Sunday, June 29, 2008

Amen.

and so it goes:
W O O S H -
like the wind

over and out
g o o d b y e
and it's a good
riddance, too!

bridges crossed
bridges BURNED

... but ...
who really gives
a s h i t ?

Saturday, June 21, 2008

hi-diddle fiddle diddle dillen dally day

i have been working very hard lately. Not just hard at my job, but hard all around. I've been putting effort into everything I'm doing, and feel like I'm going non-stop. Sometimes the city feels overpowering... there are too many things to do, too many people to see, and not enough time. I'm looking forward to the languidity of long zurich days, and cool summer nights.

For a while there I was working almost everyday at the restaurant, but now since "Helen and Teacher" is in full swing, I've cut back to just three shifts a week. Still it's plenty money for me to sock away and save for Europe. The "Helen and Teacher" project is very overwhelming. I am working with very professional actors (lots with broadway credits, etc.) and it can feel intimidating. Actually, the truth is that it is less intimidating than it is nerve-wracking... I want to make sure that they actors are accomodated for in a way that they are used to, but at the same time I need to maintain my authority, etc.

Susan's script is completely still in development, so it's too early to be doing this reading - however, i think the whole experience will be a positive one.

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The play I am performing in at the edinburgh fringe festival is called "1913 or Nude descending a Staircase" - it's about this Countess who murdered 6 of her lovers with her husband. I get to play a narrator type role, as well as two of the lovers that get axed. Whoopie! (Goldberg?)

Time for me to go. Amy is coming today -- yay!

Sunday, June 1, 2008

it's been so long, I forgots how to write!

Summer is in full swing now - I can feel it in the air. I'm staying with tango for the month of June and have been working my ass off so I can enjoy the leisurely months of July and August with my best buddy and fam. I'll miss everyone here, though - especially Towey, my love.

I finally got a job working as a waitress. The money is actually really good, and the shift seems to fly especially when we're busy. It's a vietnamese restuarant with class:
http://www.bunsohonyc.com/

Hopefully people can visit me, and then I can treat them to some tasty B'un, or tuna rolls, or whatever the hell they want.

L I F E is G O O D

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The most significant part of my week came when I received my History of Directing grade from Jane Ann, who notoriously is a hard grader, strictler for anything that is not by the book, and a Yaley with an attitude. I really tested my limits with that woman. For our first presentation/bib assignment I did elementary level research, pulled and all nighter to get the 25 page thing finished and gave a half-assed job on my presentation.

BUT... she called me out on my shit. Which made me happy. Her comments were right on, and she could see though me immediately. Now that's the kind of teaching I'm talking about. She kicked me in the butt, and my response? an A worthy project on Tadeusz Kantor... I got As on both the presentation and the paper... and ultimately lifted my grade in the class up to an A-

Soooooo happy! I can't wait to have her again for experimental theater. This past semester really showed me how academically oriented I am, although I did have a lot of fun with the practical work as well. All in all things are going well, and looking up.

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I had to work an overnight shift friday-saturday, and then 5-close last night, so I wasn't able to go see liz in her time of need. I feel like a shitty friend, but hopefully I will get to go see her within the next couple of days when things at work slow down a bit. I love her and all my bag of dicks so much - miss them all terribly.

HELEN AND TEACHER

... and thus begins the 20 hour struggle that will be called "helen and teacher" (book/lyrics by Susan Russell, music by Lynn gumert)