late night lifts at home?!

Tonight was the last preview before Media Night, followed by Opening Night. We've had the least amount of previews here in Berlin - but the show is in great shape and the audiences have been fantastically responsive.

Tomorrow is our last day off before Opening Night. David and I will spend the day writing cards for the cast and beginning to gather our things to leave Berlin... it's come so quickly!!!

Tonight we had drinks with James (director), Amber (producer) and other people in various departments (video, sound, lighting, etc.) at the 100 Beer Bar near the theater. It was all good times - David had Strongbow cider (as he doesn't like beer) and I had some Chimay Bleu (high alcohol content Trappist beer - fantastic). It was great to all sit outside and chill out as we approach opening.

David and I then came home, had some eats, and DID THE LIFT!!! Yes, indeedy. David wanted to lift some weights and there I was, free and weighty. We did the DD lift in our own home - and I was able to stay up there! If only someone could take a photo of us doing the lift as proof...! We have done the lift with David lying down on the floor, we have done the lift in the ocean, but we had never done the lift standing upright. And in a strange way it was easier to do the lift for real than in other ways! We shall perfect it and get a photo...

Lift Practice...

David was doing push-ups at work today, and so I offered to help by requesting that we practice our lift. Robin made a photographic documentation of this practice session. I daresay we are getting better at this, and I am pleased to find, upon seeing the photos, that I do not look like a completely deluded disaster.

This one above, however, was one of the "Don't break it, don't break it!" moments, a la the film (lifts in the lake).

It's all about balance, I am understanding, and hopefully, at some point, we shall be able to do the lift in an upright position... because, as cool as this lift is, it is slightly reminiscent of a baby (as in an infant) being lifted up in the air.