If you haven't already noticed, there hasn't been anything too interesting about me lately — at least, nothing interesting enough to blog about. But, that doesn't mean things aren't going on near me.

Last week it was Enrique and his new daughter (he's sitting right next to me now, so that's pretty darn near me). This time, its a double whammy from Nat and his posse at the Eclipse Theatre Company. First off, their performance of Pearl Cleage's Blues for an Alabama Sky is getting spectacular reviews from the likes of the Chicago Tribune and comes highly recommended by the we-don't-like-anything Chicago Sun Times. Shows run through April 28th at the The Victory Gardens (that's in Chicago - duh) and it sounds like one of the must-see shows this season. Secondly, Nat has just been named the new Artistic Director of Eclipse. Nat plans to use his new found position to guide the future of Eclipse and maintain its momentum of high acclaim and achievement while smiting his enemies. All hail Nat.