i am stuck at margaret and donald's house... and margaret has left her computer open to random blogging!!! ha ha ha
~ Robyn
Friday, September 30, 2005
Dreams 7 and 8
I dreamed that I was working in the shop painting, and the crew was assembling a huge piece of scenery. The scene shop was big and empty like a warehouse, but brightly lit. The scenic unit was about 30' long, with at least one level, so all the guys were working. They were fastening an electics batten to it, and had hung lights too. SMJ was asking if they had though of putting on the right caps and accessories, in a annoyed voice which made it very clear that they had NOT done so. So the impression was theat they plowed ahead and did something without letting him prepare on his side. Bill, as usual, didn't really care.
In my other dream, Kevin and Denise had left a bunch of junk behind which was intended to be thrown out. I was sorting through it to see if there was anything to keep. There were a bunch of My Little Ponies and things, so I was picking them out with the intention to sell them on ebay if I didn't want to keep them. All the while, I had the impression that I should hurry, because I should gt back to work painting.
Now for the waking world:
Yesterday I was supposed to have a meeting and a class. Two phone calls in the morning, and they were both cancelled. So I went along to Target with my mom, and ended up getting a new scarf and 2 new hats. They are knitted, so I feel a bit silly buying something that I could concievably figure out how to make. But they were so nice that I got 'em anyway. That brings my scarf count to 5 or so, and my hat count to 3. How can you have too many hats and scarves? They keep important things warm.
In the afternoon I tidied the house and worked on Robyn's photo. In the evening I watched Alias, and then Donald and I took our laptops to the coffeehouse, where I downloaded about 20 scenarios for rollercoaster tycoon.
Today I have a meeting, and in the afternoon, the Big Damn Movie. Finally!!
In my other dream, Kevin and Denise had left a bunch of junk behind which was intended to be thrown out. I was sorting through it to see if there was anything to keep. There were a bunch of My Little Ponies and things, so I was picking them out with the intention to sell them on ebay if I didn't want to keep them. All the while, I had the impression that I should hurry, because I should gt back to work painting.
Now for the waking world:
Yesterday I was supposed to have a meeting and a class. Two phone calls in the morning, and they were both cancelled. So I went along to Target with my mom, and ended up getting a new scarf and 2 new hats. They are knitted, so I feel a bit silly buying something that I could concievably figure out how to make. But they were so nice that I got 'em anyway. That brings my scarf count to 5 or so, and my hat count to 3. How can you have too many hats and scarves? They keep important things warm.
In the afternoon I tidied the house and worked on Robyn's photo. In the evening I watched Alias, and then Donald and I took our laptops to the coffeehouse, where I downloaded about 20 scenarios for rollercoaster tycoon.
Today I have a meeting, and in the afternoon, the Big Damn Movie. Finally!!
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Jewelry
Yesterday Robyn and Jane (Robyn's mom) and I went jewelry shopping. We found many pretty things. This is the jewelry we picked out for me. (Click to see larger) The dark silver matches my outfit nicely. It looks black in the picture, but it's actually a pewter color. We couldn't decide which earrings so we got both. But as I was trying them on last night, I discovered that I don't need to pick, I can wear both. The dangly ones first, and the other ones second. My ears are pierced twice, after all. I'll just wear a stud in the remaining hole in my left ear. I tried to take a picture of my ears but it didn't work well.
Robyn has 2 different options for necklaces, both very pretty. One is the same as mine but in a whiter silver, with tiny pale blue stones. The other is bright silver, with a different flower that will look great with her dress. So hard to pick!
In non wedding news, was there a natural disaster this morning? I thought it was just rain but the radio informed me that there were about 50 car accidents. Have you people never seen rain before??? Every time it rains, this happens. What the hell.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
more questions
I swiped these from Tom
What is your occupation?—student. But theatrical lighting designer/technician to be specific.
2. What are you listening to right now?—Buy a Dog, Luce
3. What was the last thing you ate?—Bo Lings’ tasty Chinese
4. Do you wish on stars?—Nah, I usually try to pick out a constellation though
5. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? – my favorite Prismacolor pencil is Copenhagen Blue
6. How is the weather right now? –terrific! It’s cool and not humid!
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone?—Donald. Before that, Robyn
8. What was the best day of your life so far?—I don’t know
9. Favorite drink?—Strongbow. And the elusive Sunkist Sparkling Lemonade
10. Favorite sport to watch? –Gymnastics. I actually enjoyd watching a lot of the last summer Olympics.
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? –who hasn’t? last time I dyed it the wackiest color of all- brown. I got tired of trying to maintain blond streaks.
12. Do you wear contacts?-- No, but I’ve tried. They aren’t comfortable.
13. Pets?—One Anna Banana Prettykitty Puddin’pop Spare
14. Favorite month?-- That’s tough. I don’t’ know
15. Favorite food? So many! One is Pie. Okay, strawberry or cherry pie. Not that crappy cherry from a can pie, either. The kind with real sour cherries.
16. What was the last movie you watched? – May have been Sin City
17. Favorite day of the year?—a holiday when I spend time with my family and eat stuff.
18. What do you do to vent anger?—yelling works, as long as the people in the offending car can’t hear me.
19. What was your favorite toy as a child?—Legos, Barbie and My Little Ponies
20. Fall or Spring?--Fall.
21. Hugs or kisses?--hugs
22. Cherry or Blueberry?-- Cherry
23. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?—If they want, but I didn’t email it so whatever!
26. Living arrangements—apartment with Donald near campus
27. When was the last time you cried?—when I bit my tongue really hard
28. What is on the floor of your closet?—laundry baskets, a space heater, old shoes, a suitcase
29. Who is the friend you have had the longest?—I rarely talk to anybody from high school or before
30 What did you do last night?—Watched TV, read comic books
31. Favorite smell?-- cloves
32. What/Who inspires you?—random stuff when I’m reading usually
33. What are you afraid of?-- not having enough money to eat
34. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers?-- cheese, but it must have onions and mayo and ketchup to be really good
35. Favorite car?-- Reality car- Toyota corolla. Fantasy car, Prius, Mini Cooper
36. Favorite dog breed?—cat.
37. Number of keys on your key ring?-- Five, but I can probably take one of them off. I keep my theater keys on a separate keyring.
38. How many years at your current job?-- As grad student, 2. As theatre person, almost 15
39. Favorite day of the week?--Saturday
40. How many states have you lived in?—just the one.
What is your occupation?—student. But theatrical lighting designer/technician to be specific.
2. What are you listening to right now?—Buy a Dog, Luce
3. What was the last thing you ate?—Bo Lings’ tasty Chinese
4. Do you wish on stars?—Nah, I usually try to pick out a constellation though
5. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? – my favorite Prismacolor pencil is Copenhagen Blue
6. How is the weather right now? –terrific! It’s cool and not humid!
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone?—Donald. Before that, Robyn
8. What was the best day of your life so far?—I don’t know
9. Favorite drink?—Strongbow. And the elusive Sunkist Sparkling Lemonade
10. Favorite sport to watch? –Gymnastics. I actually enjoyd watching a lot of the last summer Olympics.
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? –who hasn’t? last time I dyed it the wackiest color of all- brown. I got tired of trying to maintain blond streaks.
12. Do you wear contacts?-- No, but I’ve tried. They aren’t comfortable.
13. Pets?—One Anna Banana Prettykitty Puddin’pop Spare
14. Favorite month?-- That’s tough. I don’t’ know
15. Favorite food? So many! One is Pie. Okay, strawberry or cherry pie. Not that crappy cherry from a can pie, either. The kind with real sour cherries.
16. What was the last movie you watched? – May have been Sin City
17. Favorite day of the year?—a holiday when I spend time with my family and eat stuff.
18. What do you do to vent anger?—yelling works, as long as the people in the offending car can’t hear me.
19. What was your favorite toy as a child?—Legos, Barbie and My Little Ponies
20. Fall or Spring?--Fall.
21. Hugs or kisses?--hugs
22. Cherry or Blueberry?-- Cherry
23. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?—If they want, but I didn’t email it so whatever!
26. Living arrangements—apartment with Donald near campus
27. When was the last time you cried?—when I bit my tongue really hard
28. What is on the floor of your closet?—laundry baskets, a space heater, old shoes, a suitcase
29. Who is the friend you have had the longest?—I rarely talk to anybody from high school or before
30 What did you do last night?—Watched TV, read comic books
31. Favorite smell?-- cloves
32. What/Who inspires you?—random stuff when I’m reading usually
33. What are you afraid of?-- not having enough money to eat
34. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers?-- cheese, but it must have onions and mayo and ketchup to be really good
35. Favorite car?-- Reality car- Toyota corolla. Fantasy car, Prius, Mini Cooper
36. Favorite dog breed?—cat.
37. Number of keys on your key ring?-- Five, but I can probably take one of them off. I keep my theater keys on a separate keyring.
38. How many years at your current job?-- As grad student, 2. As theatre person, almost 15
39. Favorite day of the week?--Saturday
40. How many states have you lived in?—just the one.
A survey
I swiped this from Sam, and deleted some stupid or boring questions. Not to worry, I left many stupid and boring question for your amusement.
Here there be useless information, yarr!
What is your name? - Margaret
Do you drink? – not very much
Do you cuss? – more than I ought to
Do you use drugs? – only the legal ones
Have you ever or will you ever steal? – Oddly worded question, that. Yes?
Are you dependable and/or trustworthy? – I’d like to think so
Do you play in a band or play an instrument? – nope, not since middle school
Do you have any tattoos and/or piercings? –just the usual ears, 5 total
Do you suffer from depression disorder? –not really
If you had a choice about how you wanted to die what would it be? –something fast and painless
What subculture do you belong too? –nerd. :D
Are you evil? –mwah ha ha… well, no
Do you believe that you can be possesed? Um, no
Are you a paranoid person? –not at all actually
Do you ever get jealous of somebody else? –all the time, but it’s only small stuff
Are you obsessive and/or compulsive? –a bit at times
Are you a violent person?—no, I guess not
Do you take your anger out on other people? –I try not to
Do you blame other people for your mistakes? –only it it’s their fault
What is your favorite game? --Cranium
What is your favorite movie? –Garden State, at present
Who is your favorite band? --Hmm, Pink Floyd
What is your favorite song? –at this time, Buy A Dog by Luce
What kind of books and/or magazines do you read? I read fantasy and some science fiction. I read Time, Entertainment Weekly, and Wizard
What is your favorite color? --blue, but lately I’m very into purple
What is your favorite food? –this question is too narrow, it should be broken into categories such as dessert, entrée, etc. I just love food in general, dammit.
What is your favorite drink? –strongbow, mmm…
Do you own a pair of converse? I own 3, I think, but they don’t fit any more.
Do you own a pair of dickies? –No, but I have 3 dickie’s purses
Would you ever kill yourself or someone else? –There’d have to be a good reason, like if we were going to die of radiation anyway or something like that
Are you a virgin? --nope
Are you kinky? –not really, only mildly at best
Do you like biting? –I like to bite a bit
Do you masturbate? –not much
Do you watch pornography? –not compulsively
Have you ever dyed your hair an unusual color? –not lately. In the past, blue and green
Have you ever shaved your head in a socially unacceptable way? –no way
Are you hyper active person? –no, I’m rather the opposite
Are you religious? –hell no
Do you have any self inflicted scars? –yes, but it was an accident. When they tell you not to cut towards yourself with an x-acto knife, they’re right!
Does pain turn you on? --no
Do you stand for originality and creativity? —usually I sit, but yes
Do you like meeting new people? –sometimes.
What do you like most about life? –food. Er, videogames. Er, Donald. Lots of things.
What do you dislike most about life? --cleaning
Do you believe in love at first fright? –who wrote this stupid question? It thinks it’s clever
Have you ever pierced a body part yourself? –oh no.
Have you ever had to beg for dinner money? --nope
Have you been to jail, yet? – again, no
Are your clothes held together with safety pins? – they are not
Do you have actual scars from punk rock shows? – first, one would have to attend a punk rock show
Do you own more than two pair of jeans? -- Who doesn’t? Jeans are the perfect pants
Have you ever had to fuck stuff up for no good reason? –Does strike count?
Does the world piss you off? –usually, yes.
Here there be useless information, yarr!
What is your name? - Margaret
Do you drink? – not very much
Do you cuss? – more than I ought to
Do you use drugs? – only the legal ones
Have you ever or will you ever steal? – Oddly worded question, that. Yes?
Are you dependable and/or trustworthy? – I’d like to think so
Do you play in a band or play an instrument? – nope, not since middle school
Do you have any tattoos and/or piercings? –just the usual ears, 5 total
Do you suffer from depression disorder? –not really
If you had a choice about how you wanted to die what would it be? –something fast and painless
What subculture do you belong too? –nerd. :D
Are you evil? –mwah ha ha… well, no
Do you believe that you can be possesed? Um, no
Are you a paranoid person? –not at all actually
Do you ever get jealous of somebody else? –all the time, but it’s only small stuff
Are you obsessive and/or compulsive? –a bit at times
Are you a violent person?—no, I guess not
Do you take your anger out on other people? –I try not to
Do you blame other people for your mistakes? –only it it’s their fault
What is your favorite game? --Cranium
What is your favorite movie? –Garden State, at present
Who is your favorite band? --Hmm, Pink Floyd
What is your favorite song? –at this time, Buy A Dog by Luce
What kind of books and/or magazines do you read? I read fantasy and some science fiction. I read Time, Entertainment Weekly, and Wizard
What is your favorite color? --blue, but lately I’m very into purple
What is your favorite food? –this question is too narrow, it should be broken into categories such as dessert, entrée, etc. I just love food in general, dammit.
What is your favorite drink? –strongbow, mmm…
Do you own a pair of converse? I own 3, I think, but they don’t fit any more.
Do you own a pair of dickies? –No, but I have 3 dickie’s purses
Would you ever kill yourself or someone else? –There’d have to be a good reason, like if we were going to die of radiation anyway or something like that
Are you a virgin? --nope
Are you kinky? –not really, only mildly at best
Do you like biting? –I like to bite a bit
Do you masturbate? –not much
Do you watch pornography? –not compulsively
Have you ever dyed your hair an unusual color? –not lately. In the past, blue and green
Have you ever shaved your head in a socially unacceptable way? –no way
Are you hyper active person? –no, I’m rather the opposite
Are you religious? –hell no
Do you have any self inflicted scars? –yes, but it was an accident. When they tell you not to cut towards yourself with an x-acto knife, they’re right!
Does pain turn you on? --no
Do you stand for originality and creativity? —usually I sit, but yes
Do you like meeting new people? –sometimes.
What do you like most about life? –food. Er, videogames. Er, Donald. Lots of things.
What do you dislike most about life? --cleaning
Do you believe in love at first fright? –who wrote this stupid question? It thinks it’s clever
Have you ever pierced a body part yourself? –oh no.
Have you ever had to beg for dinner money? --nope
Have you been to jail, yet? – again, no
Are your clothes held together with safety pins? – they are not
Do you have actual scars from punk rock shows? – first, one would have to attend a punk rock show
Do you own more than two pair of jeans? -- Who doesn’t? Jeans are the perfect pants
Have you ever had to fuck stuff up for no good reason? –Does strike count?
Does the world piss you off? –usually, yes.
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Today was one of those days when I wasted too much time and felt bad about it. I didn't do anything useful, except a bit of vaccuuming. And strike for Killer Joe, but that's different. Oh well! I should just enjoy the time while I have it, I know damn well I'll be busy soon enough. Strike went very quickly, since pretty much all we had to do was gather up our stuff and strike the practicals. A short strike is rare, and I sure appreciated it.
Yesterday evening Donald and I saw The Importance Of Being Earnest in 116. It was pretty good, the performances were mostly enjoyable. It was done essentially in the round, which I don't think was the best way it could have been done, but it wasn't awful. The costumes were great as usual. At least the costume students here won't have to worry about whether or not they got a good education. The lighting was... adequate. The angles were too steep, causing shadows under the eyes as well as The Hat. Had I been designer, I may have been driven insane by The Hat. Then again, it might not have bothered me as much since I would have hung the lights farther away to get a shallower angle. It's tough to light in the round. If you do a decent section, or just stand in the space and look around, you can see very clearly what the angles will be.
I did do one useful thing today. I patched the knee holes in my paint jeans. I have this miraculous stuff called Stitch Witchery that is like iron-on glue. It comes in a roll that is 3/4" wide, and you just cut off however much you need. here's a picture It comes in other forms, but this is the one I have. You put it between two layers of fabric, and iron it on with steam for about 10 seconds. So easy!! This way, I can use whatever fabric I want for a patch, and there are no seams to rub and annoy me. I love an easy solution. And it's safe to launder and dry clean it.
Yesterday evening Donald and I saw The Importance Of Being Earnest in 116. It was pretty good, the performances were mostly enjoyable. It was done essentially in the round, which I don't think was the best way it could have been done, but it wasn't awful. The costumes were great as usual. At least the costume students here won't have to worry about whether or not they got a good education. The lighting was... adequate. The angles were too steep, causing shadows under the eyes as well as The Hat. Had I been designer, I may have been driven insane by The Hat. Then again, it might not have bothered me as much since I would have hung the lights farther away to get a shallower angle. It's tough to light in the round. If you do a decent section, or just stand in the space and look around, you can see very clearly what the angles will be.
I did do one useful thing today. I patched the knee holes in my paint jeans. I have this miraculous stuff called Stitch Witchery that is like iron-on glue. It comes in a roll that is 3/4" wide, and you just cut off however much you need. here's a picture It comes in other forms, but this is the one I have. You put it between two layers of fabric, and iron it on with steam for about 10 seconds. So easy!! This way, I can use whatever fabric I want for a patch, and there are no seams to rub and annoy me. I love an easy solution. And it's safe to launder and dry clean it.
Saturday, September 24, 2005
The Scenic Route
Or, Why Mapquest (edit; correction: Google Maps) Really Isn't That Useful
Mapquest doesn't know when a street is closed. Donald and I went to the Sears Repair Center on Front St. to turn in our microwave. We thought we'd go a non-highway way, because the highway directions seemed convoluted. Well, the street we intended to take was closed for construction. (The devil you say, there's no construction in Kansas City!1!!) So we drove around the historic northeast area for about 20 minutes, enjoying the scenic and very windy Cliff Drive and driving past the Kansas City Museum, twice, until we gave up and got out a map. Once we'd determined that there was no friggin' way to get there without getting on 35, we went back the way we'd already been. We got on 35 and took it to Front St, where we successfuly avoided the piles of old tires lying in wait on the side of the road and arrived at Sears. They took our microwave, and told us it would be ready the 3rd of October.
Whaat?? It takes 2 weeks for Sears to pony up a functioning microwave?? Any other store would just take it back and give you another one. We got home quickly, taking 35 to 71 south. And so ends the tale of the Microwave and the Closed Street in Historic Northeast Kansas City.
Mapquest doesn't know when a street is closed. Donald and I went to the Sears Repair Center on Front St. to turn in our microwave. We thought we'd go a non-highway way, because the highway directions seemed convoluted. Well, the street we intended to take was closed for construction. (The devil you say, there's no construction in Kansas City!1!!) So we drove around the historic northeast area for about 20 minutes, enjoying the scenic and very windy Cliff Drive and driving past the Kansas City Museum, twice, until we gave up and got out a map. Once we'd determined that there was no friggin' way to get there without getting on 35, we went back the way we'd already been. We got on 35 and took it to Front St, where we successfuly avoided the piles of old tires lying in wait on the side of the road and arrived at Sears. They took our microwave, and told us it would be ready the 3rd of October.
Whaat?? It takes 2 weeks for Sears to pony up a functioning microwave?? Any other store would just take it back and give you another one. We got home quickly, taking 35 to 71 south. And so ends the tale of the Microwave and the Closed Street in Historic Northeast Kansas City.
Friday, September 23, 2005
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
I swear by my pretty floral bonnet
More Serenity clips!
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Only 10 more days...
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Only 10 more days...
Monday, September 19, 2005
Robyn and I went shopping again, and decided on a bridesmaid outfit for me. (Don't bother clicking on it, it's a small pic) We had to order both pieces (they are separate) from different locations because they didn't have the right size where we were. They also don't usually sell you the ones they have, you're supposed to order them 8 WEEKS early. Well, as you know we don't have 8 weeks. So they kindly sold me the ones in the stores. The top is coming from Illinois and should be here in about a week. The skirt is up by Barry Road and Robyn will pick it up on Sunday.So that's one more wedding thing Robyn can check off her list. In other news, I'm still painting for dollars when I have the time. The show doesn't open until next Wednesday, so I'm likely to have work all week. Yay, dollars! I really enjoy just going in, somebody tells me what to do, and I do it. It's nice not to have to think. And then it's nice to come home, eat, and hang around watching TV or playing video games. I guess that's kind of how a normal job works. I'll try not to get used to it.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
But I didn't focus anything
Yesterday was one of those hurry up and wait days. It was a Rep focus, so we're all required to be there. Problem was that there wasn't anything for all of us to do. I literally didn't touch a single light all day. I was on genie-moving duty. And I moved and respiked 2 electrics. So it sucks that I was there until 6, doing nothing, but I did read my book some which was nice.
I'm reading a novel from the library, and enjoying it greatly. I'm enjoying the reading more than the actual book, but that's okay. I'm determined to read more, dammit. Jim suggested short stories, which I'll have to look into. Finding books is a pain sometimes.
Our new microwave crapped out, so we have to go to Sears today and exchange it. I hope. It's a Kenmore from Sears, so it should have worked for the next 20 years. My parents have one that's at least 15 years old. Anyway, it's been a month and a half tops since we bought it. While in the area I can head to Jones and check out their dress selection. One of the dresses I tried on at Dillards was really nice, but the wrong color. So I want to try to find it in the right color, and in my searching I found another by the same brand that I like even more. Now I just have to try and find it in a store. I don't want to buy a dress online, unless I'm 100% sure that it will fit and not have some huge defect or something. Additionally, I didn't find the damn thing anywhere onlin to buy in the right size. So here's hoping to find the right dress. So I can take it to a tailor to be shortened.
I'm reading a novel from the library, and enjoying it greatly. I'm enjoying the reading more than the actual book, but that's okay. I'm determined to read more, dammit. Jim suggested short stories, which I'll have to look into. Finding books is a pain sometimes.
Our new microwave crapped out, so we have to go to Sears today and exchange it. I hope. It's a Kenmore from Sears, so it should have worked for the next 20 years. My parents have one that's at least 15 years old. Anyway, it's been a month and a half tops since we bought it. While in the area I can head to Jones and check out their dress selection. One of the dresses I tried on at Dillards was really nice, but the wrong color. So I want to try to find it in the right color, and in my searching I found another by the same brand that I like even more. Now I just have to try and find it in a store. I don't want to buy a dress online, unless I'm 100% sure that it will fit and not have some huge defect or something. Additionally, I didn't find the damn thing anywhere onlin to buy in the right size. So here's hoping to find the right dress. So I can take it to a tailor to be shortened.
Friday, September 16, 2005
Shopping is hard
Robyn and I went dress shopping tonight. I probably tried on about 20 dresses. We have a maybe on one, but no sure thing. We both bought some shoes. I bought black and silver, so I can just return one pair once I have a dress. Tired now, work tomorrow.
Wednesday in class, Felicia said that how you use language dictates how you think. That's an interesting thing to think about. My use of language is very informal, and I swear too much. Lately, I think my mind isn't as sharp as it used to be 5 years ago. I'm pretty sure that one reason is I don't read as much as I used to. I used to read at least one book a week. College doesn't allow me enough time to do that any more. Not that I used to read philosophy textbooks (ugh) but I read all the time. These days, most of my reading is done while I eat breakfast. Mostly, I don't even want to start a book because then I'll get into it and want to keep reading it but I probably don't have time. I'm reading magazines, because the articles are short. I need to find more time to read!
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
I feel like I should talk to people, but then I don't. I worked in the scene shop again today, surrounded by people and noise. But they aren't MY people. I'm like a visitor in there. I show up and work every now and then. People are friendly, and they kind of know me since I've been around for about 3 years, but they aren't really friends. Two of the scene design students were talking, and I know both of them and am pretty friendly with them. At first I thought I should go talk to them, but then I thought, what's the point? They're certainly talking about something I wasn't there for, and I'm not a part of. So why bother? That right there is a huge flaw in the department. There is no community. At CMSU, we had a greenroom where we would hang around between classes and eat lunch. We got to know each other and be friends there. At UMKC I don't even remember the names of the first year students, and why would I? I never see them. About 95% of theatre is networking, and UMKC's whole dynamic works against it. It's a real flaw in the program.
In other news, I realized this week that I got royally screwed. I was planning to assist on "Give 'em Hell, Harry", which is an MRT show. It's a Rep show at Union Station, which means it's a good responsibility, and I might have been paid. I had to give it up because it overlapped with "Pippin," which I was to be designing for the conservatory. I would have gotten paid for that too, but it still would be a crappy job. Just to compare, "Pippin" is like the generic vanilla sandwich cookie, and "Harry" is more like a chocolate torte. You get my point. Anyway, Harry runs this fall, and then closes and reopens for a few weeks in the spring.
Then Robyn's wedding came along, and I realized that it's the same time as "Pippin," which I didn't want to do anyway. So as I'm trying to get out of Pippin so I can participate fully in the wedding, I find out that Jen is going to assist on Harry. AND not only did she get MY job, but the designer can't come back in the spring so SHE will get to remount the show. GODDAMMIT!! She will get paid again to do that, and will (sort of but not really, let's just say almost) be designing a Rep show. To reiterate, If Pippin is working at McDonald's, Harry is managing a restaurant on the Plaza. Fuck me.
So in the end, it's good thing that I'm not doing anything during Robyn's wedding, so I won't be distracted. But I got screwed out of a real job that would have been good for my career at the Rep. I could have done both, if it weren't for that stupid damned PIPPIN. Argghh!!
In other news, I realized this week that I got royally screwed. I was planning to assist on "Give 'em Hell, Harry", which is an MRT show. It's a Rep show at Union Station, which means it's a good responsibility, and I might have been paid. I had to give it up because it overlapped with "Pippin," which I was to be designing for the conservatory. I would have gotten paid for that too, but it still would be a crappy job. Just to compare, "Pippin" is like the generic vanilla sandwich cookie, and "Harry" is more like a chocolate torte. You get my point. Anyway, Harry runs this fall, and then closes and reopens for a few weeks in the spring.
Then Robyn's wedding came along, and I realized that it's the same time as "Pippin," which I didn't want to do anyway. So as I'm trying to get out of Pippin so I can participate fully in the wedding, I find out that Jen is going to assist on Harry. AND not only did she get MY job, but the designer can't come back in the spring so SHE will get to remount the show. GODDAMMIT!! She will get paid again to do that, and will (sort of but not really, let's just say almost) be designing a Rep show. To reiterate, If Pippin is working at McDonald's, Harry is managing a restaurant on the Plaza. Fuck me.
So in the end, it's good thing that I'm not doing anything during Robyn's wedding, so I won't be distracted. But I got screwed out of a real job that would have been good for my career at the Rep. I could have done both, if it weren't for that stupid damned PIPPIN. Argghh!!
Sunday, September 11, 2005
I wonder how the show went last night? Thursday night's preview had gun issues. The gun gets thrown on the couch during a fight, and another actor has to retrieve it and use it. Well, she couldn't find it, so she ran offstage to get the other gun, which wasn't loaded, so she gave up on that one and went back to looking for the first gun. She finally found it, and it went fine from there. Friday night had another gun problem, it jammed. Props! Glad they aren't my responsibility.
Friday I went to work in the scene shop. I spent the day putting plaster bandages over cracks in the set or sanding styrofoam, a messy and annoying job. Yesterday we had a light hang for a student show. It went quite well until the end of the day when we had a snag, and wasted an hour fixing it. We were dropping color (putting gels in the lights) at 7 when we decided to quit, and drop the rest of the color on friday at focus. I went home pretty tired, and Donald and I watched a couple movies witht he projector he's "field testing" from work.
Today I could have gon to the scene shop, but I didn't. I wanted my day off.
Friday I went to work in the scene shop. I spent the day putting plaster bandages over cracks in the set or sanding styrofoam, a messy and annoying job. Yesterday we had a light hang for a student show. It went quite well until the end of the day when we had a snag, and wasted an hour fixing it. We were dropping color (putting gels in the lights) at 7 when we decided to quit, and drop the rest of the color on friday at focus. I went home pretty tired, and Donald and I watched a couple movies witht he projector he's "field testing" from work.
Today I could have gon to the scene shop, but I didn't. I wanted my day off.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
publicity
http://www.pitch.com/Issues/2005-09-08/culture/stage.html
Here's a bit in the Pitch about Killer Joe. It isn't exactly accurate, but hey, any publicity and all that. The people in the picture are named wrong, to begin with.
"People fell in quickly: a sound designer from the Folly, costume and set pros from the crew at the KC Repertory Theatre."
This bit irks me, because I'm the only one not mentioned. But I understand, the author is trying to make it seem like "important" people are working on the show. This sentence is a good example of how the whole thing isn't quite accurate.
Here's a bit in the Pitch about Killer Joe. It isn't exactly accurate, but hey, any publicity and all that. The people in the picture are named wrong, to begin with.
"People fell in quickly: a sound designer from the Folly, costume and set pros from the crew at the KC Repertory Theatre."
This bit irks me, because I'm the only one not mentioned. But I understand, the author is trying to make it seem like "important" people are working on the show. This sentence is a good example of how the whole thing isn't quite accurate.
Tech tired
Half assed oranization = inefficent tech rehearsals.
Tired. I've been running around pretty much nonstop all week working on this damn show. Almost done... I won't be painting in the scene shop tomorrow, since I still have stuff to do for Killer Joe. Dammit, I was looking forward to that money. Maybe I can go Friday. Oh well. Now I go to bed.
Tired. I've been running around pretty much nonstop all week working on this damn show. Almost done... I won't be painting in the scene shop tomorrow, since I still have stuff to do for Killer Joe. Dammit, I was looking forward to that money. Maybe I can go Friday. Oh well. Now I go to bed.
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
My Weekend, by Margaret
It's been a rather busy weekend. Robyn and Joe got engaged Friday, and on Saturday we all went out for a crappy movie. Sunday I mainly wasted the day playing Rollercoaster Tycoon again. At 9:30, I headed over to the J.O.B. to focus lights, and waited an hour while the people who were using it before got done. That's another hour I could have slept, later! We focused and re hung lights until about 1:30 am, and then went home for sleep.
Monday, I dragged my ass up, took a fast shower and headed off to theater again. Got there about 10, finished moving and focusing, ate lunch, and started working on practicals. Jen and I hung a few more lights, ran some cables, installed 3 outlets, (they even work right!) put up 3 light switches, (they don't work, they're just for show) and worked on the groundrow. We went home for dinner at 4:30 ish.
I expected to come back to a rehearsal and do my lightover. Lightover is when they rehearse, and the Lighting Designer plays around with the lights and gets some cues ready for the Tech rehearsal the next day. Well, I showed back up at 7, in my sandals, expecting to write cues. What they neglected to tell me was that they decided to keep working on the set instead. So there I am in completely inappropriate footgear, working. Jen and I decided to go on a supplies run, which is to say we drove back to just about where we came from to get stuff. If anybody had thought to tell me the plan, we could have saved some gas and time.
Anyway, we got more stuff done, and went home about 10:15. Today we should be able to finish up our installation stuff, and start writing cues. I think that we'll acutally have a rehearsal tonight.
Tomorrow I should be in tech from noon to midnight, Thursday I'll be working in the scene shop at the Rep all day, unless we rehearse Killer Joe in the afternoon, which seems likely. Thursday night is the preview of Killer Joe, and Friday I'll be painting in the scene shop again. Friday night is opening of Killer Joe, but I'm not sure if I'll be going.
Therefore, busy week coming up. gotta go shower and get ready for today.
Monday, I dragged my ass up, took a fast shower and headed off to theater again. Got there about 10, finished moving and focusing, ate lunch, and started working on practicals. Jen and I hung a few more lights, ran some cables, installed 3 outlets, (they even work right!) put up 3 light switches, (they don't work, they're just for show) and worked on the groundrow. We went home for dinner at 4:30 ish.
I expected to come back to a rehearsal and do my lightover. Lightover is when they rehearse, and the Lighting Designer plays around with the lights and gets some cues ready for the Tech rehearsal the next day. Well, I showed back up at 7, in my sandals, expecting to write cues. What they neglected to tell me was that they decided to keep working on the set instead. So there I am in completely inappropriate footgear, working. Jen and I decided to go on a supplies run, which is to say we drove back to just about where we came from to get stuff. If anybody had thought to tell me the plan, we could have saved some gas and time.
Anyway, we got more stuff done, and went home about 10:15. Today we should be able to finish up our installation stuff, and start writing cues. I think that we'll acutally have a rehearsal tonight.
Tomorrow I should be in tech from noon to midnight, Thursday I'll be working in the scene shop at the Rep all day, unless we rehearse Killer Joe in the afternoon, which seems likely. Thursday night is the preview of Killer Joe, and Friday I'll be painting in the scene shop again. Friday night is opening of Killer Joe, but I'm not sure if I'll be going.
Therefore, busy week coming up. gotta go shower and get ready for today.
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Transporter 2
In case you were wondering, the "2" in Transporter 2 doesn't stand for "2 much snappy dialogue" "2 many plot lines for one movie" or "more than 2 emotions portrayed by the cast." That being said, shit blew up, which is why we went to see it. The fight scenes were creative and entertaining, but got more and more implausible. We fully expected the guy to just take off flying at the end of the movie, after all, he had previously dodged bullets. It was pretty cool when he beat the crap out of a gang of thugs with a fire hose, but Jackie Chan did prop fights better.
Last night visions of Roller Coaster Tycoon danced in my head. No dream anaylsis is required- I was playing that stupid game until 4am last night. It's pretty much all I did yesterday, before Robyn and Joe got here, and after they left. And I want to be playing it right now. Damn youse, addictive several-years-old video game!! Donald spent the same amount of time playing Sim City. The first one. We are big nerds over here, no question there!
Last night visions of Roller Coaster Tycoon danced in my head. No dream anaylsis is required- I was playing that stupid game until 4am last night. It's pretty much all I did yesterday, before Robyn and Joe got here, and after they left. And I want to be playing it right now. Damn youse, addictive several-years-old video game!! Donald spent the same amount of time playing Sim City. The first one. We are big nerds over here, no question there!
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Airport, 0; Margaret, 1; Dream 6
I drove to the airport to pick up Joe yesterday afternoon. I didn't even get lost, they have good signs. Joe's in town for the weekend, and then he goes back to Arizona for more Army training before going overseas. He might get to come back in October, though.
Robyn and Joe went out for a nice dinner, and then we all went to the coffeehouse together. It was a good time.
Last night's dream involved a rich guy with an enormous house, where he lets a bunch of young people stay. They're always looking for something exciting and they're all junkies, for the newest thing to keep them entertained. I wasn't in this one.
Robyn and Joe went out for a nice dinner, and then we all went to the coffeehouse together. It was a good time.
Last night's dream involved a rich guy with an enormous house, where he lets a bunch of young people stay. They're always looking for something exciting and they're all junkies, for the newest thing to keep them entertained. I wasn't in this one.
Friday, September 02, 2005
Dreams 5 and 4
Last night I dreamed that I was playing an excessively complicated card game with my family, including grandparents and uncle. I didn't know how to play, and wasn't very interested in the whole damn thing. I was much more interested in the HUGE amount of food there was to be had. There was great variety, and a whole lot of it.
Night before last, I dreamed I was at Victor's house and I was very bored, becasuse he and his son just kept playing boring video games. (He doesn't have a son in real life) Robyn and Joe were holed up in a bedroom and wouldn't come out, so I was bored. (Ha, ha!) I don't remember any more than that.
Night before last, I dreamed I was at Victor's house and I was very bored, becasuse he and his son just kept playing boring video games. (He doesn't have a son in real life) Robyn and Joe were holed up in a bedroom and wouldn't come out, so I was bored. (Ha, ha!) I don't remember any more than that.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Hells yeah
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