Sorry guys, nothing interesting is happening. Or maybe I'm not interesting. Or both. St. Patrick's day is tomorrow. I don't know how tired I'll be when I get off work. That will determine if I do anything. I had a test today. I forgot one line of code and couldn't figure it out for the life of me before time was up, so I didn't do so well. Maybe a B since the rest looked pretty. That kind of bummed me out. As soon as I got home I looked at my book and realized what I did wrong. That always happens. Besides that, not much going on. Phil, Janelle, and I watched some Alias last night. Hopefully we're watching more today, but Janelle is sick so that is up in the air. Phil and I might also be going to Ann Lynn's last show, which is depressing. Hopefully I will come up with more impressive things to write about while I'm at work this weekend. Have a good one, folks!

My sister and I have been talking lately about how we want to make a point of going to certain types of arts events during different seasons of the year. Really, we don't want a year to go by without taking advantage of all the great theatres around us. I want to try and see a philharmonic performance, an opera, and a play at one of the bigger theatres each year, and then we'll also try and go to the university's big events too.

When I got fired up about the idea, I looked up the Ahmanson and was trying to choose plays. I guess I mentioned that Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf was playing, and Ric brightened up and said he loved the play, which he read in high school, and that he wanted to see it. So I made that my Valentine's gift for him this year, and we brought my sister along too.

This rendition of Edward Albee's play stars Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin, as Martha and George, a husband-wife duo. These two host a late-night get-together with a couple they met at a faculty welcome party at the university where Martha's father is president. Between drinks, the conversation goes all over the place, and we learn all about the backgrounds of both couples. By the end of the night, both marriages seem to be pretty scarred.

The funny thing is that this really plays out rather dramatically, although it is filled with humor. The story isn't funny, but the players within it are, and Bill Irwin steals the show with the way he delivers his awesome dialogue. The play was on Broadway before it came here, and Irwin actually won a Tony for his performance.

I've never read the play, but after researching it, found that a few changes were made in the script that I'm not sure I completely agree with, but I did enjoy the play. The performances were very lively and entertaining, and the direction was very smooth. Even though we sat in the absolute last row, we had a good time.

I mentioned that I saw this to Amy, so now she and Ryan are going to go. Don't go hungry, because getting snacks between acts is impossible (2 small vendor tables and lines that go forever, and only 10 minutes to get back to your seat). Hope you have a good time!