Frankenstein can sing!

I had a great four days off. As you know, on Monday I retrieved my books and craft items from my friends house in Denton. Tuesday I spent the day putting everything else away (I still have a mess) and watched the baby for a few hours (We spent some time looking for the bunnies in the front yard). Wednesday we went to a park that was supposed to be awesome with a huge maze and play things and what not...turned out to be really small, no slides or swings. Just a one way maze in the shape of Texas and an old caboose. But we did find a place that had really good red pepper soup. I also watched a zombie movie called "Exit Humanity" I got from the Netflix.  The story was set ten years after the Civil War ended. I was ok, but the previews is what got me. There's this weird horror type movie out that won a bunch of stuff at Sundance called "Chop". Seems Quinton Tarantino-ish, but without his flair. I will need to see if it is available on Netflix, too.
Thursday I spent the first half of the day at my new scrapbook store finishing my friends book from Alaska and started on her Hawaii book. Then, I drove down to Dallas to the Pocket Sandwich Theater to watch "Frankenstein the Musical".  This theater is great; small, but big enough to enjoy everything the show has to offer: dinner, drinks, desserts, music, the play and your neighbors. The tickets were only $10 and since I was by myself, I was seated next to an older gentleman (probably around 60) who was also by himself. His friend was the violinist in the orchestra for the play and he came down at intermissions to hang out. The man I sat next to is a teacher at SMU and was saying how he loves to be at work around young people because they have so many new and bright ideas and everything is new to them, then he goes home and there's nothing but old people around, boring and set in their ways. I thought this was funny, but it's true.
The play was a hoot. Mostly based on Mary Shelley's book, but with musical numbers like "Ghost Story" where everyone danced around, twirling. Then there was an upbeat gospel like number, I think was called "God made man, but man made monster" or something like that. The "choir" was singing and clapping. All the actors did a really good job, there's a lot of talent in that little place and I can't wait until the next show "Curse of the Mummy".
When the waiters came around to collect for the bill, my new acquaintance paid for my dinner! How nice, huh? Maybe I'll see him again, he was a nice older man.
And now, today, I got work, again....but I get to go to school today to get my new schedule and a few supplies for my new classes: color fundamentals, observational drawing, and design fundamentals.
I wish I could afford to take more classes. Hopefully when I apply for another loan next year, I can.

click here to read a great review of the play!