it's so crazy it just might work

So Sahar at the Middle East gave me the go-ahead to do a St. Patrick's Day themed set on March 12--I've been planning on using Thousands Are Sailing* by the Pogues as a veil piece, and I found a version of Aziza done by a Scottish band with pipes and flutes. Thinking about how to top off the set, I wondered if there were any funky versions of Danny Boy out there that I might use. I found a lot of really awful versions of Danny Boy, and then stumbled across, yes, the Johnny Cash version. Perfect! It's tasteful yet emotional, controlled yet heartfelt, and he sings with a slight vibrato that I can treat like a violin. All of you should come see me and help make the whole house cry ;-)

Next step: find inexpensive emerald green costume. I've always joked that I can't wear green costumes because I'd look like a bellydancing leprechaun what with the red hair, white skin and Irish tattoos, but now that's exactly what I need :)

*I first got this whole crazy idea while driving around on Christmas Day listening to the Pogues and really feeling the words to that song, and reflecting that even though it's specifically Irish, it does reflect the larger immigrant experience in many ways. So it seems somehow appropriate.

geek humor

I don't know why I find this so funny, but I do:

Browder laughed when asked who'd win if John Crichton and Cameron Mitchell ever got into a fight. "The simple answer is that Aeryn would dispatch Vala and then rescue John," Browder said. "Cameron would have the upper hand until Aeryn kicked his ass."

(if you aren't sure who any of those people are, congratulate yourself on having a real life)