29 October, 2010
27 October, 2010
the hunt is over

i have searched for el nido (1980) for a good ten years! out of print. out of favour. out of luck. well, i found it! an old VHS copy that will somehow have to be converted into 21st century viewing technology. but hell, i could not be happier.
i like to think of it as a valuable accompanying piece to harold and maude. the touching story of an eccentric widower and the precocious 12-year-old Goyita. To a sountrack of Haydn. what's not to like?
14 October, 2010
operatic highs
it's been YEARS marjorie, since i went to the opera (tristan and isolde, Royal Opera House, circa late 1990s). finally, am about to stage a triumphant return and will make my debut at the metropolitan to see boris godunov, hands down my favourite opera. 4 1/2 hours and in russian. what's not to like! giddy, i tell you. giddy.
27 September, 2010
New York, New York, UN, UN



UN, PHD, Waldord Astoria, Last minute peace talks, room service, late night dashes to the village, early morning wake-ups, lurking in corridors, harrassing officials. sweating profusely, panicking, romancing, more loitering, waiting and waiting. one week, two weekends spent running a high blood pressure.
23 September, 2010
brit brit gleeful
i simply CANNOT BEAR IT. the LEG, BRITNEY, will be on glee. the best of..
toxic, hit me baby, the works.
moved to tears.
next week.

