What to do...

A long time between things,  I know.  I have a new schedule at a college where I am teaching English and they are really running me down and out.  Good thing is that I have been able to afford a laptop/notebook.  This means that I can finally finish a lot of projects that I have left in the raw in my notes.  One of them is a play...

Yeah, I know.  Who watches plays anymore unless they are on Broadway and have witches or wizards in them?  Well, I did when I was in school (lunch hour at McMaster University was a gift to anyone interested in the art - and a great place to finish your lunch!), and the habit bit hard.  I had one play performed and another on the line (was told it would be too costly to perform - at least I was ambitious).  And now there is this one. 

It is a very short piece called "Caught" and it deals with a power dynamic between a teaching assistant and a student.  A simple idea that I have not seen on stage before and it deserves some airing.  I am on my third draft and I will see if a local theatre is interested in putting it on. 

Stay tuned!

What I Did Do Before My Summer Migrated...

I have been looking back at the last few months and all of the things I have done in the heat and noise of Montréal and it has not been as depressing as I thought it would be (nostalgia is not always a good friend).
To wit:
*Met Gilles Peterson and danced in a club with a girl whose boyfriend threw daggers my way (hey, next time, try dancing when you are in a club with a well-known DJ playing a Cuban-music-themed night)
*Chased out of Osheaga (I tried to sneak in while Arcade Fire were finishing up their set - not smart)
*Bought Arcade Fire's The Suburbs (not bad at all; should have kept running past those security guards)
*Met a friend of a friend and I think that I like her (she is on another continent now and I will have to wait before I can really reach her; story of my sad life right there)
*Started teaching extra classes at a college (this matters: I will finally have some extra green around to buy a new laptop and not have to come to the library to type)
*Looked back at the last eight years and realized that I was not that happy (another moment that matters; epiphanies are rare in my life, so I grab them when I can)
*Decided to continue with both blogs (twinned mindsets in them - have to get both brain centres working)
And all this before Labour Day...  Amazing what comes out.