This was Kathleen's response.
Hi Jasmine,
I am sorry that you are feeling frustration and doubting yourself! I know how that feels and it is not fun.
The structure of Hamlet, the triangles, the journey of it, is so strong, and there are so very many things, so many worlds, your own humor and language and associations and insights that you can bring to this structure. There are so many variations on the incredibly solid structure and relationships that you can realize.
Go ahead, change the genders if you want. Do whatever you want. But my suggestion is not to second guess a structure that works.
It is normal that you feel panic. Move into the work. Do your best.
Good luck!
Kathleen
I guess that's good. I mean...it vague, it's Kathleen. But I was really sure she was going to be angry at me and I spent most of that day reading the sailor moon manga (btw, much better than the anime...but Sailor Moon always depresses me a little with it's sweet simple view of love, courage, life etc...) and repeating over and over to myself "I've made a terrible mistake" ala Arrested Development. But life goes on and I made my peace with the fact that I could have fucked things up. I'm just sick of lying. Too much of my life is not making waves lately. Sick of that shit.
I am still nervous and unsure about a lot of things. Eventually I guess, I'll work things out. Life. Work. Whatever. I've been feeling pretty shitty about myself for a while. And really loosing a lot and hope and faith about life. That's not good. But eventually I'll move out of that. Now to just...keep moving, I guess and make things less difficult for myself, because I tend to really muck my own life up, don't I?
Comicon tommorow should be fun.
and OMG at the LOST episode two for the road (yes, I realize I'm like a season behind.) I already kind of knew who would die but...dag, yo.