Wow, I did not realize I had posted so many times...this will be #50! Wow!
So, I woke up this morning only to find that one of my kittens had, somehow, managed to climb over the little wall I have put up and she was sitting on top of my scrapbooking tote box...just sitting there... So I picked her up and fed her and then the other two....
Last night they bit the ends totally off the nipples of not one, but TWO of the 3 bottles....ugh... We decided it was time to get them from regular food...yet they just walk through it and it's a mess for me to clean up...
I have to work today...ugh...I hate my job...I get written up for things that I accidently forget to do (Only 2x since I've been working there, not all the time)....yea, so it IS my fault for forgetting, I'm not trying to blame someone or something else, but many times when I come in the other 2 girls have forgotten to do things or they have left something unfinshed that I have left unfinished before, and typically I am really good about things, and THEY don't get in trouble for it. I really hope they don't fire me over it...that would SUCK...even though I hate my job... I need money for my car payment and gas...
Speaking of gas, I loosely thought about trading my car in for a motorcycle... but #1 it's not practical for anything that I do except go back and fourth to the theatre... and #2, my mother woud shoot me before I got the entire sentence out of my mouth....lol....Just kidding, but she'd neverlet me even if I wanted to.... Gas is horrible, I go through about $30 ever 10 days or so! OUCH!!!
Good thing is, NO work this weekend....BAD BAD BAD thing is, I have to be off book for rehearsal tomarrow....holy crap!!!!!!!!!!!! There is NOOOOOOOOOOOO way. I can't leanre them on my own! I best learn by listening to the other actors and their cue lines.... I have my 2nd scene memorized...but I get flustered when I go w/o book....it will go SLOW at first, but I do know the lines for that scene....my 3rd scene I only have 1 frekin' word! If I can remember the word and my cue, I should be in darn good shape...Oh...and then a little paragraph at the end...ever mind, I am screwed for that scene.... My 1st scene though, is the one I am having the bggest problem with... it just will NOT stick! I have tried and tried and I am gonna be in SOOO much trouble tomarrow for not having my lines down....
I what makes me feel wosre is that I have not only the smallest part in the play, but the least lines of the entire cast.... *sigh*
Obsessing over it does not help or make me feel better...it just gives me a headache and stresses me out....
Anyway, I gotta go get ready for work.... Hasta Luego!
ObsessiveStressedTechie
The Adventures of "Smart Ash"Just me and my occasional ramblings!
Monday, September 26, 2005
So...when you hear strike my guess is that you think NO WORK! because of bad pay or lousy hours or any number of other reasons...
Yet, when I hear strike I think, WORK WORK WORK and LOTS of it! Strike, in the theatre world is to "undo" the sets, knock it down and put it away. Luckly our sets were not too big of a deal and some of the *gasp* ACTORS helped! :-O lol.... The actors are in charge of cleaning up the greenroom...and that they did...but a few helped the techies strike, which was nice because then we were ALL able to leave for the after party a little sooner... Then again... Mike, Elicia and I were STILL the last ones out of the theatre...But we still got there before some of the actors.
The show itself went really well, suprisingly...hahaha. We had the biggest house of our entire run, 115 people showed! WOW.... and the night before we had 94 people. So, we did pretty well. I really hope that Radio TBS does that well....
At the after party we had a nice time....only stayed till about....12:30am-1am -ish...
At the theatre, like in the work and greenroom, each cast either makes something to sign and hang up or they just sign a poster... for Laughing Wild we jusrt signed a poster... for Crucible one of the actors nailed a cross together, and we all signed it and that will go up somewhere at the theatre.
The after party was at Chuck and Leeni's house, they are two of the actors in the play, nice people... BEAUTIFUL house...wow... if it were my house, I would not let anyone come in,...lol.... well....at least take their shoes off!
Despite all the stress with the director it was a bittersweet end. I got to meet a lot of people that I had never met before. A lot of Tulare people...probably 1/3 of the cast! They were a good group...most of them at least...lol.
Sunday afternoon, 2pm, we had Radio TBS rehearsal... and I think I freak out more everytime we have a rehearsal. I am okay at rehearsal, but when I am done with my scene it's like everything rushes into reality and I FREAK OUT. Like, I can't do this-- I can't do this, WHY did I say I would do this!?!?!?!? Why did I agree, I don't want to do this I am FREAKING OUT! I can't go ONSTAGE until the lights are off or the curtain is closed!!! Goodness I my hands are shaking just writing about it...
I annoy myself.... I really do...I complain WAY too much, I can only imagine what Elicia thinks... Maybe I will just shut up and not say ANYTHING. Granted I have been better... Not saying as much... I spoke with her about it and she told me what she thought...which was not what I wanted to hear, but it was honest and I respected and understood her point of view... she told me what she was going off of and that is the motto of the movie Risky Business, "What the fu*k." attitude.... Yea, I am doing this...but I don't want to... I figured a little better advice than that.
Anyway, I can't back out now....
The worst part is, is that I can't get the blocking down until we get into the theatre and I am onstage. And yesterday we did a lot of blocking on one of the actors' patios... WOW now that threw me off BIG TIME.
Since I am co-stage manager one of my jobs is to write down all the blocking for the actors... and myself as an actor.
It really buggs me though...because I am not seen as the SM...Elicia is...but I signed on just the same... Hell, I did not even sign on to be a stupid actor, I signed on the STAGE MANAGE!!!! I am no actor... I can't go onstage... I am going to need an entire bottle of valium... and IF that works I might be okay to go on.
But for now, I being freaking out.... I will not be suprised if I have a full blown panic attack before I actually go on....
Well, anyway, not that I have probably bored you to death I have to go home and do homework... FUN FUN FUN!
More later....
Oh! And kittens are doing well...
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Techie
Yet, when I hear strike I think, WORK WORK WORK and LOTS of it! Strike, in the theatre world is to "undo" the sets, knock it down and put it away. Luckly our sets were not too big of a deal and some of the *gasp* ACTORS helped! :-O lol.... The actors are in charge of cleaning up the greenroom...and that they did...but a few helped the techies strike, which was nice because then we were ALL able to leave for the after party a little sooner... Then again... Mike, Elicia and I were STILL the last ones out of the theatre...But we still got there before some of the actors.
The show itself went really well, suprisingly...hahaha. We had the biggest house of our entire run, 115 people showed! WOW.... and the night before we had 94 people. So, we did pretty well. I really hope that Radio TBS does that well....
At the after party we had a nice time....only stayed till about....12:30am-1am -ish...
At the theatre, like in the work and greenroom, each cast either makes something to sign and hang up or they just sign a poster... for Laughing Wild we jusrt signed a poster... for Crucible one of the actors nailed a cross together, and we all signed it and that will go up somewhere at the theatre.
The after party was at Chuck and Leeni's house, they are two of the actors in the play, nice people... BEAUTIFUL house...wow... if it were my house, I would not let anyone come in,...lol.... well....at least take their shoes off!
Despite all the stress with the director it was a bittersweet end. I got to meet a lot of people that I had never met before. A lot of Tulare people...probably 1/3 of the cast! They were a good group...most of them at least...lol.
Sunday afternoon, 2pm, we had Radio TBS rehearsal... and I think I freak out more everytime we have a rehearsal. I am okay at rehearsal, but when I am done with my scene it's like everything rushes into reality and I FREAK OUT. Like, I can't do this-- I can't do this, WHY did I say I would do this!?!?!?!? Why did I agree, I don't want to do this I am FREAKING OUT! I can't go ONSTAGE until the lights are off or the curtain is closed!!! Goodness I my hands are shaking just writing about it...
I annoy myself.... I really do...I complain WAY too much, I can only imagine what Elicia thinks... Maybe I will just shut up and not say ANYTHING. Granted I have been better... Not saying as much... I spoke with her about it and she told me what she thought...which was not what I wanted to hear, but it was honest and I respected and understood her point of view... she told me what she was going off of and that is the motto of the movie Risky Business, "What the fu*k." attitude.... Yea, I am doing this...but I don't want to... I figured a little better advice than that.
Anyway, I can't back out now....
The worst part is, is that I can't get the blocking down until we get into the theatre and I am onstage. And yesterday we did a lot of blocking on one of the actors' patios... WOW now that threw me off BIG TIME.
Since I am co-stage manager one of my jobs is to write down all the blocking for the actors... and myself as an actor.
It really buggs me though...because I am not seen as the SM...Elicia is...but I signed on just the same... Hell, I did not even sign on to be a stupid actor, I signed on the STAGE MANAGE!!!! I am no actor... I can't go onstage... I am going to need an entire bottle of valium... and IF that works I might be okay to go on.
But for now, I being freaking out.... I will not be suprised if I have a full blown panic attack before I actually go on....
Well, anyway, not that I have probably bored you to death I have to go home and do homework... FUN FUN FUN!
More later....
Oh! And kittens are doing well...
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Techie
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Sooo.... Where do I begin?
Kittens are doing well. One has an infection in her eyes...poor little thing...it's like kitten pink eye or something. I just hope I can't get it from her... and I hope the other 2 kittens don't get it. Everytime I feed her I have to take a wet paper towel and wipe her eyes and thena dry one to dry her eyes and then I have to put on this medicine that Dr. J told me to put on. Poor little thing... I feel so bad for her... Good thing is, is that they are eating well, and sorta using a litter box, YAY! hahaha....
Theatre is going okay... last night for Radio TBS we met down at the barn at the theatre...'the barn' is...well...a barn... the bottom is all of our large props and things and upstairs is ALL costumes.... we went up there and looked...found some horrible, but perfect costumes...lol...I didn't find anything....we have to wait until we can get the fat suit... A lot of the things would be perfect...but once I put the suit on...well...that's another story... Anyway, we met at 6pm and Crucible rehearsal line drill was at 6:30...but Elicia and I were still up in the barn so I went and asked the director if he would run the drill or if he wanted Elicia and I to do it... He said he'd do it... "Oh how unwillingly..." and I went back to the barn... when we finished up there I told Elicia we should just go because they were going just fine.... WELL, she HAD to ask him... and I said if you ask him we'll have to stay... and she figured the opposite... Be nice and offer and he would say just go....
Well... "I told yah so!!!!"
We stayed...
I had the kittens there....the actors loved them, hehehe... We ended rehearsal about...8:15 and everyone left so E and I locked up and went to our cars... we began talking and then after a little while some people came and asked if auditions for this other play where over, (they were holding auditions for the big bad wolf next door), they were, and at that point we looked at our watches 8:35pm and then got ready to get in our cars and then something sparked and we started talking again... Well...we talked for a little while longer and then decided it was time to go home. I got in my car and looked at my watch.... 9:44....wow...we only talked for another 10 mins... wait...9:44!?!?!? Oh crap, an hour!?!?!? WOW, I glanced over at E to see the same expression on her face, hahaha. I rolled my window down and she said exactly what I was thinking...hahaha.
I really like theatre and the people there... I think I have finally found that one place that I belong, that one nitch...the place I fit in. I never really found that with school or any of the sports....granted I did LOVE soccer.
"What is the meaning of life? I've asked myself SO many times...is there a reason I'm here, I wish someone would make it clear...Cuz I'm livin' from day-to-day feeling so far away, maybe I'm not as sane as I thought, keeping my eyes on You is something I've got to do, even when I don't feel like it. I won't give up, I won't give in, I'm ready for my life to start again, I won't back down I'll stand my ground, the time is now to show the love I've found, I've got a reason to breathe, I've got the freedom to stand, the future is mine I'll give it all I can, to break down the walls that hold me in....I've got a reason to live." ZOEgirl
This is one of my favorite songs, and it's a lot about how I feel, and it's SO true for a lot of people. It's by a Christain band called ZOEgirl. GREAT group, I love their music.
Anyway...tonight we have a run for Crucible...and we close on Saturday... I am so happy. NO rehearsal ALL next week! EEEkkkk! What am I gonna do? lol.
Arts Market is next Saturday...fun fun.
Uhhh....I guess that's alll.......?????????
TechieWithUhReason
Kittens are doing well. One has an infection in her eyes...poor little thing...it's like kitten pink eye or something. I just hope I can't get it from her... and I hope the other 2 kittens don't get it. Everytime I feed her I have to take a wet paper towel and wipe her eyes and thena dry one to dry her eyes and then I have to put on this medicine that Dr. J told me to put on. Poor little thing... I feel so bad for her... Good thing is, is that they are eating well, and sorta using a litter box, YAY! hahaha....
Theatre is going okay... last night for Radio TBS we met down at the barn at the theatre...'the barn' is...well...a barn... the bottom is all of our large props and things and upstairs is ALL costumes.... we went up there and looked...found some horrible, but perfect costumes...lol...I didn't find anything....we have to wait until we can get the fat suit... A lot of the things would be perfect...but once I put the suit on...well...that's another story... Anyway, we met at 6pm and Crucible rehearsal line drill was at 6:30...but Elicia and I were still up in the barn so I went and asked the director if he would run the drill or if he wanted Elicia and I to do it... He said he'd do it... "Oh how unwillingly..." and I went back to the barn... when we finished up there I told Elicia we should just go because they were going just fine.... WELL, she HAD to ask him... and I said if you ask him we'll have to stay... and she figured the opposite... Be nice and offer and he would say just go....
Well... "I told yah so!!!!"
We stayed...
I had the kittens there....the actors loved them, hehehe... We ended rehearsal about...8:15 and everyone left so E and I locked up and went to our cars... we began talking and then after a little while some people came and asked if auditions for this other play where over, (they were holding auditions for the big bad wolf next door), they were, and at that point we looked at our watches 8:35pm and then got ready to get in our cars and then something sparked and we started talking again... Well...we talked for a little while longer and then decided it was time to go home. I got in my car and looked at my watch.... 9:44....wow...we only talked for another 10 mins... wait...9:44!?!?!? Oh crap, an hour!?!?!? WOW, I glanced over at E to see the same expression on her face, hahaha. I rolled my window down and she said exactly what I was thinking...hahaha.
I really like theatre and the people there... I think I have finally found that one place that I belong, that one nitch...the place I fit in. I never really found that with school or any of the sports....granted I did LOVE soccer.
"What is the meaning of life? I've asked myself SO many times...is there a reason I'm here, I wish someone would make it clear...Cuz I'm livin' from day-to-day feeling so far away, maybe I'm not as sane as I thought, keeping my eyes on You is something I've got to do, even when I don't feel like it. I won't give up, I won't give in, I'm ready for my life to start again, I won't back down I'll stand my ground, the time is now to show the love I've found, I've got a reason to breathe, I've got the freedom to stand, the future is mine I'll give it all I can, to break down the walls that hold me in....I've got a reason to live." ZOEgirl
This is one of my favorite songs, and it's a lot about how I feel, and it's SO true for a lot of people. It's by a Christain band called ZOEgirl. GREAT group, I love their music.
Anyway...tonight we have a run for Crucible...and we close on Saturday... I am so happy. NO rehearsal ALL next week! EEEkkkk! What am I gonna do? lol.
Arts Market is next Saturday...fun fun.
Uhhh....I guess that's alll.......?????????
TechieWithUhReason
Monday, September 19, 2005
Friday night after the show, Mike and Elicia and LeeAnn (our sound operator) and her partner and I all went to Denny's. We were all starving on account of not eating all day... Elicia and I had breakfast, lol... I only wanted the hashbrown stuff, it had cheese and veggies and homestyle gravy, but it also came with pancakes and bacon and sasuage.... So I just ordered it... Mike ate the sasuage and bacon...lol, I barely ate all the hashbrown stuff... I could not even LOOK at the pancakes...lol....right before we left one of the actors called Elicia's cell and said he left his wallet in the greenroom and needed it....so Mike and Elicia went to the theatre and let him in... turns out his wallet was in his truck the ENTIRE time! Elicia said it was okay... i said I would have strangled him... Anyway...I got home around 12:30-ish....
Saturday night, after the show, we had a pot luck... there was lots of stuff: cheese fondu, 7 layer dips, chips, alcohol.... lol...I made potato salad and took bean and cheese burritos...
We had a nice time...I had a black cherry smirnoff, it was good. I got to get to know one of the actors, I spent most of the night talking to him. Sergio, he's pretty kewl....nice guy. Most people left by about 11-ish....but at about 11:30 there were about 6 people left... Mike wanted to leave, and so he, Elicia and I started cleaning up.... We left about 12:15-ish... I was home by about 12:30...
Sunday.... The diector was IN the show because one of the actors decided to go on vacation... and is going to be out for two shows... (same actor that left his wallet in the theatre)... So anyway, the director is playing his part.... and when we came onstage...the ugly bald jerk wore a WIG!!! OMG, I had no clue until I heard... "OH....MY....GOD...." over the headset and then one of the actresses tapped me on the shoulder and said "Oh my god, I had NO IDEA Dennis was going to wear a WIG!" I was like WHAT!?!?! So I peeked out onto stage.... He REALLY suprised the actors onstage... I could tell they where trying not to laugh... The wig looked like a possum died on his head! It looked SOOOO ridiculous!
Anyway.... tonight at Radio TBS rehearsal we, for the FIRST TIME EVER, had the ENTIRE cast there! WOW!!! lol...
So...I am super tired....and it's only like 8:30-ish.... maybe I will go to bed...
Oh! Kittens are doing well... a tiny bit eating wet food...and even beginning to use a little box!!!! YAY!!!!!!!
Yah know... when I hurt myself...and I have a REASON....that's fine... but today I noticed a bruise on my lower thigh, right above my knee...it hurts so bad... I can't put any pressure on my left without pain... and I have NO CLUE as to what I did....
Anyway, more tomarrow...or..soon...
AD Techie
Saturday night, after the show, we had a pot luck... there was lots of stuff: cheese fondu, 7 layer dips, chips, alcohol.... lol...I made potato salad and took bean and cheese burritos...
We had a nice time...I had a black cherry smirnoff, it was good. I got to get to know one of the actors, I spent most of the night talking to him. Sergio, he's pretty kewl....nice guy. Most people left by about 11-ish....but at about 11:30 there were about 6 people left... Mike wanted to leave, and so he, Elicia and I started cleaning up.... We left about 12:15-ish... I was home by about 12:30...
Sunday.... The diector was IN the show because one of the actors decided to go on vacation... and is going to be out for two shows... (same actor that left his wallet in the theatre)... So anyway, the director is playing his part.... and when we came onstage...the ugly bald jerk wore a WIG!!! OMG, I had no clue until I heard... "OH....MY....GOD...." over the headset and then one of the actresses tapped me on the shoulder and said "Oh my god, I had NO IDEA Dennis was going to wear a WIG!" I was like WHAT!?!?! So I peeked out onto stage.... He REALLY suprised the actors onstage... I could tell they where trying not to laugh... The wig looked like a possum died on his head! It looked SOOOO ridiculous!
Anyway.... tonight at Radio TBS rehearsal we, for the FIRST TIME EVER, had the ENTIRE cast there! WOW!!! lol...
So...I am super tired....and it's only like 8:30-ish.... maybe I will go to bed...
Oh! Kittens are doing well... a tiny bit eating wet food...and even beginning to use a little box!!!! YAY!!!!!!!
Yah know... when I hurt myself...and I have a REASON....that's fine... but today I noticed a bruise on my lower thigh, right above my knee...it hurts so bad... I can't put any pressure on my left without pain... and I have NO CLUE as to what I did....
Anyway, more tomarrow...or..soon...
AD Techie
Friday, September 16, 2005
"Well, it's is COLD, there's gonna be a cold front. If it's Warmer, it'll be a warm front. It's gonna rain unless it clear. And it will be SUNNY. And we'll have temperatures, Dixie?...."
Radio TBS
So, Tuesday night the cast for Radio TBS met at one of the actresses houses to have rehearsal. Elicia had a board meeting at the Ice House, so she was not there right away...though I did end up calling her and tellng her not to come...but that's besides the point...
SOOOO, since a couple of the actors were not there another actor would read the parts so we could still do our reading... Well, during one part on the little radio show they have Harlene, (who is played by Elicia) comes on and gives that little weather spheel... Well, I was asked to read it so I did... WELLLLL, when I finished EVERYONE there started laughing REALLY hard.... and I thought Oh crap... did I say something wrong...? So they continue to laugh and I am sitting there looking through the lines because I think I did something wrong and finally the director looks at me, and through her laughing, (and everyone elses, and where I STILL do not see the humor) she says " Oh my God, you sounded JUST like Elicia when she reads that part!" *more laughter* Me..confused as hell...Now, why that was apparently so funny I don't know... but I went with it...
Anyway...
I took the kittens to work with me on Wednesday and 2 of the girls there (Sharon and Diane) helped me clean them up and Sharon got them to 'eliminate'.... They were pretty good, they cried for a little bit and then went to sleep for my entire shift....
Last night we did a Line Drill for Crucible...this is just quickly running lines for a refreshment... it's took 2 1/2 hours...they only shaved 45 mins to an hour off the show! OMG!!! During Laughng Wild, we could do the whole 2 1/2 hour show in a little over an hour. And that included our messing around and joking. The director did not show up so Elicia did it her way, thank god... Though, I think if the director was there we would have finished 30 mins to an hour earlier... I got home to see the last few mins of survivor... it was good....that is the ONE show I really follow... I really don't even follow Charmed much anymore...
I have to leave home for work about 12:30 for work...after I am going to the Ice House... we have a performance tonight...and I DO NOT have to work this weekend, SSWWWEEEETTT!!! And then I have Radio TBS rehearsal on Saturday and OMG, Sunday free! Score...
Oh...wait....nevermind... we have a performance for Crucible at 2pm.... 1pm call...damn... I thought I was off the hook... BUMMER!!!!!!!!!!
Adios!
TEchIE
Radio TBS
So, Tuesday night the cast for Radio TBS met at one of the actresses houses to have rehearsal. Elicia had a board meeting at the Ice House, so she was not there right away...though I did end up calling her and tellng her not to come...but that's besides the point...
SOOOO, since a couple of the actors were not there another actor would read the parts so we could still do our reading... Well, during one part on the little radio show they have Harlene, (who is played by Elicia) comes on and gives that little weather spheel... Well, I was asked to read it so I did... WELLLLL, when I finished EVERYONE there started laughing REALLY hard.... and I thought Oh crap... did I say something wrong...? So they continue to laugh and I am sitting there looking through the lines because I think I did something wrong and finally the director looks at me, and through her laughing, (and everyone elses, and where I STILL do not see the humor) she says " Oh my God, you sounded JUST like Elicia when she reads that part!" *more laughter* Me..confused as hell...Now, why that was apparently so funny I don't know... but I went with it...
Anyway...
I took the kittens to work with me on Wednesday and 2 of the girls there (Sharon and Diane) helped me clean them up and Sharon got them to 'eliminate'.... They were pretty good, they cried for a little bit and then went to sleep for my entire shift....
Last night we did a Line Drill for Crucible...this is just quickly running lines for a refreshment... it's took 2 1/2 hours...they only shaved 45 mins to an hour off the show! OMG!!! During Laughng Wild, we could do the whole 2 1/2 hour show in a little over an hour. And that included our messing around and joking. The director did not show up so Elicia did it her way, thank god... Though, I think if the director was there we would have finished 30 mins to an hour earlier... I got home to see the last few mins of survivor... it was good....that is the ONE show I really follow... I really don't even follow Charmed much anymore...
I have to leave home for work about 12:30 for work...after I am going to the Ice House... we have a performance tonight...and I DO NOT have to work this weekend, SSWWWEEEETTT!!! And then I have Radio TBS rehearsal on Saturday and OMG, Sunday free! Score...
Oh...wait....nevermind... we have a performance for Crucible at 2pm.... 1pm call...damn... I thought I was off the hook... BUMMER!!!!!!!!!!
Adios!
TEchIE
Monday, September 12, 2005
Yesterday the show went well...for the techies at least, hahaha....one of the actors had just started a mini monolouge and then TOTALLY blanked...*deer in headlights type of look* the actor he was talking to tried to help him out by feeding him a line that should have made him remember, but he apparently jumped to the next thing he could remember which was about 2 1/2 pages ahead of where he was... and he skipped a fairly important part...
All of us on headset were like...uh...where'd he go? And with all the other line mistakes we were probably 3 or 4 pages short, hahaha, but it's okay, techies dont look bad unless the light guy messes up, at least not usually, lol.
After the show they decided to take some pictures for the lobby.... See, each show in the lobby gets a board to put cast photos and show pics up on...our director did not know or care apparently so we are doing it...
Elicia and I locked up the lobby and box office and then some of the actors decided to go to Brewbakers, a resturant downtown....
So 3 of the techies and 5 of the actors and a couple of their spouses went.... We set up 4 tables... and we all sat down.... Elicia looked at me and asked if I was hungry and I said not really, and she and Mike said the same and they thought we should just order appetizers....so we did.... They ordered a platter with chicken strips, mushrooms and onion rings and then a calamari platter... When it got there Elicia asked me to try it...
OMG I can NOT believe I tried squid! But to my suprise it was not bad and I ate a few pieces.... It really did not have a taste to it.... I dont like the fishy taste.... It was really funny though, because when I bit into it they all stared at me to see if I liked it...
We have Radio TBS rehearsal tonight...Oh, goody!
Oh! And last night, one of the actors, Jack, was sitting acrosss from me...he's pretty cool .... well anyway, he is directing the play after Radio TBS called Beyond Karaoke Oh, CRAP I think.... as he begins asking me what my plans are for it....Well, good news and bad... The good news he already has a stage manager (who has to be at every rehearsal) and even though it IS the play right after Radio TBS and their rehearsals begin right after Radio TBS ends however he will not need me till the first couple weeks in January...So I really do not have to go to rehearsals...just the final run-thrus and tech rehearsals...and then ALL the shows, good enough right? WRONG....now the BAD news is that I am going to be the lighting techincian....and that is fine except for I really do not know ANYTHING about lighting!
Mike told me that I could be LtIT (Lighting tech In Training) for Radio TBS and he would have me help in detail with lights... Meaning I will help design, hang and program the computer and lightboard the only thing I will not be able to do is be up in the booth for tech rehearsals and shows because I am also IN the play AND co-stage managing.... When Mike said I was going to be the LtIT, Elicia looked at him and then me and said, "No! How are you going to do that and stage manage and be ON stage?"
*Glancing at Mike and smirking* "I'm super techie, don't you know that?"
Err...Super techie...it's a joke about Mike...he claims the title...but he's about to be shown up, lol
Oh, and my point for that was that I would help him for Radio TBS and learn the ropes and then he would run lights and then for Beyond Karaoke he would help me design, hang, and program but I would run them for the show.
So, I was thinking abotu dying my hair a light carmel/chocolate brown...I more normal-ish color. My hair is a REDbrown color right now...VERY VERY bright under the lights... I am ready to be normal again.... I will go check it out....
So...kittens are doing okay....Eating fairly well...I just wish they would, as gross as it sounds, 'eliminate'....their poor tummies feel SOOO full... I feel like I am going to pop them if I feed them anymore...
Well, I am gonna go...I've got homework to do...
Techie
All of us on headset were like...uh...where'd he go? And with all the other line mistakes we were probably 3 or 4 pages short, hahaha, but it's okay, techies dont look bad unless the light guy messes up, at least not usually, lol.
After the show they decided to take some pictures for the lobby.... See, each show in the lobby gets a board to put cast photos and show pics up on...our director did not know or care apparently so we are doing it...
Elicia and I locked up the lobby and box office and then some of the actors decided to go to Brewbakers, a resturant downtown....
So 3 of the techies and 5 of the actors and a couple of their spouses went.... We set up 4 tables... and we all sat down.... Elicia looked at me and asked if I was hungry and I said not really, and she and Mike said the same and they thought we should just order appetizers....so we did.... They ordered a platter with chicken strips, mushrooms and onion rings and then a calamari platter... When it got there Elicia asked me to try it...
OMG I can NOT believe I tried squid! But to my suprise it was not bad and I ate a few pieces.... It really did not have a taste to it.... I dont like the fishy taste.... It was really funny though, because when I bit into it they all stared at me to see if I liked it...
We have Radio TBS rehearsal tonight...Oh, goody!
Oh! And last night, one of the actors, Jack, was sitting acrosss from me...he's pretty cool .... well anyway, he is directing the play after Radio TBS called Beyond Karaoke Oh, CRAP I think.... as he begins asking me what my plans are for it....Well, good news and bad... The good news he already has a stage manager (who has to be at every rehearsal) and even though it IS the play right after Radio TBS and their rehearsals begin right after Radio TBS ends however he will not need me till the first couple weeks in January...So I really do not have to go to rehearsals...just the final run-thrus and tech rehearsals...and then ALL the shows, good enough right? WRONG....now the BAD news is that I am going to be the lighting techincian....and that is fine except for I really do not know ANYTHING about lighting!
Mike told me that I could be LtIT (Lighting tech In Training) for Radio TBS and he would have me help in detail with lights... Meaning I will help design, hang and program the computer and lightboard the only thing I will not be able to do is be up in the booth for tech rehearsals and shows because I am also IN the play AND co-stage managing.... When Mike said I was going to be the LtIT, Elicia looked at him and then me and said, "No! How are you going to do that and stage manage and be ON stage?"
*Glancing at Mike and smirking* "I'm super techie, don't you know that?"
Err...Super techie...it's a joke about Mike...he claims the title...but he's about to be shown up, lol
Oh, and my point for that was that I would help him for Radio TBS and learn the ropes and then he would run lights and then for Beyond Karaoke he would help me design, hang, and program but I would run them for the show.
So, I was thinking abotu dying my hair a light carmel/chocolate brown...I more normal-ish color. My hair is a REDbrown color right now...VERY VERY bright under the lights... I am ready to be normal again.... I will go check it out....
So...kittens are doing okay....Eating fairly well...I just wish they would, as gross as it sounds, 'eliminate'....their poor tummies feel SOOO full... I feel like I am going to pop them if I feed them anymore...
Well, I am gonna go...I've got homework to do...
Techie
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Last night went very...well...I guess pretty well...and this morning...sweet relief...
I had to take the kittens down to the theatre ... we put them upstairs in the prop room...and during Act 1 Scene 2 I went and warmed up their Milk and fed them since all I had was intermission scene change...well they did not really eat much... but they got TTTTTTTTOOOOOONNNNNNSSSSSSSSSS of attention....a lot more than I expected or wanted.... these little girls are only about 2 weeks old and I fear that someone will hurt or drop one... people just don't seem to get what 2 weeks means and that scares me, they are not regular kittens they are so fragile and vunerable right now I fear for ther lives.....but I have it admit they did get LOTS of love and they are several actors that they have already melted the heart of....Even Mike loves them......*mischevious laugh* I told him, Trouble needs a sidekick. (Trouble is one of their cats.)
Anyway, I was up in the prop room with one of the actors when Elicia comes flying up the stairs freaking out because they lots all power in the light booth.... lucky for us, the light booth, and ALL the stage are on different breaks so we still had power onstage, but not in the booth... so I came running down the stair with my glasses and ran up to the lobby which was also totally black and 3 of us around outside around the building to check the breakers...while we did I decided to run back up to the booth and get our back-up set heads, (because the ones we had backstage plug into the wall and when the power went so did the headset, that is how Elicia knew the power had gone out up there...) So, the power came back on and Mike quickly re-booted the light board...and when he turned it on the stage lights went out..and so he picked a random cue to go to....a general lighting cue thank God and they were only in the dark for about 2 seconds....and they DID notice, lol....
I went backstgaeto run the spot light...went to Lucifer...sorry we shortened it to Lucy... Oooohhh, I mean the director was not up there like every other night (Thank goodness!) and I got to run the spot in peace....
Then after the show the director came up to the booth and told us that tomarrows show...or todays... the Sunday show was ours....he was not going to come...SSSSSSWWWWWWEEETTT!!! NOW we can relax without him breathing down our necks....
I got home around 11-ish....and to bed a little after midnight...
Slept through the night and one of the kitties began crying around 6:30am... I got up and I thought one was not breathing....but she was just laying 1/2 way under her sister...they ALL made it through night number one! YES!!!!! I am SOOO happy! The one I was worried about is now the one that eats the most.... I am not sure how much they are supposed to eat...but they went through about 4 oz between the 3 of them in one serving...
Anyway.... I am gonna go back the rest of my cookies and get ready and head down to the theatre...
Techie
I had to take the kittens down to the theatre ... we put them upstairs in the prop room...and during Act 1 Scene 2 I went and warmed up their Milk and fed them since all I had was intermission scene change...well they did not really eat much... but they got TTTTTTTTOOOOOONNNNNNSSSSSSSSSS of attention....a lot more than I expected or wanted.... these little girls are only about 2 weeks old and I fear that someone will hurt or drop one... people just don't seem to get what 2 weeks means and that scares me, they are not regular kittens they are so fragile and vunerable right now I fear for ther lives.....but I have it admit they did get LOTS of love and they are several actors that they have already melted the heart of....Even Mike loves them......*mischevious laugh* I told him, Trouble needs a sidekick. (Trouble is one of their cats.)
Anyway, I was up in the prop room with one of the actors when Elicia comes flying up the stairs freaking out because they lots all power in the light booth.... lucky for us, the light booth, and ALL the stage are on different breaks so we still had power onstage, but not in the booth... so I came running down the stair with my glasses and ran up to the lobby which was also totally black and 3 of us around outside around the building to check the breakers...while we did I decided to run back up to the booth and get our back-up set heads, (because the ones we had backstage plug into the wall and when the power went so did the headset, that is how Elicia knew the power had gone out up there...) So, the power came back on and Mike quickly re-booted the light board...and when he turned it on the stage lights went out..and so he picked a random cue to go to....a general lighting cue thank God and they were only in the dark for about 2 seconds....and they DID notice, lol....
I went backstgaeto run the spot light...went to Lucifer...sorry we shortened it to Lucy... Oooohhh, I mean the director was not up there like every other night (Thank goodness!) and I got to run the spot in peace....
Then after the show the director came up to the booth and told us that tomarrows show...or todays... the Sunday show was ours....he was not going to come...SSSSSSWWWWWWEEETTT!!! NOW we can relax without him breathing down our necks....
I got home around 11-ish....and to bed a little after midnight...
Slept through the night and one of the kitties began crying around 6:30am... I got up and I thought one was not breathing....but she was just laying 1/2 way under her sister...they ALL made it through night number one! YES!!!!! I am SOOO happy! The one I was worried about is now the one that eats the most.... I am not sure how much they are supposed to eat...but they went through about 4 oz between the 3 of them in one serving...
Anyway.... I am gonna go back the rest of my cookies and get ready and head down to the theatre...
Techie
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Well, last night went okay....for the most part...
I got off work at 5pm...flew home....showered, dressed, droped Chels at the mall and then went to the theatre...knowone was there, good thing though, I forgot Mike's cookies so I went home, grabbed them and went back to the theatre....and when I got the Mike and Elicia were sitting outside eating..kewl..I got out and showed them my glasses....
Oh, did I ever mention those? They are like sun glasses, but they have a wire that is attached to a box thats long enough to put in your pocket and when you turn them on the lights up ansd they can stay still or strobe...Elicia wore my blue ones and I wore the purple. They have them too, but did not bring them....
Anyway, we went inside and found a candle and a note by our scripts from the director... and then we set up the box office and then put our stage together.... Show went well...minor things went wrong....actor skipped several lines, but we really didn't care, just makes the show shorter, lol....
When I went up to the light booth to run the final spot....Dennis was in my way, so I stood there this time I waited....and waited...and he finally freaked out and barked at me to get it going...and he left the booth...
Well, I was NOT late getting it up, well just a lil but he would not move! NOT a big deal! When we shut lights down Mike said What the hell was he barking at you for? and I told him...Mike just shook his head and said to let it go...the guy is an idiot.... It pissed me off then....but now I could care less, what's he gonna do, FIRE ME? hahaha...Lol, Elicia always tells me (when I cap on her, we all do this, it's all in good humor), but Elicia tells me she's gonna cut my pay in half... lol....
Soooo, today at work 5 kittens...about 2 weeks old were dropped at the door at work...and I called Diane who works there and live just a few houses down the street...she came down and I ran to WalMart to get kitten milk and bottles....her daughter came down and we cleaned them up and fed them....Jeanie, who works in the office came down....she took 2 of them and I took the other 3....they are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cute! and So little...it's makes me sad to look at them... I just hope I can be a good foster mommy to them... My cat Sammy is GREAT at it...and since the kittens are so little I am going to see if she will lay with them and at least pretend to nurse...
When we had her spayed our other cat had just had kittens a day before and then died...but when we brought Sammy home she laid in the box with the kittens and nursed them! We thought it was pointless, but when we checked she actually had milk and was nursing them! This time she can't...but heopfully she will play mommy to them....
They are adorable.... But since I have to feed them so often I am going to take them the the theatre and put them up stairs in the prop room... NO ONE goes up there... especially not only... our house ghosts live up there... So anyway, I will put them up there and feed them at intermission.... luckly there is a microwave in the greeroom....so all I have to do it have the milk ready to heat....
Well...anyway, I best be off back to work!
TechieWithKittens
I got off work at 5pm...flew home....showered, dressed, droped Chels at the mall and then went to the theatre...knowone was there, good thing though, I forgot Mike's cookies so I went home, grabbed them and went back to the theatre....and when I got the Mike and Elicia were sitting outside eating..kewl..I got out and showed them my glasses....
Oh, did I ever mention those? They are like sun glasses, but they have a wire that is attached to a box thats long enough to put in your pocket and when you turn them on the lights up ansd they can stay still or strobe...Elicia wore my blue ones and I wore the purple. They have them too, but did not bring them....
Anyway, we went inside and found a candle and a note by our scripts from the director... and then we set up the box office and then put our stage together.... Show went well...minor things went wrong....actor skipped several lines, but we really didn't care, just makes the show shorter, lol....
When I went up to the light booth to run the final spot....Dennis was in my way, so I stood there this time I waited....and waited...and he finally freaked out and barked at me to get it going...and he left the booth...
Well, I was NOT late getting it up, well just a lil but he would not move! NOT a big deal! When we shut lights down Mike said What the hell was he barking at you for? and I told him...Mike just shook his head and said to let it go...the guy is an idiot.... It pissed me off then....but now I could care less, what's he gonna do, FIRE ME? hahaha...Lol, Elicia always tells me (when I cap on her, we all do this, it's all in good humor), but Elicia tells me she's gonna cut my pay in half... lol....
Soooo, today at work 5 kittens...about 2 weeks old were dropped at the door at work...and I called Diane who works there and live just a few houses down the street...she came down and I ran to WalMart to get kitten milk and bottles....her daughter came down and we cleaned them up and fed them....Jeanie, who works in the office came down....she took 2 of them and I took the other 3....they are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cute! and So little...it's makes me sad to look at them... I just hope I can be a good foster mommy to them... My cat Sammy is GREAT at it...and since the kittens are so little I am going to see if she will lay with them and at least pretend to nurse...
When we had her spayed our other cat had just had kittens a day before and then died...but when we brought Sammy home she laid in the box with the kittens and nursed them! We thought it was pointless, but when we checked she actually had milk and was nursing them! This time she can't...but heopfully she will play mommy to them....
They are adorable.... But since I have to feed them so often I am going to take them the the theatre and put them up stairs in the prop room... NO ONE goes up there... especially not only... our house ghosts live up there... So anyway, I will put them up there and feed them at intermission.... luckly there is a microwave in the greeroom....so all I have to do it have the milk ready to heat....
Well...anyway, I best be off back to work!
TechieWithKittens
Friday, September 09, 2005
Suprise! Last night..FINAL dress rehearsal might I add, the director spent the ENTIRE show up in the light/sound booth and made, again, many changes....So the new quote is gee, does that really suprise you? or, Let me put on my suprised face! or....
Q: How do you know when Dennis is making changes to the show?
A: His lips are moving....
On of the actor thought that up...gee, real genius there...
Luckly the changes were minor and did not require much re-writing in our scripts...
At the end of the show the whle cast comes out for a curtain call, (when they come out on stage as themselves to take a bow), and the diector wanted a spot light to go from couple to couple and then go center for the other actors and then fade out for the whole cast to bow and then fade back up for one final bow of our leads....
Well, since Mike has light cues right up until the end of the play he cant get up fast enough and flip on the spot light on and set it and plus the spot needs to fade with the stage lights at the end and he can't do both...so, since I have enough time between my last scene change and the end of the play he asked me to come up and run the spot.....
I went to do it for the first time light night, never ran it before, but I am perfectly capable and I know the basics of how to work it and I knew where to shine it...well, Mr. A$$hole...I mean...the director was up there and jumped onto me for turning it on too soon, (Could they not have cued me for stand by then!?!?! plus the fact that I ONLY turned it on, I had the lever down so that no light even ghosted out...) and then he proceed to tell me exactly where top shine the spot...to which I said "I know where it goes..." and he shut up.... That made me mad, I really hate him,...my day was stressful enough without having him jump onto me... So I left right after the fade, did not stick around up there....I went and turned off off my red and blue backstage lights and then he decided to have a cast meeting in the house...I find it really amazing how he can jump onto you and then thank you....I just turned around and said, Your welcome asshole... though I KNOW he did not hear it...but I think Elicia did because he let out a small laugh... I really did not mean to say that outloud...
The director wanted to see some light changes before we left so Elicia and I went outside and sat at the picnic table until they were done...
Anyway, theres my rant to today....I am sick of ranting so I am SURE you all are sick of reading.
We open tonight .....and Mike reminded me about the cookies, he so funny... last time our oven was broke so I went to my Grams' house and we made cookies there..... oh my goodness...there had to be what...150 cookies? More or less? However many, it was A LOT.... so Mike said..."Maybe you could only make like, only a dozen?" I asked why and he said, "Well...*long silence then very quietly* cuz I eat them..." I just laughed...he and Elicia and fairly healthy eaters...at least when their at home...doing theatre does not allow for much home cooking if any....so they eat out...or more often we don't eat at all.
But I am going to go make cookies now...got too lazy yesterday...it was so nice to have a break... I have to work today....I will leave about 12:30...
Oh, and did I mention he have to be down at the theatre by 5-5:30-ish again to make changes. *Suprised face!* Omi God!
To Do List: Make Cookie, get new BLACK pants to wear for opening night, get black gloves to use when moving large wooden furniture....
OH!!! Speaking of! Have I ever mentioned the really unstable large wooden hutch we have to move? It's SUCH a pain in the butt and Elicia and I cringe every time we move it because it's very unstable...We only move it once and since our scene changes are entire sets we had no other choice but to let the actors help us move the set... So we gave the actors small things to move while Elicia and I move the bed, and the table and chairs and the big stuff....all the the hutch...but any way...we just knew we'd eventually knock it over or something would fall off...well, it finally happened...as E andI were moving the bed off stage we heard this CRASH! of glass... Oh shyt! and rolling of the eyes.... I got it Elicia, you go cue the lights...
I spent half that scene cleaning up glass...
Anyway my To Do List...: Cookies, Black pants, black gloves...pick up and drop off mom's meds. All before I go to work....
Then after work, I get off at 5....I have to run home, eat something, shower and get down to the theatre by 5:30....eeeekkkkk.....
I better go NOW, it's already 9:30am!
Techie
Q: How do you know when Dennis is making changes to the show?
A: His lips are moving....
On of the actor thought that up...gee, real genius there...
Luckly the changes were minor and did not require much re-writing in our scripts...
At the end of the show the whle cast comes out for a curtain call, (when they come out on stage as themselves to take a bow), and the diector wanted a spot light to go from couple to couple and then go center for the other actors and then fade out for the whole cast to bow and then fade back up for one final bow of our leads....
Well, since Mike has light cues right up until the end of the play he cant get up fast enough and flip on the spot light on and set it and plus the spot needs to fade with the stage lights at the end and he can't do both...so, since I have enough time between my last scene change and the end of the play he asked me to come up and run the spot.....
I went to do it for the first time light night, never ran it before, but I am perfectly capable and I know the basics of how to work it and I knew where to shine it...well, Mr. A$$hole...I mean...the director was up there and jumped onto me for turning it on too soon, (Could they not have cued me for stand by then!?!?! plus the fact that I ONLY turned it on, I had the lever down so that no light even ghosted out...) and then he proceed to tell me exactly where top shine the spot...to which I said "I know where it goes..." and he shut up.... That made me mad, I really hate him,...my day was stressful enough without having him jump onto me... So I left right after the fade, did not stick around up there....I went and turned off off my red and blue backstage lights and then he decided to have a cast meeting in the house...I find it really amazing how he can jump onto you and then thank you....I just turned around and said, Your welcome asshole... though I KNOW he did not hear it...but I think Elicia did because he let out a small laugh... I really did not mean to say that outloud...
The director wanted to see some light changes before we left so Elicia and I went outside and sat at the picnic table until they were done...
Anyway, theres my rant to today....I am sick of ranting so I am SURE you all are sick of reading.
We open tonight .....and Mike reminded me about the cookies, he so funny... last time our oven was broke so I went to my Grams' house and we made cookies there..... oh my goodness...there had to be what...150 cookies? More or less? However many, it was A LOT.... so Mike said..."Maybe you could only make like, only a dozen?" I asked why and he said, "Well...*long silence then very quietly* cuz I eat them..." I just laughed...he and Elicia and fairly healthy eaters...at least when their at home...doing theatre does not allow for much home cooking if any....so they eat out...or more often we don't eat at all.
But I am going to go make cookies now...got too lazy yesterday...it was so nice to have a break... I have to work today....I will leave about 12:30...
Oh, and did I mention he have to be down at the theatre by 5-5:30-ish again to make changes. *Suprised face!* Omi God!
To Do List: Make Cookie, get new BLACK pants to wear for opening night, get black gloves to use when moving large wooden furniture....
OH!!! Speaking of! Have I ever mentioned the really unstable large wooden hutch we have to move? It's SUCH a pain in the butt and Elicia and I cringe every time we move it because it's very unstable...We only move it once and since our scene changes are entire sets we had no other choice but to let the actors help us move the set... So we gave the actors small things to move while Elicia and I move the bed, and the table and chairs and the big stuff....all the the hutch...but any way...we just knew we'd eventually knock it over or something would fall off...well, it finally happened...as E andI were moving the bed off stage we heard this CRASH! of glass... Oh shyt! and rolling of the eyes.... I got it Elicia, you go cue the lights...
I spent half that scene cleaning up glass...
Anyway my To Do List...: Cookies, Black pants, black gloves...pick up and drop off mom's meds. All before I go to work....
Then after work, I get off at 5....I have to run home, eat something, shower and get down to the theatre by 5:30....eeeekkkkk.....
I better go NOW, it's already 9:30am!
Techie
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Well...last night when I got down to the theatre almost immediatly Elicia knew I was upset and she was, and I said one thing to tip her off while we were backstage and she said, "you know what, we need to talk, you me, outside NOW"
OKAY....CRAP...I really don't wanna talk right now.... and that is what I said, then Elicia informed me that apparently I was rude to Mike because he said thanks for the cookies that I made and since I did not hear it in a crowded group of people from across the parking lot when I left the night before I was at fault...okay, I take the blame, my bad. I went inside and apologized, Mike didn't seem to care much...he just hugged me a said we're all stressed and emotions are running high... then I went and found Elicia and we went outside and talked...
After I spilled all the theatre crap she undestood and whatever, etc, etc, hug-n-make-up we were fine.... She's really good about talking things out and that sort of thing which helps me... I have problems coming out and telling people what I think which Elicia said she was my guinea pig just do it to her. That's E....
We went inside...still irritated, but not with each other, but at the Stupid, SOB, Mo-Fo...God da.... (well, you get the idea) director...
Remember I told you cut decided to cut all the stuff? Well, he decided last night to add some back... OMG....he is SOOO lucky the prop gun we have is not really loaded... we do, however, have a whip...
Boy Wonder, (Austin, the directors son) and the Director Dennis, apparently made changes to the light and sound boards because when we ran the show several sound cues did not go or were the wrong sound and some of the light cues were out of whack....
If it were not for reputation I KNOW Elicia would be gone, (when I told her I had thought about leaving she told me she thought about it too, and would have except for her rep...and I thought the same in building mine, it's good so far)
Last night Elicia and I went off head set to make room for some props and the costumer Nancy came and talked to us...she asked if the director was on headset and we both laughed and said "Thank God No, we talk so much crap about him we'd probably be fired..." I looked up at E and said, OMG! Can we get him one!?!? Lol, they thought that was great... haha, but the joke is, (since we're not being paid) "What ARE you gonna do, FIRE me?" Good point...Techie's are a lot harder to replace than actors....
So, after the rehearsal last night the cast came out and the director said "Sorry for all the technical difficulties"
I think E would have decked him if he was standing next to her...all the technical difficulties were HIS fault! If he'd stop changing things they would stop going wrong!
USUALLY by this time in the play we're having FUN and making minor tweaks and adjustments.... Nope, not here, where still re-blocking and adding things...
I was talking with some of the actors and I commented that he is from out of town, but he's moving to Visalia...and that since its such a large cast and close knit theatre, he'd NEVER find anyone in Visalia, or at least Ice House to work with or for him EVER. And they agreed 100%
Since all the 'problems' occured Mike, Elicia, LeAnn(sound tech) and I all have to be at the theatre at 5:30pm to fix things...
Anyway, I am gonna go have lunch and making my opening night cookies for my techies...
Oatmeal raisen and Oatmeal chocolate chip....
Techie
OKAY....CRAP...I really don't wanna talk right now.... and that is what I said, then Elicia informed me that apparently I was rude to Mike because he said thanks for the cookies that I made and since I did not hear it in a crowded group of people from across the parking lot when I left the night before I was at fault...okay, I take the blame, my bad. I went inside and apologized, Mike didn't seem to care much...he just hugged me a said we're all stressed and emotions are running high... then I went and found Elicia and we went outside and talked...
After I spilled all the theatre crap she undestood and whatever, etc, etc, hug-n-make-up we were fine.... She's really good about talking things out and that sort of thing which helps me... I have problems coming out and telling people what I think which Elicia said she was my guinea pig just do it to her. That's E....
We went inside...still irritated, but not with each other, but at the Stupid, SOB, Mo-Fo...God da.... (well, you get the idea) director...
Remember I told you cut decided to cut all the stuff? Well, he decided last night to add some back... OMG....he is SOOO lucky the prop gun we have is not really loaded... we do, however, have a whip...
Boy Wonder, (Austin, the directors son) and the Director Dennis, apparently made changes to the light and sound boards because when we ran the show several sound cues did not go or were the wrong sound and some of the light cues were out of whack....
If it were not for reputation I KNOW Elicia would be gone, (when I told her I had thought about leaving she told me she thought about it too, and would have except for her rep...and I thought the same in building mine, it's good so far)
Last night Elicia and I went off head set to make room for some props and the costumer Nancy came and talked to us...she asked if the director was on headset and we both laughed and said "Thank God No, we talk so much crap about him we'd probably be fired..." I looked up at E and said, OMG! Can we get him one!?!? Lol, they thought that was great... haha, but the joke is, (since we're not being paid) "What ARE you gonna do, FIRE me?" Good point...Techie's are a lot harder to replace than actors....
So, after the rehearsal last night the cast came out and the director said "Sorry for all the technical difficulties"
I think E would have decked him if he was standing next to her...all the technical difficulties were HIS fault! If he'd stop changing things they would stop going wrong!
USUALLY by this time in the play we're having FUN and making minor tweaks and adjustments.... Nope, not here, where still re-blocking and adding things...
I was talking with some of the actors and I commented that he is from out of town, but he's moving to Visalia...and that since its such a large cast and close knit theatre, he'd NEVER find anyone in Visalia, or at least Ice House to work with or for him EVER. And they agreed 100%
Since all the 'problems' occured Mike, Elicia, LeAnn(sound tech) and I all have to be at the theatre at 5:30pm to fix things...
Anyway, I am gonna go have lunch and making my opening night cookies for my techies...
Oatmeal raisen and Oatmeal chocolate chip....
Techie
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Life is crazy....I like being busy, but I don't like all the stress that comes with it....
Now, being busy is not always stressful...just sometimes...
Though my 3 busy tasks are... School, Work and Rehearsal...
My mornings are for school....and on Monday, Tuesdays and Thursdays I get until around 6pm to study and stuff... on Wednesdays and Fridays I go from School, home for an hour of homework and then to work and then back home to shower and then right to rehearsal...
Besides working Saturdays I really do not mind working...Especially Wednesdays...My favorite day to work is Wednesday...
Anyway...the play is getting super stressful...to the point I want to quit...as embarrasing as it is to admit I am almost in tears right now...
Monday night we did a cue 2 cue rehearsal, which is where all we do is jump from light and sound cue to light and sound cue....
Tuesday night we did a full run thru, lights and all....well, the director decided the play was too long, (DUH, it's a Crucible, it's a long play!) So he began cutting parts of the play...(stupid son of a.... ) THEN he decided he wanted stipended call times...this is AFTER I finish a SINGLE call time call board...so now, I have to do it ALL over again...the first one took about 2 hours!
Then, during the run, the director sat in the light booth and wanted changes on EVERY light and some sound cues..
Many things went wrong, but I don't really care to list them, probably as much as you'd all like to read them.
We have to wear these headsets and I swear on and off I am frekin invisible... I HATE that... Only when they want something do they really pay attention... several times I tried to tell Elicia something and she would completely ignore me....and when I was trying to tell them HOW to load and work the staple gun they would not listen...I finally almost at a yell said, "CLOSE the trap, then load, then put the plunger in." And the director looked up and said *either joking or mocking I am not sure* if you know how to do it why don't you... and I said "Because knowone will LET me do it, and THOSE are the wrong staples anyway, they are too small!!"
And then I sit there and watch them continue to try and shove to staples that are too small into the staple gun....
Gee, I guess I am invisible...
But yah-know what??? FINE!!! If THAT is the way she wants it...NO MORE nice girl. I WILL NOT show up early to help, I will not run her stupid errands for more staples because they couldn't buy the right ones the first time, I will not help her move things that I am not responsible for...I will not stay after to help with anything.... I will no longer be her stupid little go-fer and do things at a beckon call because I am SICK of trying SOOOO hard to please people when all they do is ask for MORE.... ALL this time I've been trying to please them, trying to do things they want and like so I will fit in and they will like me, well, I am TIRED of it and it's going to give me a mental break down....
Okay...I am done....I guess I better go do my homework and then go to work...
P$$3d off Techie
Now, being busy is not always stressful...just sometimes...
Though my 3 busy tasks are... School, Work and Rehearsal...
My mornings are for school....and on Monday, Tuesdays and Thursdays I get until around 6pm to study and stuff... on Wednesdays and Fridays I go from School, home for an hour of homework and then to work and then back home to shower and then right to rehearsal...
Besides working Saturdays I really do not mind working...Especially Wednesdays...My favorite day to work is Wednesday...
Anyway...the play is getting super stressful...to the point I want to quit...as embarrasing as it is to admit I am almost in tears right now...
Monday night we did a cue 2 cue rehearsal, which is where all we do is jump from light and sound cue to light and sound cue....
Tuesday night we did a full run thru, lights and all....well, the director decided the play was too long, (DUH, it's a Crucible, it's a long play!) So he began cutting parts of the play...(stupid son of a.... ) THEN he decided he wanted stipended call times...this is AFTER I finish a SINGLE call time call board...so now, I have to do it ALL over again...the first one took about 2 hours!
Then, during the run, the director sat in the light booth and wanted changes on EVERY light and some sound cues..
Many things went wrong, but I don't really care to list them, probably as much as you'd all like to read them.
We have to wear these headsets and I swear on and off I am frekin invisible... I HATE that... Only when they want something do they really pay attention... several times I tried to tell Elicia something and she would completely ignore me....and when I was trying to tell them HOW to load and work the staple gun they would not listen...I finally almost at a yell said, "CLOSE the trap, then load, then put the plunger in." And the director looked up and said *either joking or mocking I am not sure* if you know how to do it why don't you... and I said "Because knowone will LET me do it, and THOSE are the wrong staples anyway, they are too small!!"
And then I sit there and watch them continue to try and shove to staples that are too small into the staple gun....
Gee, I guess I am invisible...
But yah-know what??? FINE!!! If THAT is the way she wants it...NO MORE nice girl. I WILL NOT show up early to help, I will not run her stupid errands for more staples because they couldn't buy the right ones the first time, I will not help her move things that I am not responsible for...I will not stay after to help with anything.... I will no longer be her stupid little go-fer and do things at a beckon call because I am SICK of trying SOOOO hard to please people when all they do is ask for MORE.... ALL this time I've been trying to please them, trying to do things they want and like so I will fit in and they will like me, well, I am TIRED of it and it's going to give me a mental break down....
Okay...I am done....I guess I better go do my homework and then go to work...
P$$3d off Techie
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Woke up this morning and got ready and went bra shoping with my mom...gee...that was fun.... We went to the Bali store in the Tulare Mall....goodness I love that store... Went down the Clarie's to get new sunglasses because I just can't seem to find either of my pairs.., Then I went next door to get a dutch mocha latte...it was okay....then I had to JET from Tulare to middle of Visalia for Radio TBS rehearsal....made it in about 13 mins...not bad...and I still beat Elicia... haha...
Got done with rehearsal by about 1:20...and then Elicia and I stayed after and spoke with the director about makeup so we decided to go to Billie's Costumes...but I had to go home and change for Art's Market...so Elicia followed me to my house and I changed and then I rode with her to BC, but it was closed...so we went to Smart and Final to get some table cloths and salsa then we went by Art's Market but Mike was not there yet so we went to Long's and got chapstick and soda's....
Then we went back to Art's Market...and Mike was still not there so we setup the tables and by then he got there...we set up and we found out that we did not have ANY trash bags...we needed them for ice and trash.... So they look at me....
M- "Hey Ash, will you go get some..."
A- "Mike, I don't have my car...."
M- "Here, *handing me keys* take my truck"
A - "HAHAHAHA, no way, it's huge! I'd totally wreck it!"
M- "There ARE windows, you can see out the back!"
E- "Here, take my car...."
A- "Noooo....."
E- "*Evil look*"
A- "...FINE...."
So I went and got them....the same VEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRYYYYYYYY slow girl was there and with TONS of people and items in front I finally had my turn....
Drove back and low and behold the parking place was STILL there! Sweet!
And few hours later... Tri-Tip sandwiches are going great....yea...great... I was standing there, minding my own business cutting the tri-tip and Mike comes over...
M- "How are we on rolls?"
A- "Getting low, we need someone to run for more"
Well, the usual people that go were busy...so again... I went...and I saw the same SLOW girl... She saw me and was like, "Again, no S&F card, right?"
"Right, haha, this is the 3rd time I've been here today..."
"Yea, I saw you here the other day too..."
OK....guess I have a twin...
Whatever...
I didn't get as lucky with the parking this time... I had to circle the block a few times...saw a spot and some jerk pulled in right as I got there...bummer...circle the block....park...get out...begin walking...2 spots very close open up, score! Run back to car, jump in...grab a spot...sweet!
Things went well except for the older-than-dirt-slower-than-a-speeding-snail volunteers we had...I mean nice people...but they do not know what quickly, or MOVE or NOW means... Our last volunteer was good though, he helped a lot and did not waste time...
We got a new blender...ugh...I HATE it...Mike, Elicia and I argued half the night on how much ice you should blend with the margarita mix... Mike said 1:1...and I said pitcher of ice:1 cup mix...Elicia tried both and sided in the middle....
If we did it Mike's way then they were strong enough, but REALLLLLYYY watery....if we did it my way they were just thick enough but not really strong...and people complained BOTH ways...
"Ohh, it's not strong enough!" and "There is not enough ice!" What we FINALLY figured out... I was right...haha, no, kidding, we figured that they are better icy than really strong...
All sales went well...the Health Inspector came back and we passed with flying colors! Score!
I drank Ginger Peach tea most of the night...I had a couple margarita sips and it made me sick because I hadn't eaten... I so threw the rest out...I know, I know...alcohol abuse...
No food fights tonight, thank goodness....
I went to get ice from the convention center with another volunteer and I saw Clark (from Laughing Wild) with his kids getting a soda at our booth....he had his dog Rylie, he's sooo cute!
I walked up and was like..."Hiiiii Ryylliiiiiiiieeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, Hi Clark." Lol, I walked back over to give him a hug and he was like wow, I was going to be mad if you hugged the dog first. Hahaha....
I talked with Elicia and one of the other volunteers about the Ice House and directing and junk... apparently the RTBS dirctor is a HEAVY drinker...and that she will often come the rehearsal drunk...GREAT....
I told Elicia that it might be neat if she directed Beyond Therapy (a REALLY funny play we taked about doing) and that it would be neat for me to do the director in training program under her for it... She said that she and Irene (Irene is like...THE BEST directing/acting etc, she is one of those that EVERYONE knows.) Anyway, she and Irene are co-directing in June and she said that maybe I could do the director in training program under them...
That would be SOOOOOOOOOOO kewl, I love working with Elicia and Irene is like a goddess of directing, what could be better than doing DIT (director in training) under them? Uh, NOTHING! And what a great thing for my theatre resume...Did I ever say that Elicia is like "The woman" as in stage managing, as Irene is the god of directing, Elicia is as a SM. So, I work under THE best, THAT would look good!
Oh, and ONE more thing before I go to bed....
My middle name...Dannelle...(Dun-Elle) ....I don't know ANYONE with that as a middle name and I have only heard of one or two others with it as a first name...well...TODAY, I met someone with it! Well, I actually already knew her...just didn't know.... she spells it Danelle....Suprised the heck out of me... Elicia...Her middle name is Danelle too! Lol...When we went to the store I noticed her paper said Elicia D *******...... On the way out I asked her about it...just cuz I'm a nosey person I guess...making small random talk, which is what we always do...
I was like..."ERD", what is your middle name?
E- "Danelle"
A- "Are you kidding me?"
E- "No, why, is your Danelle too?"
Lol, just kinda kewl to know I am not the only one with it...
We finished cleaning up about 10:30-ish...and after we helped Mike back out without hitting a light pole Elicia and I headed home....
Got home...showered....gonna go to bed...
So, anyway, I guess I have rambled A LOT....so if you are still reading this, you totally deserve a cookie, so go into the kitchen and maybe there will be some, if so, you have my permission to eat one.
Night!!!!!
(You know it took me an hour to write all this?)
TiiiiiiiiREDtechie
Got done with rehearsal by about 1:20...and then Elicia and I stayed after and spoke with the director about makeup so we decided to go to Billie's Costumes...but I had to go home and change for Art's Market...so Elicia followed me to my house and I changed and then I rode with her to BC, but it was closed...so we went to Smart and Final to get some table cloths and salsa then we went by Art's Market but Mike was not there yet so we went to Long's and got chapstick and soda's....
Then we went back to Art's Market...and Mike was still not there so we setup the tables and by then he got there...we set up and we found out that we did not have ANY trash bags...we needed them for ice and trash.... So they look at me....
M- "Hey Ash, will you go get some..."
A- "Mike, I don't have my car...."
M- "Here, *handing me keys* take my truck"
A - "HAHAHAHA, no way, it's huge! I'd totally wreck it!"
M- "There ARE windows, you can see out the back!"
E- "Here, take my car...."
A- "Noooo....."
E- "*Evil look*"
A- "...FINE...."
So I went and got them....the same VEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRYYYYYYYY slow girl was there and with TONS of people and items in front I finally had my turn....
Drove back and low and behold the parking place was STILL there! Sweet!
And few hours later... Tri-Tip sandwiches are going great....yea...great... I was standing there, minding my own business cutting the tri-tip and Mike comes over...
M- "How are we on rolls?"
A- "Getting low, we need someone to run for more"
Well, the usual people that go were busy...so again... I went...and I saw the same SLOW girl... She saw me and was like, "Again, no S&F card, right?"
"Right, haha, this is the 3rd time I've been here today..."
"Yea, I saw you here the other day too..."
OK....guess I have a twin...
Whatever...
I didn't get as lucky with the parking this time... I had to circle the block a few times...saw a spot and some jerk pulled in right as I got there...bummer...circle the block....park...get out...begin walking...2 spots very close open up, score! Run back to car, jump in...grab a spot...sweet!
Things went well except for the older-than-dirt-slower-than-a-speeding-snail volunteers we had...I mean nice people...but they do not know what quickly, or MOVE or NOW means... Our last volunteer was good though, he helped a lot and did not waste time...
We got a new blender...ugh...I HATE it...Mike, Elicia and I argued half the night on how much ice you should blend with the margarita mix... Mike said 1:1...and I said pitcher of ice:1 cup mix...Elicia tried both and sided in the middle....
If we did it Mike's way then they were strong enough, but REALLLLLYYY watery....if we did it my way they were just thick enough but not really strong...and people complained BOTH ways...
"Ohh, it's not strong enough!" and "There is not enough ice!" What we FINALLY figured out... I was right...haha, no, kidding, we figured that they are better icy than really strong...
All sales went well...the Health Inspector came back and we passed with flying colors! Score!
I drank Ginger Peach tea most of the night...I had a couple margarita sips and it made me sick because I hadn't eaten... I so threw the rest out...I know, I know...alcohol abuse...
No food fights tonight, thank goodness....
I went to get ice from the convention center with another volunteer and I saw Clark (from Laughing Wild) with his kids getting a soda at our booth....he had his dog Rylie, he's sooo cute!
I walked up and was like..."Hiiiii Ryylliiiiiiiieeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, Hi Clark." Lol, I walked back over to give him a hug and he was like wow, I was going to be mad if you hugged the dog first. Hahaha....
I talked with Elicia and one of the other volunteers about the Ice House and directing and junk... apparently the RTBS dirctor is a HEAVY drinker...and that she will often come the rehearsal drunk...GREAT....
I told Elicia that it might be neat if she directed Beyond Therapy (a REALLY funny play we taked about doing) and that it would be neat for me to do the director in training program under her for it... She said that she and Irene (Irene is like...THE BEST directing/acting etc, she is one of those that EVERYONE knows.) Anyway, she and Irene are co-directing in June and she said that maybe I could do the director in training program under them...
That would be SOOOOOOOOOOO kewl, I love working with Elicia and Irene is like a goddess of directing, what could be better than doing DIT (director in training) under them? Uh, NOTHING! And what a great thing for my theatre resume...Did I ever say that Elicia is like "The woman" as in stage managing, as Irene is the god of directing, Elicia is as a SM. So, I work under THE best, THAT would look good!
Oh, and ONE more thing before I go to bed....
My middle name...Dannelle...(Dun-Elle) ....I don't know ANYONE with that as a middle name and I have only heard of one or two others with it as a first name...well...TODAY, I met someone with it! Well, I actually already knew her...just didn't know.... she spells it Danelle....Suprised the heck out of me... Elicia...Her middle name is Danelle too! Lol...When we went to the store I noticed her paper said Elicia D *******...... On the way out I asked her about it...just cuz I'm a nosey person I guess...making small random talk, which is what we always do...
I was like..."ERD", what is your middle name?
E- "Danelle"
A- "Are you kidding me?"
E- "No, why, is your Danelle too?"
Lol, just kinda kewl to know I am not the only one with it...
We finished cleaning up about 10:30-ish...and after we helped Mike back out without hitting a light pole Elicia and I headed home....
Got home...showered....gonna go to bed...
So, anyway, I guess I have rambled A LOT....so if you are still reading this, you totally deserve a cookie, so go into the kitchen and maybe there will be some, if so, you have my permission to eat one.
Night!!!!!
(You know it took me an hour to write all this?)
TiiiiiiiiREDtechie
Friday, September 02, 2005
Well, last night after we changed the set for Act 1 and 2 I asked Elicia if she could do without me for the rest of rehearsal....I was not feeling very good....
I actually ended up getting home just in time to watch my dad sign the papers for my camaro over to the buyers and then they left...
I have to admit I was a little bit sad...my first car...c/o Pop...thanks Pop....
So no school today....got up....watched a little bit of Greater Tuna...it's a movie the Radio TBS director wanted me to watch...it's funny...but it just won't hold my interest so I have to watch it in parts...
I got dressed...
Went to the mall to exchange my shirt...but since it was only $5, I just bought another one and did not try and bother with exchanging it....I did not try it on yesterday and when I got home I found that it was too big, so I will find something to do with it. Anyway, the pic is of the shirt....I just thought like sharing, lol.
Then I went down to Rennisance Salon and Day Spa to talk to NancyMG about a wig for Radio TBS I waited so long because I wanted to give Sharon (the director) enough time to call her and let her know that I was going to come down so I did not just show up ....well....Sharon never called her.... and the really kewl thing is....is when I walked up to her I was like OMG, I know her from SOMEWHERE.... Yes, somewhere....she is doing costumes for the Crucible!!! Hahaha, awesome....
I found out that apparently Elicia and I are not the only ones that the Crucible director is kinda irritating...he changes the blocking ALLLLL the time which means we have to figure it out and change it in the script....he told me to take notes for the whole play and then NEVER let me give them...and Elicia took blocking notes that he never let her give...he makes changes CONSTANTLY....and the actors are getting upset about it....AND the costumer...well he has forgotten to tell her many changes...like this actor is no longer in the play we got a new one ....things like that...
HE made assignments for the actors to move set pieces...now THAT pissed me off....it's ELICIA and MY stage, NOT his...he just directs the actors that stage and props are OURS....but he does many things anyways and always without telling us until after that fact....
He said he knwos what he wants...but since he's changed things SOOO much I HIGHLY doubt that...
I went to the theatre early and helped Mike a little with lights while Elicia and I set the stage and decided where things were gonna go....
I found out that we are using different headsets.... not the small walky-talkies that clip to the belt and have ONE ear piece that you can run around with..... NOOOOOOO, we are using BIG bulky 2 ear headsets that only let us walk 1/2 way on stage....so we have to take them off to go ANYWHERE.... So, what happens when we have a crisis in the green room or in the back of the stage, we won't be able to tell anyone cuz you have to be quiet...ugh...
I am going to pray that the only on my side of the stage is too old and won't work anymore so we get to use the wireless ones....
Tomarrow we have Radio TBS rehearsal tomarrow at 11am...cuz I HAD to open my big mouth and tell the director that Elicia and I could not come cuz we had the Arts Market at 2pm.... Ohhhh, she says, then we will just move it to an earlier time.... GREEEAAATTTTT, now I don't even get a morning....
Well...I best be off, I have to eat lunch and go to work...come home, shower, go to rehearsal, come back home, go to bed, get up and dressed and shower and go to Radio TBS rehearsal and then to Arts Market...and if we have time MAYBE go to the costume shop to check out stage makeup...
Techie