Irreverent Me

When the heck was my last post?

matthewshinercom — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:51:12 +0000

Seriously, weeks, months?

Life has been extremely busy, and I feel like it just now is downshifting.

I went from TAMING OF THE SHREW, to ALCHEMIST, to AS YOU LIKE IT, and now to RICHARD II – pretty much non-stop. All of these went very well – AS YOU LIKE IT is one of the biggest shows I have ever done in my career. Seriously, it was six weeks, often seven days a week, to get that show up and running. Among there, I did the STC Gala, and the one night event with Ian McKellen. Whoosh.

Okay, just lived through my first Thanksgiving without turkey as a vegetarian . . . I got through it.

seriously, mark and i do this scene every time i have raisin bran

matthewshinercom — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:22:51 +0000

Peter Griffin: I love having visitors. Except for that time Moby Dick came to stay with us.

Moby Dick: Do you have any Raisin Bran?

Peter Griffin: Uh, no. Sorry, we don’t.

Moby Dick: Oh. Well, could you maybe get me some?

Peter Griffin: Oh, geez, that’s kind of a pain in the… You know, we have Total, and we have some raisins. You could mix them together, that would be kind of like…

Moby Dick: Yeah, it would be like Raisin Bran, but it wouldn’t really be Raisin Bran…

Peter Griffin: …Kinda splittin’ hairs here…

Moby Dick: …Not really doing it for me.

Peter Griffin: What time did you say your flight was again?

so

matthewshinercom — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:00:36 +0000

haven’t posted in awhile.
work
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Mark and I are doing great
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Happy Birthday Mark
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OPENED SHREW, HANDED OFF SHREW
REHEARSING ALCHEMIST
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went to the dr today, and got a great massage
tomorrow, back to work.

Summer is Over

matthewshinercom — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:03:32 +0000

Well, summer is over. Rollercoasters over. Family visits are over. Drinking too much at night is over. The weekends with Mark, and every night with Mark is over. Back to rehearsal today. (Sad really).

All in all, it was a good “summer break” – I am looking at a little longer break next summer – I hope. But, maybe not so much solo travel, and more Mark, the puppies and I.

Rehearsal for “Taming of the Shrew” begins today – it’s a short rehearsal process . . . 17 days from now is tech – it’s a remount from the season before last season. Should be a lot of fun, but it’s always a challenge putting a show up quickly.

Plus, this begins a pretty busy six months for me . . . as I am show hoping form Shrew to Alchemist to As You Like It to Richard 2 . . . no rest for the wicked. Plus, as I am in rehearsal for Shrew, and starting to do some pre-production Alchemist . . . I need to fill two stage management positions that recently opened up, and have required me to flip everything around. (Sigh)

terrified

matthewshinercom — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:08:18 +0000

I just joined a facebook group (or at least requested to join) for the teen missions international mission trip I took the summer of 1987.

I wonder what will happen . . . this is part of my life I am a little interested in seeing what happens.

read this book

matthewshinercom — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:54:05 +0000

http://www.veryawesomeworld.com/awesomebook/inside.html

The end of the Vacation

matthewshinercom — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:22:16 +0000

so, almost two weeks on the road.

Plane from Chicago to Baltimore – HOME! – is delayed three hours.

Okay – here are the highlights.

1) Cedar Point – rode the 100th Thrill Ride

2) Drunk Married guy outside my hotel in Cleveland who went on and on about how he wished he was gay like me so he didn’t have to deal with women.

3) Hanging out with my son.

4) Hanging out with my son – and then going to more theme parks. Bringing the count to 114 thrill rides in 103 days. (That’s 114 DIFFERENT thrill rides, in 103 days – it’s over 200 something rides taken.)

5) Seeing my folks, seeing my brother Christopher, his lovely wife Sarah and their kids (Nolan – who is A-DORABLE and Nora – who is A-DORABLE), and my brother Chip – who is one coold dude. Maybe when I grow up I can be like my baby brother.

6) Visiting Boise. Going out on the town and getting adopted into a traveling Policeman’s birthday party. Thank got for Pita Pit.

7) Visiting my ractist, homophobic grandmother who seems fixated on death. I swear her last words seem to hint we would never see each other again.
Seeing my Aunt Lynn, Uncle Matt, and Cousin Sarah. It’s funny how sometimes time doesn’t change anything.

9) I should have tracked how many starbucks I visited . . . I visited a lot.

Thrilled to be going home; thrilled to get back to work and start this huge season.

90

matthewshinercom — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:38:35 +0000

As of today, I am up to 90 coasters. Next Tuesday, which is day 99 of the quest, I will be at Cedar Point, and will reach my goal of 100 coasters in 100 days!

Celebrity Deaths

matthewshinercom — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:47:01 +0000

I am positive the recent rash of celebrity deaths is to distract us from the real news going on in the world.

Yes, I am that guy who believes all those shadow government theories. Not really, but my mind does go there.

Happy Father’s Day

matthewshinercom — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:02:41 +0000

So, happy father’s day to me.

My son is on the other side of the country.

Woke up to my car window smashed in, my GPS and my iPod stolen.

10 hours of work (2 shows)

2 Subs on the crew.

Feeling like crap.

So, tomorrow no roller coasters for me, I am off to get a new window.

Opening Night of King Lear tomorrow (so going to the theatre, but without all the stress.) One more week of Design for Living. (if you haven’t see it and live in the DC area – hit me up comps.)

Going to the gym between shows. For some reason, I have gained weight. Which I can’t understand. Tracking calories and exercise now to see what’s going on.

Called my Dad – he and two of my brothers are in Boise today; I will be in Boise next month – to visit my Grandmother. Looking forward to it.

But, as for now . . . need to finish calling the first show.