friends in the cast, Joe, Scott and Andrew, comprising 3 out of 4 of the brothers so I went with the intent to support them.<br />
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The stage was stark and bare-bones and left me feeling kind of small and cold, which was actually perfect for the show. (Part of the coldness may have been because I was really sick the night I went to this one, sorry for hacking up a lung in the audience, guys) I always appreciate the lighting at this theater and this was no exception. The cast was small, and the costumes, hair and makeup were simplistic, but worked well. I always appreciate a good "Game of Thrones" inspired braided style, whether or not it's actually time period appropriate, (I have no idea) they are so pretty.<br />
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The acting was really top notch. I think that it would have been easy to let the material or text of this one get in the way of the story because there were a ton of lengthy, sort of repetitively-static monologues and scenes with just a handful of people in them. The cast did not let that get in their way, and I was really held by all of the contempt, plotting, lying and selfishness that I saw on that stage with the subtle mists of familial affection and love burning softly around the edges.<br />
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"Shrek" at the Lockport Palace Theater, Curtain Up! Productions</h2>
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Curtain Up! is another group that I have worked with before, and I can honestly say that I am proud to have them in my backyard. They are right in Lockport and have a huge theater seating about 1,100 people with a traditional, 1920's proscenium stage. They do a nice sized season with about 5-6 shows mostly comprising of musicals, but also include a play in their winter time slot. In the past couple years the Palace has really stepped up their game in terms of production design for their shows. The shows have always been entertaining with typically great vocals and choreography, but recently I've noticed a really steep learning curve with lighting, costumes, sets... the whole 9 yards.<br />
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People get really excited about the shows at this theater, and Shrek was not an exception. It was completely sold out the night that I went as well as the following night, and I heard lots of people in the community talking about it. I knew about 1/2 of the cast in this one, so despite my mixed feelings about the musical itself, I felt like it was a good idea to suck it up and at least go watch them... and I'm really glad I did.<br />
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I can say that, overall, this was probably the best show that I have seen at the Palace yet. It looked great, the acting was really solid, I was wildly impressed by the supporting and ensemble characters and everyone looked like they were just having a blast. The audience was having fun.... I can say that with certainty. <br />
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"On Broadway V: Sondheim, Rainbows and Songs" at the Harvester Theater, Batavia Players</h2>
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I have worked with Batavia Players in the past as well and their home is in an itty-bitty, little black box theater in an old renovated factory building complex. The theater seats about 70 people and the stage is a wacky mixture of a thrust stage that almost turns into theater in the round. The Harvester also has a pretty aggressive season with something like 8-10 shows a season including, plays, Shakespeare, revues, musicals and youth theater.<br />
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On Broadway is a long-time show that the theater has run for five years now, I think, and it's morphed and changed some, but is essentially a massive musical theater revue with costumes and choreography. This is not the first one I have seen, but the approach has changed a little from the last one I helped with so I was still surprised when I walked in.<br />
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Upon review of the program I was immediately struck with how large the cast was and how much music they were performing. I looked over the set list and I thought, "Oh, God, we are gonna be here for three hours." It turned out that instead of full songs, most of the set list was based off faced paced, incredibly energetic medleys that spanned a single composer's work or took you through highlights of an entire show in about 10 minutes each.<br />
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There were selections from Steven Schwartz shows like "Godspell," "Wicked," "Children of Eden," and "Pocahontas." There were also medleys with multiple songs each from "The Wizard of Oz," "Guys and Dolls," "Into the Woods," and "West Side Story."<br />
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The choreography was great, both the costumes and atmosphere were relaxed and I thought that they did pretty well engaging all three sides of the house, which are separated from each other, and can sometimes make blocking a little awkward. There was a lot of music, really hard music, a lot of choreography, and the show ran at such a clip that I was really impressed by the ensemble for just managing to keep up a few times. I was really impressed with a lot of the vocalists, some of whom I do not ever remember seeing onstage before, and there was a lot of variation of actors from children, to High schoolers, to college kids, to older adults, which was refreshing...Very nice work!<br />
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Since entering my mid twenties I slowly have noticed my friends pairing off into sweet little couples. Families are starting, babies are coming and thus far I have remained pretty conspicuously alone throughout the process. I have to admit that I've been getting a little down on myself lately. not like <i>this</i> down on myself...<br />
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I have, rather unpleasantly, found myself the odd-man-out a lot of the time. I mean, it's not that bad until the waiter asks how you're splitting the bill and it's like, "Together." "The two of us.".... "Nope.... just me."<br />
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However, as I reflected on my possible descent to...<br />
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I was struck with the distinct impression that while I am not in a romantic relationship presently, I have been on some particularly terrific dates in my lifetime, most of which were not with someone I was actually dating at the time (or ever). So while they pretty much included a lot less of this....<br />
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They were still wonderful, and lovely, and very, very fun. For the sake of posterity and narcissism, I am going to tell you all about them in a sort of VH1 countdown type of way... and you should read them because I suffered through all the pictures of your gorgeous bouquets and jewelry on Valentines Day. ;-)<br />
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My first year at school, I met a lovely guy at school in one of my classes. Now, he was older than me, and had lived in New York a while, so he loved to take me to see things that I had never experienced before. We took a liking to each other almost immediately and went on a series of lovely outings together that I couldn't have afforded and probably never would have thought of myself. One particular night I remember we went to a very nice restaurant near Lincoln Center for desert. Now, typically this wouldn't stand out from the other <strike>thousand</strike> times that I'd eaten desert in that city, however, when we walked into the restaurant I noticed immediately that everyone else there was easily three times my age.<br />
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This has been known to happen at your run of the mill 5:00 dinner, except not at 10:00 pm, and not in New York. When we got there I found out that he had surprised me and they had several retired singers from the Met Opera doing a performance at the restaurant that night. It was so memorable because the space was dark, and intimate, and lovely, and close and the singers were phenomenally gifted. Surely a night to remember.<br />
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This date was really uncharacteristic for me, and actually almost nothing went right the entire time, but it remains in my top ten nonetheless. I met a guy while I was out one night when I was living in Charleston, he did the proverbial off the foot sweepage and I agreed to go out on a date with him. While I was on the way to meet up with him, I got lost and showed up a half hour late and a lot stressed out. I apologized, and he graciously accepted, and we headed out on a nice walk to our destination. We arrived to find the shop closed and left hungry, but we bravely soldiered on throughout the city as the conversation was almost as good as the gelato probably would have been. About an hour or so into our walk it started to rain. Now, those of you who who've ever experienced a summer rainstorm in the south know what I'm talking about... this wasn't a lovely summer drizzle, it was a full-fledged grab the nearest animal and head for the ark sort of storm that doesn't moisten, but soaks...<br />
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We ran for cover under the nearest entry-way, I think it was a bank, and it was there that I received the best kiss of my life to date. But my mom also reads this blog, so that's quite enough of that...<br />
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Date seven happened at that magical time in New York right before Christmas in my first semester, you know, when it was still "Oooh!" and less, "Ugh!" I had been sick for a good majority of the school year thus far, and catch-up made the end of my semester really stressful and complicated. Because of that, I had missed the first tree lighting I was in New York for (sidebar: I never actually ended up seeing one after this point either... too much fuss) and the next day I was about to head back to Buffalo without ever having actually seen that iconic Rockefeller tree in the flesh, errr, bark. I was in my dorm room talking with the guy whom the mac store genius nicknamed, "Mr. Wonderful" (after he carried my broken computer 30 blocks to the store for me so it could be fixed.) It was about 11:40pm and he grabbed me by the hand and we took off running to get to the tree before they turned off the lights at midnight.<br />
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We made it with a couple minutes to spare and I did get to see the beautiful tree before I went home the next day. Although it's cheesy, or cliche, or whatever, this was probably one of the sweetest things that anyone did for me that first year in New York. He had seen it a couple times already, but I hadn't so he literally took off running in the middle of the night to make sure I could.<br />
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Last summer I had an adventure with a few friends, one couple, and then one of my other buddies whose dates appear multiple times on this list. The afternoon started with a trip to a local farmer's market in Buffalo. We went to pick up a few things that were needed for groceries and because it was a lovely summer day and the walk would do us some real good. First of all, this was my first time going to that particular farmer's market and, as usual, I was in love. I like farmer's markets, and antique fairs, and street vendors because of the slice of humanity that it brings out on a more personal level than just shopping. There's a direct connection between buyer and seller and things are just simple. Not to mention usually fresh and delicious, unless we are talking about antiques in which case I'd pick two different adjectives. After about an hour of shopping we thought it would be a great idea to get some supplies for lunch at the market and have an impromptu picnic on the fly. So we shopped a little more and then frolicked over to a little green area to have our guerrilla picnic. (ask me about the sport of extreme picnicking I developed a few years ago.)<br />
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We bought some smoked sausage, a loaf of bread someone had made earlier that morning, some fancy rosemary infused cheese, fruit, tea, and cherry wine and sat in the grass under some trees in the middle of the city chatting and sharing the spoils of our adventure without the benefit of silverware or dishes. It was simple, it was lovely and it was exactly what a weekend's summer afternoon should feel like.<br />
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Number five happened with two friends and my sister, all though the breakup of this date was technically two male and two female participants, no one was dating at the time... but that's okay. The four of us headed into downtown Charleston to do some sightseeing one afternoon over a break from school. We went to the market place, the sweet, old fashioned candy shop I affectionately termed "honeydukes" because I couldn't remember it's name, and then took a walk all throughout the city to look at the stunning architecture, and scenery.<br />
If you've never been to Charleston, it's a very unique place, especially in the heart of downtown and near the battery park area. The funny thing about Charleston is that it boasts some of the most stunning examples of "old southern" wealth in it's mansions along the parks and coast of the city, but many of these multi-million dollar properties don't sit on estates with large grounds like a plantation might. They are almost on top of each other on <a href="http://www.sethrealty.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/charleston-battery-historic-homes-vanessa-kauffmann.jpg">comparably normal sized lots</a>. Most of these homes are also still privately owned and operated. It just so happened that on our walk, which was getting kind of long and kind of hot, we passed by one such home that was having an open house. Through some schmoozing with the Realtor we were able to sneak our way into the private home of someone much more wealthy than we were. Fortunately for us, we were given carte blanche to wander at our whims and left to our own devices to play and take some silly pictures in the house as we desired. We were the only ones looking through the property at the time, and we made some very silly memories that day.<br />
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For a Christmas present a couple years ago, one of my friends took me to a high tea at a fancy little tea house about twenty minutes from where we live. We both got all dressed up, myself in a pink dress that was outrageously inappropriate for the weather, and headed out to the tea house. When we arrived, it was mostly older ladies or moms taking their daughters out for the afternoon but we pressed on.<br />
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we both tried a couple different teas as well as a whole bunch of little tea sandwiches and little desserts. The atmosphere was quiet, all be it ultra-feminine, but it was a nice place for conversation. It also feels sort of marvelous to get dressed up to go somewhere because you make a little production out of it... it feels more special that way.<br />
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This date is actually the only one on my list that happened with another woman, which I find sort of odd since I didn't limit myself to "romantic" dates. One morning, I got a call from this friend, and she said something along the lines of, let's go spend the day together away from everyone else. I'll bring you to my favorite place. As a self-described introvert, I immediately liked the idea of being "away" with someone and said yes absolutely. A few hours later, we arrived at the shore of lake Ontario with art supplies, iPods, and folding chairs in hand and we dragged all of our cargo out onto a little rocky beach that I didn't realize existed. We sat in our bathing suits by the water, listening to worship music and creating. I brought watercolors, she had a pencil and pad and just let ourselves marinate for a couple hours. It was so incredibly relaxing and I don't remember seeing another living human being on the beach the entire time that we were out there. We never ventured into the water because it was early June and we weren't that masochistic, but the sun didn't let us down. Towards the end of our visit, we stashed our supplies in the car and took a walk farther down the pier, out near the waves and the sea gulls. I've driven by it, but haven't been back to the actual lake since then, a mistake I'll probably have to rectify sometime this summer.<br />
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Date number two was another "real" date, that interesting enough, was a double date with my parents. We attended an event who's billing was something like "Swing Dancing Under the Stars." This was also in South Carolina. Something that I have never encountered in New York is the Southern enthusiasm for swing dancing. Near Charleston, some boys from the naval bases will go out swing dancing on weekends (like in the old movies) and the whole atmosphere is very friendly and very social. A real, "no partner needed" sort of atmosphere. But I digress... this particular night of dancing happened on a tremendously large pier overlooking the ocean one night with a live big-band orchestra providing music for a couple hours, and then DJs playing later on into the night. In terms of date atmosphere usually you can safely choose one: (ocean, stars, music, food, or dancing) and come out on top in terms of feminine enthusiasm, but this encompassed four out of five of the "please do" dating list so you have to figure that this date had a pretty high likelihood of being fairly fantastic.<br />
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To top things off, the gentleman who took me to this event was someone who was actually trained in ballroom dancing, a quality which I have yet to find in another suitor. So while I was (hopefully) adorably stumbling and awkward, he provided a really solid lead and happily taught me some of the easier dance moves, which was helpful in breaking the ice since this was our first real date. He also wasn't too shy about dancing silly with me, which was very refreshing.<br />
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The last date that I want to tell you about might be sort of cheating because I planned it for someone else, but it ended up being a lot of fun, so I think it merits it's own spot on here. It was one of my friend's birthday's and I told him that I was going to plan him a lovely day. He was working in the morning, so I shipped him off to work with three clues about that evening's activities and let him stew on them the whole day. I picked him up from work and asked him if he was able to come up with anything from the clues, he could not, so he had to walk with me in suspense on the way to our destination. We arrived somewhere near Times Square, which I acted flustered about and confessed that I needed to check my map for directions so we could leave the area as soon as possible.<br />
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While I was digging in my purse I handed him a stack of papers and asked him to hold them while I checked in my bag. The papers I handed him had tickets to see "American Idiot," and we were standing on the corner of the street where the theater was located. He lit up, and we headed over to see the show. Afterwards, we walked to one of our favorite parks and a few friends helped surprise him with cake and champagne (It was his 21st birthday) and we had a midnight picnic-party near the Hudson river. We maintained that even though it was legal for him to drink, we wanted to keep the magic alive for him by being outside in a "closed park" and still breaking a couple laws for excitement.<br />
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Since July of 2007, I've been fortunate enough to have a group of friends in my hometown that has pretty consistently gotten together to play day long games with each other once or twice in the summer, minus some little hiccups in the "college" years. It all started in July of 2007...</div>
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Matt M. planned this one right after the fourth of July in 2007. (I remember because I had to bleach my hair for the parade that year for "Singing in the Rain") Matt had planned a few of these events before when he was an RA at college, and with some of his other friends from high school so he decided to give it a whack with our group of friends.</div>
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His theme was "Survivor Inferno" and the tribes were based of of different cactus names if I remember correctly. Matt had a bunch of games for us to play along with some twists and turns. We played on tribes and then played each man for himself after the merge. We played right at Matt's house in our town. His yard was mostly pool, so he had to get creative with his games and we all got very wet. I remember that it rained on and off all day, and by the time we got to the final four it was it was thundering and lightening outside with really heavy, thick, rain. </div>
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Because everyone had so much fun the first time around, Sydney and I took it upon ourselves to recreate Survivor later that month. We planned the entire thing in about three days and it was filled with our cast mates from Singing in the Rain, Matt also played instead of planned- which he appreciated. As a nod to the groups' musical theater connections, we named it Survivor Fortissimo and based the team names off of music theory terms and themed all of the challenge names off of song titles from Musicals. We tried to have a closer balance of male to female players.</div>
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In July of 2011, Danielle and I took it upon ourselves to bring back survivor to a slightly different group of friends. College had scattered the original crew a bit, and new friends were made so we revamped survivor using a theme of constellations for all of the games and tribe names. We themed a lot of the actual challenges to have something to do with the particular constellation that the game was named for. We kept the balance of male to female player and had a larger age range and geographical range with our participants than before, it was also interesting because the players did not all know each other and they had to create alliances with people they hadn't met on the day of the game.<br />
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The weather that day ran the gamut. In the morning, while we were setting up and giving instructions it poured outside, but by the end of the day it was hot and sunny. We played this one at the previous location that we had played the one before (Sydney's house). Danielle and I focused slightly more on creating lots of twists and really physical games. This was the first time that we saw the men get really far into the game. When we played before the women picked them off systematically after the team games were over.<br />
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I was talking to someone about "Follies" briefly today and I realized that for someone who loves Sondheim so much, I don't really know that much about the show. So, as usual, I took to the internet to do a little research and what I saw actually kind of surprised me. Can we take a moment to look at the skill that the designers and costumers showed on this one? I mean, just stunning. Any show with "ghosts" and flashbacks written into it is a problem, but, seriously? Bravo.<br />
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If you are seriously interested in planning or playing your own, comment here or let me know via facebook, etc. and I would be happy to share either the script from this game or the Quarter Quell with you and answer any questions you might have.<br />
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<a href="http://happinessisntskindeep.blogspot.com/2013/08/may-odds-be-ever-in-your-favor-hunger.html" target="_blank">Part One</a><br />
<a href="http://happinessisntskindeep.blogspot.com/2013/08/happy-hunger-games-instructions-reaping.html" target="_blank">Part Two</a><br />
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Today I was on Pinterest too long...</div>
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And geek and craft merged.</div>
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Fandom coffee cups.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;">This is my second post on How to host your own hunger games, for the first post, please <a href="http://happinessisntskindeep.blogspot.com/2013/08/may-odds-be-ever-in-your-favor-hunger.html" target="_blank">click here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">From this point, most of the text will be the script that was written to read at the game, I will interject from time to time. I will use a different color font so you can keep things straight if you are crazy enough to try to plan one of these. I will also include pictures of our game around the same time so you can see a little bit of how things looked too. Plus, what's a blog without pictures. </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome,
Rules and Consents (10 mins or less)</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Welcome to the First Annual
Hunger Games. We do have a significant amount of information to give you so
that you all understand how everything will work. Please hang in there and we
will get this out of the way as soon as possible. Before we begin the games, we
would like to take care of some house keeping and general rules to make sure
that everyone is on the same page before we begin playing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">First off, no one will be
permitted inside the buildings for any reason other than to use the bathrooms
or go into the kitchen. The food that you brought will be available for you to
have at your leisure once you are no longer a tribute. If you are still
competing as a tribute, you will not be allowed to eat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Please also respect the
boundaries of the arena that we will explain to you later, there are businesses
open today and there are homes nearby. The owners of the property were generous
enough to let us use it, so please respect their wishes by staying in the areas
that we are allowed to use. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And now for the rules:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1. If a game maker tells you
something you are expected to follow their directions without complaint,
arguing, or disrespect. Failure to do so may result in a penalty or
disqualification from a round or the game. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2. In this game the rules
will constantly be changing, you must listen to all directions. If you do not
understand something, please ask, we will be happy to explain. If you are
caught cheating by a game maker or another player, you will be penalized or
disqualified from a round or the game. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3. At no time during the
game are you allowed to use physical force or intentionally injure or hurt another
player. Chances are that as the game progresses, things are going to start
feeling very real to you… Be careful!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4. You must have your water
bottle with you in the arena or at home base, please fill it up in between rounds. If you start
to feel sick or dehydrated, find a game maker and let us know immediately.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">5. You must keep your flag
on your hip at all times while you are a tribute. The entire emblem must be
visible. You may not touch your flag or try to hold it on if someone is grabbing for it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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all items used in the round (from the cornucopia, etc.) must be brought back to
home base. You may not hide or leave any items in the arena. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">7. Cell phones are not
allowed to be in your possession while playing. Once you become a sponsor, you
may use your cell phone in between your sponsor challenges if you wish. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We have a consent that you
must sign and give back to us in order to play, so before we have our public
reaping, please take a moment to fill one of these out. Thank you for your
attention, you can hand us back the signed consents when you are called for the
reaping.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Because a district list was
not given as public knowledge, and you were only given information about your
district partner, we will have a public reaping. When your name is called
please come up and get your district flag and drop off your consent form. Remember
from now until you are eliminated, your flag must be worn on your hip with at
least the entire emblem visible. </span></div>
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districts 1-12 and have the tributes step forward and get their flag. Take
their signed consents. Take a picture of each district at this time.]</span><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">When we picked the districts, everyone except the careers only got to know who their partner was, which was why we had a reaping. The careers were given a list of all the other tributes and their partners, a map of the arena (shown in the previous entry) and were encouraged to talk among themselves to make alliances and to plan. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-small;">Livestock, Agriculture, and Mining. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Prepare yourself and the district 12 tributes for the probability that for the </span><span style="color: #990000;">entire game they will most likely be called Katniss and Peeta. </span><span style="color: #990000;">It doesn't matter how easy their names are to remember, </span><span style="color: #990000;">ours were Julia and David, no one will call them by their real names. </span></div>
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out Sponsors (10-15 minutes or less)</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As well as tributes, each of
you will be sponsors in the game. You have been assigned one other tribute that
you will sponsor for the entire game. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Each of you will start the
game as tributes, as you are eliminated you will become sponsors and
participate in sponsor challenges that have the ability to influence the game
for the remaining tributes greatly. If you are killed and the person you are
sponsoring is still one of the Tributes, do your best to help them, because if
they win, you will also win. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">At the end of the games, the
winning tribute will win $150 and their sponsor will win $50. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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or the runner up, happens to be sponsoring the winning tribute then the winning
tribute will receive $200 because their sponsor never actually participated in
any sponsor challenges to help them. <i><span style="color: #999999;">(Give examples using Gabby and Matt if needed)</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The sponsors that we have
assigned you will <u>not</u> be announced to the entire group. Whether you
decide to tell the person whom you are sponsoring, or any other players will be
totally up to you. Please consider your strategy carefully before making any
decisions. While alliances are useful, there are some among you that would kill
for much less than a guaranteed helper for the rest of the game. You can also choose to sponsor other tributes during the game besides the tribute you are assigned. However, the only way you can win money as a sponsor, is if your assigned tribute wins the game.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(Call up districts one at a time and give them the name and
district number of the person that they are sponsoring. Matt can give info to the
boy in the district, Gabby can give info to the girl in the district. This will
move things along faster than doing it one at a time.)</span></i></div>
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the cornucopia that will be useful to you during the game. Some items may only
be used for one round, others can be used until you run out of them, or decide
that it’s no longer worth it to carry them around. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cornucopia, it can be picked up and used during other rounds. The items do not
have to all be used during the first round, you will just need to carry them
until you want to use them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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an item it’s your job to make sure that it ends up back here at the end of the
round. Please do not leave anything in the arena that Matt and Gabby need to
pick up or find at the end of the game. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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played in capture the flag style. In a moment we will have you <b><u>pick five tokens</u></b> out of the bag.
On each token, you will see a name and a district number. You may pick repeats
of the same name, and you may pick your own name. Do not show these to any
other players until we finish explaining their purpose. <i><span style="color: #999999;">(Have everyone pick tokens and hand them their paper bag
with their name and district number on it.)</span></i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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game will not be a giant free for all or a game of tag; it’s going to require
some strategy on your part. The names on these tokens represent the <u>only
people</u> that you are allowed to kill in this round. There will be no
switching, or trading of tokens. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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memory at this time, and place them in the paper bag with your name on it that we
just gave you. At the end of the round, when you make a kill, we will check to
make sure that the tribute matches one of the tokens in your bag. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To kill someone, you must
grab their flag. Once you have their flag, that person is dead. You can leave the "dead tribute" and return to the home base where Matt or Gabby will be waiting. Tributes who have made a kill can still be killed until they reach home base. We will determine the number of people to die each round. The first people to return with another tribute's flag in hand will count toward the death toll. Anyone who is killed after the death toll for the round is reached will not count.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This is important: if you happen to find a white flag, this counts as an extra tribute flag. You must put it on immediately and keep it on. It must show as much as your tribute flag. In order to be killed, another tribute must removed both flags from you. You may not steal a white flag from another player.</span></div>
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as soon as possible so we can continue.</span></div>
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starting places around the cornucopia, as soon as the air horn sounds, the
games have begun. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #990000;">Do not be afraid to give this a little time here. Chances are that this will be an incredibly intense moment for each of the tributes. In the book, there was countdown before anyone could start. I spoke to a few people and they said that at this moment everything feels very real for them. Your body is coursing with adrenaline, you're trying to keep a clear head and make a plan, and you're worried about who's coming to kill you. Don't rush it. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">The beginning of the game is very fun to watch as a game maker. It's kind of like watching a nature documentary. Interestingly enough, our game was much like the book. There were a lot of deaths pretty much immediately at the cornucopia and then the careers ended up having their pick of a lot of the things that were there after that.<br /><br />This first round went way faster than we anticipated. It took less than five minutes for the first three tributes to die. </span></td></tr>
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1. Susan, district 11 (killed by David, district 12)<br />
2. Nikki, district 5 (killed by Julia, district 12)<br />
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As many of you may be aware, Matt and I recently planned a Hunger Games for our friends to play and enjoy this past July. I have been wanting to do a several part blog post on what went into planning the games along with some pictures and samples of our documenting and script planning throughout.<br />
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This is the beginning of an answer to everyone who asked me, "Wait, you're playing the Hunger Games? Are you really killing people? How do you even do that?!"<br />
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If you'd like to plan your own Hunger Games, feel free to read this and plan away, I'll try to share what worked and what did not. If you need insight or have questions please comment below or find some other way to get in touch with me.<br />
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If you aren't interested in how we planned, don't bother reading below because this will be incredibly tedious for you.<br />
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<b>PLANNING THE GAME (March 2012-July 2013)</b></h2>
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I cannot take credit for the original idea for this. Matt suggested that we bring the books to life with a real life version (I'm trying hard not to liken it to LARPing) about a year and a half ago. The idea was simmering in our brains for a bit and we decided to make a version that kind of was a mash-up between capture the flag, flag football, hide and seek, and ... I dunno... mud wrestling.<br />
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To start off, we created a Facebook invite in April 2013 (games were in July 2013) and this is what it said:<br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Cost will be $15 to play. Half will go toward supplies and half will go toward a prize. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">May the odds be ever in your favor.</span></i></blockquote>
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The time and location were left as TBA and the tributes were given no other information. We kept a list of the 12 men and 12 women that was updated whenever someone confirmed their spot on the page. We did manage to find 24 players with an equal gender split. This was very fortunate for us. </div>
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Next step was to find an arena. It's important when you pick an arena to make sure that there is a large area, varied terrain, and that you (as a game maker) are familiar with the location. It doesn't really look like it here, but the area where the barn is up to the forest is probably just shy of the length of a football field. We were lucky enough to have a local business volunteer to let us use their property. I was familiar with the area and Matt was not, so before we could go do a site visit, I made a map for him to get a feel of things. </div>
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After we had a player list and an arena, Matt and I got together and created a skeleton of how the game would go. The entire thing is a numbers game, from the game maker's perspective, and we needed to create rounds of play so that it wouldn't be just a giant free for all game of tag. We decided that the basic form of play would be that all players would begin as tributes. As they died, they would turn into sponsors and compete in inter-dispersed "sponsor challenges" to win an "influencer" that could be used in play in the following tribute round. </div>
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This is what our skeleton of the game looked like (click for larger image). Notice, we recorded how many tributes and sponsors would be competing in each round. This helped us with planning and making sure we were on track on game day. Each challenge's directions and other info was recorded in a detailed script we used on game day as well. </div>
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Throughout the game planning process, we kept a couple lists of supplies we would need to get. We each spent our own money on supplies and then reimbursed ourselves with the money that the players paid to play on game day. We had 24 people bring $15 each, so we were able to split it: $70 Matt supplies, $70 Gabby supplies, $150 winning tribute and $50 winning sponsor.<br />
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After we had an idea of what our game was shaping up to look like, we assigned districts and we assigned each player a person whom they would sponsor. We tried to make sure that the person a tribute sponsored was not one of their good friends. The districts were picked based on a mix of how well people knew each other, how well we thought they would work together, etc.<br />
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We made districts 1-3 careers, and they were chosen based on athleticism or how well we thought that a person might be able to play strategically. All of these players were anticipated to be potential threats in the game. All of these players also were given information sooner than everyone else and extra information about the games to give them a leg-up, just like in the books.<br />
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Some of the supplies like the flags, tokens, and district bags to hold the tokens needed to be pre-made because, obviously, this wasn't just stuff we could buy and bring to the games. Matt and I enlisted the help of Joe to help us make some of these items. This part took forever!<br />
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We also sent out bits of correspondence to the tributes in the vein of what to bring, actual location, etc. throughout this whole planning process to keep them informed, involved, and excited.<br />
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Matt and I arrived on site at the arena at 7:00 am, three hours before the games were to start. We had to organize the supplies, set up the cornucopia, set up "home base" and make physical boundaries for playing especially since the woods in our arena went back a few miles and we didn't want anyone getting lost.<br />
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To make the boundaries, we had wooden stakes (for field areas) and brightly colored yarn (yellow and orange) to tie around those and trees in the forest in order to help establish where the arena was and out-of-bounds areas. Making this boundary in the forest was awful. Poor Matt had to bush-whack through brier patches, swampy/flooded areas, poison ivy, thickets, etc. in the attempt to get a relatively reasonable boundary line while I stood at the edge of the forest sinking in 3" of mud and yelling so he could follow my voice roughly parallel to the field. We wanted to make sure that you could hear someone in the forest (if they were yelling) from the field in case anyone got hurt or turned around since there were no cell phones allowed in the game.<br />
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Staking out the cornucopia/starting spots was also challenging. We numbered paper plates 1-24 and then staked them to the ground in a circle around the cornucopia. I will say that it's difficult to eyeball a circle where 24 points on it are split evenly from the middle and from point to point. Below is a pretty good shot of everyone getting into position at the cornucopia on game day. They were about 10'-12' from the person on either side of them and probably 25' from the center.<br />
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This prep did take us about 2.5 hours and by the time the tributes started arriving we were already covered in mud and gross so it was kind of a sign of things to come for them.<br />
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More to come later. Much more.<br />
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<a href="http://happinessisntskindeep.blogspot.com/2013/08/happy-hunger-games-instructions-reaping.html" target="_blank">Click here for part two</a><br />
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<a href="http://happinessisntskindeep.blogspot.com/2013/10/happy-hunger-games-post-3-pictures.html">Click here for part three</a><br />
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Every once in a while I like to do a quick little post about certain products that I find and believe in. If you are a consistent reader (thanks, mom) you may recall that in the past I've posted a little bit about <a href="http://www.warbyparker.com/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Warby Parker</a> and <a href="http://outofprintclothing.com/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Out of Print Clothing</a>. I've had such excellent experiences with both of those companies and take it for granted that if you are reading this, your tastes are as exquisite as mine.<br />
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Today I would like to take a second to share with you one other business that I feel deserves some mega-spotlighting.<br />
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I consider myself someone who really likes to find a perfect gift for someone. Typically that involves me making at least a portion of the gift and then when I get everything just about right, I usually go, "Crap, I need a card." To me, a card purchased from Walmart feels soulless on my thoughtfully put together and, at times, painstakingly designed gift. I believe that anyone who's as interested in the presentation and packaging will tend to agree with me. There are also times that my <strike>lack of</strike> memory, inherited from a certain parent who shall remain nameless, kicks in and I throw $20 in a card. At this point, you had better believe that I want that card to look like I put some time and effort into selecting it. And here is where Danielle at <a href="http://www.everydayhello.com/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Everyday Hello</a> comes to the rescue.<br />
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Danielle makes handcrafted, one of a kind greeting cards that she sells through <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/EverydayHello" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Etsy</a>.<br />
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She has several pre-made cards that can be purchased as stand-alone cards, or in sets. I, myself, have purchased several cards from her. I've been incredibly happy with the quality of the cards and how quickly they arrive. This was my most recent order, a set of thank you cards that were a custom batch that we made up together. All I told her was that I like the misting cards, and that they should say "thank you." I requested no pink. She did the rest.<br />
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Here are a few links to some of her cards that are currently available, the last one is a custom card. I strongly recommend that you at least check them out. I spoke with Danielle and she is currently working on some very exciting Christmas card sets, some "save the dates" for a wedding, and a bunch of invitations. Click on the pictures below to see the Etsy shop.<br />
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Now here's the really good news, just by looking at this blog if you order anything, use the code "HISD10" at checkout to get 10% off. The letters are just the title of my blog, "Happiness Isn't Skin Deep." Happy shopping!<br />
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I already posted about the birth of my niece, Cassidy, however, I wanted to share some of the presents I made for her (and mom) at her <a href="http://scribble.blogsite.org/2013/06/sprinkle" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">baby shower</a> a couple months ago.<br />
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Heather, Cassidy's mom loves <a href="https://www.charleyharperprints.com/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Charley Harper's artwork</a> and a few years ago I painted Ben <a href="http://happinessisntskindeep.blogspot.com/2010/08/i-paint-in-awkward-places.html" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">something to go in his nursery</a> along the lines of Charlie Harper's work because I was just getting out of school and pretty broke. Heather approached me this year and asked if I could do another one for Cassidy's room. So I found two smaller canvases and, after much debate, settled on a raccoon motif. Some people who know me know that I am actually <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzNLXuW4rv8" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">scared of raccoons</a> so this was an exercise in not dwelling on the subject matter too much for me.<br />
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<i>Note: these are Charley Harper's designs, I just repainted them for her. I'm not claiming any originality for these bad boys. </i><br />
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Sorry that the lighting in these is a little wonky. I took the pictures on my iPhone in a virtually dark apartment. For a better look at coloring, etc. you can click on the link to the baby shower above and there are some pictures.<br />
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I was already in the process of planning out another gift that I've <a href="http://happinessisntskindeep.blogspot.com/2012/07/baby-shower-gifts.html" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">given before with some success</a>. My friend was having a baby earlier this year so I decided to just make two sets<br />
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This is a picture of each bag after I was finished sewing and then the final product ready to go to the shower. I made two of each type of bag shown above, one for each baby, for a total of ten bags.<br />
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These ones were both for little girls, Macie and Cassidy. Since I couldn't find a fabric bundle I liked, and I didn't want to use up my whole "gender neutral pack", I decided to get a little more creative. I went to the thrift store and found fabric from old garments that I liked. The black polka dot fabric was from a pair of capris, the solid pink fabric was a pair of sweatpants. I used that as a backing for all the bags. The striped fabric was a little girls tee shirt. The rose pattern was from a hideous bedazzled shirt, the pink polka dots used to be a button up, and the owls were from a PJ set. I decided that instead of having two polka dot bags I would make one of them "quilted" from strips of all the patterns. That detail is also pictured above.<br />
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And, as usual, Marilyn helped me and Macey ignored us completely.</div>
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For the fourth of July, the Olcotts came to New York to visit the family. These are my littlest cousins pictured in this post. Ian is 9, Makarah is 7, Uvonne is 5, Jocelyn is 3, and Malcom is 10 months old. They were so much fun to hang out with. For another blog post with them in it, <a href="http://happinessisntskindeep.blogspot.com/2011/01/munchkins.html" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br />
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This is what I had with me when I first moved. Notice, almost no furniture except a dresser, bed, and a table. But I did have a sword and a picnic basket. </div>
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This is after I took a trip to Mass to retrieve some of my worldly possessions... lamps and cats. Anything I could cram in my tiny car.</div>
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who was showing off for Danielle.</div>
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This is after my Mom and Ken brought down the rest of my bigger things that I couldn't fit in my car... my real bed, couch, paintings and books! So many books.</div>
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This is where I am now. I still have some projects that I need to finish, but it's leaps and bounds better than a few months ago.</div>
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I still need to finish putting something over the bed. I'm thinking maybe <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/103934703872625706/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">something like this</a> to mock a headboard? Waiting until back to school time for $5 mirrors :)</div>
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Contrary to popular belief, my empty frame in my "powder room" (?) is just empty and not artsy. I haven't found anything I liked enough to put in it yet. </div>
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Sometimes Macey helps me decorate with her toys.</div>
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And here are the kitties in their natural habitat. Marilyn on the black couch </div>
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When I moved into my studio apartment I had a few issues to solve. One of the biggest issues that I saw when I looked at the place was that the front door opens into one rectangular room and there was one closet. Now I don't know if anyone else has as much of a <a href="http://grandmassewingcabinet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Randy-Snow-Suit-A-Christmas-Story-2.jpg" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">love affair with outerwear</a> as I do, but as I live in WNY I feel no shame. I realized that I might have a problem fitting all my clothes and crap I don't want people to see into this closet along with coats, hats, scarves, umbrellas etc. etc. etc. so I turned to Pinterest.<br />
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After some searching I found a couple images that intrigued me; a <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/103934703871977887/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">pallet wall</a>, <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/103934703872204559/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">pallet divider</a>, this <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/103934703872763773/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">mud room</a>, and this <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/103934703870057043/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">shoe mat</a>. And with the help of some friends donating pallets and a little time, here you have the results.<br />
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The pallets in the kitchen and the structure... We used 2 pallets (which are really heavy, ladies) and cut a bit off of one so that it would fit in my apartment standing on top of the other. It's about three feet wide and eight and a half feet tall. Definitely glad I had some power tool users around for this project. Just a note; Don't drag pallets off the side of the road, they usually aren't the same size and... termites... eww.</div>
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Here it is filled with stuff from each side. (Sorry for the yellow-y pics, I took them at night and had to deal with bad, artificial lighting.) I got hooks from Home Depot & Walmart (for variety) to hang coats, umbrellas -- and keys!-- on the front. On the back I used twine and a couple screws to hang up some pictures and the milk crate that I keep all my belts and scarves in. The pallets are a bonus in this area because they give me a lot of privacy from the entrance area and it separates things nicely.</div>
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Because the whole floor was carpeted, somewhere to put wet shoes especially in winter, was necessary. I thought this idea was cool because you can just throw the rocks in the tub and rinse them if things get too messy. The texture also compliments the rough wood. This one was easy, but those garden rocks are HEAVY and kind of expensive. Worth it though.<br />
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I decided to dump all of my iPhone photos onto my computer to make it easier to blog. While I was going through them, I noticed how many of them were, embarrassingly, of cats. So without further ado, here is my cat collection from my iPhone. Meet Marilyn and Macey. Some of them I took, some of them my family took and sent to me. </div>
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Over the past few months, since maybe last spring. I have been functioning as maid of honor for my friend Lisa's wedding planning. Lisa is getting married in May, right after my brother gets married... and this past weekend was her bridal shower. We had the party at her aunt's house and myself and the other bridesmaid's planned it. The idea was to do a simple brunch party. I did decorations, invitations and paper goods. Sarah did food, and Dana did favors. Lisa's daughters, Andie and Kayla came and looked adorable/helped set up. </div>
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The goal was to not go over board with decorations and make it look tacky, or like a child's party. I drew inspirations from the delicate hues and textures of a wedding dress and mixed it with an earthy, more masculine element and geometric shapes to keep things from looking like a lace factory exploded. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Spring Musical and Play season is upon us, go and see a show and support your community and local theater. Here is a list compiled of shows going up in the WNY area in March and April of 2013. This list is by no means exhaustive or complete, just what I have heard about so far. Almost all the shows cost $20 or less to attend... I'm sure that you can find something close to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Niagara Regional Theater Guild</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">GODSPELL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">March 8-9 at 7:30 pm and 10th at 3:00 pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">March 15-16 at 7:30 pm and 17th at 3:00 pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">March 22-23 at 7:30 pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">530 Ellicott Creek Rd. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tonawanda, NY 14150</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pre-Sale $14, General Admission $17</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Students $15, Children 16 and under $10</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lancaster Opera House</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">OKLAHOMA!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">March 8-9 at 7:30pm and 10th at 2:30pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">March 15-16 at 7:30pm and 17th at 2:30pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">21 Central Avenue</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lancaster, New York 14086</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tickets $22 Adult, $20 Student/Senior</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Curtain Up! Productions</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">April 12-13th at 7:30pm and</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;"> 14th - 3:00pm</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">April 19th-20th at 7:30pm and 21st</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;"> 3:00pm</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">The Historic Palace Theater</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">2 East Ave.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Lockport, NY 14094</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Batavia Players</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">presents</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">RICHARD II</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">March 14th-16th @ 7:30</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Harvester 56 Theater</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">56 Harvester Ave </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Batavia, NY 14020</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">University at Buffalo<br />presents<br />THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">March 29th at 7:30pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">UB North Campus, Student Union Theater</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tickets $8 with UB ID, $10 General</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Contact Jane Fischer at 716-829-2585</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">LewPort High School</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">March 7-8 at 7pm and 9th at 2pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">4061 Creek Road</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Youngstown, NY 14174 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tickets: $5 Children, $8 General</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">__________________</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Clarence High School</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">presents</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">CHICAGO</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">March 7-9 at 7:30 pm</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">9625 Main Street</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Clarence, NY 14031</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">__________________</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Newfane High School</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">presents</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">OKLAHOMA!</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">March 8 & 9 at 7:30</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">March 10 at 3</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Newfane Middle School Auditorium</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">2700 Transit Road</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Newfane, NY 14108</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Tickets are $5 at the door (no pre-sale)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">____________________________________________</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Notre Dame High School</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">presents</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">March 8 & 9 at 7:00 pm</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Notre Dame High School</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">73 Union St.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Batavia, NY 14020</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">____________________________________________</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Victor High School</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">presents</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">JEKYLL AND HYDE</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Thursday, March 7 at 7:00</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Friday, march 8 at 7:00</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Saturday, March 9 at 1:00 AND 7:00!</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Victor Senior High School Auditorium</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">953 High Street</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Victor, NY 14564</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">___________________________________</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Roy - Hart High School</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Presents</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">FOOTLOOSE!</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Friday, March 15th at 7:30 pm</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Saturday, March 16th at 7:30 pm</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">High School Auditorium</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">54 State Street</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Middleport, NY 14105</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Tickets are $8.00 reserved, and $6.00 general admission. </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">____________________________________________</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Barker Central School</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">presents</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">CURTAINS</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Friday, March 15 @ 7:30 pm</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Saturday, March 15 @ 7:30 pm</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Sunday March 17 @ 3:00 pm</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Barker Central School</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">1628 Quaker Road</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Barker, NY 14012</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Tickets $5 general seating</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">____________________________________________</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Lyndonville High School</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">presents</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">ANYTHING GOES</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Friday, March 22 at 7:30</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Saturday, March 23 at 7:30</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">and Sunday March 24 at 2:00</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Lyndonville High School Auditorium</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">25 Housel Ave </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Lyndonville, NY 14098</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">_________________________________________</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Lockport High School</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">presents</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">RAGTIME</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Friday, March 22 at 7:00</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Saturday, March 23 at 7:00</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">and Sunday March 24 at 2:00</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Lockport High School Auditorium</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">250 Lincoln Ave </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Lockport, NY 14094</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">____________________________________________</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Albion High School</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">presents</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">BEAUTY AND THE BEAST</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Friday, March 22 at 7:00PM</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Saturday, March 23 at noon and 7:00PM</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Middle School Auditorium</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">324 East Avenue</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Albion, NY 14411</span></span><br />
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This year I made valentines for everyone at my office. It took about 3 days with minimal supplies but I'm pretty happy with the results. I just picked up a few things in the craft section at WalMart, popped in my "<a href="http://www.hulu.com/firefly" target="_blank">Firefly</a>" DVDs and got to work. Here is how they turned out.<br />
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<i><u><b>Supplies</b></u><br />1 pack of scrapbooking paper<br />1 sharpie<br />2 sheets of red felt<br />1 roll double sided tape<br />Needle<br />Thread</i></blockquote>
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