Never enough time
Certainly not for everything I wish to do. I occasionally think about my sixth year at school's botched attempted at a yearbook. Doomed for failure from the start what with there being a maximum of twenty of us in sixth year. One of the things we did manage was for each of us to write a couple of paragraphs on ourselves; aspirations and such. I had a great many. The fella who was editing the yearbook took great exception to this, I couldn't possibly do all of these things. Looking back, I've actually done quite a lot of them or at least am making reasonable headway toward.
That said, there's never going to be enough time. But choice, focus; these are good things.
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Just finished being Puck.
Was awesomes. Definitely a big tick on my 'things to do while alive'.
In a tiny bit of a slump following, however. Unsurprisingly. Plays - or other significant events - are like that. Pile energy and energy and energy into them and then, all of a sudden, they're done. And the energy seems to go with them.
I wisely took a few more days off than needed, though. Plus, Jane and Clare - lovely London friends - came up to see the play and to do Festival things so we went out and had a passing lovely time on Sunday. Went to see Smoke and Mirrors at the Spiegeltent, amongst other things. Which links back to never enough time. I'm totally running away to join the circus.
Or maybe just join aerial classes with Miss Kim. That would be a cool answer for 'what you doing tonight' on Tuesdays? 'Trapeze, actually.' :D
Speaking of people coming to see, I was very fortunate / flattered that a great many came to see the show; 38 in all, with (sorry the rest) Jane, Clare and Barbara winning the 'most effort' prize for distance travelled. Hope it was worth even the smaller effort for the most local. Which, everyone, flatteringly, said it was. But these are my friends so they may have been lying...
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And on to what's next. As discussed with some few, I'm totally doing at least A N Other play next year. The intention was to not do any more theatre for a while, and concentrate on OU studies. But plays are just too much fun, I have decided so I'll have to find the time somewhere.
Next three OU modules should all be grand; Exploring Psychology, Biological Psychology and Developmental Psychology. I've done the latter two before and, while I was a bit daunted by the bio-stuff, I've started doing a bit of reading and am finding it far more fascinating than I did previously. I think possibly I have more confidence in my learning abilities than once I did. And if it all starts to get too terribly much, I have both Ellie - psych lecturer pal - and not commiting to any plays until Spring of next year anyway so I'll have a definite feel for how well / much I'm doing by then.
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In the meantime, I've signed up for (very manly!) 10K. Men's Health Survival of the Fittest. Ten weeks from Saturday behind us there. Am feeling reasonably fit at the moment so looking forward to it, with a bit more training.
FriendRich has also signed up, which is excellent. A pal to train with is hugely motivational.
Also need to get back into photography, which has lagged for the last month or so and my Flickr contacts have been doing jaw-dropping things of late. Much inspiration. Check out TCB and Lapp Pro De, as for instances.
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Today has been my first day of Nothing in quite some time. Haven't even showered yet - lazy bugger! Watched a movie, read a book, slept incredibly late. All quite delightful. Tomorrow; back on the merry merry merry-go-round.
And my wee to do list for the next year or so...let's say by 35th birthday. (Yikes - middle age!!!)
10K (and maybe a half marathon)
Finish the Gnome fishing story
Organise an exhibition of my light painting photos
Three OU modules
A play of some sort
Driving Licence - I'd forgotten that one. Start lessons on the 6th of September.
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Semper superne nitens - because otherwise life is Too Boring,
C
That said, there's never going to be enough time. But choice, focus; these are good things.
...
Just finished being Puck.
Was awesomes. Definitely a big tick on my 'things to do while alive'.
In a tiny bit of a slump following, however. Unsurprisingly. Plays - or other significant events - are like that. Pile energy and energy and energy into them and then, all of a sudden, they're done. And the energy seems to go with them.
I wisely took a few more days off than needed, though. Plus, Jane and Clare - lovely London friends - came up to see the play and to do Festival things so we went out and had a passing lovely time on Sunday. Went to see Smoke and Mirrors at the Spiegeltent, amongst other things. Which links back to never enough time. I'm totally running away to join the circus.
Or maybe just join aerial classes with Miss Kim. That would be a cool answer for 'what you doing tonight' on Tuesdays? 'Trapeze, actually.' :D
Speaking of people coming to see, I was very fortunate / flattered that a great many came to see the show; 38 in all, with (sorry the rest) Jane, Clare and Barbara winning the 'most effort' prize for distance travelled. Hope it was worth even the smaller effort for the most local. Which, everyone, flatteringly, said it was. But these are my friends so they may have been lying...
...
And on to what's next. As discussed with some few, I'm totally doing at least A N Other play next year. The intention was to not do any more theatre for a while, and concentrate on OU studies. But plays are just too much fun, I have decided so I'll have to find the time somewhere.
Next three OU modules should all be grand; Exploring Psychology, Biological Psychology and Developmental Psychology. I've done the latter two before and, while I was a bit daunted by the bio-stuff, I've started doing a bit of reading and am finding it far more fascinating than I did previously. I think possibly I have more confidence in my learning abilities than once I did. And if it all starts to get too terribly much, I have both Ellie - psych lecturer pal - and not commiting to any plays until Spring of next year anyway so I'll have a definite feel for how well / much I'm doing by then.
...
In the meantime, I've signed up for (very manly!) 10K. Men's Health Survival of the Fittest. Ten weeks from Saturday behind us there. Am feeling reasonably fit at the moment so looking forward to it, with a bit more training.
FriendRich has also signed up, which is excellent. A pal to train with is hugely motivational.
Also need to get back into photography, which has lagged for the last month or so and my Flickr contacts have been doing jaw-dropping things of late. Much inspiration. Check out TCB and Lapp Pro De, as for instances.
...
Today has been my first day of Nothing in quite some time. Haven't even showered yet - lazy bugger! Watched a movie, read a book, slept incredibly late. All quite delightful. Tomorrow; back on the merry merry merry-go-round.
And my wee to do list for the next year or so...let's say by 35th birthday. (Yikes - middle age!!!)
10K (and maybe a half marathon)
Finish the Gnome fishing story
Organise an exhibition of my light painting photos
Three OU modules
A play of some sort
Driving Licence - I'd forgotten that one. Start lessons on the 6th of September.
...
Semper superne nitens - because otherwise life is Too Boring,
C
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