You Are a Vampire

You are charming, sensual, and even a bit manipulative. You can't help but get people to do what you want. You have sharp senses and a strong predatory instinct. You go after what you want, without mercy. While you have the heart of a killer, many people are drawn to you. You are elegant, timeless, and mysterious. You are the ultimate fantasy object.

Are You a Vampire or a Werewolf?

Friday Mornin' Blues

Okay, the title is not truly accurate since I am not really blue RIGHT NOW, but it has been a rather blue week. We have been doing chakra work in acting and tons of release work in Voice and Contact Improv. Needless to say, as I begin to release, something's gotta give. The molecules are realigning and there is some growth pangs. I know it's exciting and I really feel changes in my body, but the emotions that come along are not all that fun.

I did go to the dentist this morning for a check-up on my gum issue and luckily I'm stabilized. But the hygienist flossed me like a sado-masochist and my teeth hurt like a motherfucker. The woman who waxed my eyebrows right afterwards was not gentle either, but at least my brows don't hurt, too.

I guess I'm in a funky place with new classes and new teachers and new expectations. I am back to feeling that I am just not good enough and with the job market looming out there, I just know that no one will hire me. I feel like a fetus in this nice warm womb and I really don't want to come out quite yet. Call me crazy but this financial stability and ability to play all day is really kinda nice. I should probably start my job search from that place.

And then there's that crazy notion that I'll be alone for the rest of my life, but I really don't want to go there.

This weekend - and next (for that matter) is filled with parties. A big costume keg party tonight and Miss Lonely Hearts is playing at a big house party tomorrow. There's a dance concert on Sunday. Next week there's another Halloween party and the band plays again.

Best yet, is that I am finally getting my monthly massage tomorrow. I missed September and gosh, October is just about over. I scheduled a 90 minute deep tissue with a new woman that my old woman recommended. I sure hope she's good. Either way, there will be more release.

Too Much Socializing Makes for Filling Up at the Buffet

This weekend I did some good bonding with my classmates and enjoyed California to it's fullest. A trip to SF to see Trolley Dances in the afternoon and Idomeneo at the San Francisco Opera on Saturday night and Bogle Vineyards and hot tubbing on Sunday.

I really do not have time to even blog as I make sure I'm memorized for Voice tomorrow and I must read a ton for Contact.

Whew.

Here's a little video that started it all. Jamie Kumpf, one of the first year MFA scenic designers having breakfast with me at the Black Oak Restaurant before a stop to buy Opera wear at Kohl's on our drive into the city.

Full Plate Update

We are just finishing Week 3 of Fall Quarter and my study in time management is fair. I still use iCal with the hot sync to my palm pilot for my calendar, but started adding tasks each day so I can keep up with my assignments. That seems to work reasonably well. I should probably put alarms on them all, just in case, but the tasks with higher priority are getting done.

Due this week is a paper on Touch and being In-Touch for Contact Improv, 2 monologues - one for Voice, one for Acting and presenting the second Laban piece for Movement. I also have costume design work for my Monday night class. The initial steps of Sleeping Beauty. I am setting the ballet in modern day Italy, so I am learning a ton about high fashion. The most exciting thing is that this afternoon, I showed some of the stuff I have been working on for my thesis to Lynette and got fantastic feedback. We spoke about the reasons I am doing the this piece and there not was not one bit of laughter from Lynette for anything that I did. My timing was off and there was an intensity that didn't allow for laughter. I completely felt it. So, I will work on updating all that I showed today and I'm sure I will have some more to share in two weeks. Not only that but she is also assisting with Dada funding. When I explained when I was doing, Lynette offered to speak to the folks at the Davis Humanities Institute. There's a chance I will get an additional $500 to $1500 - ah, doing much more than Jade ever will.

On the social side, we also had a really great MFA gathering last night at Little Prague. Luckily it was not the drunken fest that it was last year. It was the nice small group of MFAs who I know and like - minus my two closest, Christine and Tony.

Another update is that I finally have internet in my apartment, which is the main reason I have not posted in a while. It was just too much of a hassle to write on campus or run to the hotel around the corner. It makes such a difference to be able to research and watch my abc shows online whenever the hell I want.

Lastly, I went on The Chronicle website and found a job posting for the University of Maryland. It's an acting/movement position. There was something so right while I read it. I need to get my statements together and apply.

Tonight I will get some work done to allow me to go to the city tomorrow and see Trolley Dances in the afternoon and the Opera in the evening. Sunday I will be going wine tasting with Tony and Tim, and possibly Rebecca. A full plate yes, but it's got all food groups - academic, social, entertainment and rejuvenation. Ah, balance.

Saturday on a Full Plate

I looked at my schedule for the weekend and it was wide open. There was a small voice that said to get the heck out of dodge and maybe take a little trip or run into the city, but with all of the assignments currently pending, I am playing a little Time Management tango today and tomorrow.

Wanna know my schedule? Of course you do.

Monday & Wednesday:10-12 Take Advanced Stage Movement 2-5 Take Acting Class around acting from the chakras, 6-10 Take Graduate Design Class (Monday only)

Tuesday & Thursday: 10-12 Take Graduate Voice class, 2-4 Take Undergraduate Contact Improv class

I also have 2 Independent Studies - one with Jade so I can get guidance and units for my Dada project and one with Lynette so I can get guidance and units for my thesis. However, Lynette also teaches this class on Methods and Material in Theatre Research. I wanted to take it, but it conflicts with the acting that I have to take, so I am doing the work in the class on my own. The final project for this class is doing a 30 minute presentation on a paper for a conference. Lynette feels very strongly that if nothing else I should do that project. It scares the living shit out of me, so we'll see how we do thoughtout the quarter.

I've been waiting for the library to open for the past 45 minutes and the doors just opened wide. Let's go make a little room on my plate.