That's sad news.

Really, if you can taste it (it's sweet! Don't ask how I know!) you need a respirator.

I have a respirator, but it is just everywhere. And yes, it does taste sweet. Cats were shut/hiding in a bedroom behind a closed door (which is kind of a miracle in itself.) My containment bubble around the stairs worked pretty well. Only had to clean up in that area- dust didn't get very far outside of it. But I do need more plastic sheeting.

But everything is mopped and dusted and vacuumed now. I figure it takes about 1.5 hours just to prep and then breakdown and cleanup every go. Uhg.

I'm weirdly upset about his death.

Phil was a genuinely nice guy, too.

I'm weirdly upset about his death.

I was that way about Heath Ledger.

Addiction is so fucking brutal.

Oh, no. That's awful.

I think I've gotten over thinking it's weird that these deaths of people I don't actually know upset me. This is a bad one.

X-post from movies: [link]

He had undergone treatment for drug addiction in the past, and spoke in interviews about “falling off the wagon” last year after remaining clean for 23 years.

23 years.

Oh that's awful.

I actually did know him. He directed a play (largely about addiction) that I worked on. [link]

When we met I was asking him to please not stand directly under the very heavy lighting instruments the electricians were trying to lag bolt into the scenic beams and he asked me to call him Phil and started chatting about how naturally trusting he is.

23 years.

So he managed another 23 years of life and work than he might have. That's good.

Still sad, of course, but these kind of thoughts make me feel better.

aurelia - you worked with Katy Sullivan in that production?