Long Overdue
THEATRE NEWS:
Well, I’m currently directing two shows - “Annie Get You Gun” & “BABY”
As you may well know, both shows are musicals. The problem is that I haven’t got a music director for either show. Long stories. At least I have people to come and teach music to the cast of both shows.
“BABY” is going well. Getting a lot accomplished. Most of the show is blocked. The principal characters are coming along well. And I’m liking the choreography also. I’m very happy with this cast. Laurel Devino is teaching my cast their music. The woman is a Godsend. She teaches at an incredible pace. She’s extremely easy to understand. So patient. And overall a great personality. I can tell that the kids like her….they don’t want to leave rehearsals!
Same for “Annie”. We got a lot of the music already down (before we lost our music director). Two of the full ensemble dance numbers are done as well. Lots more character work and blocking to do for this show though. But I should at least have people available to come and teach the music for the time being…until we find another MD. Saw my Bill Cody’s Wild West Show sign tonight. Looks great. I’m concerned about board members spending budget money without approval. But it is what is. The show should be a very entertaining experience.
I love my job at the Palace Theatre. I’m basically the computer person for the theatre. AND I get to redesign the web site. I’m psyched to do this! Great people that work there. And it’s lucky I started when I did. The marketing person’s PC died the very first day I was there. And of course every graphic created and used by the Palace is on that machine. Lucky for them I was able to move the hard drive to another machine and recover all their documents. Their network is so unstable; so many problems to fix…but I like to have work to keep me busy. And this place will certainly do that!
I also have so much work to do for the Theatre Awards. It’s crazy. I should have known before I agreed to take on so many things……………………………..
But I think I like my life much better with complete structure of my time. I feel like I accomplish a lot during the course of a day. I need to stay focused, keep my mind of other things.
personal NEWS:
I still do not have my Jeep back!! This is becoming very frustrating. I couldn’t even pay for the vehicle myself, because the simpleton garage doesn’t take a credit card. Insurance company is waiting on paperwork. Rental place doesn’t seem to mind. But I’m sure the insurance company won’t pay for the rental any days after the date of my vehicle being ready…and I do NOT like this rental car!!!! It sucks! Sucks in snow; sucks in good weather. I want my baby back.
On a good note, I’ve mended fences with many old friends. There are still a couple people, that were once good friends of mine, I need to reach out to. For some reason, I’ve really pulled away from people. I’m not sure exactly why, but I’ve felt let down by many people at different times in my life. So, I suppose this has made me more cautious about letting people close to me now.
There is one very special person in my life right now. I don’t know where I’d be without their friendship. Well, I do, and it’s not a good place. And in as much as this person brings to my life, pushes me to be better; I treat them rotten. I make friendship with me virtually impossible.
I just don’t know how to consistently be a good person. Perhaps I feel like I don’t deserve these friendships and I sabotage them purposefully. I don’t know. I wish I could handle things better and with more grace. All I can do is work for change in myself. Please be patient with me.