Life is complicated...
1. I continue to be a directionless young person; however, I am now a directionless young person seriously considering resuming plans for film school. QUA?! Oy vey. I think I'm just going to apply to various directing and academic programs (and Berklee, for good measure) and just see who gives me the best package (or ANY package). This could, potentially, raise the odds of flat-out rejection; however, there's something very attractive, at the moment, to consciously handing my fate over to chance. Who knows how I'll feel in a few months. I'm hoping directionless, so I don't go changing my mind again.
2. Resumed work at the opera. This time, my head stage manager is Laura who is super nice and doesn't leave me in a constant state of terror that I may or may not have screwed up or done things the stupid way. On the other hand, Catherine Malfitano's behavior (from what I hear) suggests that she's going to be a high maintenance director. If it's not one, it's the other. Grod, what is with these damn diva directors? And why are the crazy ones always more powerful? And who came up with 2 hour commutes/not being paid enough to remedy this situation?
3. Nobody at work is really excited about opera in general. That's always something of a downer for me: the fact that I can't babble about things like The Fly because they don't care and they have a long list of specific reasons why they don't care (they're always polite enough just to remain silent when I occasionally go off... but still. *sigh*). What we do is exciting! Why aren't people excited?! And, oh em gee, THE FLY!!!! (One of the ADs knows the lead! W00t!) On the up side, I get to pick an opening night party to go to. I'm thinking Tamerlano 'cause its totally the place to be.
4. And the good news: it looks like my schedule is miraculously conducive to attending bachelor/ette parties! More importantly, Laura does not foresee that missing work on the 16th will be problematic. Her words were, "We'll just have to be prepared not to have you on that day," which sounds rather positive to me. Nevertheless, anything could happen. Knock on wood. Don't get you're hopes too high, Caitlin. We'll see what happens, but things are looking up in that dept.
Now, I have to get ready for work.
P.S. I definitely went in to work feeling like, "What is it that I do again? Huh? How do I do this?" It's all coming back to me, but it is kind of a weird shift going from ASM back to apprentice. Also, not having done anything for 2 months. I always feel like I'm forgetting something... Maybe I am!!!
Back to work.
2. Resumed work at the opera. This time, my head stage manager is Laura who is super nice and doesn't leave me in a constant state of terror that I may or may not have screwed up or done things the stupid way. On the other hand, Catherine Malfitano's behavior (from what I hear) suggests that she's going to be a high maintenance director. If it's not one, it's the other. Grod, what is with these damn diva directors? And why are the crazy ones always more powerful? And who came up with 2 hour commutes/not being paid enough to remedy this situation?
3. Nobody at work is really excited about opera in general. That's always something of a downer for me: the fact that I can't babble about things like The Fly because they don't care and they have a long list of specific reasons why they don't care (they're always polite enough just to remain silent when I occasionally go off... but still. *sigh*). What we do is exciting! Why aren't people excited?! And, oh em gee, THE FLY!!!! (One of the ADs knows the lead! W00t!) On the up side, I get to pick an opening night party to go to. I'm thinking Tamerlano 'cause its totally the place to be.
4. And the good news: it looks like my schedule is miraculously conducive to attending bachelor/ette parties! More importantly, Laura does not foresee that missing work on the 16th will be problematic. Her words were, "We'll just have to be prepared not to have you on that day," which sounds rather positive to me. Nevertheless, anything could happen. Knock on wood. Don't get you're hopes too high, Caitlin. We'll see what happens, but things are looking up in that dept.
Now, I have to get ready for work.
P.S. I definitely went in to work feeling like, "What is it that I do again? Huh? How do I do this?" It's all coming back to me, but it is kind of a weird shift going from ASM back to apprentice. Also, not having done anything for 2 months. I always feel like I'm forgetting something... Maybe I am!!!
Back to work.