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Nov. 14th, 2002 10:46 pmToday was a gorgeous day, crisp, sunny, chilly. So nice. I love the Northeast in the fall.
Jennifer, in Fare for All, really worked my last nerve today. After the show we do a Q&A session with the kids. One of the kids stood up and said, "How does Sarah sing so good?" Sarah, of course, is the character Jennifer plays. Jennifer sort of tittered and said, "Well, I'm going to let out my actor ego here--yes, I am a good singer." And then went on in interminable detail about singing lessons, and how much she practices, and how she was when she started and blah blah blah. It was all I could do not to laugh out loud. Only you, Jen. No thank you, no graciousness, 'cause it's all about you. And in front of kids too--nice example to set. Priceless.
Which is not to say I think we should all be paragons of false modesty--not at all. You have to have a sturdy ego to survive in this business, because we deal with so much disappointment. But you just don't say things like that to a general audience. It's crass. It's pushy. Let your work speak for itself, and graciously thank whoever is kind enough to give you a compliment.
I ordered a convector toaster from HSN, of all places. It's bigger than my current toaster oven, and it's a convector oven. I can't wait until it gets here--I've already made space for it on the little white table by installing one of those tiny shelves that stands on flat surfaces and...makes space. You normally put them over sinks but it works very well here as well. I really really need to be baking breads and cookies and cakes. Damn, I'm domestic sometimes. Who knew?
My cousin Colin is coming to visit next week for almost a week. He is thrilled, and I'm pretty excited too. I love spending time with the family peeps. Blood calls out to blood, as they say. He's a jazz musician, so I expect we'll be hitting a few clubs while he's here. Y'all let me know if you have any suggestions or want to come along.
Jennifer, in Fare for All, really worked my last nerve today. After the show we do a Q&A session with the kids. One of the kids stood up and said, "How does Sarah sing so good?" Sarah, of course, is the character Jennifer plays. Jennifer sort of tittered and said, "Well, I'm going to let out my actor ego here--yes, I am a good singer." And then went on in interminable detail about singing lessons, and how much she practices, and how she was when she started and blah blah blah. It was all I could do not to laugh out loud. Only you, Jen. No thank you, no graciousness, 'cause it's all about you. And in front of kids too--nice example to set. Priceless.
Which is not to say I think we should all be paragons of false modesty--not at all. You have to have a sturdy ego to survive in this business, because we deal with so much disappointment. But you just don't say things like that to a general audience. It's crass. It's pushy. Let your work speak for itself, and graciously thank whoever is kind enough to give you a compliment.
I ordered a convector toaster from HSN, of all places. It's bigger than my current toaster oven, and it's a convector oven. I can't wait until it gets here--I've already made space for it on the little white table by installing one of those tiny shelves that stands on flat surfaces and...makes space. You normally put them over sinks but it works very well here as well. I really really need to be baking breads and cookies and cakes. Damn, I'm domestic sometimes. Who knew?
My cousin Colin is coming to visit next week for almost a week. He is thrilled, and I'm pretty excited too. I love spending time with the family peeps. Blood calls out to blood, as they say. He's a jazz musician, so I expect we'll be hitting a few clubs while he's here. Y'all let me know if you have any suggestions or want to come along.
