Yes, it is Johannes Brahms. I am going to put Johannes Brahms' face on a pumpkin.

Let's carve pumpkins!

In case anyone has noticed, no I have not been posting much this week. It is again opening week here at the theatre, and I have been superbusy. But tonight is the night and I an so excited! The Five Fingers of Funk opens tonight on the Cargill stage, and this one is going to be a doozy. Funky 70's music, 8 talented actors/singers/musicians (oh my), mild drug usage and lots and lots of profanity. It should be a good time.


(click on this photo to go to the video at Star Tribune, it won't embed...)

In other news, I am going to be in an upcoming group show at Intermedia Arts! It is called "Art and Healing: Body Burden," and it opens in December. I will keep y'all updated.

Possibly the most exciting for me right now though, is the fact that I have decided to be June Carter Cash for Halloween! She is such an awesome 60's lady and I have just the dress for it! LOOK at this COAT:








Although, I have been having some difficulty finding a wig anything like what her hair looks like... hm.

how to apply tights.

I think we need to go to the American Swedish Institute soon. Emma and I have talked about going before, when they had an exhibition of the Swedish Queen's gowns on view! I went to the website to see if it was still up, and it's not BUT there is so many other things that I want to see! Not only is the architecture of this historic "chateauesque" building supposed to be beautiful, but they have a cafe and little swedish gift shop! Look at all of the lovely things in here!


plush dala Horse!


little wooden egg cups!


swedish candies shaped like automobiles!

Who's with me?!

St. Paul, Minn. — Minnesota Public Radio's long-running Morning Show is coming to an end.


The program has been hosted by Dale Connelly and Jim Ed Poole on MPR's classical music service for 25 years. It is currently heard on the Current in the Twin Cities.

The decision to wrap up the show comes as a result of co-host Jim Ed Poole's desire to retire at the end of the year.

Jim Ed Poole was the name Garrison Keillor used to refer to his board operator Tom Keith when Keillor did the morning program in the early days of MPR.

Keith kept the name when he and Dale Connelly took over the show.

Connelly and Poole told listeners the news this morning.

Connelly will develop new programming for Minnesota Public Radio, and Tom Keith, Poole's creator, will continue his work as an actor and sound effects artist on American Public Media's Prairie Home Companion show.

The Morning Show will be replaced by classical music on MPR's classical music service. On the Current, the station's music programming will expand to fill the morning hours.

The final morning show will be broadcast live from the Fitzgerald Theater on December 11.

Click on Jim and Dale to go to the full story on MPR.

See how many times you can spot the Alli in the image below!


I entered this silly contest on weardrobe.com like almost a million times. (Yes, I know. I am a nerd.) Also, they have a different contest every week so I guess I will probably do that from now on. But at least there are prizes (so I'm feelin good about it).

vote yes for MN!



i know its an awful ad, but its very important (I dont have the brain power to make an interesting post right now.)!

I have had a long and beautiful relationship with this pair of shoes. I got them sophomore year in college, I think one of the very first times that Emma and I went shopping (gasp, I know!). And since then, I have never been able to find anything as comfortable, as neutral, as cute and as versatile as these shoes (although you wouldn't know it from the pictures). It has been long overdue that I get a new pair of tennies. Just look at them.



But finally, I have found a new pair that I like, and can get rid of the old tennies! Oh peachy-pink Keds, I am in love with you. And they were only .50 cents at a garage sale! The old tennies are in the garbage. Triumph.

The other day, we made chili. In the crock pot that my parents gave me. It was vegetarian and delicious and I still have lots left!