So, I am obviously not very urban...

If you look very closely at the photo above, you will see a very pale woman suntanning on the peak of an ashphalt roof. It just so happens that this is the view that greated me out the backdoor of the theatre I am currently working at. My two immediate questions for her would be: "What the Fuck are you doing?"Quickly followed by "Jesus Christ, aren't those shingles HOT?". Don't get me wrong, I am all for a little natural colour in the Summer, but this seems extreme. I mean, does she not have access to a back yard? Or a public park or beach? How desperate must she be for that tan to decide that laying on a bath towel on the peak or her ashphalt roof is the best way to achieve it. I am not sure if you can tell, but she has actually lugged 4 bricks up onto the roof with her to help keep the towel from blowing away. Since there is no antenna tower on the house, we all assumed that she has a ladder in the back-yard for easy access. It seems like a pile of work to go through for the sake of skin cancer. I just don't get it. I may be a hick from the sticks but city folk are weird.

Everything about theatre is heavy.

I apologize for my recent lapse in posts, but I have been super busy with a new project lately.  For the last 6 years the theatre company that has been my primary employer for the last 12 years has been in the process of building a new multi-million dollar performing arts complex.  After obtaining all of the necessary funding, they broke ground about a year ago, and as of today, they have officially moved into residence.
I have been pulling extra shifts lately trying to get everything set up for the big move.  I have literally been building office furniture for days!  And all of it is very heavy. 
This complex is really quite remarkable.  It houses the new administration offices for the theatre company (which also operates 6 other venues across Ontario), A state of the art 500 seat mainstage theatre with full fly gallery, wardrobe, props, carpentry, and paint shops, multiple full size rehearsal halls, and 32 dorm rooms that will act as artist accommodations.  It is a huge facility.  It is also the first time that this organization has had all of these amenities together under one roof.  Its pretty incredible.
Tech has been in the building for a few weeks now, but today was the first official day for the administrative staff. 
Won't be long an our first set of rehearsals in this new venue will be under way.
Very exciting times, and I am very happy to have been a part of it.
I thought the picture below was a fun take on what I've been doing for the last 4 days.