my third attempt at a new lifestyle (second was undocumented, boring but delicious spaghetti). this melt in your mouth piece was my entire morning. without the proper cooking utensils, our tiny little kitchen looked quite crowded with different cereal bowls of ingredients.
i do say, twas a successful cake-baking extravaganza.
Back to Oxford, Ohio I have decided in my final year that it is time to learn to cook. So yesterday I tripped over to hamilton. though the initial purpose was for a few text books- a returned with two cookbooks instead.
anyway, documented is my first adventure into the land of good eats. its about time.
i moved back in to oxford last week for my FINAL year of school. armed with an electric drill, an art savvy little sister and a knowledgeable mother, we took to the decorations ourselves.. as we have never done before. despite the odd pinging sounds (very similar to what a water pipe from the bathroom on the other side of this wall may sound like when hit by a drill), the eight hour day (thanks mom and coll), and the lack of experienced supervision, our finished product is something quite spectacular.
look out world.. i became mechanically savvy last week (:
(photos by Phil Groshong)
She has curly red hair and porcelain skin like a doll's. But you won't notice this petite, energetic woman on stage- you will be too busy watching her furry co-stars. Meet Karie Gipson,
The Magic Flute's very own puppet instructor. Karie is one of Cincinnati Opera's supernumeraries (a "super" is a nonspeaking, nonsinging role in opera). But even though you won't hear her voice, Karie has a very important job- she gives life to the puppets.
"We call him Woody," she says as she describes her favorite puppet in the show. "He's the small pink and white bird. I like him because I can give him a lot of expression and personality." Woody is one of two hand puppets in the show.
The Magic Flute also stars several rod bird puppets that flap their wings via a stick attached to their bodies, two six foot flamingos, and one enormous dragon with light-up eyes operated by eight puppeteers...
