Mr. B visit

My college roommate was in town for the Gay Games, and stayed with us for a couple of night. Went out to Ping Pong, and met his Chicago boyfriend.

House Theatre Benefit

Ira Glass (This American Life) and Peter Sagal (Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me) were the guest stars, and did a version of "Born to Run." (Or was it Thunder Road?) We learned the meaning of Vincemus Malum, bid on and got a week at a vacation house in Taos, and a good time was had by all. All done in great House style.

Boulder and Aspen

Did a work trip to Aspen (aren't we fancy) and stopped in to see Mom going and coming.

Sondheim in the Park

We've really enjoyed going to the Grant Park Music series, and this was a highlight. Great performance, and at curtain call, Sondheim was in the audience, and came up to the stage!

Gary Griffin, Director; George Hearn, Judy Kaye, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Brian d’Arcy James, Liz Callaway, and Danny Gurwin, Vocalists

Program:

Overture
A Weekend In The Country
Pretty Lady
Johanna
Not A Day Goes By
Multitudes Of Amy’s
Ballad Of Sweeney Todd
Epiphany
A Little Priest
Comedy Tonight
You Could Drive A Person Crazy
Agony
Getting Married Today
Marry Me A Little
Send In The Clowns

NYC trip

We did a trip to NYC in celebration of our 18/23/33 anniversary. (18 years of marriage, 23 years of living together, and 33 years of knowing each other.)

It was the weekend before the real dates, but it was what we could swing, and a great trip. The theme was vaguely "Porcelain." (I think I read somewhere that this was a "modern" theme for the 18th anniversary, but I could be making this up.)

Anyway, the reason for the trip was the exhibition of Boulder ceramics legend Betty Woodman at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was a very nice small, show, but gave a good sense of the range of her work. We stayed at the Shoreham Hotel primarily to be just steps away from our favorite restaurant Menchanko Tei.

Other highlights. Guo-Qiang on the Roof: Transparent Monument: a noon smoke at the Metropolitan. Dinner in Chinatown. The History Boys.

Fourth of July...we didn't go forth

A pretty low key Independence Day. Ms. S had to work both Saturday and Monday, so I went into work on Monday too. We bought a cool LED fan at Jewel...but didn't make it to the fireworks...again. Ummm...hot, sweaty crowds...love it.