rules, baby. Kate and I agree that some of the performances from the matinee on Saturday outshine those on the . Perhaps one day I'll get around to . RENT is a great soundtrack to sing along to. It was especially hard not to at the show, lol. Collins was great. I almost cried. I'm gonna have to revise that "I never cry at movies/theater/music concerts, etc" because I've almost cried at several. Perhaps I'm getting overly emotional in my old age. Eh. Perhaps I was just overly happy with getting a RENT long-sleeve tee, with NO DAY BUT TODAY across the back. *gleeful* So I was trying to explain how, as much as I love the soundtrack and have listened to it so much I know every word, even the crazy words to "La Vie Boheme," there's just something so...new/great/theatrical/different about actually seeing the show. Yes, I know, one's live and one's Memorex, but I guess listening to the soundtrack can inure you to the emotional content of the show. In both Phantom (the movie) and RENT (the musical) I noticed things that intellectually I knew were happening, since I'd seen both theatrical performances, but that you miss when you just listen to it everyday. Yeah. You should go see both of those.

Did you know you can see the first five minutes of Elektra at Yahoo? Go see. And the dvd has an easter egg, which I shall go find tonight. When I'm not watching 24, of course. Anyone else peeved that the widescreen edition of Troy only features Brad Pitt on the cover? Sheesh. The whole reason I bought the thing was for Orlando. I admit it

Anyone have a vcr they'd like to let me have? The one in the living room has decided it likes the taste of tape, and thus will not do anything but sit there like a lump on top of the dvd player. Boo.

Page 7: You remember the shoebox project, right? What a bad fan I am. I didn't look to see if there was anything new over the break. Lo and behold, HUZZAH! there is! Enjoy.