As a theatre major, I had to learn to use ALL the tools in Tech theatre. Since I primarily sew now, I am not sure I could use anything but the most basic anymore.
Also, I am so hyperaware of the "discrimination" against costumes in theatre that I am now retroactively angry that I had to learn all the basics of sound, light and set building, but no one else had to learn to use a sewing machine!
I am also retroactively depressed about my life, as I just read a a beautiful essay that I had written circa 1997 about why I wanted to be a director when I was applying for a position to direct community theatre. I had such passion, commitment and brains. Now all my creativity is just being eaten by my day job. I use my brain to make sure my boss and her husband get dinner and we have enough post-it notes to last us through the crisis. I can't even be sure I want to quit and go to grad school, because my brain is so dry in the creative area that all I can do is knit scarves.
At my last job, whenever the weather would be bad (heavy rain, most often), we'd order lunch in. That delivery guy LOVED us, because we always felt so bad.
So it's definitely colder here today than it was yesterday.
We're at about 83.
Instead of 87.
You may all begin hating.... now.
I can't even be sure I want to quit and go to grad school, because my brain is so dry in the creative area that all I can do is knit scarves.
Oh, Sophia. I don't know what to say. It's depressing that the mundane is what sucks joy from life, and not necessarily just the difficult. I wish that you could use creative in the best way to suit you, and not just to keep the supply cabinet filled.
dcp's tag:
Why do mathematicians confuse Halloween and Christmas? Because Oct 31 is Dec 25
Holy shit! HA. That is so awesome.
Sophia, if nothing else, quitting to go to grad school would give your brain a chance to rest, and see what comes out of it. It's scary as hell financially, but really a lot more fun than working. And I am doing one of the most practical grad school programs possible. I do keep in the back of my head that I'm not actually committed to going full-time for two years.
I'd like to know why you needed to chop a Cadillac in half.
Oh, wow, I just got freaked out by the TV. The guy who's playing The General who deals with The President on Atomic Train is the same guy who plays Gen. Hammond on Stargate, and I wasn't looking at the TV when he started talking (he even said "Mr. President" the same way, well, and, actually, it could be Gen. Hammond and not make much difference)... and everything just went all out of whack in my head. Doesn't take much, apparently.
I came across that tag the other day while looking for web sites to help with the
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discussion. I'm astonished I never ran across that particular math pun before.
Thanks guys!
I actually think that the job I lost with this lovely essay made me give p a bit on theatre. I lost it to a guy with many fewer ideas, but who everyone liked. It was at that point I realized that if you weren't SUPEr talented, that you had to do a lot of schmoozing to work. and I was bad at schmoosing.
But, although I am very good at ordering office supplies (and it is actually one of the mst favorite parts of my job -- spending other people's money! Whoot!), it is not so satisfying.
It is just-- ths beautiful essay-- a whole long paragraph on why I felt a costume designer was as suited to moving in to directing as an actor, because of how close you had to get to the characters while still maintaining a big picture approach.
