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March 25, 2008
Officially Overloaded
I'm pretty sure that's what you call it when you work steadily while you're at work and then take a brief break and work steadily while you're at home and then work steadily while you're at rehearsal and don't manage to get done all of the things that must be done before the day is out and that is your typical day.
I took the weekend off from grading, in the end. I was itching to make some art, and I'm trying very, very hard to not put my own needs dead last all of the time, but damn. The stack of grading increased a bit yesterday, even though there was no reason for that to happen. And I still didn't get done all of the stuff that needs doing.
On the other hand, I have the beginnings of a very nice mask. Though I coated the whole thing quite thoroughly with vaseline, I didn't apply the damp layer of paper towels I normally use as an additional buffer between face cast and glue, so I'm a bit concerned about how well it will release. Of course, that's at least three more layers of papier mache away, so I'm not too worried at the moment. Though that will change, should I ever get the time to apply those final layers.
Not that that's happening anytime soon. I've got to get Act II memorized first, and those lines are not sticking in my head the way Act I did. I'm not sure why Act II is harder to learn, but it is, even though I'm spending all of my time focusing on learning my lines rather than grading papers and exams. I've even got less to say in Act II, but that little bit does not want to stay.
Posted by sally at March 25, 2008 07:27 AM
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