Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Ticks! (Dad you have been warned)
So, I've never really had a problem with ticks before, but apparently New Hampshire is tick heaven. I mentioned we went on a long walk in the woods the other day, and after coming back, even with all of us in long pants and sleeves, a couple people did have ticks on them. Understandable, we all took showers and we on the lookout for ticks that night.
But then it was like the floodgates were opened. People kept finding ticks throughout the next couple of days. And none of them were hooked onto people, so they couldn't have been on them for long. Just last night, I got up from the couch, went into the kitchen to grab my box of wheat thins, came out and there was a tick on my hand.
And then we kinda hit a breaking point. Me and Jacqi were working in our room this afternoon when all of the sudden she feels something weird on her neck. Sure enough it's a tick, so I quickly get it off her and kill it. I sit back down and start googleing "ticks" so see if they could possibly be living in the house somehow and that's how people keep getting them. And, just as I'm reading a part of an article about how one possible sign of an infestation is seeing them crawling on the walls, Jacqi sees one crawling on wall. Seriously!
Anyway, we freaked out a little. We went and talked to Carol and she immediately said she would get a bug bomb for our room. Then we went and got rubbing alcohol from the theatre in case we came across any more ticks. Then we bought some deep woods bug spray which we immediatly used for our evening walk, even though we were staying far away from woods and grass. And then we took off all our sheets and blankets and took them to the laundrymat. They're drying right now. We also now check the walls as soon as we walk into our room.
So...that's the battle between us and the ticks for now. More updates to come I guess.
But then it was like the floodgates were opened. People kept finding ticks throughout the next couple of days. And none of them were hooked onto people, so they couldn't have been on them for long. Just last night, I got up from the couch, went into the kitchen to grab my box of wheat thins, came out and there was a tick on my hand.
And then we kinda hit a breaking point. Me and Jacqi were working in our room this afternoon when all of the sudden she feels something weird on her neck. Sure enough it's a tick, so I quickly get it off her and kill it. I sit back down and start googleing "ticks" so see if they could possibly be living in the house somehow and that's how people keep getting them. And, just as I'm reading a part of an article about how one possible sign of an infestation is seeing them crawling on the walls, Jacqi sees one crawling on wall. Seriously!
Anyway, we freaked out a little. We went and talked to Carol and she immediately said she would get a bug bomb for our room. Then we went and got rubbing alcohol from the theatre in case we came across any more ticks. Then we bought some deep woods bug spray which we immediatly used for our evening walk, even though we were staying far away from woods and grass. And then we took off all our sheets and blankets and took them to the laundrymat. They're drying right now. We also now check the walls as soon as we walk into our room.
So...that's the battle between us and the ticks for now. More updates to come I guess.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Starting up...
So, while I have a few mins, I figured I'd write about what was happening here.
So we're begining our second week, and things are starting to pick up. Basically the first 3 weeks are crazy and disorganized, and then you finally start to get in to a routine. But I'll get into that in a second.
So, this place is divided into different groups of people. There are the interns: they are usually undergrads. They are mostly actors, but there are a few tech interns as well. They are pretty much the manual labor around here. The acting interns do a lot of the daily cleaning of the
theatre, and act in the shows, and help out with the tech stuff for a few hours every day. The tech interns just work on tech stuff all day.
Then there is the staff. This is mostly grad school/just graduated. It's people like the Master Capendar, Master Electrician, Props Master, ect. Then there's the designers, who are often also sometimes staff, like me (lighting designer/master electrician) and the costume designers (designer/head of shop).
Then there's the higher ups: the management and administrative staff, the equity actors, the directors, ect.
So, all last week the only people here were some of the management people and the staff. We spent all week doing inventory on our shops, cleaning shops and offices, or in my case, lights, and enjoying all the quiet and excess food before all the actors showed up.
But now the actors are here and things are starting to get crazy. Before we can get into any sort of routine they have to have costume fittings, clean the theatre, learn all the jobs they have to do, learn all the safety for all the shops, audition for the first couple of shows, and start learning the first two shows (also move in). We are starting off the season with a straight play and also something called the Strawhat Review, which is apparently a free show that the locals just adore, giving us publicity and just kind of showcasing what we're doing this summer.
So I've been kinda relaxing a lot lately, which I'm not going to get to do for the rest of the summer I'm pretty sure. But with no shows yet, and all my lights ready to go, there's not much for me to do for a few days.
The staff (other techies) here are really great. We've started a routine of going for a walk every day after dinner. Last night we decided to go on a new trail and accidentally ended up 5 miles out of town, forced to walk down the side of the highway to get back (either that or brave the tick-infested woods at sunset, which none of us were too keane on). The best part of this accidental 2+ hour walk was that we did discover an ice cream place at the end of it and all had an ice cream to celebrate. I hope our walks can continue through the summer but I'm not getting my hopes up .
They feed us 3 or 4 times a day here. Breakfast is just kind of fend for yourself, but they leave out bagels, cereal, things like that. Lunch is leftovers, sandwiches, and maybe something little like soup. And then dinner is a full meal, and so far always delicious. In fact, the only trouble I've had with food so far is that the coffee they supply is terrible. So me and my roomie have started buying our own and using the coffee pot in the "rehersal space" - really our living room- to make our own coffee every morning before we go to breakfast. In some ways it's really nice anyway because we can drink coffee and check our e-mail and get ready. The dining room is right next to the theatre, about a 10 min walk.
It's really pretty up here. So far it hasn't been more than warm, although it's also been very rainy and every time it rains the temp drops a lot. The town itself isn't that pretty, but every once in awhile you get some glimpses of the hills, which are beautiful. And I've been to some of the towns in the area already, so I've kinda seen what it looks like around this area. Apparently the state flower is lilacs, and that makes a lot of sense. There are lilacs everywhere!! And they're just now blooiming, even though they've already bloomed and died in Missouri. It's really great.
I think that's all for now. I'll post again when I have more news.
This is our normal walk, when we don't get lost in the woods. We live at the very top of that opposite hill.
Me, Jesse (the master carpendar) and Jacqi (my roomate) very excited about finding the trail in the woods. This was before we accidentally walked 5 miles.
So we're begining our second week, and things are starting to pick up. Basically the first 3 weeks are crazy and disorganized, and then you finally start to get in to a routine. But I'll get into that in a second.
So, this place is divided into different groups of people. There are the interns: they are usually undergrads. They are mostly actors, but there are a few tech interns as well. They are pretty much the manual labor around here. The acting interns do a lot of the daily cleaning of the
theatre, and act in the shows, and help out with the tech stuff for a few hours every day. The tech interns just work on tech stuff all day.
Then there is the staff. This is mostly grad school/just graduated. It's people like the Master Capendar, Master Electrician, Props Master, ect. Then there's the designers, who are often also sometimes staff, like me (lighting designer/master electrician) and the costume designers (designer/head of shop).
Then there's the higher ups: the management and administrative staff, the equity actors, the directors, ect.
So, all last week the only people here were some of the management people and the staff. We spent all week doing inventory on our shops, cleaning shops and offices, or in my case, lights, and enjoying all the quiet and excess food before all the actors showed up.
But now the actors are here and things are starting to get crazy. Before we can get into any sort of routine they have to have costume fittings, clean the theatre, learn all the jobs they have to do, learn all the safety for all the shops, audition for the first couple of shows, and start learning the first two shows (also move in). We are starting off the season with a straight play and also something called the Strawhat Review, which is apparently a free show that the locals just adore, giving us publicity and just kind of showcasing what we're doing this summer.
So I've been kinda relaxing a lot lately, which I'm not going to get to do for the rest of the summer I'm pretty sure. But with no shows yet, and all my lights ready to go, there's not much for me to do for a few days.
The staff (other techies) here are really great. We've started a routine of going for a walk every day after dinner. Last night we decided to go on a new trail and accidentally ended up 5 miles out of town, forced to walk down the side of the highway to get back (either that or brave the tick-infested woods at sunset, which none of us were too keane on). The best part of this accidental 2+ hour walk was that we did discover an ice cream place at the end of it and all had an ice cream to celebrate. I hope our walks can continue through the summer but I'm not getting my hopes up .
They feed us 3 or 4 times a day here. Breakfast is just kind of fend for yourself, but they leave out bagels, cereal, things like that. Lunch is leftovers, sandwiches, and maybe something little like soup. And then dinner is a full meal, and so far always delicious. In fact, the only trouble I've had with food so far is that the coffee they supply is terrible. So me and my roomie have started buying our own and using the coffee pot in the "rehersal space" - really our living room- to make our own coffee every morning before we go to breakfast. In some ways it's really nice anyway because we can drink coffee and check our e-mail and get ready. The dining room is right next to the theatre, about a 10 min walk.
It's really pretty up here. So far it hasn't been more than warm, although it's also been very rainy and every time it rains the temp drops a lot. The town itself isn't that pretty, but every once in awhile you get some glimpses of the hills, which are beautiful. And I've been to some of the towns in the area already, so I've kinda seen what it looks like around this area. Apparently the state flower is lilacs, and that makes a lot of sense. There are lilacs everywhere!! And they're just now blooiming, even though they've already bloomed and died in Missouri. It's really great.
I think that's all for now. I'll post again when I have more news.
How I spend my time off: pull 'n peels, pastels, gel books, a novel and my ipod. My gel books are there because I try to do all my non-computer work outside. Carol offered to find me an office to work in, but for now I'd much prefer just to work in the house. I made myself a little nook next to the window, I sit in an armchair with a tiny tabel just big enough for my computer, my notebook, and a cup of coffee. And the window faces west so it picks up all the breezes. It's much better than any office.
This is our normal walk, when we don't get lost in the woods. We live at the very top of that opposite hill.
Me, Jesse (the master carpendar) and Jacqi (my roomate) very excited about finding the trail in the woods. This was before we accidentally walked 5 miles.
Friday, May 23, 2008
NH pictures
Here are a couple of pictures from my first days in NH.
My side.
Hallway
Living room/sometimes rehersal space.
The house from the outside.
The inn across the street, which is also the view from my window.
The theatre.
This is just a field behind the grocery store.
My bedroom, Jacki's side.
My side.
Hallway
Living room/sometimes rehersal space.
The house from the outside.
The inn across the street, which is also the view from my window.
The theatre.
This is just a field behind the grocery store.
mini, mini NY recap
So here are some pictures from the trip to NY I took over Spring break. I just wanted to acknowledge this trip before moving on to NH pictures.
Me and Nick in NY!!
Next day: Sneaking into the Chelsea hotel.
We ate our breakfast in the lobby. And I will give New Yorkers this: they really do have excelent bagels.
The view from in front of the strand bookstore, where we spend most of the rest of our day.
Times Square.
We really loved this floor.
I love this picture.
And finally, that same night, our last trip to Cracker Barrel.
And so that is my NY trip in a very small nutshell.
Me and Melinda on the bus. It was a long, long, long, cold bus ride through the wonderful spring snowstorms in Ohio.
Me and Nick in NY!!
Next day: Sneaking into the Chelsea hotel.
We ate our breakfast in the lobby. And I will give New Yorkers this: they really do have excelent bagels.
Central Park!!
This would have been perfect if we woudln't have accidentally left my purse in the corner.
Chelsea, Melinda and I split from the rest of the group and found this awesome dumpling place for lunch. The girl who worked there liked us so much she gave us free desert. Also, they had a photobooth that we played in for awhile. With our own cameras.
The view from in front of the strand bookstore, where we spend most of the rest of our day.
Next day: Showcase. Me and Mikey wandered about Times Square for awhile waiting for it to begin. This is the display in the Hershey Store.
Yay Kit! (It looks a lot better in real life, unlike Rami's and Chris')
Our tribute to The Office.
Showcase. The only picture I could find of it, from Chelsea.
Showcase. The only picture I could find of it, from Chelsea.
Times Square.
Next day: Broadway!! Me and Melinda at Legally Blonde.
Me and Melinda in Times Square. It's two of our favorite things!!
Next day: MoMA. This is just on the walk to MOMA.
Me and Melinda in Times Square. It's two of our favorite things!!
Next day: MoMA. This is just on the walk to MOMA.
We really loved this floor.
I love this picture.
And finally, that same night, our last trip to Cracker Barrel.
And so that is my NY trip in a very small nutshell.
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