Winter Blues

I'm soo tired. For the past few weeks I have incorporated the Theatrical lifestyle and my days are now starting from noon to about 3am. So when I was called by my Temp Agency about the law firm I was working at that they needed me again for Thursday, I perked up. Little did I know that this required me sleeping at midnight, which is the time that I get home when I'm running a show. That caused a lot of problems. I ended up watching the original Battlestar Galactica series since I have the internet installed now. It's pretty interesting I must say. I wonder if the remake is better.

Working on Edward II has been an entirely brand new experience. The reason I say this is because I've been able to see what it really is like for a sound operator. They not only press the Go button, but they have the troubleshoot the system as well. Thus they need to have a working knowledge of the equipment and whatnot. We are constantly trying to perfect each performance. I'm really enjoying it. I learn something new every day and it's never the same issue that I have to deal with each night. Plus, I work with a great set of team mates. Of course the running joke is that I'm the youngest out of everyone in the team. I just turned 25. How does that make me feel? Great actually...but also that I deserve it I guess. Seeing as I put in two years learning about theatre from scratch and then throwing myself into the deep end of things and learning as well as making things work at the same time.

I'm just really tired and I think I caught Louis' cold. The past week, Louis' throat has swollen up causing him to have trouble breathing when he's lying down. He's also very congested nasally. I'm feeling kind of dry where the throat meets the nasal passage. I wonder if it's because I've been trying to take care of him. I got him some nasal decongestant medicine. There's a new policy now in drug stores. You have to have your ID information entered into the database when you purchase Pseudoephedrine HCI and you have to sign an agreement about the misuse of the product could result in a $250,000 fine as well as jail time. This is insane! I've never heard of this before. I asked the cashier why all the security and she told me that people are using the active ingredient in this product to make Crystal Meth. I had no idea. I don't even take aspirin for my headaches.