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wTuesday, February 4 |
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I'm still working on the new domain. I'm toying with the idea of Movable Type but as much as it excites me it terrifies me.
I've become very technically unsavvy the last few years. Where I was once ahead of the game I am now so far behind it seems like I'm playing Hi-Ho Cherry-O in a world of Sink My Battleship.
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Last night I spent a few hours sitting in Alex and Liz's garage. After they put the baby to bed we went out there to have a few drinks and they have a few smokes. We told jokes and gossiped and then the talk turned a bit dirty.
Me: I thought of you guys today. One of the scenes in class this morning involved a cop and a drunk driver--complete with handcuffs. I almost offered them an A if my friends could borrow their props for a few nights.
Liz: We have our own pair.
Alex: Yeah.
Me: Oh. Uh. Was joking. But uh. Okay. Heh. Uh. Yeah.
Liz: Yeah, we've got a lot of things.
Me: Yeah?
Alex: Not that we use them anymore. They're all pre-baby.
Liz: My favorite thing. We've go these cubes. These doodie cubes--
Me: Cubes?
Liz: Yeah, they're doodie cubes.
(silence)
Alex: Duty. Duty with a t. D-u-t-y.
Me: Oh thank God.
Liz: What did you think I was saying?
Alex: She thought we were really dirty.
Come to find out they have this pair of dice. One die has verbs on it like lick, suck, kiss, bite while the other one has nouns like...well, like body parts. Naughty dice might have been a better name.
I will always prefer duty cubes to doodie cubes.
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I want to write more. About a zillion things. But I'm zapped. Zapped and I still have some papers to grade and a lesson to plan for in the morning.
We're starting on voice.
How exciting for them.
posted by
Jackie at 9:47 PM
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wFriday, January 31 |
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I was cast! Can you believe it? I haven't been IN a show in like a year and a half. Hell, it's been a year since I even worked on a show. It's an original script; this excites me! I think it will be a great learning experience to be the actor this time instead of the playwright. It will help me be a better playwright--I truly believe.
So yeah, so much for not wanting to be cast. Heh. After the audition the desire started seeping in. When I found out I was called back I nearly choked. So. No retreat. I'm disappointed about that and feel a sufficient amount of Catholic-guilt, but I still believe things happen they way they need to. I went into this situation open to do either. Being open is healthy, I'm learning.
The monologue? You want to know what monologue I did. I did a piece from Pamie's Anne Heche script, Call Us Crazy. Yeah, I did the conversation with God. No sock puppet, but I did most of it on all fours.
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I enjoy teaching.
This doesn't surprise me. I mean, I've always wanted to teach. And you usually enjoy doing what you want to do. But I thought I would have at least a few semesters of being disgruntled about it. I thought I would be unsure and probably pretty boring. I thought I might have hard time being authoritative and interesting at the same time.
No.
I have a handle on it. I like it. I look forward to it, even. I've never looked forward to an 8am class. (No, that's a lie. My Dr. Weg-hot-ner usually taught at 8am.) I've never looked forward to an 8am the way I look forward to this.
And...this morning I heard the most beautiful words. "I love coming to this class." And they didn't come from me!
My semester has been made.
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In other news, I've gotten a new domain. I will be moving in there shortly. I have a lot of virtual packing and renovating to do first.
And no, neither jackie.anything or estrogen.anything were available.
I'll keep ya posted.
posted by
Jackie at 9:41 AM
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wMonday, January 27 |
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I'm sick. A-freaking-gain.
I've managed to end up with this sore throat turns into flu thing about once every six weeks since I've been here.
I taught class this morning and then came home and went to bed. I'm up now to eat a little, but shall return to the mattresses promptly. Sleep and orange juice seem to be the best way to beat it.
And I have a monoluge to learn--auditions tomorrow night. I don't really want a part, so I'm not nervous (and being sick will be on my side) but I don't want to suck, either. I want to do a good job and just be turned down. I've never wanted that before. But, I've been asked to give a speech on "Renewal" at a retreat that is the same weekend as tech rehearsals for the show. I think I need to do that. (If I hadn't explained before, as a TA I'm required to audition for everything.)
I'm loving the new monitor. Yes, indeed. My eyes went "aaaaahhh relief."
There's also going to be some changes around here. There are always changes around here, aren't there? But I've discovered that both jackie.org and estrogen.org are (at least for now) available. So, I'm going to snag one of them (but which?) and head back to a real site. Blogging doesn't jive with me the way I want it to. (And my archives are all screwed up now.)
I'll keep you posted on all that, of course.
posted by
Jackie at 2:04 PM
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wFriday, January 24 |
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2:32pm
I broke down and bought a new monitor. I can't explain the one that I have. I tried to take a picture of it, but that didn't convey what I wanted it to.
It's, I think, a 12" monitor. It's old. Way old. Packard Bell, to boot. And over the years the screen has kind of shrunk in about an inch on either side. No controls to let you widen it, either. I don't know how my brother lived with it as long as he did. I haven't even been on it a month. And you can't push it up higher than 800X600 and even at that it's tiny and near impossible to read. But, of course, some programs won't open unless you are at least at 800X600.
So, I went down to Office Depot and layed down $120 on a new one and there's a $40 MIR to send in. This is what I got. I haven't set it up yet.
I am having to play parent to myself. I can't hook it up until I finish my to do list. All that's left, though, is hanging up a picture and washing the dishes.
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You wanna see how pretty Lubbock is? You do, don't you? I thought so.
posted by
Jackie at 2:41 PM
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