May 14, 2016

Yellowish morning, jacket-cool. The premier production of the musical Brave New World at NC Stage last night. Every element of production, every production value, every gesture of every actor, every directorial choice was right on, professional, gleaming. But the script---

Bought big at the nursery, got an Atlas fir into the ground before my stamina gave out. A lilac, a spirea, and a rose remain in their containers. Bought a fourth golden koi to school with Egypt, Sumer, and Akkad. His name is Cyrus the Golden.