Edward Scissorhands in Seattle

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Edward Logo And ImageAnyone want a deal on tickets to the touring production of Edward Scissorhands, the “magical new stage adaption of the classic Tim Burton film” presented as a “musical ‘play without words'” (which I must admit, sounds a lot like something called ‘ballet’ to me, but who am I to question these things)?

Edward Scissorhands broke all Box Office records when it premiered at Sadler’s Wells in November 2005. The musical “play without words” enjoyed a tour of the UK followed by visits to Tokyo, Seoul and Paris prior to coming to North America where it opened for a 23-week run in November 2006. The North American tour will visit 12 cities, including Washington DC, St. Louis, Brooklyn, Toronto, St. Paul, Denver and Seattle.

Audiences of all ages have been captivated by this unique production, as well as by the humor and charm of the leading character, Edward, an innocent soul forced to find his way in a world that doesn’t accept him.

Thanks to a very kind offer from the touring company, I’m able to pass on word of a special ‘Young Professional’s Night’ discount for one show only, next Friday, April 27th…

Attend Young Professionals’ Night at the 5th Avenue Theatre on Friday, April 27 at 8 PM and see the new stage adaptation of “Edward Scissorhands”

Buy your advance tickets for this special event using promotional code: TOPIARY. This code will get you the best seats available (a regular $68 value) for only $40. You must be 39 or under to take advantage of the offer. Please have your ID ready as you enter the theater.

To buy your tickets, simply go to http://www.5thavenue.org, call 206-625-1900, or stop by the 5th Avenue Theatre Box Office in-person. Don’t forget to use the promotional code TOPIARY when ordering your tickets.

For more information, visit the 5th Avenue Theatre Website.

We’re so retro!

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SIA '08 AdSean Flanagan, a graphic designer working on an ad campaign for the upcoming SIA08 (SnowSports Industries America) conference, contacted me ask permission to use an old family photo of ours for one of the ads. In his words…

I am…working on a new ad campaign for SIA (Snowsports Industies America) a non profit association in DC that educates people about snow sports and works to increase snow sport participation each year. We are working on a new ad campaign for their upcoming annual show, with the theme “One Family. One House.” I recently came across your family portrait (circa 1982) on a google image search for retro family portraits. [The ad] will only appear in industry trade magazines like Ski Press, none of your main stream consumer magazines, since SIA is a trade organization and they only deal with the local shops, not the riders or consumers.

Thanks for your time, the picture has a great retro feel and would be perfect for the ad, and the theme.

After passing it around to the rest of the family, we’ve given our okay, and Sean was kind enough to give me permission to post the ad here. Thanks much, Sean!

Addendum: I was curious as to where Sean found the photo, since I couldn’t find it either in my Flickr stream or on my website, so I did a quick Google Images search for ‘retro family portrait‘, and what do you know — that photo is the third hit! Oddly, it comes up as part of a forum thread on Archinect, a site for architectural designers. They’d hotlinked the image from an entry on Dad’s website. I’m glad Sean was able to track us down, circuitous as the route might have been.

Happy Easter

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Easter Daffodils

Or, if you don’t happen to be an Easter person, just enjoy a nice spring day. Whichever works best for you.

BlueJ to Xcode translation?

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Update: Never mind, ignore this post — I never even thought to check for a Mac OS X version of BlueJ. Now I just feel dippy….

Might there be anyone out there with experience developing for Java within Xcode who has a few minutes to spare helping me figure out how to translate this page into something useable on my computer? I’ve gotten as far as getting Xcode installed, but…well, after that, I’m kind of stuck, as I have no idea what the majority of what I’m looking at is, and all the documentation/help files seem to be written for people who have at least some background in programming.

I have figured out that in Xcode, choosing File > New Project… and picking Java Tool seems to be equivalent to creating a New Project within BlueJ (as outlined on the first homework assignment). However, I don’t know how to set up the class’s two required libraries as a permanent part of the Xcode enviroment (as detailed in Step 3 of the Working at Home page), so things aren’t exactly compiling. Essentially, while I know that I should be able to use Xcode to do everything that BlueJ will do, I don’t really know how concepts or methods map between the two environments — or if it’s even worth attempting. Since the whole class is going to be taught as if we’re using BlueJ, perhaps I’d be better off just sucking it up and installing BlueJ under Virtual PC (ick)?

Anyway, if anyone’s able and willing to toss a few words of advice my way, I’d greatly appreciate it. If I can’t figure out how to use Xcode within the next couple days (the first homework assignment, which proves we’re at least up and running, is due Friday), it’s going to be BlueJ under Virtual PC and/or using the computers at school for all my CSC142 homework…and that just seems like such a waste when I’ve got this shiny and perfectly capable computer right here at home!