Thank goodness I am in the right profession...

I have never really worked on a play before. Not a real play. The MS production we just had was a very positive experience. The director, my fabulously talented colleague, told me she wanted to work with me on everything. I feel the same way. I am so lucky to be surrounded by positive people with immense energy and talent. I am relieved to be finished as I spent 12-14 hours a day at school every day but Sunday. I also devoted most of my preparation time to regrouping. Anyway, I am not complaining, as it feels so good to be part of something that is meant to touch people on a depper level.

I spent most of today in my beautiful apartment, slowly combing through stuff, throwing more things out and organizing other items. Paper takes up a lot of time to sift and sort. I now have to get just a few more organizational pieces (boxes for photos), then get some more photos deveopled and framed, then hang up the photos and art work and my apartment will be a near masterpiece. The kitchen is so lovely already. It makes such a huge difference to have a livealbe kitchen that opens into the living room.

Here a a couple photos from our jazz gig last weekend. The venue was nice- an outdoor stage with a good sound system, a hill with grass (the only one in Kuwait) and some trees...too bad the folks that hired us were not that interested in our music so we ended up playing 1 and a quarter sets before packing up. No matter, we still got 50KD each, which is pretty good. The drive wasn't as long as predicted, either, and it was a place I'd never been. A bit of a treat. I think I must go back sometime before the weather gets too hot.




Well, I best be going. I have some tentative plans for tonight and need to get a little walk in as the only exercise I've had all day is walking from one room to another, throwing things in the trash.

What I've Been Up to Lately

subtitle: Excuses are for people who need them.

I have been really busy lately, I do not have internet access at home and I haven't enough time to compose thoughtful and attractive entries. This is done at school and I do not have pictures on this computer so this will be a verbal entry.

1. The trip to India was lovely. It was not the adventure I usually have in India, or on any travels for that matter, but it was easy and relaxing.

2. Full swing since returning- in this week alone, I have spent about 8 hours on set design for the MS play.

3. I had to briefly present at the faculty meetings on Tuesday, which was a bit nerve wracking. I get nervous in front of peers.

4. I think I will be putting in about 20 hours with the play this week.

5. We have a jazz band gig tonight that is about a 45 minutes drive from the main city. Should be interesting. We learned of the gig on Sunday, could not rehearse as our usual Monday time, and are therefore practicing for a while today.

6. I have a friend staying with me for the weekend as she is her watching her children play in a basketball tournament.

7. I went for a head massage last night and a manicure/pedicure this morning. I feel, as a sign for a beauty salon in Kochin (India) said "maximum pretty".

8. Oh, and I work full time. Did I mention I'm having a little trouble fitting that in?

We have a lovely blue sky kind of day, the weather is calm, the birds are singing. I spent from 6:30 (that's sleeping in on the weekend, folks) til 8:00 drinking coffee in my PJs with Ahne. For all these things I am grateful. It's a good way to live.

Lots of love...