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A week of transitions

Image by Dramagirl via Flickr A week of moving from classroom to performance space with the students; selling a home; seeing a child step out. Flying Solo drew breath for the first time this week in public. It’s the umbrella project for the one-person shows the third year acting majors have devised, written, and are

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Fallen off the edge and a reunion

It’s been ages, I know! One of those dry patches when writing hasn’t done it for me. Excuses, of course, but it’s been a busy time with not much inclination for reflection, the whole reason for blogging. I’ve been inspired to write again by a wonderful 30th reunion last Saturday night and Sunday morning of

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Web 2.0 enters the live performance arena

Web 2.0 has arrived in the performance space. A current class of acting majors is working on a one-person show with me right now. They have devised, written, and are developing the first phase for public showing in a couple of weeks. The work is being collaborated on with me (Google Docs) and we meet

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Everywhere you look

Odd how it is when you get stuck into/obsessed by/even mildly interested in something, that you begin to see it everywhere. No, not coincidence at all, but a spreading of the trawling net a little wider and a sharpening of the eye as the catch is reeled in. No? Well, metaphors work for me. Since

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Not dead yet …

Oh the miracle of pencillin! A weird few days of exhaustion, discomfort, spots of lucidity where I managed to get some research and writing done, all interspersed with odd snatches of fever-dream like ‘movies in my mind.’ I don’t want another cup of chicken soup or honey and lemon tea EVER! Realised once again what

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Time to hibernate

It’s not even winter yet and a dreaded sinus bacterial infection has taken me out. Off to the doctor this morning, sick and sorry for some antibiotics (Amoxycillin). The only thing to be said in its favour … forced time out. Nasty bugs!

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Diversionary tactics on a Sunday

A weekend outside that is glorious, and I’m stuck into report writing and continuing the bash together a conference paper, due Wednesday. Not much of this so far. Nothing like a little bit of pressure to bring out the procrastinator in me. What I have done is to sort photographs into smart albums (in iPhoto)

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Early start to the day

  Went early to bed with a head full of stuff and woke twice through the night processing, processing! Result was to get up early and get some of it (conference paper beta) down in a coherent fashion. No Sudoku this morning, but a productive couple of hours in the cool, pre-dawn air with good

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The Tide Turns … a bit

I’m entering into a new phase, or “workflow” of projects right now. Mad Forest is playing out its season this week, so I’m in the room assessing student progress and providing feedback via the group and individual blogs. They are going well. I’m getting some time at last to start writing again! This time, it’s

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