Just wandering home from the Y13's assessment evening and paused to look up at the starry sky..... only a short pause due to the biting wind but lovely and worth while one!
One of the things I miss most about being on the ships is the space. Ironic, you might think, as I shared a small cabin, lived and woked with the same 25 people for 8 months and sometimes couldn't find a place to be alone. But some of my favourite moments were when I had finished DJing or been up late working and I used to go up onto the top deck and just look out across a dark sea into nothing, and then look up at a perfectly clear and uniterrupted (except for the horizon) sky and see the stars. The more I looked the more I saw and the more it made me marvel at the amazing creation of the Universe. However you believe it got there/ we got here it is still a beautiful, awesome thing to admire and wonder about.
Tonight, I stood in the middle of the hockey pitch. There was no extreaneous light, no throbbing engines, and no background music (bane of my flippin' life!). Just an owl hooting, the sound of the wind, and the very quiet murmur of the traffic on the A4. Gorgeous :)
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Don't you just love a suunny productive day!
Have a had a good weekend, show went really well. One of the Bosses and my Mum & Alan came to see it on the Saturday which was the first time I was really nervous - but it's probably the best I ever sang the duet!
Got a lot of cleaning, baking and generally sorting out done as well as getting to spend some time at Dyrham park chillin' and reading in the sun - all in all a great weekend without a whole load of stress - for once.
My fabulous trio of P.S.T techies did a great job of dealing with the Y13 A-level performances on Friday night, I feel very proud of them, especially as 2 of them had never seen the plays before and 1 of them had only seen 2 (there are 4 plays in total).
I have my dinner in the oven and a lovely form from the DVLA telling me it's been 10 years (!!??!!) since I had my driving license and I need to renew the photo or be fined £1,000 , so I really should go and see to those things!
Got a lot of cleaning, baking and generally sorting out done as well as getting to spend some time at Dyrham park chillin' and reading in the sun - all in all a great weekend without a whole load of stress - for once.
My fabulous trio of P.S.T techies did a great job of dealing with the Y13 A-level performances on Friday night, I feel very proud of them, especially as 2 of them had never seen the plays before and 1 of them had only seen 2 (there are 4 plays in total).
I have my dinner in the oven and a lovely form from the DVLA telling me it's been 10 years (!!??!!) since I had my driving license and I need to renew the photo or be fined £1,000 , so I really should go and see to those things!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
'Tis me, and I need a diet!
Check out this link. It is the article in the Bath Chronicle about AD34.
See the small photo on the right (or if you got to the 'entertainments' section it's there), see the pudgy person to the right of the white T-Shirt guy (Paul - who is playing Saul/Paul slightly confusingly!) with a Black V-Neck on....that's me.
The photo is small, very pixelly and almost pointless.....however it makes a point to me; that I don't want to see the big one, because then I will feel the need to wear a baggy jumper on stage and go into hiding until I lose a stone.....ah, the price of fame!
See the small photo on the right (or if you got to the 'entertainments' section it's there), see the pudgy person to the right of the white T-Shirt guy (Paul - who is playing Saul/Paul slightly confusingly!) with a Black V-Neck on....that's me.
The photo is small, very pixelly and almost pointless.....however it makes a point to me; that I don't want to see the big one, because then I will feel the need to wear a baggy jumper on stage and go into hiding until I lose a stone.....ah, the price of fame!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Check out the revenge of the stick man!
If follow this link you will find a highly amusing , and very clever, couple of minutes - and for anyone who has tried to animate in the minefield that is flash, you will appreciate it all the more!
Tech went well tonight, although I ended up helping (although I'm not sure how much!) with the lighting desk (a Zero 88 Jester - slightly similar to the Frog we have at school, but different enough to make it awkward!) and attempting to sort some mic issues out. So a trip to Enlightened is planned tomorrow to swap some stuff! Voice is a little sore but I'm sure it'll be fine. Full Dress tomorrow night, first time I'll have worn foundation in .... mmmm.. 2 1/2 years (since the lat play I was in!) - ah the joys! I have to say I have had soooo much fun doing this show, even though it is longer hours than most of the Wythall stuff (whom I love dearly!) it is made so much less stressful by the fact that it's a church production :)
More sunflowers etc have made there way through to the sunlight - photos tomorrow hopefully...it's very exciting!
Tech went well tonight, although I ended up helping (although I'm not sure how much!) with the lighting desk (a Zero 88 Jester - slightly similar to the Frog we have at school, but different enough to make it awkward!) and attempting to sort some mic issues out. So a trip to Enlightened is planned tomorrow to swap some stuff! Voice is a little sore but I'm sure it'll be fine. Full Dress tomorrow night, first time I'll have worn foundation in .... mmmm.. 2 1/2 years (since the lat play I was in!) - ah the joys! I have to say I have had soooo much fun doing this show, even though it is longer hours than most of the Wythall stuff (whom I love dearly!) it is made so much less stressful by the fact that it's a church production :)
More sunflowers etc have made there way through to the sunlight - photos tomorrow hopefully...it's very exciting!
Monday, March 16, 2009
1st Dress rehearsal coming Up
Am desperately trying not to eat cheese, or drink milk or caffeine until after I have been to rehearsal this evening, need my voice to work and not conk out at the end as it has a scary habit of doing! Have finally sorted all my costumes, including the quick change one at the end, I refuse to go on wearing the ever-so-attractive dress that I've got to be a Roman Woman for the finale!
So hopefully I'll remember all the words to the songs and it'll all go fairly smoothly :S Hasn't quite hit home yet that we open on Friday. It's beginning to. I saw the set in church yesterday and it looks great, which helped me take a step closer to 'show mode'. Unfortuantely I also spent the whole, gloriously sunny, weekend inside the dark Mem Hall doing the tech-ing for the Y13's and it's their shows that are at the front of my mind right now........
On an exciting note, my first sunflower sprouted today, and some of the sweet peas and lots of tiny Allysum....So cool. I just think watching plants develop form a tiny hard seed into the thing they become is one of the most magical things to watch. Every time I go back and check something else has poked it's head through the soil :)
So hopefully I'll remember all the words to the songs and it'll all go fairly smoothly :S Hasn't quite hit home yet that we open on Friday. It's beginning to. I saw the set in church yesterday and it looks great, which helped me take a step closer to 'show mode'. Unfortuantely I also spent the whole, gloriously sunny, weekend inside the dark Mem Hall doing the tech-ing for the Y13's and it's their shows that are at the front of my mind right now........
On an exciting note, my first sunflower sprouted today, and some of the sweet peas and lots of tiny Allysum....So cool. I just think watching plants develop form a tiny hard seed into the thing they become is one of the most magical things to watch. Every time I go back and check something else has poked it's head through the soil :)
Sweet Pea
Allysum
Sunflower
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Seeds away!
Huzzah!
Finally got round to planting some seeds today. Some Blue Stripey Sweet Peas (love the smell!) that are hopefully going to wind their way up the balcony rails and some sunflowers of both the giant and the 'spray' varietoes. I have also attempted to put some Alyssum in a tray but the seeds are terrobly tiny so I'm not sure how that'll work out. Still it is all quite exciting!
Trying to get the Y13 assessment stuff up and running for the weekend, just don't seem to be able to quite get my mind round it! Still I have nearly all the lists of everything they want now, and besides taking the doors I made last year of the trolley and getting the swing up when it arrives form Germany (yes....Germany!) I think I might actually get it done! 1 of my Y12's is halfway through making her costume already and the others will hopefully not be far behind. It's still rather scary that someones A-Level result depends on me teaching them and keeping them to deadlines (especially as one of them 'doesn't do morning's '!).
Rehearsals for AD34 (the musical I'm in for the next 2 weeks) are going pretty well. Still having trouble making the words stick which is not brilliant as I tend to be the one everyone looks at to start verses! Still I do have the honour of bringing everybody off (including the band!) in the final number. My voice isn't doing too brilliantly but hopefully we can warm up lots and it won't start cracking all over the place as it was last night (mind you I was singing alto then soprano and then back again) or that will be highly embarrassing.
Finally got round to planting some seeds today. Some Blue Stripey Sweet Peas (love the smell!) that are hopefully going to wind their way up the balcony rails and some sunflowers of both the giant and the 'spray' varietoes. I have also attempted to put some Alyssum in a tray but the seeds are terrobly tiny so I'm not sure how that'll work out. Still it is all quite exciting!
Trying to get the Y13 assessment stuff up and running for the weekend, just don't seem to be able to quite get my mind round it! Still I have nearly all the lists of everything they want now, and besides taking the doors I made last year of the trolley and getting the swing up when it arrives form Germany (yes....Germany!) I think I might actually get it done! 1 of my Y12's is halfway through making her costume already and the others will hopefully not be far behind. It's still rather scary that someones A-Level result depends on me teaching them and keeping them to deadlines (especially as one of them 'doesn't do morning's '!).
Rehearsals for AD34 (the musical I'm in for the next 2 weeks) are going pretty well. Still having trouble making the words stick which is not brilliant as I tend to be the one everyone looks at to start verses! Still I do have the honour of bringing everybody off (including the band!) in the final number. My voice isn't doing too brilliantly but hopefully we can warm up lots and it won't start cracking all over the place as it was last night (mind you I was singing alto then soprano and then back again) or that will be highly embarrassing.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Shhhhtupidly tired
I cannot quite understand why I am quite so bloody k*******d as I feel right now. It took all my determination to get myself to de-rig the movers today and take them back - even htought he lovely guys at Enlightened had extended my return day from yesterday - 'cos it was just impossible then!
Right now it's 8pm and all I want to do is go to bed! But I feel I must hold for at least another hour so that I don't then wake up ridiculously early. Maybe I should catch up on some neighbours whilst I wait for 9 o'clock to come round?
Had a fun afternoon with the BATHOS lot. Becky and Angharad came and spoke to the girls about life and fashions in the 80's. Tea was drunk and Brownies were eaten and I think they now have a much clearer idea of what they want to design and the overall look we're going for - huzzah!
Right now it's 8pm and all I want to do is go to bed! But I feel I must hold for at least another hour so that I don't then wake up ridiculously early. Maybe I should catch up on some neighbours whilst I wait for 9 o'clock to come round?
Had a fun afternoon with the BATHOS lot. Becky and Angharad came and spoke to the girls about life and fashions in the 80's. Tea was drunk and Brownies were eaten and I think they now have a much clearer idea of what they want to design and the overall look we're going for - huzzah!
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Cream Crackered
Am now chilling out and making lists for tomorrow (when did I become a list person?) after walking about 20km with almost my entire kit for Peru!
Me and 3 of the Peru Crew joined the Silver DofE'ers and the Ten Tors lot on their 2nd training walk today. It was perfect weather for it and I am very proud of how they did. One of the girl's has dyspraxia which makes her balance quite tricky but she managed brilliantly! Am feeling better for several reasons:
- I'm pretty sure all my kit will fit in my rucksack
- The walking poles were a brilliant buy! (They really do help your knees etc - bizarre...)
- I'm about 3 times as fit as I was last year - the final hill was nowhere near as hard!
- I know that I can deal with all the weight on my back
- I have found the perfect sock combination (that includes tubi-grips!)
All in all a succesful day. I have spent rather a lot of money on kit this weekend but I was back in the black for the 1st time in 5 years, albeit briefly, and I thought if I get it now then I don't have to worry about it any more. Only little things like iodine tablets and re-hydration powders now....well and the £150 I've got fork out for vaccinations but heigh-ho!
Next week is the dance show. Have still to program the moving lights so that's my main job tomorrow. In between teaching Y9's about make-up design, Y12's about 1:25 scale model building and working from costume patterns and checking the set design's for the Y13's - I love my job....weird but wonderful.
On the Peru front there has been a bit of a set back, which hopefully will be resolved soon. Can't say too much in case one of the girl's finds this page! But it is a little stressful and I'm not sure how the parents will react......still, we shall see.
Me and 3 of the Peru Crew joined the Silver DofE'ers and the Ten Tors lot on their 2nd training walk today. It was perfect weather for it and I am very proud of how they did. One of the girl's has dyspraxia which makes her balance quite tricky but she managed brilliantly! Am feeling better for several reasons:
- I'm pretty sure all my kit will fit in my rucksack
- The walking poles were a brilliant buy! (They really do help your knees etc - bizarre...)
- I'm about 3 times as fit as I was last year - the final hill was nowhere near as hard!
- I know that I can deal with all the weight on my back
- I have found the perfect sock combination (that includes tubi-grips!)
All in all a succesful day. I have spent rather a lot of money on kit this weekend but I was back in the black for the 1st time in 5 years, albeit briefly, and I thought if I get it now then I don't have to worry about it any more. Only little things like iodine tablets and re-hydration powders now....well and the £150 I've got fork out for vaccinations but heigh-ho!
Next week is the dance show. Have still to program the moving lights so that's my main job tomorrow. In between teaching Y9's about make-up design, Y12's about 1:25 scale model building and working from costume patterns and checking the set design's for the Y13's - I love my job....weird but wonderful.
On the Peru front there has been a bit of a set back, which hopefully will be resolved soon. Can't say too much in case one of the girl's finds this page! But it is a little stressful and I'm not sure how the parents will react......still, we shall see.
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