Alliterative Saturday: September, Sleep, Salon, Sugar, Shakespeare

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September:

The morrow was a bright September morn;
The earth was beautiful as if newborn;
There was nameless splendor everywhere,
That wild exhilaration in the air,
Which makes the passers in the city street
Congratulate each other as they meet.
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Sleep: I went to bed before midnight last night and, except for a brief time awake when Fuzzy came to bed around 3:30, slept through til eight, then stayed in bed til nine. My head feels less spinny, my brain more focused. I don’t feel like I was skimping on sleep this past week, but perhaps I just wasn’t sleeping well.

Salon: Today I go to get my har re-pinked, and the bangs cut, but I don’t think I’m going to have her trim any length from the rest, except perhaps to keep it healthy. I’m ready for long hair again, with fall coming.

Sugar: I meant to make chocolate chip cookies last night, then decided I was far too dizzy and disoriented to be dealing with measuring and hot ovens. Perhaps I’ll make some this morning. I wonder if we have any parchment. A piece of parchment on top of the cookie sheet keeps the bottoms from burning, while the tops are browning.

Shakespeare: I caught a bit of last year’s version of As You Like It on cable last night, and have the showing tomorrow morning set to record. I like the concept of using 19th century dress for it, but while I understand that Branagh probably had all the actors affect English accents so that the accents all “matched,” I really dislike it when Americans use fake British accents for Shakespeare. It’s silly. It’s also wrong, since Shakespearian English actually sounds more like certain pocket accents in the Appalachians than it does modern British pronunciation. Repeat after me, Bryce Dallas Howard: I do not have to be English to do Shakespeare. (I enjoyed, btw, the performance of David Oyelowo, who played Orlando. Also, he’s seriously nice eye-candy, as is Adrian Lester, who played Oliver.

Stage: I’m on stage at ComedySportz tonight. Likely to be my last show for a while, as September is a weird month for us. I wish I could say I’m looking forward to it, but right this moment, I’m really not. I’m sure that will change as the day progresses, however.

5 thoughts on “Alliterative Saturday: September, Sleep, Salon, Sugar, Shakespeare”

  1. Michele sent me this morning..I LOVE your Template…Colored Pencils and Crayons…Always look almost edible to me…(LOL)
    I like your September first “words”….I haven’t seen this before….And “Break A Leg” on That STAGE tonight…also, feel a whole lot better!

  2. So funny…OOLOTH pretty much sums up all my impressions in her comment. I have a thing about a fresh box of crayons or other art supplies in a lovely array of shades (so much so that I get a bit irritated when the SP mess them up!).

    Hope this finds you feeling better, and thanks for your kind comments!

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  4. I hate the fake British accent thing too.

    I hope the improv went well. And I hope you like your hair.

    Happy weekend.

  5. I love Shakespeare when it is brought to life, made alive with the passion of the actor. I don’t mind if there’s an affected accent as long as it isn’t bad and takes my mind off it. This production sounds interesting. I saw it at the Hartford Stage Company many years ago and it was thrilling to see it live. Hello from Michele’s!

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