Days, weeks, months...

Hi everyone, sorry it's been awhile again.

Minor changes happening here. As of the second day of rehearsal for "Women of Troy," I was promoted from being strictly chorus, to the choreographer/chorus lead. Mostly, the change was because, I WAS THE ONLY ONE THERE. The girl who was supposed to do it, apparently dropped off the face of the earth, taking her core of people who were going to fill in the chorus with her. For two weeks, I solo'd the chorus while everyone scrambled like mad to find more women. Finally, a week ago, we found 3 more who were able to commit to the show with only minor conflicts. I have to keep reminding myself that they've been living in the world of the play a good three weeks less than I have, and that I'm not allowed to get frustrated with them for not as knowledgeable about the chorus or as memorized as I am. We're getting there, but it's slow, and we open in 3 weeks. If you'd like to see the show poster or anything it can be found here: Lunacy Stageworks . I'll post pictures and reviews as they come along.

Tomorrow is my first class at Village Home. I have 11 students this trimester, between the ages of 11 and 16. Most of them are younger than I'd hoped and I'm concerned about finding one-act play scripts they can handle.

I've continued putting applications in to just about anywhere I think I could stand and that might hire me. Last week, I'd heard that Powell's Books was hiring, so I got my stuff in to them yesterday. For any who don't know, it's sort of a local, more casual version of Barnes & Noble. I really want to work there.

Once again, we weren't able to go camping two weeks ago. It hadn't even registered with us that it was Labor Day weekend and that all the campsites had been booked for ages. So, we're trying again this weekend. We've got a spot reserved at Cape Lookout and are enjoying planning meals and speculating as to how much Nestle will freak out at the ocean and having to sleep in a tent. Should be fun.

Adam's continued having semi-regular meetings with Renjy about how he/we can be involved in the Emerging Culture service at Village Baptist. This coming Sunday will be the first official service, now that the contemporary service has moved over to the new worship building. As soon as my play is over, we're planning on leading a small group, and it's possible that Adam's been drafted for worship band. He may even get to brush up his mandolin playing.

Ok, I've officially procrastinated long enough and have to get ready for rehearsal. I've discovered that Portland traffic follows no discernible pattern, so always better to leave more time than I think I'll need.