Eclectic Endeavors

I have spent the last week teching and opening my first professional lighting design in this town. It was a one woman show about the food culture and family ties in a Mormon household.   Although it was a short process in a small space, with a limited budget, I am convinced we, as a design team, put together a really solid show.  It was a fun process where we all worked together to make the show the best it could be.  Now of course this is the goal in any production, but it is nice to see it work that way in real life.  We opened last night to a very enthusiastic and very large (for our tiny little space) crowd.  It was a moment which reminded me why I want to do this.  Check out the links over at my work site here

It has been a crazy week.  For those of you without any connection to another living soul, we have a new president here in the U.S.A., and I was on the National Mall at 3:45, in order to get a “close” spot.  I employeed a bike, and walked across the 14th Street bridge to make it into the city (avoiding the Metro system like the plague)  Then a mere seven and a half hours later, during which time, I huddled, cuddled, and danced myself away from hypothermia,  I saw a very historic 30 minutes.  Now everyone who has any sense of modern convenience will ask if it was worth it.  The answer is simply yes…There were jumbotrons setup all along the Mall, and I watched the speech on one of them, but I was there with 2 million strangers all focused on one singular event.  The amazing thing was the setting, not the moment.  Leaving the event it took me about 30-45 minutes to walk the 1.5 back to the bridge because of the sheer number of people, and yet no one was mean or pushy.  Even in the few instances where I was going against the flow of traffic, the worst remark I got was one of frustration with the crowds.  People were watching out for the elderly and calling back warnings about obstacles that might cause people to trip.   It was a experience I shall never forget.  Who knows if Mr. Obama will be a president of note for his policy and action, but I can assure you many people are hoping for just that.

So here I am starting the newest incarnation of my blog to keep all of those who might care abreast of whats going on.

In a word…busy. Despite the economic hardships the country is facing I seem to be able to find work, almost constantly. Now most of it is not exactly what I want to do, but it does pay the bills and I usually enjoy it. Freelance, in any capacity or field, is an interesting beast. You go from job to job, in my case sometimes multiple jobs in the same day, not usually knowing where the next job, project, or paycheck will come from.

It can tire you out. It also requires you to be self motivated, which can be a problem for everyone at times, as should be obvious since I am posting this instead of working. Also in freelance it seems there is either feast or famine. The work is always coming or you have a week long unpaid vacation whether you like it or not.

But now I am off to a Design Run for an upcoming show.

A new blog for a new site. Welcome all.