The best Monday ever

Or was it? I've had some spectacular Mondays before - but usually because they're fun, carefree, &tc. Today was great because it was so productive. And, having just driven my stuff halfway across Canada (ok, technically my parents drove the "stuff" and I drove a nearly empty car), and needing my late-starting May and all its necessary tasks to get off to a smooth start, I was so incredibly pleased to be able to solve a number of problems without ever leaving Queen West.

Even before Alison and I fully greeted each other after a long third-year of trans-Canadian phone meetings, we mounted the stony steps of Malabar costume shop on McCaul Street to pick up our Bach wig! I ordered this a long time ago, after, I swear, two months of searching for the right wig, right price, and somebody actually having it in stock. Then, in rapid succession, Alison and I located and purchased all the fabric for our backdrop curtain (four colours of tulle that together create the impression of old, dusty, tarnished brass), and half of my costume (a handsome goldenrod evening jacket with a greenish sheen, and a deep purple collared shirt - niether of these colours are anything I had even vaguely considered - but they are perfect. Each of my four main characters could pull this outfit off. It looks old, young, academic, fashionable etc. as needed. And here I thought my "neutral" outfit would be black.)

Then we took to Alison's uncle's place off of Parliament St. for a readthrough of some of the script. Tomorrow: rehearsals begin in earnest! And in the space we rented - which we visited today. Big windows (one stained-glass), two fire escape doors to let the air in, large sprung dance floor!

The other joy is that this past weekend at a wedding a new acquaintance offered to take Fugue Code publicity shots for free!

Now that's a Monday...