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Wednesday, September 25
Suspension
One of the things we did on the night of my bachelor party was to see a performance of De La Guarda [site requires Flash, sadly]. The biggest disappointment of the show was not having Conny  with me to share in the unique experience. In belated observance of her birthday, I got us tickets, and brought her there as a surprise.
Or at least it was sort of a surprise. She figured it out before we got there, since I told her how to dress ("like you are going to be outside"), and once I gave the Taxi driver the address, Conny put it all together. Not that De La Guarda is outside, but the performance involves a small hurricane, with wind and rain. It is a messy show. Dripping with primal energy, the show was compelling enough to make me want to see it twice in two weeks. But I'm the type of guy who finds people swinging around suspended by ropes inherently interesting. Adding music, amazing acrobatics, and brilliant imagery only ups the ante. '; } else { if(stristr($filename,"archive")) { $dir=$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']; $template='_01_archive.html'; $tail=strlen($template); $thisArchive=$filename; //$files=scandir($dir); $dh = opendir($dir); while (false !== ($filename = readdir($dh))) { $files[] = $filename; } sort($files); $earlyarch=""; $laterarch=""; $prevarch=""; $next=0; foreach($files as $file) { if (substr($file,-$tail)==$template) { if ($next==1) { $laterarch=$file; $earlyarch=$prevarch; $next=0; } if ($file==$thisArchive) { $next=1; } else { $prevarch=$file; $earlyarch=$prevarch; } } } $link=''; $divider=''; if(file_exists($earlyarch)) { $link='< Earlier Archive'; $divider=" | "; } if(file_exists($laterarch)) { $link=$link.$divider.'Later Archive >'; } $link=$link.' '; } } echo($link); ?> |