Good Team!
So so day.
Start with the positive: I love my crew. Love.
We're doing opera right now, and that means a lot of people are brought on regardless of skill level, there is a place and need for almost every able bodied person, especially this one with so many heavy set pieces waltzing around the stage. But after the rehearsal tonight, everyone took to the stage to pull the pit, lower the drop -- and then raise it again -- and to pull up the screen for the super texts. And while our muscle -- Joel, Adam, Terry and Luke -- was pulling out the pit pieces, I took four other people up to the grid to lower the drop. At five different points of being held up with a rope, I figured there was a pretty slim chance that all five of us not nearly as strong people to drop the drop all at once. So I took Susbi, Travis, Brian and Rahul. Amazing how many things I found out about these people in just those few minutes of working together. Susbi took charge and went totally independent, I got this kind of thing. Rahul was honest, when someone else made the knot and I asked if he had, he blushed and admitted no. Amazing seeing an Indian blush. lol. Very shy guy... Brian was just ALL OVER that knot tying thing. Just like.. SHA ZAM! Knot. And Travis... he and Rahul showed true color just after when we were in the booth, getting ready to leave. Travis was my shadow for tonight, so I had a comm hooked up for him to eavesdrop on the chatter and to get the flow of what is going on and what is expected of you and what you should expect of them. But while he was listening, he was working on his programming. As we were wrapping up to leave, Travis was saving his work and about to start packing up when Rahul noticed it. Next thing you know, they're speaking geek, laughing, Tyler -- another new guy -- is getting impatient to leave with Travis, Terry's mocking my "EVERYONE! Remember to sign out!" broken recordness, Adam is rolling his eyes and Susbi is running around looking for a pen while Alison just kinda stood there holding the sign in / out book.
In short. I'm very impressed with how well this team is shaping up. Aaron did a good, random selection of Rahul... and everyone else seems to be coming together pretty well with him.
All I can really say is... Good Team. Good Team.
In other news: visited Dr. Kisslinger for the first time in nearly three weeks. Explained that I was sick and that the price for an office visit jumped over $50 with the switch from Blue Cross Blue Shield to TriWest Standard. He directed me to a financial specialist. She sent home a form with me to fill out in regards to my financial status. Tomorrow, when I have free time -- in again at 10a to refocus some lights and then adjust a few cues at 1p -- I'm going to go to a social worker office of some sort, fill out some paper work that will be declined, so I can send in the rejection letter to Meritcare. Hopefully, they can set me up with some financial assistance with my medical bills through them. And I guess I'll be able to do this within a month... dunno. :( I hope so. But either way.. Once I become uninsured.. this will make or break the deal of my continued health care.
Another thing he talked about was getting me into another group.. one more anxiety oriented, rather than the mish mash that was partial hospitalization. And to also see someone one on one... and it felt good to hear that he understood just how lonely and stranded I am out here...
Though we're both at a loss as to how exactly I'm feeling that the world is fake. I know that it's because it feels like I'm losing the only person who has been totally real with me since coming to college.. and it's just essentially feeling like nothing is real.. now as to whether it's because I think just people and their intentions are fake, or that I really think that Everything is fake, as if I'm dreaming or reading a book.
Today was an oddly productive day with him, a lot was touched on. He wants to go into more detail about my family relationship, we've beaten the "Aaron and I" relationship so many times that I really don't like thinking about it anymore, possibly just adding to the feeling that I'm losing Aaron.. because I understand what's going on with him and I today just as much as I did when we first broke up.
But yea... I need to sleep. As I mentioned. 10a tomorrow. Wake at 8:30a. ugh. ugh. ugh. Long long days. Will result in nice pay check... in two weeks.
Start with the positive: I love my crew. Love.
We're doing opera right now, and that means a lot of people are brought on regardless of skill level, there is a place and need for almost every able bodied person, especially this one with so many heavy set pieces waltzing around the stage. But after the rehearsal tonight, everyone took to the stage to pull the pit, lower the drop -- and then raise it again -- and to pull up the screen for the super texts. And while our muscle -- Joel, Adam, Terry and Luke -- was pulling out the pit pieces, I took four other people up to the grid to lower the drop. At five different points of being held up with a rope, I figured there was a pretty slim chance that all five of us not nearly as strong people to drop the drop all at once. So I took Susbi, Travis, Brian and Rahul. Amazing how many things I found out about these people in just those few minutes of working together. Susbi took charge and went totally independent, I got this kind of thing. Rahul was honest, when someone else made the knot and I asked if he had, he blushed and admitted no. Amazing seeing an Indian blush. lol. Very shy guy... Brian was just ALL OVER that knot tying thing. Just like.. SHA ZAM! Knot. And Travis... he and Rahul showed true color just after when we were in the booth, getting ready to leave. Travis was my shadow for tonight, so I had a comm hooked up for him to eavesdrop on the chatter and to get the flow of what is going on and what is expected of you and what you should expect of them. But while he was listening, he was working on his programming. As we were wrapping up to leave, Travis was saving his work and about to start packing up when Rahul noticed it. Next thing you know, they're speaking geek, laughing, Tyler -- another new guy -- is getting impatient to leave with Travis, Terry's mocking my "EVERYONE! Remember to sign out!" broken recordness, Adam is rolling his eyes and Susbi is running around looking for a pen while Alison just kinda stood there holding the sign in / out book.
In short. I'm very impressed with how well this team is shaping up. Aaron did a good, random selection of Rahul... and everyone else seems to be coming together pretty well with him.
All I can really say is... Good Team. Good Team.
In other news: visited Dr. Kisslinger for the first time in nearly three weeks. Explained that I was sick and that the price for an office visit jumped over $50 with the switch from Blue Cross Blue Shield to TriWest Standard. He directed me to a financial specialist. She sent home a form with me to fill out in regards to my financial status. Tomorrow, when I have free time -- in again at 10a to refocus some lights and then adjust a few cues at 1p -- I'm going to go to a social worker office of some sort, fill out some paper work that will be declined, so I can send in the rejection letter to Meritcare. Hopefully, they can set me up with some financial assistance with my medical bills through them. And I guess I'll be able to do this within a month... dunno. :( I hope so. But either way.. Once I become uninsured.. this will make or break the deal of my continued health care.
Another thing he talked about was getting me into another group.. one more anxiety oriented, rather than the mish mash that was partial hospitalization. And to also see someone one on one... and it felt good to hear that he understood just how lonely and stranded I am out here...
Though we're both at a loss as to how exactly I'm feeling that the world is fake. I know that it's because it feels like I'm losing the only person who has been totally real with me since coming to college.. and it's just essentially feeling like nothing is real.. now as to whether it's because I think just people and their intentions are fake, or that I really think that Everything is fake, as if I'm dreaming or reading a book.
Today was an oddly productive day with him, a lot was touched on. He wants to go into more detail about my family relationship, we've beaten the "Aaron and I" relationship so many times that I really don't like thinking about it anymore, possibly just adding to the feeling that I'm losing Aaron.. because I understand what's going on with him and I today just as much as I did when we first broke up.
But yea... I need to sleep. As I mentioned. 10a tomorrow. Wake at 8:30a. ugh. ugh. ugh. Long long days. Will result in nice pay check... in two weeks.