4 Illuminating Things from the Weekend

1.

Thanks to the French 75 cocktail (gin, Champagne, lemon juice and sugar), I no longer universally hate gin.

2.

Apparently, some local cosmetology students are encouraged to use “floor names” to help clients remember them when going to book future appointments. For example: the more everyday (albeit lovely) “Jessica” might become “Raven” on the floor, just to ensure that clients don’t confuse her with another stylist. (Additionally, her work persona gains a little bit of extra edge and allure, I suppose.)

I’d like to imagine I wouldn’t have to change my name (it’s fairly memorable, as women’s names go). But just for fun...let's think of names that would be cool to defer to whenever I got tired of Bond. How do you feel about "Jet?"

3.

Repeatedly pressing the “next” button on the electronic game Catchphrase – until you find a word that is easier – is considered “cheating.”  (Whatever.)

4.

I think there should be a moratorium on all pre-recorded sounds and music in theatre productions everywhere. Umo Ensemble’s production of El Dorado taught me that everything that one really needs in a play can and should happen in that room, right in front of you. (Save the costumes, of course.) Everything else can be reserved for the later HBO version.