Polaroid Photo

Thu
18
Jan '07

Schadenfreude

I’m not sure I’ve ever heard Rob laugh as hard as he did while watching this video of cars sliding down Salmon and 20th on our snow day.

It satisfies me in some way, that the only car which successfully navigates the turn was not an SUV, but a simple sedan.

Thu
18
Jan '07

Life with a touring puppeteer: 1998, Day 14


Wednesday, October 21, 1998
Day Fourteen

Today we had a little bit of the excitement that makes live theater so fun. Sungura’s ear fell off while he was on stage. I don’t think I’ve mentioned this, but he never leaves the stage once the show starts.

It was actually quite amusing. We-ha comes on stage and we do this whole bit about them falling off a cliff. Which the kids love. Anyway We-ha falls and when I run Sungura over to look for him I notice that his ear is literally hanging by a thread four inches below his head. So when it’s his turn to fall I tap Joe to get him to stall so I can shove the ear back on.

I rejoin the scene but it’s clear that the ear is going to come off again. So– We-ha calls the monster in the house and suggests that Sungura might go hide behind the house. This is really a translation of “I’ll stall while you tape.” Which is exactly what I did.