Fresh sheets are nice

100 for today.  Did the translation and examples for the scansion.  Did the page of syllables.  Helped other people with their elisions and such.  And such and such and such.

Aaaand of course the refresher course in scansion slowed me down a bit for Hamlet.  But I got through the ghost scene.  I'm definitely rereading that again tomorrow.  That damnable monologue is tough.  And, ya know, massive.  My guess is I'll be back in full swing with Shakespeare by Thursday.  Any bets?

Maybe this is why I can't sleep

Almost forgot to do the writing part :P
100 for today.  Brought in my webcam to try vid-chat, though we did end up using Casey's laptop.  Wrote down everything we need to do this quarter.  Discussed with other juniors about the showcase.  Promptly shat my pants.

Okay, so return to Hamlet.  Really, return to Shakespeare.  It'll probably take me a few nights to get back into the swing of the language.  Just need to remind myself how it feels
So, refresher on setting for Hamlet: Hamlet Sr. is dead, Fortinbras is also dead, so lots of political tension.  Gertrude and Claudius are now married, very shortly after King Hamlet's death.  Hamlet is unhappy.  Marcellus, Bernardo, Francisco, and Horatio see the ghost of King Hamlet, freak out, and resolve to go tell Hamlet.  Ophelia and Hamlet have a sort of a thing, and Laertes disapproves.  Laertes plans on going to France.  And so on.

Ah, Bill.  How I have missed thee.

What? N3RD is over???

So, I suppose I'd better do this, if not to have an effect on my grade, then to get back in the habit.

100 for today for beginning the arduous trek of a post-mortem.  And for teaching the newbies what one is.

So I had Philo today.  It was nice to be back knowing that I will be at all rehearsals until the performance.  I've established that I don't really enjoy *singing* Arvo Part, but I like the music enough to suffer through it for the final product.  Faure is a tad difficult.  Fosse is just odd.  I think I like the Faure the best.  But what can you do.  Aladren, I hope you're well enough to come see my concert.  But by no means strain yourself to come.  That would be worse than not coming.  I don't think it's polite to give birth at concerts.

Here's hoping you've still got some semblance of a sense of humor.

I guess so

The one day I'll have to do a journal for the next two weeks.  Hi.

First off, 100 for today for assisting Casey in sound design/composition.  I tried preparing the piano in many different ways, though basically only the old paper tricks was of any real use.  Started toying around with the intro.  If/once I get my freaking speakers back from wherever they are, I'll hop on that.

And, for journal itself.  I'm absurdly excited for the drywall stilts.  I've been coming up with the static poses as best I can.  Well, not really static, but stationary.  Or something.  I also spent the time in which I usually nap day dreaming.  It was a fun trip.  By some strange definition of fun.  I'm not sure how much I actually accomplished, but I gave it a shot.

I sat outside today!

And read a book!  A muthafuckin' BOOK!

Anyways.

Wasn't actually in class today, so no participation.

Journal:

I'm trying to find an ideal target for studying for Blake.  I honestly don't think just "the kids in school" will work, because they're all too....I dunno. Loud?  Social?  I mean, to my knowledge, a very select few actually game, and within them, they're basically all the nerdy type.  Not so much the addict type.  Am I stereotyping too much?  Basically, this is a paragraph to let you know I am thinking about it.

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Just woke up in a daze and realized I habn't done my jounral for this evening.  I'll do the actual journal tomorrow, but participation now:

100 for helping with taping and masonaite and stuff.  Got one side taped, and helped yo with some of the cube-tracking.  Eurgh,  good night.

"White cats can't jump"

So, this HSPA week is actually proving invaluable on most fronts.  Except for the actual HSPA.  I'm really enjoying sitting in on the directing periods now and again with seniors.  Knowing bits from the other side is helping me some with what to be doing for the acting standpoint.  I guess hearing the lecture more academically rather than as part of a rehearsal put it in a different perspective.  So I've been applying that different viewpoint to my scenes in N3RD.  In between naps.

So, since I was actually in class today, 100 for helping with the camera, getting the boom and cable from the auditorium, and such.  'Twas nice to be in class rather than at HSPA.  Alas, back again tomorrow, but I learned more about the camera today.  Well, not about the camera itself, but about the importing of the footage, and the first step of editing.