I am so very tired. I am looking forward to going home tonight and doing nothing. Yep yep.

I'm not even going to talk about class last night and how I got in trouble and how my school is totally not set up for a part-time student. Grumble.

As an amateur reviewer... Hair last night was very good. It wasn't quite what I was expecting (I expected more of a plot) and I can certainly see how it caused a stir in 1968. The local newspaper described it as a "period piece" rather than social criticism. Certainly its messages of "free love" and "drugs are fun" were pretty much lost on me. I'd probably have been a big prude in the 60's too. Its messages about war and protesting are a little more relevent. It was too late at night for me to sort out all the symbolism in the choreography. There was obviously symbolism, but I would've had to think to hard to figure out its meanings.

The people sitting around us in the theatre were all old. And they were getting really nostalgic. Actually, the older man sitting next to me was really upset with the first act. He kept muttering to his wife things along the lines of "damn hippies." They didn't return after intermission (I ask what they thought the musical would be about?) There were some brassy old dames in front of us who were awesome. At the end of the first act - right after the nude scene (as it turns out they did include it) - one of them declared, fairly vocally, "That was it? I barely got a good look! It was way too dark. They need to turn the lights up!"

Since I'm reviewing things, I also must highly recommend Reading Lolita in Tehran. I'm not actually finished with it yet, but so far, its one of the most beautiful books I've ever read. The author, an English literature professor, describes books as an almost sensual experience, in the same way she describes tea and pastries with good friends, or strolls in the park with her "magician." Maybe I relate even more, because some of the books she centers her memoir around are some of my favorites (I just finished the Gastby section, and that's one of my all-time favorites). I've felt that way about books before, and I've never seen those feelings expressed so elequontly and perfectly. Its a must read.