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Yeah, I'm updating. Sorry, faithful readers, it has been too long. I will try to be better in the future.
First real entry since gods-know-when, so it'll be long and blathery, and I don't feel like lj-cut, so - sorry. Anyway... I'll start with Rocky.
The show went off like a thermite bomb, but I've written about that. Soon enough, as plans for next year's started buzzing, it seemed that everyone was looking to me to direct. I'd wanted to, but not so soon - junior year, maybe. But it was clear that I was the favored choice. I dithered about it for a while, pondering scheduling and credit counts and whatnot, and they finally forced a decision out of me at the officers' change-of-hands meeting.
I'm going to be directing the Rocky Horror Show next year - right when I have ChunkyString due. Yowza. That'll mark the first time a non-Scrippsie has directed the show, let alone a man. That combined with Sarah Adelman choreographing, and it's just a big happy Mudd takeover. It's what they get for putting it on in Galileo, I suppose. My biggest concern at this point is getting home and finding a script/score of the real play - not a transcription of the movie. If I get that, and start pondering blocking possibilities over the summer, then things should work out - as long as enough men try out for roles. It never seems to happen, though.
End of semester.... I squeaked out a painful Hum 2 research paper and bombed a Chem final - and ended up with an A- on the paper, and solid B's in both classes. My GPA (I have a real GPA now!) came in at 3.5, much better than I'd thought. Hell yeah. I'd been thinking about what I'd have to drop next semester if I squeaked in under 3 (which would have been an omen about that overload) but now I'm feeling like I can rise to the challenge and face down the E&M/Stems block of DOOM, with a battleaxe.
Summer math - it's nice to be able to concentrate on only two classes, and up until today I'd been getting most/all of my homework done before dinner. Not today, though, I still have half of Multi-V and all of DEs left to slaughter. Living in Linde (the East embassy, we own four suites) is nice now that I'm entirely moved out... but that took a while, and was horrible and stressy as hell today - hence the no homework done. If this were a real class I'd just blow them off, but homework is 40% of my grade, and I can't afford to drop even one. Too late to ask for an extension, I think, so I'm sucking it up and plowing through.
Regarding this next paragraph: I'm posting my opinion in my journal. You're welcome to reply with yours, but this is a touchy spot for some people and I don't want to start an argument again. So I reserve the right to delete posts.
The dating debate, which started about Steve moving too quickly from one to the next, but spilled over into polyamory - keep me out of this one. I feel nothing but happiness for Viva, Steve, and Lori, especially since all parties are still amicable and content with the way things fell through. With the way things were, and agreements that were made, there's nothing wrong with Steve sending one girl off on Thursday and picking up the next on Tuesday. More in general, far be it from me to say that it's wrong for a person to love and care for men, or women, or one, or several. Clearly I don't see anything wrong with what could (sue me) be lumped into alternative lifestyle choices, as long as all involved are entirely honest with all others involved. I disagree that, as some have put it, alternative choices (given that all involved are the ones making those choices, thus ruling out slavery, murder, virgin sacrifice, etc., etc) undermine a moral society. I believe that those choices, made against the norm, strengthen an open-minded and diverse society that will be accepting of those who need it most. Face it - people will be different. It only makes things worse to alienate them for it.
I'm done with that one.
Plans - need to take stock of how much money I actually have, because I think it may be falling off alarmingly. Definitely need to get a better summer job than forest work for the parents, even with my crazy schedule. RenFest is full (curse them) so it's off to the more mundane places, once I get home.... it won't be easy.
But, I think it's back to math for me. Sigh....
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First real entry since gods-know-when, so it'll be long and blathery, and I don't feel like lj-cut, so - sorry. Anyway... I'll start with Rocky.
The show went off like a thermite bomb, but I've written about that. Soon enough, as plans for next year's started buzzing, it seemed that everyone was looking to me to direct. I'd wanted to, but not so soon - junior year, maybe. But it was clear that I was the favored choice. I dithered about it for a while, pondering scheduling and credit counts and whatnot, and they finally forced a decision out of me at the officers' change-of-hands meeting.
I'm going to be directing the Rocky Horror Show next year - right when I have ChunkyString due. Yowza. That'll mark the first time a non-Scrippsie has directed the show, let alone a man. That combined with Sarah Adelman choreographing, and it's just a big happy Mudd takeover. It's what they get for putting it on in Galileo, I suppose. My biggest concern at this point is getting home and finding a script/score of the real play - not a transcription of the movie. If I get that, and start pondering blocking possibilities over the summer, then things should work out - as long as enough men try out for roles. It never seems to happen, though.
End of semester.... I squeaked out a painful Hum 2 research paper and bombed a Chem final - and ended up with an A- on the paper, and solid B's in both classes. My GPA (I have a real GPA now!) came in at 3.5, much better than I'd thought. Hell yeah. I'd been thinking about what I'd have to drop next semester if I squeaked in under 3 (which would have been an omen about that overload) but now I'm feeling like I can rise to the challenge and face down the E&M/Stems block of DOOM, with a battleaxe.
Summer math - it's nice to be able to concentrate on only two classes, and up until today I'd been getting most/all of my homework done before dinner. Not today, though, I still have half of Multi-V and all of DEs left to slaughter. Living in Linde (the East embassy, we own four suites) is nice now that I'm entirely moved out... but that took a while, and was horrible and stressy as hell today - hence the no homework done. If this were a real class I'd just blow them off, but homework is 40% of my grade, and I can't afford to drop even one. Too late to ask for an extension, I think, so I'm sucking it up and plowing through.
Regarding this next paragraph: I'm posting my opinion in my journal. You're welcome to reply with yours, but this is a touchy spot for some people and I don't want to start an argument again. So I reserve the right to delete posts.
The dating debate, which started about Steve moving too quickly from one to the next, but spilled over into polyamory - keep me out of this one. I feel nothing but happiness for Viva, Steve, and Lori, especially since all parties are still amicable and content with the way things fell through. With the way things were, and agreements that were made, there's nothing wrong with Steve sending one girl off on Thursday and picking up the next on Tuesday. More in general, far be it from me to say that it's wrong for a person to love and care for men, or women, or one, or several. Clearly I don't see anything wrong with what could (sue me) be lumped into alternative lifestyle choices, as long as all involved are entirely honest with all others involved. I disagree that, as some have put it, alternative choices (given that all involved are the ones making those choices, thus ruling out slavery, murder, virgin sacrifice, etc., etc) undermine a moral society. I believe that those choices, made against the norm, strengthen an open-minded and diverse society that will be accepting of those who need it most. Face it - people will be different. It only makes things worse to alienate them for it.
I'm done with that one.
Plans - need to take stock of how much money I actually have, because I think it may be falling off alarmingly. Definitely need to get a better summer job than forest work for the parents, even with my crazy schedule. RenFest is full (curse them) so it's off to the more mundane places, once I get home.... it won't be easy.
But, I think it's back to math for me. Sigh....
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