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October 30, 2006
Will I Ever Again Know Sleep?
I have two "days off" now, before our pickup rehearsal on Wednesday night. That's in quotes because I'll be spending them doing the things I haven't had time to catch up on, including but not limited to all of the grading that I haven't done in two weeks.
Then there are the acting classes. Not only am I supposed to be auditing one of the classes, but they're getting into monologues now, and both instructors (there are 3 total) have asked me to come in and help with that work. So they can be sure to get through all of the students. Because I love this shit, and because I love the students, I've agreed to help. Which means that my Monday morning "off" has turned into 9:30-12:30 Beginning Acting classes followed by 1-3 Office Hours, followed by 3-4:30 Beginning Acting class, followed by 4:30-5:30 TA meeting (led by me*).
That's the schedule for my "light" day. Tomorrow I have four classes of persuasive speeches, so I'll hear roughly 28 speeches on why I should _____. And that's after I shadow the Sex & Culture 9:30 class. Which means that tomorrow evening will be spent grading speeches, while this evening will be spent grading all the other stuff. Also cleaning my office to be ready for NaNoWriMo to begin at 12:01am November 1st. (Though I don't think I'll start writing then, as I have office hours at 9:30 the next morning.)
Then on Wednesday we have a pick-up rehearsal and we're off to the races again. At least I still have Friday off all day so I can clean the house for my parents' arrival. Funny note: on Friday night, many of the actors were comparing notes about the activities of our "day off".
"I'm dreaming about going grocery shopping," said one woman. "We have no food in the house."
"I scrubbed the bathtub," I said. "it was gorgeous."
"I vacuumed my living room," said another, "It was heaven."
Yeah, we've got wierd priorities. But when you've spent the majority of your week in a dark theatre, doing all the stuff you love to do, it's nice to come home to full cupboards, a clean bathtub and a living room rug you can trust to bare feet.
*I should probably put together an agenda.
Posted by sally at October 30, 2006 08:17 AM
Comments
Now, I am not being harpy here, I just want you to take a moment to recall this summer when you were going out of your mind with boredom and feeling out of place. Now? You are SUPERWOMAN and when next summer rolls around, if you get a break, it will be a welcom break, not telling of some shortcoming in yourself. You are doing more this week than most people pull off in two months.
Posted by: Desiree at November 3, 2006 11:30 AM
Ah, but you see, if I get a break next summer, I'll probably go through the same thing all over again. Because I won't be doing anything. I can handle not doing anything if I know that I have something to do in the future. But if I don't have a gig lined up for later? I get depressed and feel like I'm wasting my life.
So that's my thing to figure out. That whole balance thing.
Posted by: Sallyacious at November 3, 2006 12:09 PM
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