| A New Year |
[Jan. 6th, 2009|12:00 am] |
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The start of a new year with directing a brand new one-act in Austin. Oh boy am I tired but it is good. I am really enjoying rehearsals, even though they still scare me. Had a slight hiccup in the casting, but got it all ironed out and things are falling into place.
I love a good challenge but they are quite draining and unfortunately I have not learned to take care of my health (ie I have not been going to the Gym) when certain areas in my life pick up. That is not a New Year's Resolution, just something that I am going to continue to work on.
I can look back and see some of my development...I am growing up (despite some of my attempts not to) and every once in a while I see it and am pleased. I like to know that I am not just spinning my wheels. I am still no where close to where I would like to be (theatrically speaking, health speaking, financially speaking) but I am not as far as I was last year (or even when I first arrived back from the HK).
I accomplished a lot last year:
Brad and I did ANGEL IN THE BARN at PCT, ROSELITA’S DEAD MAN in Phoenix, I directed GRADING ON A CURVE at Frontera Fest at the beginning of '08, I was able to be more involved (only slightly however) and performed in Cowtown Puppetry Festival, took a two day bike trip in Austin - riding 30+ miles the first day and 20 something the second, I had a hand in helping Audacity as much as I could, I made a rabbit from scratch for THE VELVETEEN RABBIT (who just tonight acquired a good home and I will have visitation privileges :) Thanks Oscar), learning quite a bit from the Undermain, started acting again with children's theatre, removed myself from a teaching position that I morally disagreed with and didn't go back on my principles for money, and I have continued to struggle to maintain my Friday afternoon suppers with my mom and brother at On The Border (we miss Stacy).
Not that I accomplished this but my cousin got married and I was able to head down to Georgia with the family and see more family, it was awesome! I so miss my family!
And not that I have that much to do with this but I am still with the man I love and I am surrounded by good people.
There are many people that I miss who are not near me but I am learning how to engineer my life so that I will be better with correspondence, and in today's world, you can reach out and touch almost anyone at a moments notice.
All - in - all, not a bad year. Cheers to 2009 :) |
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