A daughter's right is to obey.

Last night I went to see "The House of Bernarda Alba", by Federico Garcia Lorca, performed at Bedlam Theatre. It was especially interesting because all the characters were female, with two off-stage male characters (one of whom had just died). Also in this particular production, there were chairs on either side of the stage, so the audience could watch from three sides. Sarah and I sat up on Stage Left, which was a little intimidating actually because there is a lot of fighting and yelling in that family, and sometimes they were a few feet away. But I like plays that are done in that way, the blocking feels much more natural to me, even if certain lines of site are impossible.

It was a very good production, and a very good play in general... so I would recommend it, if you ever get the chance.

It's been quite cold recently. I finally caved and bought myself a wool coat. Bright red. Not perfect, but warm and close enough to what I wanted, so I'm happy with it.

Only 30% or so of students go on to uni, which sounds like a very low number to me. A lot more go on to college (like trade school) for more practical degrees.