Life As I Know It

It’s been a while since I’ve posted.  I jsut feel like I need to update whoever the fuck reads this about my life as I know it.

I’ve had a pretty ridiculous semester so far.  I’m in a musical for the first time since Spring 2004, and I’m really enjoying it.  As usually I’m falling behind in my studies.  I’ve written a bit of a short story that I’ve been thinking about for a long time.  I’m generally excited for both the next few months of my life for a number of reasons.  I’ll be finding out about a possible job for the spring that would put my studies on hold.  I’ll be spending time with some really good friends working on/seeing shows, and enjoying myself.

I’ve learned some things about myself that I never knew before.  My eyes have been really been opened to how my mind works processing every day events.  I know that I must finish my degree.  I know that I have a future in sound reinforcement for theater.  I know exactly how I want to spend the next 3 or 4 years of my life.

It’s incredible how much I learned this summer.  I really miss it, and I really miss the people.  Life was very simple, and I woke up, went to work doing exactly what I love, and I hung out afterwards with really awesome people.  It was simple.  And now I’m really trying to get back to that.  I know it will all work itself out, but I’m really feeling impatient.  I want to know exactly what will happen, but I don’t want to wait to find out.

But I digress.  I’m gonna try my best to stay on top of my studies.  I’m gonna try my best to remain positive about how I see the world, and I’m gonna try my best to be patient.  With everything.  All good things come to those who wait.

Why So Serious? Oh…

Something here at NSYAF has inspired me.

Lipton and Rossmer grew up together in New Jersey and started writing together as a hobby at summer camp. They made a pact with each other that after college they would consider themselves serious writers. They have been working together for a decade, which breaks down barriers and allows them to feel free to yell at one another, Rossmer said.

Mike and I are now serious writers.  Stay tuned, and be patient.  Serious writing takes serious time and effort.

A Midsummer Day’s Thoughts

Reading back over my older posts on Blogger, I noticed some things that do not sit well with me in retrospect.  Mostly this involves what I said about an early case of senior-itis after I accepted my internship position with New York Stage and Film.  I was correct about a bunch of things: I can see myself enjoying theatre audio work (or trying to do theatre audio work) for a very long time.  However, instead of being pensive about my push into the real world, I have decided to accept what comes and make the best of it, financial woes and all.  I still will remain friends with everyone from home even if I’m 400 or 2400 miles away from them.

This is the longest that I have ever been away from home, and it’s been both cleansing and revealing.  I realize how much I love being home.  I always thought that I was giving something up by not going away to an arts school or conservatory, but now after speaking with some folks who have chosen that path, I believe firmly that I made the right choice to stay at Delaware, in Delaware. I just have to continue making correct choices as I try to finish up school.  Academic choices have always been difficult for me, and it’s really been a struggle to keep myself in school for this long. Working at the base of the real theatrical world this summer has really given me lots to think about and lots of motivation to do things right in school and not fuck everything up like I did 4 years ago.

Here at NYSAF I have:

• met some very cool people here; people to keep in contact with not just professionally, but as friends.
• begun to learn how to let past mistakes go and to fix the present
• learned how to act in a true professional setting
• learned all sorts of technical information crucial to my success
• decided that sound is something that I want to pursue as a career

The list goes on and on.  Despite some reservations about logistics and company missions that I won’t really get into here, I have really enjoyed the last five weeks at Vassar. I’ve learned, grown, and matured.  I like this business, I like these people, and hopefully I’m here to stay.  We’ll see.

Now I’m off to run Finks.

A Fresh Start

Greetings.  After a good deal of research and reading on the interwebs, I have decided to resume my blogging on WordPress.  Blogger/blogspot was not exactly what I was looking for.  Instead of importing all those other posts to this blog, I’ve decided to say “fuck it” and start anew.  They weren’t very good anyway.  Yes, I also have a tumblog on Tumblr, and I will keep using that for smaller things like interesting links and the like.  I have come to the conclusion that I <3 the internet, and this is a good way to document things.  Maybe soon I’ll get a camera and fill the interwebs with my joyous presence tenfold.  Maybe not though.

Enjoy the day.