Almost perfect

Last week I listened to my CORE presentation group members complain about how busy their schedules are. I smiled and nodded, offered my sympathy, but felt that I had yet to feel stress or be overwhelmed. I was still able to sit many nights and watch Grey's Anatomy or piddle around before a scoop of ice cream and a jump into bed with a magazine.

Well, folks those times have changed. I was silly enough to add a fitness class in my break on Monday/Wednesday. In fact I tried on a suit that we used in our CORE project and Lynne, the costume designer of the bunch said that the pants were indeed a little snug around the bottom. Yeah, I have a healthy bedonkadonk for my size and I needed to do something about it.

However, now that THIRDeYE is starting up and our readings are getting lengthy and did I mention that students KEEP DROPPING AND ADDING MY CLASS? -- it's starting to take a toll on my psyche.

To counteract the list that made me smile, here are some things that drive me fuckin' crazy...

1. THIRDeYE directors who are unprepared and who give the STUPIDEST direction (um, can you do that scene like you're underwater?) during callbacks
2. Jade, the Artistic Director of the Festival to my Assistant Artistic Director leaving call backs early TO GO TO A PARTY
3. Knowing that said party was for GRAD STUDENTS
4. Maxie having some bowel issues and the impending "joy" of bringing him to the vet
5. The fact that one CORE group member was finishing his side of things DURING our final rehearsal -- an hour before we presented it
6. None of my neighbors assisting with the trash this week
7. Not being able to keep my place clean
8. Did I mention that students are STILL dropping and adding my DRA 10 class? Two weeks in??
9. Parking in downtown Davis

As part of the reading for my Adv. Movement for Actors class we learned about a focusing exercise to help lead you to answer some troubling questions. You ask, "what is stopping my life from being absolutely perfect?" and make a list. I encourage you to try it.

Mine is above.