but i like being lazy

my thursdays and fridays are pretty light so i need to be better about sharing the wealth - making sure i stay productive on my easier days to keep the really heavy days from being completely hellish. yesterday i did plan to catch up on my reading and finish one of the dance numbers for Measure for Measure. However, I woke early to finish some reading for Barbara and got an email from Christine inviting me to a Shakespeare for teachers workshop at the mondavi center. so, i decided to go. it was a small group of local elementary teachers and some UCD students. an actress/practitioner from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre lead the workshop and we learned some great warm up games and exercises to get students interested in shakespeare. i think i will use some of the exercises in my DRA 10 class on monday.

After the workshop, i stopped by the department to make a copy of the Nest script and was wrangled into a short presentation on how to use the A/V equipment in one of the classrooms. I bowed out early and headed home. while i had so much to do, i couldn't think of anything better (and more needed) than a nap! on my bike ride home, i craved my super soft couch by the open window. a little slumber with a kitty on my belly as the breeze blew. however, when i arrived home, animal control was there and my next door neighbor, gian was freaking out. apparently the girls in one of the front apartments called animal control. i believe he was slightly intoxicated so his freaking out bordered on beligerent. he asked me if i would vouch for him. gosh, i was a little torn. his dog is flea ridden and he continuously loses one of his cats. he loves his animals, he's just not a good owner. anyway, the officer eventually made her way back to talk to him and the conversation took place right in front of my apartment. you know the one with the open window? with the little breeze? so i wound up getting back into bed and slept for about 3 hours. before getting up and heading to the wyatt to see the student production of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown.

this morning, i just want to stay in bed. we have our first Nest rehearsal today and it's from (catch this!) noon to 10PM. we have an hour break in there, but for the love of pearl. it's going to be intense. better yet, i found out from my friend kristin, who's stage managing that the playwright will be with us for the first week. let's just RAISE the stakes a bit.

now when the heck am i going to get to Measure for Measure rehearsals?!!?