http://www.severdia.com/ Welcome to Severdia.com, the Severdia Blog, and other interesting thingamabobs. en-us severdia@mac.com 2007-03-08T07:32:26-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000090.html Well... It's now clear evidence by the amount of time between postings on this blog that I just don't have the time to maintain it. Over the coming weeks I'll be changing this site to somethings. Call it an "evolution"... 90@http://www.severdia.com/ General 2007-03-08T07:32:26-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000089.html Since I'm very very busy working on my solo performance of A Christmas Carol until it goes up in December, I'm blogging over here: http://www.humbugtheatre.com/blog/ for the meantime. It's the "insider's scoop" in the process of developing the show. So,... 89@http://www.severdia.com/ Theatre 2006-10-18T20:14:59-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000088.html If you're wondering where I am these days, is over at my new site which is the new Ultimate Free Shakespeare Resource: http://www.playshakespeare.com. PlayShakespeare.com is the best place for actors, directors, and Shakespeare enthusiasts to find out information on performing... 88@http://www.severdia.com/ Theatre 2006-09-28T13:14:07-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000087.html Can't miss this....... 87@http://www.severdia.com/ Tech 2006-09-22T21:24:58-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000086.html Gotta love 'em...... 86@http://www.severdia.com/ Tech 2006-09-22T09:08:39-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000085.html Finally... I feel like I'm one of the crowd...... 85@http://www.severdia.com/ General 2006-09-19T08:11:07-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000084.html I guess I should feel ashamed for not posting on my blog so long (since March 2005!). I can make the excuse that I've been waiting for MovableType to upgrade their blog software so I'd have a reason to do... 84@http://www.severdia.com/ General 2006-09-17T20:09:30-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000083.html Well, the Oscar upsets are in. "Crash" takes Best Picture over "Brokeback Mountain" and Reese Witherspoon win Best Actress. Sign of armageddon? I DID call the surprise with Reese though... The rest of my picks were slam-dunks, except the Best... 83@http://www.severdia.com/ Theatre 2006-03-06T09:02:22-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000082.html Well, it's that ime of year again, folks. They're doling out those little gold statues and here are my picks for the winners: Best Director: Ang Lee Best Film: Brokeback Mountain Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman Best Supporting Actor: Paul... 82@http://www.severdia.com/ Theatre 2006-02-26T19:02:32-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000081.html He's probably listening to the hilariously funny Ricky Gervais podcast and can't get away. Actually, the news got to me second-hand (then first hand) that he's not going to be directing King Lear at the Marin Shakespeare Company show this... 81@http://www.severdia.com/ Theatre 2006-02-24T18:49:07-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000080.html So with my Powerbook sound problem, I'd been waiting and waiting to hear from Apple after tech support promised to call me with an answer from engineering. Meanwhile, they released the 10.4.5 update and this apparently resolved the problem so... 80@http://www.severdia.com/ Tech 2006-02-24T18:45:21-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000079.html I cancelled my NetFlix account a year or so ago because it just took them so long to get movies out to me. I have over 500 DVDs which I've purchased over the years and there are some I haven't... 79@http://www.severdia.com/ Tech 2006-02-11T08:31:31-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000078.html I recently purchased a brand new Powerbook 17" a few months ago and the sound has been giving me trouble ever since. Every once in a while the audio skips and echoes. The first time I called Apple Support about... 78@http://www.severdia.com/ Tech 2006-02-10T14:15:39-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000077.html Yep, I'll admit it. It's been over a month since my last "confession" (here on my blog). Why? Well, I've been drowning in work. In all the years I've been in the ad business, I've always had a slowdown around... 77@http://www.severdia.com/ General 2006-02-10T14:09:33-08:00 http://www.severdia.com/blog/archives/000076.html This is off the hook. Watch the SNL rap remix of the Chronic(what)cles of Narnia here. Chris Parnell and Andy Samberg have outdone themselves with this rap video... Check it out.... 76@http://www.severdia.com/ General 2005-12-21T23:27:27-08:00