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1. Finally finished Steven Saylor's Empire. Historical fiction, interesting read, tons of details about life in imperial Rome, but parts felt like they dragged, and 100 pages probably could've been cut without harming the story. It follows one family from Augustus to Hadrian, and highlights the blessings and perils of being noticed by Caesar.
This morning, as I was reading the last bit of it, I was struck by the Saylor's description of the way Christians were treated by the legal system:
I have no idea if that was official policy. At the time (Trajan was the emperor in that chapter) Christians were certainly growing but still not the dominant religious sect.
But I enjoy Saylor's point: DADT has been around a long long time, just applied to different aspects of life.
2. Last night's working rehearsal of Peter Pan at the Alley was awesome. I'd only ever seen dress rehearsals of high school and college plays. This was literally the first run-through on the set in costume while the director adjusted the lights and sound and they figured out how to navigate the set - it's pretty elaborate - and made sure that none of the blocking made any seats unviewable. The cast and crew got through one scene in the hour we watched. Apparently it normally takes about sixty hours to get through the play the first time they do a working rehearsal? I am really excited - I've only ever seen the musical version, never the actual *play* before.
3. BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG. Word is you were entertaining, and quite different from Tony Vincent in the way you play St. Jimmy. (Obviously.)I wish I could see you this week. *sigh*
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This morning, as I was reading the last bit of it, I was struck by the Saylor's description of the way Christians were treated by the legal system:
These people are not to be sought out. If brought before you and found guilty, they must be punished.[...] Anonymous accusations must play no role in any prosecution; such practices are a discarded relic of a previous time. The official policy regarding the Christians, in a nutshell, may be summed up thusly: 'Ask not, tell not.' (emphasis mine)
I have no idea if that was official policy. At the time (Trajan was the emperor in that chapter) Christians were certainly growing but still not the dominant religious sect.
But I enjoy Saylor's point: DADT has been around a long long time, just applied to different aspects of life.
2. Last night's working rehearsal of Peter Pan at the Alley was awesome. I'd only ever seen dress rehearsals of high school and college plays. This was literally the first run-through on the set in costume while the director adjusted the lights and sound and they figured out how to navigate the set - it's pretty elaborate - and made sure that none of the blocking made any seats unviewable. The cast and crew got through one scene in the hour we watched. Apparently it normally takes about sixty hours to get through the play the first time they do a working rehearsal? I am really excited - I've only ever seen the musical version, never the actual *play* before.
3. BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG. Word is you were entertaining, and quite different from Tony Vincent in the way you play St. Jimmy. (Obviously.)I wish I could see you this week. *sigh*
This entry was originally posted at http://favoritemistake.dreamwidth.org/5324.html.
