Alas, Chris - fellow board member that you are... And to my other follower - the gentleman who would very much like me to read the teachings of the Qur'an...
I must let you know I'm to go before the Board of Directors of Albuquerque Little Theatre this evening to ask if I might be let go of this responsibility - this blogging - because...
Nobody else is following me - yep - I'm writing and writing and writing and writing (but not so often these days) - and no one's reading -
(So much for The Adventures of Robin Lane as She Sallies Forth into the World of the Oldest and Largest Community Theatre in ABQ, huh...?)
Sorry, guys...
(Butcha know what? What'd be worse than having t' shut myself down here on Blogger?
Having to keep blogging while no one's reading!)
Ciao!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Happy Halloween!
And long time, no see... (Or rather, long time, no "write" ...)
So... To my two (that's two) followers (Chris, who's a fellow board member at alt; and the other gentleman who'd like me to explore the teachings of Islam):
It's been a somewhat exhilarating week - in that I had a bang-on interview at Kirtland Air Force Base for a job which I think I could do. The money would be good - the benefits too... Haven't heard back yet - and I have to "brush up" on some o' my Microsoft Office skills to secure said job if I were to land it in the first place -
It has been, as I said, somewhat exhilarating - but also frustrating and scary and... Oh, I dunno - I'm so excited I even got an interview - for a real, good-paying job I'd probably be able to handle (if I give myself the benefit of the doubt) - a job with a future and benefits - on an Air Force base - like when I was a kid -
(Yeah, I was an Air Force brat...)
Anyway, I have lotsa homework - as I said, to brush up them skills - but...
I find I'm afraid to think of how it'll be if I do get the job... Will I be able to handle it? Will I meet my boss's and cohorts' expectations? Or...
Will I fail at the job altogether?
And then if I don't get the job, it's back to square one - lookin' for work - poundin' the pavement - goin' online - lookin' in the papers - job fairs...! (Blccchhh!
"But other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how'd you like the play?)
So... To my two (that's two) followers (Chris, who's a fellow board member at alt; and the other gentleman who'd like me to explore the teachings of Islam):
It's been a somewhat exhilarating week - in that I had a bang-on interview at Kirtland Air Force Base for a job which I think I could do. The money would be good - the benefits too... Haven't heard back yet - and I have to "brush up" on some o' my Microsoft Office skills to secure said job if I were to land it in the first place -
It has been, as I said, somewhat exhilarating - but also frustrating and scary and... Oh, I dunno - I'm so excited I even got an interview - for a real, good-paying job I'd probably be able to handle (if I give myself the benefit of the doubt) - a job with a future and benefits - on an Air Force base - like when I was a kid -
(Yeah, I was an Air Force brat...)
Anyway, I have lotsa homework - as I said, to brush up them skills - but...
I find I'm afraid to think of how it'll be if I do get the job... Will I be able to handle it? Will I meet my boss's and cohorts' expectations? Or...
Will I fail at the job altogether?
And then if I don't get the job, it's back to square one - lookin' for work - poundin' the pavement - goin' online - lookin' in the papers - job fairs...! (Blccchhh!
"But other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how'd you like the play?)
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Looking forr work
Apologies to the "two followers" who, on occasion, check out my blog...
I've been oh, so focused on trying to get a job - just a pleasant, simple job...
It's all I can do to write...
Later...
I've been oh, so focused on trying to get a job - just a pleasant, simple job...
It's all I can do to write...
Later...
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Sorry I've not been blogging...
But I've not been feeling all that well -
And it was an awful week with many car troubles...!
(It's all I can do to stay focused on alt's needs -
And of course: Gettin' a job!)
Until next time, I am...
Tired and cranky.
And it was an awful week with many car troubles...!
(It's all I can do to stay focused on alt's needs -
And of course: Gettin' a job!)
Until next time, I am...
Tired and cranky.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Blah...
Yeah... That's how I feel today - blah...
My car's still broke - and my mechanic is down for the count with the "swine flu" -
In fact, the staff at Farina, my nephew's restaurant, seems to be comin' down with this "thing" that's goin' around, one by one; and two of the wait staff are in Ben's improv class - so they're probably not gonna make it tonight -
Am I gonna get this thing? Cuz I'm hangin' out with actors - doin' that touchy-feely stuff actors do...? (And this from a theatre educator...) Like, I don't mean to be whiney - but I'm not sleepin' well - I have a bitch of a migraine - and for some reason I can't even begin to fathom, I have a stitch in both my sides! You'd think I'd been runnin' or some'n...!
I am so bummed about my car... (Like, it isn' completely dead - it does turn on and drive. But because Rod, my mechanic, told me the battery is probably dyin' a slow death, I don't wanna get in it - drive it... And then it konks out at the grocery store and I'm stranded with defrosting meat and melting ice cream!) I mean, ya gotta have a car in a car-driven city - and that's more or less Albuquerque! I am gettin' rides from friends and colleagues - such nice people - so so far I've been able to make my few appointments, meetings and acting classes. (And I took the bus up/down Central yesterday.) But I'm afraid t' go anywhere in my car on my own -
And there's a job fair on Monday - and I'm gonna wanna take my car to it! Oh yeah, I could take a cab - and I may very well end up doin' that. But I'm gonna need cash to do that - and my bank is miles and miles away - so I'd have to make quite a trek to even get the cash to pay the cabbie...!
(Ohh! I'm in a horrible mood...!)
My car's still broke - and my mechanic is down for the count with the "swine flu" -
In fact, the staff at Farina, my nephew's restaurant, seems to be comin' down with this "thing" that's goin' around, one by one; and two of the wait staff are in Ben's improv class - so they're probably not gonna make it tonight -
Am I gonna get this thing? Cuz I'm hangin' out with actors - doin' that touchy-feely stuff actors do...? (And this from a theatre educator...) Like, I don't mean to be whiney - but I'm not sleepin' well - I have a bitch of a migraine - and for some reason I can't even begin to fathom, I have a stitch in both my sides! You'd think I'd been runnin' or some'n...!
I am so bummed about my car... (Like, it isn' completely dead - it does turn on and drive. But because Rod, my mechanic, told me the battery is probably dyin' a slow death, I don't wanna get in it - drive it... And then it konks out at the grocery store and I'm stranded with defrosting meat and melting ice cream!) I mean, ya gotta have a car in a car-driven city - and that's more or less Albuquerque! I am gettin' rides from friends and colleagues - such nice people - so so far I've been able to make my few appointments, meetings and acting classes. (And I took the bus up/down Central yesterday.) But I'm afraid t' go anywhere in my car on my own -
And there's a job fair on Monday - and I'm gonna wanna take my car to it! Oh yeah, I could take a cab - and I may very well end up doin' that. But I'm gonna need cash to do that - and my bank is miles and miles away - so I'd have to make quite a trek to even get the cash to pay the cabbie...!
(Ohh! I'm in a horrible mood...!)
Monday, October 12, 2009
Running a theatre... And a brilliant class
So running a theatre company - community-based though it may be - is a great, great deal of work -
Albuquerque Little Theatre has twelve board members, numerous staff and one (bang-on!) executive director. I'm gonna venture we're all workin' - as volunteers, mind you (the board, that is) - our arses off! Each of us has taken upon him/herself a particular area in which to apply his/her expertise; and I have to tell you - come the weekend before each monthly board meeting - the amount of information all of us have to sift through to keep on top of what the other folks are doin' is astonishing -
That's incredible dedication on the part of each of us -
And as to me...? What do I do on the board? Well, I'm the "Chair" (which, ooh! sounds so important) of the Education Committee. I'm working to put together (slowly, slowly), with the help of my colleagues at alt -Henry Avery, Kathryn Morales, Colby Landers and John Milholland - a first-rate, professional training program for actors - with additional plans to train theatre technicians in said program. (That's where our technical director, Colby, comes in.) And I'm very lucky to've met other such gents as Jim Cady, Brian Hansen and Matt McDuffie, theatrical educators who want very much to be a part of this endeavour -
Who, by the way, are offering, a second time 'round (at alt), A Dramatic Action Intensive, a cleverly-wrought class for the actor/director/playwright. The class will be held on four Saturday mornings, starting October 24th, from ten to one (10a > 1p). This is a brilliant workshop for the "thespian" who wants to explore the "intra-roles" of the actor, director and playwright -
I can't recommend it too highly -
But hey! It's time for me to get ready for our board meeting -
Cheers!
Albuquerque Little Theatre has twelve board members, numerous staff and one (bang-on!) executive director. I'm gonna venture we're all workin' - as volunteers, mind you (the board, that is) - our arses off! Each of us has taken upon him/herself a particular area in which to apply his/her expertise; and I have to tell you - come the weekend before each monthly board meeting - the amount of information all of us have to sift through to keep on top of what the other folks are doin' is astonishing -
That's incredible dedication on the part of each of us -
And as to me...? What do I do on the board? Well, I'm the "Chair" (which, ooh! sounds so important) of the Education Committee. I'm working to put together (slowly, slowly), with the help of my colleagues at alt -Henry Avery, Kathryn Morales, Colby Landers and John Milholland - a first-rate, professional training program for actors - with additional plans to train theatre technicians in said program. (That's where our technical director, Colby, comes in.) And I'm very lucky to've met other such gents as Jim Cady, Brian Hansen and Matt McDuffie, theatrical educators who want very much to be a part of this endeavour -
Who, by the way, are offering, a second time 'round (at alt), A Dramatic Action Intensive, a cleverly-wrought class for the actor/director/playwright. The class will be held on four Saturday mornings, starting October 24th, from ten to one (10a > 1p). This is a brilliant workshop for the "thespian" who wants to explore the "intra-roles" of the actor, director and playwright -
I can't recommend it too highly -
But hey! It's time for me to get ready for our board meeting -
Cheers!
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