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So the Broadway strike has come to an end today. I guess the city of New York has been breathing down the necks of both sides, as it’s costing the city and local businesses millions with Broadway dark. In reading the New York Times article about it, it seems that the compromises were fairly reasonable.

Looks like they basically agreed that the number of crew at load-in could be a lot more flexible, that pre- and post-show calls could be extended some without initiating a minimum call (I.E. so they could call crew at an hour and a half to show and not have to pay a full four-hour minimum for that extra half hour.) In exchange for some of the concessions made on the behalf of the Union, the techs will see a higher than standard pay raise.

Dammit, I want a pay raise! I’d go on strike, but no one would give a damn.

I don’t see anything terribly earth-shattering here, but some of the fall-out remains to be seen. I just hope it doesn’t start to establish a precedence of justifying cutting into job security with paying more per hour. The temporary contract will be voted on by the members of Local 1 in the middle of December.

::crawls out from under rock::

As those of you who pay attention to the news may or may not know, IATSE Local One (Broadway stage technicians) has gone on strike. Add that to the Writer’s Guild strike, and it’s a hell of time to be in the entertainment industry.

I can’t say that I blame anyone involved in either of these strikes, but it’s a shame that the parties have been unable or unwilling to come to an agreement before this measure was taken.

Regardless, I’m going to be paying close attention to how these strikes play out and the changes made to their respective contracts, because I know that it will have important ramifications for all of us working in the industry, especially those of us on a contract basis.

Apparently I’m moving out of my parents house. We found a place that we liked earlier this week, applied and got it. We’re signing the lease tomorrow and probably moving in week after next.

Something I’ve wanted so bad for more than a year is finally here and I’m scared shitless.

OMG I LOVE WIDGETS.

Holy webpage layout made easy, Batman!

I’m absolutely in love with Sidebar Widgets in WordPress. I’m a big fan of how you can rearrange items on your website with the click and drag of a mouse and be as complicated or as simple as you want it to be.

That said, I really need to stop futzing with my webpage right now and go to bed.

Boy is it nice to be excited about something again. I’m back in that “I could stay up all night working on this” mode again. I missed it.

Literally days after I get my shiny new Treo 700p, Apple announces the iPhone.

OH MY GOD THE SEXY.

Now, the question is, who will be cool enough to carry it, and how incredibly expensive is it going to be? Oh, and will they make enough to meet what I’m pretty sure will be high demand? (as far as Apple hardware goes, anyway.)

UPDATE: Looks like it’ll be carried by Cingular and retail at $499-$599 (4GB/8GB)

That’s, actually, not bad…