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neadods ([personal profile] neadods) wrote2008-12-10 05:01 pm

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This day has been the sort that you just endure until its over, and it's getting worse.

Two people are undergoing surgery.

The first is my father, and no, I'm not going into the details on LJ. When I called home to find out what was up with Dad, my mother would only tell me that he was still in surgery and she'd call later - but her idea of encouragement was to say "don't worry" (Hello? Father? SURGERY?) and to advise prayer, because being worried about my dad is not reason enough for her to forgo yet another dig about my atheism. Silly me, I thought we could put that off until we had the by-now 15-year-old annual fight about hauling me unwillingly to church on Christmas Eve.

The other is David Tennant, who has a slipped disc, poor guy. They say he will not be back in Hamlet "before Christmas," and since my tickets are for the 29th, my chances of seeing him are probably nil.

Plan B is taking their offer of exchanging tickets (but I think Hamlet is the only one with a Monday performance) or seeing Hamlet anyway (it's not like the RSC does bad performances)... but in that event, I do wish it was a play I was fonder of.

I hate waiting. Mother hasn't called back yet. He's out of surgery okay; we will know more tomorrow, and Mother reminds me that no news is good news, although frankly? I'd rather have hourly "no, everything's fine" messages.

Re: Oh crap

[identity profile] jennetj.livejournal.com 2008-12-11 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
And if you want to be totally frivolous and have a free evening (or Weds matinee), I highly recommend Zorro the Musical. It's a great cure for whatever ails you, as it's deep as a teardrop and rollicking good fun (and Matt Rawle is hot!). I got my ticket on TKTS, so the half-price tix are available.

Re: Oh crap

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2008-12-11 11:23 am (UTC)(link)
I'll keep that one in mind. I'm hoping to see a bunch of the things that I didn't see *last* time, and Wednesday's sort of busy because two of those things - the Tower and the British Museum - aren't open on Jan 1.