http://suehodara.com/blog Information, announcements, and comments about my latest projects Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:31:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm getting close to the finish line with the first phase of the first draft of this musical. In order to see how it ends, I went back to the beginning. I was actually surprised at how far I've veered from my original concept... One character became two, and the story ... http://suehodara.com/blog/2008/08/27/flying-without-a-net/ I'm not sure why laundry is so inspiring... I've already written about it before... This time, it's not our newly cleaned clothes, but what I heard on the way downstairs that intrigued me. I heard someone's radio blaring loudly... a song I didn't recognize, but I made out a woman singing. ... http://suehodara.com/blog/2008/08/26/playing-my-song/ Recently, I baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies. I couldn't wait to bite right into them, right out of the oven. But they just didn't taste right. I tried them later and they tasted great. What happened? Easy... they needed time to cool, to set, and to complete their chemical ... http://suehodara.com/blog/2008/08/12/someones-in-the-kitchen-with-susan/ We have a framed jigsaw puzzle in our foyer. It's at least 1,000 pieces, maybe more. I put it together years ago now, but I'm still proud of it... When I put it together, I wouldn't let anyone in the house touch it... I wouldn't let anyone else put a ... http://suehodara.com/blog/2008/08/08/down-this-road-together/ This past April, we saw Sunday in the Park with George. I remember distinctly a scene where George is painting his masterwork and is standing so close to the canvas, you'd think he'd get paint smudged on his nose. He gets so engrossed with each dot being just so that ... http://suehodara.com/blog/2008/08/06/the-big-picture/ I'm still laughing over a scene I re-wrote two days ago... As one character is leaving, she doesn't give much explanation. In fact, she was so vague, the other characters were unsure of what had just happened immediately before her hasty departure. Out of another character's mouth, plain as day, ... http://suehodara.com/blog/2008/08/01/a-little-birdie-told-me/ The Rhythm Of The Saints (originally released 10.16.90 and re-released 7.27.04) is easily one of Paul Simon's seminal master works. I've been listening to it for years, and intend to keep doing so. It seems each time I approach it, I'm offered a new gift, a new kernel of truth ... http://suehodara.com/blog/2008/07/29/reach-in-the-darkness/ I've been avoiding it all week... telling everyone that I'm "stuck"... but, I knew what needed to happen, I was just avoiding the inevitable. Yesterday, I chose to stop running from the reality that one of my characters is leaving. The thing is, I always planned on that, but I didn't ... http://suehodara.com/blog/2008/07/24/running-in-circles/ Yesterday, my lovely sister remarked that she's heard the same story six times, and each time she hears it, the story, and even the inflections the teller uses, are EXACTLY the same. To say the man is talented is an understatement. My hats off to him... As for me, ... http://suehodara.com/blog/2008/07/17/the-same-old-story/ We saw Tracy Letts' August:Osage County on Sunday. It was easy to see why it won 5 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer. There have been volumes said and written about the play and the Broadway production... I'd like to comment on the audience reaction at our performance, namely the comments of ... http://suehodara.com/blog/2008/07/14/door-prize/