urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle It's not a fault, it's a feature! Fingle (also Mad Jack Flint!) 2009-11-19T22:21:44Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:146932 2009-11-19T22:21:44Z 2009-11-19T22:21:44Z Guess who learned to drive last night?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/4116365497/" title="Driving the manlift by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2668/4116365497_f49c0355fc.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Driving the manlift" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/4117133124/" title="All in a night&#39;s work by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/4117133124_fa4ddc1cfc.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="All in a night&#39;s work" /></a><br /><br />And she didn't hit anything! Or crush any lamps into the truss! <br /><br />Good job, kid. I'm very proud of you. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:146628 2009-11-01T04:19:22Z 2009-11-01T04:19:22Z <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/4062336531/" title="Halloween 2009 by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/4062336531_c06ae2017b.jpg" width="500" height="373" alt="Halloween 2009" /></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:146430 2009-10-31T20:37:38Z 2009-10-31T20:37:38Z So for Saturday's ballet class, Lois waited 'til we were all stretched at the barre and warmed up a bit, then we all turned to the right and went to second position, waiting for Lois' musical choice of the day for the barre position warm-ups...<br /><br />In honor of Halloween, what came blaring for the speakers was Bach's <i>Toccata and Fugue in D Minor</i>. <br /><br />Several of us couldn't stop laughing throughout the entire barre sequence, as Lois exhorted us on the big bass organ notes "Bigger! SWELL with the MUSIC!" <br /><br />You probably had to have been there, but it really was pretty funny. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:146161 2009-09-25T17:29:23Z 2009-09-25T17:29:23Z Yay!<br /><br />They ran in front of my truck out into the middle of an intersection! I DIDN'T run them down, AND I rescued them! WIN!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3953730348/" title="Puppy rescue! by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2631/3953730348_f0033fee67.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Puppy rescue!" /></a><br /><br />Both pups had collars and County tags, as well as RFID chips! <br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />More photos...<br /><br />Here they wait for the animal control officer...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3953730168/" title="Puppies! by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2457/3953730168_0dbbf90b37.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Puppies!" /></a><br /><br />So after twenty minutes, the thrill of dancing around in my truck had worn off...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3953729880/" title="Bored puppies by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/3953729880_f94b0a4b6c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Bored puppies" /></a><br /><br />The animal contorl officer said that, if she hadn't just gotten an emergency call, she could look up the owner's address and drive them home! But they were going to have to ride around in the lock-up for a bit 'til she could get to that... So long, puppies! STAY OUT OF THE STREET! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:145812 2009-09-21T02:26:16Z 2009-09-21T02:26:16Z "I am."<br /><br />"Get him!!"<br /><br />*urk!*<br /><br />That's how the ballet went for me, but when you're portraying King Duncan based on Macbeth, you pretty much know how it's going to end...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3937897003/" title="Macbeth and the Weird Sisters cast by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/3937897003_06883e0660.jpg" width="500" height="466" alt="Macbeth and the Weird Sisters cast" /></a><br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><b>Macbeth and the Weird Sisters - Original choreography by Joseph Gutierrez</b><br /><br />It went brilliantly, though, even if I did have grab the crown when it got knocked off my head during the murder scene... E. said it looked intentional, though. <br /><br />My Queen, Christine...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3938638214/" title="The Queen and her King, Duncan by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/3938638214_339df82e38.jpg" width="361" height="500" alt="The Queen and her King, Duncan" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Weird Sisters, one of whom becomes Lady Macbeth through the magic of her sisters...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3938526428/" title="The Weird Sisters by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3439/3938526428_abf80488f8.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="The Weird Sisters" /></a><br /><br />We had a grand time! <br /><br />My other job during the rest of the ballet numbers; stage manager...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3938050239/" title="Two crowns by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2457/3938050239_52ef3485ab.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Two crowns" /></a><br /><br />Until next time! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:145435 2009-09-17T05:38:21Z 2009-09-17T05:38:21Z Oh, I thought she’d outlast all of us.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3928335542/" title="Peter, Paul and Mary by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2514/3928335542_26dd1ac18e.jpg" width="429" height="500" alt="Peter, Paul and Mary" /></a><br /><i>copyright by T. Dwayne Riddel, 1967</i> <br /><br />Damn. There’s part of my childhood gone forever.<br /><br />I told my two bandmates that we ought to light a candle for Mary at our next show, but I’m thinking I just might light a candle for her at all of our shows. I do her parts in the Peter, Paul and Mary songs.<br /><br />Group hug, people. There’s another good one gone from the world. Now we’ll all have to try harder, and bring up the little ones to try harder still… urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:145324 2009-09-09T23:33:22Z 2009-09-09T23:33:22Z What did <i>you</i> do on Labor Day to celebrate the American Working Person's Big Day Off?<br /><br /><i>I</i> worked 13 hours on the audio team at a load-in of the D23 show at the Anaheim Convention Center! For me, it was a day to celebrate the time-honored union scale double-time rule... Thank you, Mickey!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3899785980/" title="Sound going out by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3899785980_7262a0caf5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Sound going out" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3899005679/" title="Audio world by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3899005679_f3aa07e55d.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Audio world" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3899784966/" title="Halfway done by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2587/3899784966_9727d6ae41.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Halfway done" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3899783936/" title="Mark Twain by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2446/3899783936_90eecb5687.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Mark Twain" /></a><br /><br />p.s. - I saw a boat! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:145059 2009-07-21T17:10:09Z 2009-07-21T17:10:09Z I've been taking ballet class now, on average, three times a week, for one year! <br /><br />It's good to learn new things!<br /><br />My ballet mistress, Lois Ellyn, deserves my thanks for her patience and perserverance. I am not a natural dancer, but I attack the work with gusto. I have become visibly better at moving on a dance floor. I often shamelessly take advantage of the fact that Lois likes me and often seems to put up with things from me that she might not take from other students. <br /><br />My fellow students are invariably good-natured and willing to help me when I can't figure something out, which is very, very often. I have so many truly stand-out friends in that room that can all be absolutely relied upon for support and encouragement that it just warms my heart!<br /><br />Class is fun, and so often very hard. The combinations Lois puts together are challenging, and sometimes fiendishly difficult. Sometimes it all just sounds like strings of nonsense French phrases strung together! Only time will cure that, I guess.<br /><br />I am very, very lucky to have a wife who supports me in my new addiction. I am a very lucky man. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:144891 2009-07-17T20:26:50Z 2009-07-17T20:28:43Z Hey, friends, do me a favor and listen to Sara Rose's song on YouTube! She doesn't dance for my company any longer, but she's developing her songwriting skills, and I just wanted to point a few people her way, because, well, I know her, and she's pretty cool!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3730535176/" title="Sara Rose and Patrick - 2006 by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3512/3730535176_1f3bdb7e97_m.jpg" width="240" height="184" alt="Sara Rose and Patrick - 2006" /></a><br /><i>Cast between-shows dinner at Rutabegorz' - 2006</i><br /><br />(She also gave me one of the best ballet-related quotes of all time after someone complimented her on her skill at avoiding a dropped hairclip during <i>The Nutcracker</i>... <br /><br /><i>"I've danced near live camels onstage, and if you can dance around camel poop, you can dance around anything!"</i><br /><br />At any rate, here's a shout out for Sara Rose!<br /><br /><br /><lj-embed id="4" /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:144603 2009-07-12T04:42:35Z 2009-07-12T04:42:35Z It's Joseph Guttierez's new piece, <i>Macbeth</i>, and I get to be King Duncan and DIE! DIE! DIE! <br /><br />Yay for me! My friend Christine is my queen, (she gets to die, too!) and for the first time, I get to do some honest-to-god partnering! Almost a little mini-pas-de-deux! Christine is SO BRAVE! And very patient. She has to have strong ribs for the fish catch, because I don't always hit the right spot on the catch, poor girl... I can't wait for the next rehearsal, next Saturday! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:144328 2009-07-06T15:57:45Z 2009-07-06T15:59:53Z It's our usual Fourth of July vacation at mom's, and the Bridgeport, California parade was a as fantastic a piece of Americana as you could hope for, including people dressed up in trout costumes walking in the parade (photos later, I'm on dial-up... Which is why I can't look at your music links, <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_co_cutthroat' lj:user='co_cutthroat' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://co-cutthroat.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://co-cutthroat.livejournal.com/'><b>co_cutthroat</b></a></span>! Later this week though, I promise!) <br /><br />The only photo I've taken the phone-time to upload so far is from our usual post-parade Bridgeporter Inn people-watching spot, perched above the sidewalk on US Highway 395...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3690932825/" title="Fourth of July, Bridgeport, California by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3657/3690932825_b375d79f7f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Fourth of July, Bridgeport, California" /></a><br /><br />See you all soon, once we're back in the world! I think today we're going to drive in to Reno to find a specialty yarn store for the knitter in the family. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:144015 2009-06-22T22:34:02Z 2009-06-22T22:34:02Z That's roughly how many years of friendship these eight guys share...<br /><br />We average thirty years apeice between each of us. That's pretty cool. These are some really great people. It was a fine thing to have everyone in one room again!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3652181544/" title="8 X 30 = 240 years of friends! by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/3652181544_b5520b361a_o.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="8 X 30 = 240 years of friends!" /></a><br /><i>Mark, Glenn, Kell, Bob, Jeff, Patrick, Joe and Sterling</i><br /><br />I love my friends! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:143860 2009-06-05T00:22:34Z 2009-06-05T00:22:34Z My wife commissioned our friend Erv Tibbs to build me a mandolin...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3595744772/" title="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - The Celt by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3595744772_e250d24a71.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - The Celt" /></a><br /><br />I'm absolutely stunned. She is amazing.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br />More photos...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3594932453/" title="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - bridge and pickguard detail by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3594932453_46a04e39a0.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - bridge and pickguard detail" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3594906339/" title="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - reverse view by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/3594906339_d3f88666e8.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - reverse view" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3594929043/" title="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - tailpiece by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/3594929043_043ae73f5e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - tailpiece" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3595711144/" title="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - neck join by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2482/3595711144_59ecc3909e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - neck join" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3594934169/" title="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - bridge detail by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2474/3594934169_f217cf133d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - bridge detail" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3595738000/" title="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - silver triquetra by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2450/3595738000_6e2bceda68.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - silver triquetra" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3594939657/" title="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - The Celt by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3594939657_2de11b0e2f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Erv Tibbs Mandolin #1 - The Celt" /></a><br /><br />I'm still stunned. Opening the gift made me cry a little bit. Also, I swore. Now I have to be respectful. This instrument is more than half art. Thank you, sweetie, and than you, Erv. <br /><br />I am honored and blessed. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:143542 2009-06-02T15:36:13Z 2009-06-02T15:36:13Z I stopped at my usual coffee place on the way to work, and the morning team had made me a decorated cupcake and platter (“Happy Birthday” spelled out around the cupcake in chocolate syrup), and Lovely Linda, the girl on the left, had even dashed in from home on her day off to help present it to me!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3589496466/" title="Birthday Cupcake! by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3589496466_08952cc483.jpg" width="500" height="436" alt="Birthday Cupcake!" /></a><br /><i>Linda, Margie and Matt <b>ROCK!</b></i><br /><br />There's going to be a work celebration later today over at City Hall, but I'm really looking forward to sushi with friends tonight, and Open Mike Night shenanigans after that! The closer I get to quittin' time today, the better the day is gonna get! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:143183 2009-05-25T03:37:53Z 2009-05-25T03:37:53Z After visiting a pretentious little bookstore (City Lights, they're FAMOUSER than YOU!) we stepped down the street for a pint of Russian Imperial Stout at the San francisco Brewery. This is the view from in front of the donut shop next door...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3561917346/" title="San Francisco... by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3561917346_a89c7b461b.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="San Francisco..." /></a><br /><br />I love the verdegris...<br /><br />San Francisco is very overcast and windy and chilly this weekend... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:143088 2009-05-19T07:51:13Z 2009-05-20T18:38:16Z While I was stage-managing the show on Mother's Day, I found some great light for off-the-cuff portraits...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3545452398/" title="Priscilla by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2030/3545452398_6d406535d9.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Priscilla" /></a><br />Priscilla<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3524223565/" title="Rachel by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3383/3524223565_999988e80e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Rachel" /></a><br />Rachel<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3524225705/" title="Chris Kaiser as Actaeon by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3524225705_1d723ef3bf.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Chris Kaiser as Actaeon" /></a><br />Chris<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3524221685/" title="Hailey by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3574/3524221685_61e5663cbd.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Hailey" /></a><br />Hailey<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3525027642/" title="Scarlett by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3525027642_c227419bac.jpg" width="394" height="500" alt="Scarlett" /></a><br />Scarlett<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3520753331/" title="Ana Luisa, May 10th, 2009 by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3520753331_7e6b465938.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Ana Luisa, May 10th, 2009" /></a><br />Ana Luisa<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3514496458/" title="Melissa White as Carlotta Grisi by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3514496458_606db314d4.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Melissa White as Carlotta Grisi" /></a><br />Melissa<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3513326175/" title="Laura Berbaum as Lucille Grahn by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3334/3513326175_e2dcb5ac87.jpg" width="368" height="500" alt="Laura Berbaum as Lucille Grahn" /></a><br />Laura<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3520711499/" title="Sammy, May 10th, 2009 by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3520711499_39087a55ef.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Sammy, May 10th, 2009" /></a><br />Sammy<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3526961053/" title="Patrick, photo by Hailey... by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3579/3526961053_6b504f4609.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Patrick, photo by Hailey..." /></a><br />Me! (Thanks, Hailey!)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3528319213/" title="Christine by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3528319213_59cd78fc01.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Christine" /></a><br />Christine<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3534755577/" title="Mindy by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/3534755577_820bd79b79.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Mindy" /></a><br />Mindy<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3514139678/" title="Chris Kaiser, May 7th, 2009 by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3514139678_04102855b8.jpg" width="434" height="500" alt="Chris Kaiser, May 7th, 2009" /></a><br />Chris again...<br /><br />And finally, I found a surprise in the audience!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3544645613/" title="Rebecca by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/3544645613_0ecec44c2e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Rebecca" /></a><br />Rebecca didn't dance in this show, but she did come out to support her friends!<br /><br />I love my ballet peeps! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:142812 2009-05-15T07:01:49Z 2009-05-15T07:01:49Z It's <i>Where's Mary</i> at Table Ten in Fullerton, California!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3532342741/" title="Where&#39;s Mary @ Table Ten by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3532342741_454ac3e1b9_o.jpg" width="300" height="452" alt="Where&#39;s Mary @ Table Ten" /></a><br /><br />6 to 9 p.m. in the bar! Come on down! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:142566 2009-05-10T05:42:49Z 2009-05-10T05:42:49Z <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3510910338/" title="Batesville Casket Company by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3510910338_21607022f4_o.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="Batesville Casket Company" /></a><br /><br />Drive safely! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:142328 2009-04-29T23:00:19Z 2009-04-29T23:00:57Z Another shot from the Southern California Renaissance Faire...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3486544049/" title="At Faire... by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3543/3486544049_e2b7e48ac6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="At Faire..." /></a><br /><i>I love my kid.</i> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:141898 2009-04-27T05:55:51Z 2009-04-27T05:55:51Z <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3478098183/" title="Girl with parasol by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/3478098183_0cb78b7b4e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Girl with parasol" /></a><br />It was a good day at the Faire! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:141708 2009-04-23T21:15:25Z 2009-04-23T21:15:25Z In lieu of anything pithy to say, (not exactly my strong point, anyway!) I post a photo!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3468824132/" title="Young Kam Odeiso - Patrick by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/3468824132_921f7ecedc.jpg" width="331" height="500" alt="Young Kam Odeiso - Patrick" /></a><br /><br />More from the show if you click on the photo, I think... It was SO FUN! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:141457 2009-04-22T00:15:07Z 2009-04-22T00:15:07Z Theresa can hover like a hummingbird!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3458717868/" title="Rehearsal - Diana and Acteon by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3458717868_c4b4e42957.jpg" width="500" height="363" alt="Rehearsal - Diana and Acteon" /></a><br /><i>She's AMAZING!</i> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:141208 2009-04-18T07:21:52Z 2009-04-18T07:21:52Z At this morning's ballet class, Lois separated Jana and I into the two different groups for the floor work so that there &quot;wouldn't be any trouble.&quot;<br /><br />I love Lois. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:140762 2009-04-12T23:28:24Z 2009-04-12T23:28:24Z A short photo essay from Tehachapi, California, in the southern California Transverse Range, at about 5,000 feet...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3436278748/" title="North-facing hill with oak and granite by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3436278748_db78b3c67a.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="North-facing hill with oak and granite" /></a><br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3436256276/" title="Tiny flowers among the rocks by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/3436256276_d52a757454.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Tiny flowers among the rocks" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3436244568/" title="Changeable skies... by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3436244568_d5279c8d4a.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Changeable skies..." /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3436235542/" title="About the size of a penny... by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3633/3436235542_c3ffbb1460.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="About the size of a penny..." /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3436225098/" title="Almond blossoms that survived the ice by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3569/3436225098_53721a22fa.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Almond blossoms that survived the ice" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3436218100/" title="Spring in Tehachapi by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3596/3436218100_317a688496.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Spring in Tehachapi" /></a><br /><br />Let's compare April to December!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3139966794/" title="A snowy birthday scene! by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/3139966794_c3d7f7728f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="A snowy birthday scene!" /></a><br /><br />Happy Spring, everyone! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:fingle:140354 2009-04-06T04:46:51Z 2009-04-06T04:46:51Z ...for a part in the next ballet?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3417262122/" title="Las Castañuelas, from Lois Ellyn by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/3417262122_b11b5844f6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Las Castañuelas, from Lois Ellyn" /></a><br /><br />That's right! Las casteñuelas! The castanets!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3416453843/" title="Las castañuelas by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3416453843_1192495e75.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Las castañuelas" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fionnmccueil/3416453567/" title="Las castañuelas and me! by fingle, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/3416453567_4b974ab207_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Las castañuelas and me!" /></a><br /><br />FEAR MY RANDOM SKILLSET! I get to be in a classical Spanish dance, AS THE DANCE TEACHER!! BWAHAHA!!<br /><br />(*note: No actual Spanish dancing will be done by moi, just a little bit of pretending to be the teacher. Do not fear for Lois's sanity.)