So this is the response to Taryn's tag. Here are 7 random facts about me ( Read more... )

We have gotten our first ice storm. It's not as bad as last year's storm, but there is ice everywhere nonetheless ( Read more... )

Ok, so as inappropriate as it may be, I am taking a break from cleaning my house to praise the Magic Eraser. It is AMAZING. Seriously. I bought it remembering Taryn cleaning her kitchen floor with it. Um. Seriously. It is AMAZING. Did I mention it's amazing ( Read more... )

So tomorrow makes 21 days in a row that I have been at school working without a break. Seriously. Only another week and a half and I am done ( Read more... )

So I wrote an email to McNamara telling him the situation, and since he transferred grad schools, asked for his advice. He said it was one of his biggest regrets that he took more time in grad school, that he learned more on the job than he ever did in a classroom. He said I should just stick it out and get the piece of paper. Let me just say ( Read more... )

This started as a response to a comment by Taryn and grew beyond what is appropriate there ( Read more... )

So I painted 9 renderings for my costume class last night AND made it to bed by 1:30 AM. I am proud of me. The quality, of course, reduced as I went on, but the first 4, the 4 I cared at least a little about, looked pretty good ( Read more... )

OK, so below is an email exchange between our new charge and myself. The last one is the one that just gets me. What the hell? Am I supposed to feel guilty or what? I've already worked 90 hours on this show I am getting 80 hours of credit for AND still have almost a month before it opens ( Read more... )

So the African shows I designed are open, I only have post-show discussions to go to and it's all over. I have started Measure for Measure and there are exciting things on the forefront there. La Boheme, the show I am paint charging, is still being painted and will be forever. I do, however, have a story ( Read more... )

So I had a meeting yesterday for Approaching Africa. The meeting was typical but then after the meeting another meeting was called. In this second meeting, which included myself, my advisor, the director of one of my shows, the artistic director, the two lighting designers, the production manager, and the lighting advisor. The lighting advisor, ( Read more... )