Lots and lots going on

Wow, it's been almost two weeks since I posted. We have a new president, which is exciting. Work is icky because they just announced another 10% layoff by the end of January. There's nothing I can do about it, so I try not to stress, but the atmosphere in the office is awful. I know they give you a couple months notice so departments can prepare, etc, but it's hard to wait day after day, knowing it's coming.

I'm having a great time at the acting workshop. I am working on three pieces. Shakespeare's Sonnet #56, the nurse speech from Romeo and Juliet, and a scene from The Lion in Winter. I am playing Eleanor of Aquitane in that one. It's the most fun I've had in a long time.

I have an audition at a professional theater in Ann Arbor on Thursday. That one is Tennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending. I would love to get cast in a professional show, but driving to A2 three times a week could end me. But it would be worth it. I could be union-eligible too.

I got a lot done this weekend, and it feels good. I have all my food made for the week ahead, I cleaned the bathroom and mopped the kitchen floor. I mowed the lawn for hopefully the last time.

I've also decided to cave and get cable TV. I had sticker shock when I first started looking into it, but I really need the internet a home, and I need to do something before the digital change in Feburary, and my VCR is on its last legs. So I'll join the 21st century sometime this month. Yikes.

So I guess that catches us up, for the most part. This time of year time flies faster than usual. I'll try to do a better job updating.