la boheme

lea and i went to see the opera. a coworker of hers was looking to punt tickets due to last minute scheduling conflicts, and we, being the adventurous types that we are, took them off his hands. one trip to milwaukee later, and we can now say we have seen an opera. one can wax rhapsodic about (high) culture and refinement and what have you, but what it comes down to is that you like some things, and dislike others. this particular experience rates about a 5/10 for me. it was interesting and fun in that it was novel, certainly, but it didn’t do much for me beyond that. perhaps i’m not refined enough. after the opera we hit up a brewpub a block away for dinner, and received the worst service we’ve had in recent memory. so, basically, screw you, milwaukee.