Recently, I’ve been feeling swamped. I seem to be spending the day relaxing and using the evening to work when it should be the other way around. And even though there is a lot of work to be done, I am reluctant to do anything because I am used to this slow-paced lifestyle for at least a couple of months now.
I mean, after I finished ASMing (assistant stage managing) SFU’s mainstage production, The Visit, in Feburary 2008, I have put up a struggle with my time management. It felt as if my life was put on hold because I am not working on the show anymore. I guess I didn’t have passion for anything else that came my way. The intriguing feeling that came with working on the show was gone, and I was desperate to feel that way again… desperate enough to sign on with VACT (Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre) to set design and ASM their summer production of The Odd Couple by Neil Simon the minute I heard Joanna was SMing it (she was the SM for The Visit).
So here I am now, measuring out the stage at Richmond Culture Centre, drafting the floorplan of set furniture placement in scale (1′ = 1/4″), and cutting, gluing and building the model of the set. At the same time, I have to look for rehearsal & show props for the actors to play around with. I should also be looking for some wallpaper or designs for the backwall to dress the set nicely in 1965. I never realized that set designing was so much work!!! I had been slacking off for too long.
Aside from that set designing project (did I mention I am a volunteer designer!? Unless the box office makes some money, I won’t get a cent… so come to the shows, people!!!), I have play tour guide with my visiting aunt who flew in from TW on Wednesday and go with her to visit places so she’s not so bored staying in at our house every day. You all know how much work being a tour guide can be!
To add on top of that, I am looking for a decent paying part-time job, drafting up cover letters, and updating my resume with the wishful thinking that I might actually get some money this summer. In addition, I started to try to plan a summer getaway with my girlfirends (as if trying to go out with my friends wasn’t a hard enough task). Then I have all these little projects that I want to work on each summer, but since their priority is low, they always get pushed back indefinitely.
Anyway, there are a lot of things on my mind lately, and they probably won’t go away in the near future. So bear with me, for I am losing my w i gg l e R o 0 O m…
getaways? can i come too?…