Working? Ha!
I pulled a 13 our day yesterday between maintenance and repairs for one show going into tech this week, progress on the show following and fittings for the high school show. Needless to say, I was wiped. And cranky. I spent most of that time on my feet. And I didn't get dinner til almost 9 o'clock. Granted it was a fabulous dinner as I was treated to diner fare in Waikiki by a friend. Followed by a beer at his local Irish Pub. Mmmm...beer.
This morning was another kicker from work though. I emailed in my fitting requests last Wednesday. The stage manager (a new one brought on for just this show as the upper management continues to piss off everyone else they hire) tried to nail down times for me with the director. To no avail. I mentioned to her this morning I still needed to see two cast members today. Call me when they can be scheduled. I wasn't two minutes out the door to the costume shop when she called "Can you see Kala'i right now?"
That's a hell of a heads up. Thank god I hadn't planned on getting my shopping done first thing in the morning so I'd be sure to have everything I needed before the fittings. And I'm sure as hell glad I wasn't planning on styling that wig before lunch so it would have plenty of time dry and be styled before tech on the other show at 8am tomorrow morning.
Thanks. Thanks a bunch.
There has been much discussion recently with a new friend about moving to New York. New York. I miss you. T he subway. The pace. The people who actually know how to stay on task. I'm giving it 15 months. Next May I'm East coast bound.
Unless another day like today happens. Then I may just buy the next cheapest ticket off the island I can.
This morning was another kicker from work though. I emailed in my fitting requests last Wednesday. The stage manager (a new one brought on for just this show as the upper management continues to piss off everyone else they hire) tried to nail down times for me with the director. To no avail. I mentioned to her this morning I still needed to see two cast members today. Call me when they can be scheduled. I wasn't two minutes out the door to the costume shop when she called "Can you see Kala'i right now?"
That's a hell of a heads up. Thank god I hadn't planned on getting my shopping done first thing in the morning so I'd be sure to have everything I needed before the fittings. And I'm sure as hell glad I wasn't planning on styling that wig before lunch so it would have plenty of time dry and be styled before tech on the other show at 8am tomorrow morning.
Thanks. Thanks a bunch.
There has been much discussion recently with a new friend about moving to New York. New York. I miss you. T he subway. The pace. The people who actually know how to stay on task. I'm giving it 15 months. Next May I'm East coast bound.
Unless another day like today happens. Then I may just buy the next cheapest ticket off the island I can.
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4:41 PM
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Yah, seriously. I remember what a shock it was to learn that costume designers actually needed to SHOP and PREPARE for fittings--"what, you mean you don't have all this stuff just sitting around? aren't you waiting for us so you can do your job?" Grrr.
Oh New York, may I someday understand why everyone loves you so much when you've always been so snobby and expensive and bratty to me. I will keep praying that Sam stays in Hawaii - at least until I can go visit her there, but that's just me being selfish - when really I will go anywhere to visit Sam even to mount doom. and I can't expect her to wait for me until 2009. Or 2010...
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