what a cursed land this golden west is!

This is another in a string of "I'm not dead, just deprived of time and dependable Internet" posts. I'm sorry for that.

And yesterday I dealt with one of the most terrifying things in the universe -- a group of opera singers waving around lit torches on a mostly-wooden set. I swear I kept thinking "WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE BEFORE THIS SHOW CLOSES". So that might happen.