Hairspray

I ushered for Hairspray on Tuesday.

By the fact that I'm only now posting about it, I think you can guess about my views on it.

Hairspray wasn't completely knock my socks off awesome like "The Producers." Nor was it the somewhat boredom of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. It was an amusing diversion, but I have no desire to watch all three performances of it.

One of the real highlights I think I was one of the few people to get, as Link said something along the lines of "I don't see how Rock Hudson keeps the ladies off of him!" Or maybe it wasn't supposed to be funny. That and "Oh, it's your very first blow torch!" and Edna and Walter were cute, as was one of the lines Edna had was "All my life, this is the first time I've been arrested. My mother would be so proud." And explains it with "She was a suffragette."

But the plot? *sighs* I just don't think that the integration story line worked well. It was just a little too simplistic, you know? But I did like the theme on appearance.

There's Angels in the Architecture

Today I've given the worst speech I'm ever going to give. It was a simple idea: you get and object and a metaphor and you give three characteristics. Simple, especially for someone who is somewhat versed in improv, right?

Oh, so very not.

I flamed out - spectacularly. I had to describe how a groom was like a book. I got "They are both traditionally black and white." And that's it.

So I get up there, and then I start talking. Then I forget the word "dress," and it goes from failing to actively being pulled down. I stammer and have some nervy laughter. I admit that the speech is terrible. I finally scrape up the idea that grooms are like books because you shouldn't throw either as most are rather big and bulky and tie it off with purposefully bad line about how I'll stop now before I get any books and/or grooms thrown at me, and sit down.

Good news, I can only go up from here! Except my main trade is comedy with a touch of metaphysical, and my next speech is a eulogy. I have no idea how it's all going to turn out, but it needs to be another page longer.

And, I'm almost done with my application for the orientation leader, only with the essay about how I'm going to bring diversity and my views on the subject - and give my honest opinion. I've been strictly honest the entire paper, so I know I'm going to get chucked into discard already as I picked IU for the architecture and said so. Though I gave a damm good reason why the architecture was important to me and what that reveals about the institution.

(no subject)

Okay, remember how everyone is confused over the whole "But there are no Captains in the RAF!" thing?

Though I have no idea what the hell that's about - unless in that universe Group Captain is just Captain - I have noticed something about Jack's rank. Or, numerous ranks.

( Jack in The Empty Child )

When we first meet Jack in the Empty Child he's wearing Squadron Leader strips, and introduces himself as Captain Jack Harkness. Jack explains that his rank came from the Time Agency.

( Jack and Estelle )

( Jack in Lahore )

When he flashes back to Lahore in Small Worlds, he's an Army Captain. (And the faries don't kill him, for reasons completely unknown.)

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So, what's the point of this lovely pic-spam? I think that as time goes on, the rank that Jack takes in the military slowly climbs up the ladder. Not that it really narrows down in what order things happened for Jack, but I thought it was kind of nifty.


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