Two Hues of Blue ... and Biscuit, too!

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Tin Pan Lizzie

My niece Lizzie Gray and I are alike in a lot of ways.

We both like Hello Kitty, mac & cheese, and the color blue. SHE likes Miss Matched socks; I like Miss Matched socks. I took piano lessons as a little girl; she takes piano lessons as a little girl. She plays really well for her age; I ... well, I said we're alike in "a lot" of ways, not in EVERY way.

To remind myself what I might've achieved, if ONLY I'd practiced (sorry, Mom), here is a video of Lizzie Gray (and Sissy - she DID practice. Show off.) playing the offertory at Hampton Park's children's church earlier this summer, as well as some footage of a song that Bess wrote that "doesn't have a name yet."

Watch to the end for a surprise guest.

Monday, September 26, 2011

"Adore"-able Performances

Though it's been almost an entire summer, since I've posted anything new, life in Greenville has gone on. Leslie and I still meet at Cracker Barrel about once a week. Sissy's dog Jessie still INSISTS on licking me, even though there are about 6,000 OTHER people she could be licking, and the kids continue to thrill and amaze me.

They are, after all, the Four I Adore.

I most recently adored their work in CJR Productions presentation of Patch the Pirate's Camp Kookawacka Woods. Last year, Camden, Payton, & Lizzie Gray were in CJR's Misterslippi River Race. This year, Lila trod the boards, as well. As you can see by the program pictured above, she was a church camper (truly her mother's daughter). Camden was Eugene, who barfed on the bus en route to camp, and part of the Patch crew. Payton was the well-padded Tubby, and Lizzie Gray was a tick with a fetish for PB&J (truly her aunt's niece).

I'm assuming everyone will be as enchanted by their compelling performances as I was.

Am I right, or am I right?

By the way, I'm getting married in 19 days.

So there's that, too ...

Friday, September 23, 2011

Today's Intro to Theatre class

(This is re-posted for the convenience of my Intro to Theatre students, who had the privilege of hearing Chris speak in class today. Class, here's the post I promised you! Y'all be sure to follow the blog of his latest project, as well!)

I didn't meet Chris White until 2006.

Though our paths didn't cross before then, they seemed to be running on parallel tracks. He grew up in South Carolina; I grew up in South Carolina. He went to Furman; I went to Furman. He majored in Drama; I majored in Drama. Get the picture?

Even though the rigors of Rhett Bryson's freshman year Drama 11 class almost weeded me out of the major, I eventually did end up with a B.A. in Theatre and, several years later, found myself teaching the subject at Stone Academy. My tenure there followed that of .... guess who: Chris White.

That's how we met.

Though Chris had left Stone for a high school gig, his three children were still enrolled in the school, so I had the privilege of teaching them all in the year between leaving Lexington (UK) and starting in Athens (UGA).

Thus, the parallel lives of Chris and Kristin intersected at last.

Barely acquaintances, I was still always so impressed with the brilliance of Chris's theatrical work. Recently married to a wonderful woman I went to high school with, he continues to do all sorts of great creative stuff, not the least of which is making movies - like this one, which I love.

You will, too.

(playing opposite Chris is Harriet, the younger of his two daughters; according to Chris's wife, Emily, the whole production was a family affair. Stay tuned through the credits for proof.)

GOOD LIFE from Chris White on Vimeo.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

10.14.11: I'm ready!

When you see the date in the title above, you probably, reasonably, assume that the proceeding post will be about my state of preparedness for the nite before my October 15th wedding to a guy that I'm pretty sure not only wrote the Book of Love but also hung the stars in the sky.

Well, you're right ... kinda.

I AM ready for October 14th, and I'm SURELY ready for the 15th, but this particular "ready" is actually refering to how excited I am for the coming of the 2011-2012 Kentucky Wildcats basketball season, and the season officially begins at Big Blue Madness on the nite of ... you guessed her, Chester: 10.14.11.

Are YOU ready?

Watch this video, and you will be.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Lucky Girl

This is what I see whenever Jeremy calls.

Be still my heart.

Incidentally, what I hear whenever Jeremy calls is this: "You can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a woman's man. No time to talk."

Indeed, I am a lucky girl.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

"LOTS of Fun with Picture Pages!"

So, I'm kinda, sorta obsessive.

I don't tend to just LIKE something; I LOOOOVVEEEEEE it. Music. Theatre. Kentucky Wildcats, and, according to my wedding registry, Fiestaware ("FI-ESSSSS-TA!").

Need I say more?

Another thing that I "LOOOOVVEEEEEE" is taking pictures, so when Daddy suggested that I should make a Shutterfly-style photo album out of my graduation snapshots, I was on that like Rick Pitino on ... nevermind. I'm not even gonna go there.

Here's the final product. Daddy, consider this a "pre-sneakview" before you see the real deal this weekend!

Click here to view this photo book larger

Wish I'D said that!

Special thanks to my dear friend Leslie Bell for putting me wise to this insightful blog entry by a woman I've never heard of but whom, after reading said entry, I'd really like to meet.

Check out her incredible perspective on the Casey Anthony verdict.

Mom, you're gonna LOVE this one.