I Can't Stay Away From It

Mood: Tired
Song: Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Cups of Coffee: 1

Lately I've started having this feeling that I have been away from the theatre enough and it's time to get back into the swing of things. Of course, a few potential problems creep into my plans of wanting to do something: Over the past few months, my boss has dumped a record amount of work onto my desk - Will this continue? Will I have time to do anything other than work? And what of this week in September in which I plan to take off and get away from it all? How will K and I be able to do projects as a 1-car family? And, most importantly, how do I whet my appetite for theatre projects without infringing on my thesis project?

I really wanted to get back onto the stage; not only that, but do something that was worth doing - Not just some worthless piece of fluff like Guys & Dolls, but something meaningful. A local theatre company will be auditioning for Inherit the Wind within the next couple of weeks. Now this is a show that I would love to do; but alas, there is that whole thing with K and I sharing a vehicle that sort of gets in the way.

So then I heard that the local theatre putting on a production of Seussical, the Musical was in desperate need of a stage manager. "Well," thought I, "it's not a meaningful on-stage role, but it is a meaningful off-stage role." As much as this was not my original plan, it actually solves quite a few problems: I don't feel stagnant anymore. I get to put a musical on my stage management resume. The show goes up next month, so it won't get in the way of my thesis project. I get to do something I enjoy doing. And K and I are working on the same show. (Now, if I can only get her to sign in when she's supposed to. Hmmmmmm.) But honestly, one thing that really sucks when either or both of us are working on shows is that we never get to see each other. Now that won't be a problem. Of course, we're now faced with the problem of having a messy house all the time and that feeling of being extremely ravenous when you get home from a rehearsal and having to wait while I get dinner together. I think there may be some Lean Cuisines in our near future; which reminds me - later this week K and I get to go grocery shopping!! I know, I know: "Who gets excited about grocery shopping?" Well, since we've been extremely broke this past month, we haven't done any major grocery shopping in almost a month; only going to the grocery store for the necessities: bread, milk, toiletries, etc... But other than that, K and I have been living on pantry cuisine: Making meals on whatever we have in our pantry and freezer. Last night I tried to do something to some pork chops - It was a disaster. Oh well... just 2 more days to survive.