I don't know what you're saying...
My first day on the job went okay. Interesting work, but also a hurry up and wait kind of process. The terminology was confusing, hence the title above, but I remembered some of it from past productions, so I wasn't a complete newbie.
Truth? After sitting in a chair for more than 8 hours a day, it's going to take some gettting used to with all this running around. Rush across campus to get a boom box from AV, rush later to the other side for much needed coffee. The stage area is 3 floors down and in a separate building from production offices, which is the silliest thing I have ever heard of.
Yikes, and the kids! Hell, I'm old. Too old for thongs, low-rise pants, see-through tops, and guys who wear baggie jeans down around their ankles. I'm too old for girls who try to cross the windy bridge in barely there mini-skirts who feign surprise at the sudden flash of skin. I roll my eyes too often.
I'm glad though, about no longer being run by the clock. I pulled in a full 9 1/2 hour day, but I got an hour off for lunch and had 2 twenty minutes or so breaks as well. We took time off when we wanted to, instead of being scheduled in for it. And everybody said 'thank you' when others pitched in to help, and there were plenty of laughs along the way, even when some frustrating things happened.
Tonight, a traditional feast that Kole gets to come to, and setting up the stage and finishing touches on the lights. I'm going to have to move a whole lot of seats again, I'll bet, but it's not bad work really. It's just one of the little things that makes it all come together.
I'm not afraid to say 'I don't know what you're talking about', but I loved hearing how 'I was going to be running the show this time next year.'