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Good lord, I haven't posted here in a long time. My life, in sort-of-list form...for the last week or so:

-Tonight I soaked in a bath. And read a book. It was awesome. That's all.

-Fourth of July rocked...some people went over to Cozy's house-siting abode (John K's place, which is wonderful and adorable & has two dogs and a cat there), and we cooked & made a ridiculous amount of food. There was eating all day & lounging in the hammock and talking with good friends & it was pretty much perfect. Glorious.

- I got the job in Redmond, but training got postponed due to my nearly-boss having jury duty. So I go in this week. I also got a call from Theo's Chocolate (I want I want I want I want!), where I went for an interview today! Eeek. Now I'm trying to balance both...vaguely not quitting Insurance Girl before I hear back from Theo's (where I'd get to be Retail Girl and Tour Girl! For the best company ever). So we'll see...crossing my fingers, metaphorically, a lot.

- Alice is going well...we have a "performance" tomorrow for the Outdoor Theater Festival, but please don't come. Haha. We're considering it a dress rehearsal/preview, since we really don't open till next weekend....but it's the silliest group of people (& the nuttiest play) & I'm having loads of fun with three different accents and imaginary flamingos and ears that won't stay on my head. Brilliant.

-Detective Fiction = best class ever. Today I read Nancy Drew. And finished Nancy Clue / Cherry Aimless, the lesbian satire. We read detective novels. And talk about them. It doesn't get much better than that, really.

- & what's taking up plenty of time is the Eight to One project--actually ridiculously exciting because it's really happening. Andrew, Elspeth & Wes wrote plays, & I, Elspeth & Andrew are directing them (respectively), & it all goes up in Andrew's backyard next weekend & the one after that. The play I'm directing has only three characters, & I cast three actors I never met before, all of whom rock my planet (Traci, a few years older than me, I think went to Cornish; Alice, older lady, has done lots of opera; Michael, elderly gentleman with the most charmingly bizarre attitude and best voice ever). I feel like I did on some days with R&G--like I'm doing very little directing, just sort of noting and nudging and changing some blocking to make it look better & saying "yes, go for that, it's a great idea," a lot. But so far it's working out fabulously, so I'm not complaining. :)

What else....not a lot. My room is still a disaster area from being moved back into. I miss the apartment like mad. Living at home is okay, so far (whenever I am home, which is apparently rare with the amount of things I'm doing at the moment)...I really like not paying for groceries and laundry, haha. I do miss living above ground, though. Kind of a lot. I'm thinking I'm not going to live in basements anymore, after this year...I'll make it a personal goal. Kind of like doing the splits and learning how to juggle.
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So today I woke up early & drove to Redmond for a job interview. The woman I was supposed to meet with was sick, so I met with another woman, Trisha, instead. She asked about my resume & myself (what did I like about my WC job or my work at the theater; what motivates you to do good work; tell me about a time you dealt with a frustrating client, etc. The question I despise among all others is "tell me about yourself"--could you be more vague?). I asked her what the company was & what it did. Good information, I feel. (It's American Income insurance; I would be making appointments for people to come in to interview to become insurance agents. Wow.)

So we'll see. I think I could work from home after training, which is a plus as not having to drive/bus to Redmond every day = yay. Also the place felt very....grownup and swank, which it wasn't entirely, but still--insurance what the hell? It would be funny.

Today is more auditions for Eight to One* & then casting & then drinks at Presse. Mmm I am most looking forward to Presse, yum.

*If you're around, come audition:
EIGHT TO ONE
3 short plays on the war in Iraq (written by Elspeth Walker, Wes Statler & Andrew Perez)
performed at the end of July--low time committment, good clean theater fun, plenty of social justice karma points.
Auditions: 3pm-8pm today, SU fine arts building. Cold readings, sides available.
Questions? Call me. (I am directing one of them.)

*sigh*

Feb. 24th, 2008 12:56 pm
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Directing is hard. I am feeling a little like I have no freaking clue what to do next lost at the moment. It's this damn communication barrier between knowing what I want & translating it into how to tell them what I mean--that's what's hard. Yargh.

I suppose I will talk to Rosa tomorrow.



I am thinking it was very stupid of me to be a triple major--but I am too stubborn & too proud to quit. (Mostly it is just required history classes that I do not want to take, & make up 15 credits of what I have left; I am very resistant & petulant & annoyed.)

Today I must to homework. Today I will also go grocery shopping, & make bread with Elspeth. Guess which of those I will enjoy more?
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I am terrifically far behind on the work I should be doing this weekend. I did hardly anything today. I have no excuse (well, I have a couple, one being my dad's birthday party & one being laid low by cramps, but neither are really valid for being totally lazy anyway). So, I'm stupid, and should really work my ass off tomorrow. Blech.

I am okay with it all, I just have to buckle down & do it--except for one thing: Directing. Preparing for my next rehearsal is simply terrifying--like the worst case of writer's block, except I'm not staring at a blank page, I'm staring at a script, and two actors, and I don't know what to do. I'm sure analysis will help, so I'll have a little something to go off of, but here's where I start to ask for help.

Specifically Bathhousians, since I'm thinking of Shana, but anyone who's ever worked under a great director:

How did they begin? What did they start to work on first? What kinds of work did they do to jump-start the whole affair?


(Meep.)

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