So I was already having a very Buffista-coded week before seeing the Nick Brendon news. So I figured I might as well go ahead and share. (Some pics on the FB group)
Sadly, no actual Buffistas were involved, although if I go back a few more days I can count it from last Sunday when I got to go see Holiday at the Goodman Theatre, courtesy of aurelia. (TY! and that was not long after she and I were at the same show at the Chicago Theatre, but didn’t realize it until she was already on the way home). You know I could tell from the marketing it was a period piece romcom/farce from the marketing so I was intrigued and yet it never occurred to me that it was actually the same play as the movie Holiday. I’ll just say it’s been a long winter 😆 and I was not entirely braining. Such a good show.
Buuuut On Tuesday, one of my sister‘s friends arranged tix to a one-man show, Buffy Revamped With a single actor in the character of Spike retelling all seven seasons of Buffy in 70 minutes.
And it was HI-larious. His accent was pretty Australian, but once he started doing all the characters with extremely minor costume, additions, mostly wigs and hats, it was fantastic. And uber sarcastic. And very, very on the money. (Every time Angel was mentioned a little clip from the Angel theme would play while Spike rolled his eyes. . His costume for Angel was a long leather coat on a hanger.) As soon as we got home, we had to watch Once More with Feeling even though it was way too late on a school night
It had a lot of risk of being watchfrom the hall, but did not play out that way at all. If it comes around, definitely go see it.
Tonight was the first night of a book club (I Who Have Never Known Men, anyone read it?) The book club was great, but the venue - Amazeballs. It’s a little bar/used bookstore/gallery/gaming room. [link] Just awesome. And it’s pretty close to me, I will definitely be back there
That is a brilliant idea, so glad it worked out well!
Me, checking the bulletin for spoilers for Sunday... "WOO! SUSAN!"
Also me... "How did we get a Buffista Church before we got an island?"
(I Who Have Never Known Men, anyone read it?)
Yes! I read it just last fall. I really liked it. The desolate quiet of that story was a good counter to the chaos at work (during Revolution(s) tech when our Director of Production had just been let go).
I'm glad you enjoyed Holiday! I'm always happy to share when comps are offered.
The book was not at all what I was expecting, but it really caught me right from jump. An incredibly unique voice. We’ll have to catch up on that when we actually manage to be in the same place at once one day soon.
Me, checking the bulletin for spoilers for Sunday... "WOO! SUSAN!"
As of a few hours ago, my sermon is even written! (I had a draft last night, but when I tried it out on Dylan, he convinced me I needed to basically take it apart and put it back together again in a different order. And he was right, dammit. It's much better now.)
I am sorry to hear about Nicholas Brendon. Too young.
I am intentionally trying to leave my friends' apartment more and more (and planning my routes so that I'll be next to shelters as much as possible), so yesterday I went to help packing emergency supplies to the West Bank (via that cause: [link] I can't say I helped much as 30% of the time those of us who didn't want to run for shelter were in a shelter waiting for sirens that never came (there were "missiles are expected in your direction soon, stay close to shelter" messages), but I helped with some boxes and I brought cake with me. There's also a protest tonight - Saturday night protests against the government returned, but as much as I'd like to be there I don't know if I'm physically up to it today.
My next impossible projects are to a. plan a (Passover) Seder, which I love doing but I also can't really plan because how can you plan a Seder when you don't know if people are even able to come and if it's safe to come, b. continue working on my plan to study abroad next year (right now it means narrowing down options, prepare for TOEFL, understand how and when to pack my life here, and deal with the guilt over leaving this place and the people that I love dearly and live here while it's on fire), and c. trying to live as much as possible in this weird reality. It is scary, but I am trying my best to live in this world as it is. Choices are often limited, but as long as I have them and I can remember that I have them and not to surrender to exhaustion and/or fear, it's good.
"How did we get a Buffista Church before we got an island?"
If Christian colonialism taught me anything, it's that we're on the right path to Buffista island and need more following. And maybe an army.
I haven’t been here in ages but I had to come back when I heard the Nicholas Brendon news. So sad.
Meanwhile it is so good to see you all here.
