He does not understand just how to move or rock and roll.

And thus was Othello--a play that loved not wildly but well enough. This play was fairly traditionally set, with a lot of modern hints--the clothing often had a modern cut, and there were a lot of flourescent/neon tubes used for lighting on stage. I don't know why.
The pay was well performed, but nothing spectacular. A yeoman's job, as Miss Friday decreed. I'm beginning to be concerned that my play selection blew its wad the first day and all it's got left is the mopping up. (:
The gentleman playing Iago is a talented actor, but I've seen him before (Caliban in the Tempest and Mercutio in R+J last year) and something about him likes me not. Miss Friday suggests that it is a vocal quality that makes him sound like he's constantly whining or entreating. I'm not sure if she had the same reaction to him that I did.
This may be becoming a theme for me, but once again it felt like the end dragged. SPOILER ALERT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHO LIVES AND WHO DIES. Yes, after Desdemona dies, you have to bring on either Emilia or Cassio so that he knows what he's done, but you need to start wrapping things up at that point. We've been here for nearly three hours and we pretty much know what's going on. The play was enjoyable and while it may not have had the delightful moments that MSND did, neither did it have the tiring and embarrassing ones.

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Game ideas are really flowing. Don't particularly want to do anything else right now. Could be problematic, given plans previously made.

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I'm strongly considering attending AmberCon, despite knowing very little about Amber. If anyone has advice, information, accomodations to share, or the like, feel free to let me know.

EDIT:
I should have been more clear. I meant advice about attending the Con.

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I managed to get in half an hour swimming this morning, which made me feel better about not biking or going to the gym as much as I wanted the past few months.
It's totally the same thing.
Yes it is. It totally is.
Shut up.

This afternoon Miss Friday wandered the town like a vagrant while I caught the matinee performance of The Clay Cart, which is kind of like a Bollywood remix of a Marx Brothers movie with a good Hindu moral. I very much enjoyed it, and have no complaints. The ending did not drag, which I approve of. There was singing and dancing and music, which seems to be the theme this year at OSF. (I'm keen to see if they can work it into Coriolanus tomorrow.) It was light fluffy fare and good fun, and if this is a harbinger of the non-Western flavor they want to bring to OSF then good on them.

There will likely be more swimming tonight, depending on how full the pool is.