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Life in the Theatre: “Where No Man Has Gone Before”

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Cheryl

In an earlier post, The Secret Starfleet, I went into detail about my experience on this production and what it started revealing about others around me. Now, we’re just a few days from opening night. At our Tuesday rehearsal last week, I

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Acting, Humor, Seattle performances, star trek

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Posted on June 18, 2011 by Cheryl

On Friday night, I had the pleasure of visiting a theatre in Seattle’s Capitol Hill district that specializes in classic films and features in-theatre beverage and dinner service. I’d never been there before, but my boyfriend brought to my attention the fact

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Humor, Seattle muppets, pop culture

The Iron Maiden

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Cheryl

Yesterday, I went in for a monthly phlebotomy (ie bloodletting) as ordered by my doctor. You see, I have a genetic condition called Hereditary Hemachromatosis, which was diagnosed in 2008. (It surfaced about 30 years earlier than normal for women). My “treatment”

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Medical, Seattle biography, hemachromatosis, medical, mutant, service design 2 Comments

The Secret Starfleet

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Cheryl

I’ve mentioned it in passing, but I’m in rehearsals for a full-length improvised comedic parody of the Original Star Trek series. It’s called “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” and we open June 23rd. (If you’re in the greater Seattle/Tacoma area or

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Acting, Seattle growing up, performances, pop culture, star trek 1 Comment

Life in the Theatre: Unexpected Productions 50-Hour Improvathon

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Cheryl

I’ll be appearing this weekend in selected portions of the 50-Hour Improvathon at my home theatre, the Market Theatre in Pike Place Market, home of Unexpected Productions. We host the Improvathon every few years, but this year it is for a very

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Acting, Humor, Seattle improv, performances

What Comes After Ever After? (Part 2)

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Cheryl

In Part 1, I matriculated to CMU thanks to a presentation by Randy Pausch, but the promise of CS was about to change drastically. By the time my senior year at CMU rolled around, I had completed a successful internship at Pittsburgh

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Biography, Creativity, Design, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Technology, Women in Technology biography, interaction design, theme parks

A Few Steps towards a Brighter Future

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Cheryl

The IGNITE Brighter Future Walk was a great success today – we raised nearly $5,000 (and will probably surpass that with matching corporate funds) and saw both familiar faces in addition to some new faces – like a large contingent of lovely

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Seattle, Technology, Women in Technology girls-tech, IGNITE, STEM

What Comes After Ever After? (part 1)

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Cheryl

In “Muppets, Technology and Me” part 1 and part 2, I went into my background as a young geek desperately in love with theme parks, computers, and Big Bird, in no particular order. That story was intended as a prologue to this

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Biography, Design, Pittsburgh, Technology, Women in Technology biography, growing up, interaction design, theme parks 1 Comment

Anatomy of a Good Day

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Cheryl

It was a 13-hour return to the world for me today after a little over a week recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery. Recovery was slow going; the drugs were rough, and the intubation sore throat bad enough that I’m still not on

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Acting, Biography, Design, Medical medical

The Memorable Patient

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Cheryl

A few days ago, I had arthroscopic knee surgery to remove the two screws that have been holding my shattered kneecap together since March 10th of last year. Hopefully, by doing this, I can jumpstart a final phase of recovery and move

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Biography, Medical, Seattle medical, service design
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