Tired
wow, i never knew being a techie was so hard. for those who don't know, a techie is a person who looks after technical things in a show. i was doing lights today and yesterday for three shows each day. luckily it was all programmed into the lightboard so all i had to do was press "go" whenever a cue came up. sounds easy, right? it is, but i kept getting wrapped up in watching the show and missing my cue. yesterday i screwed up at least once every single show. today, however, i paid extra special attention to my work and didn't screw up too badly. i was happy, but tired. i kept hoping aaron would call today (he's my latest prospect), but he didn't. i should call him. i felt so happy after getting his message yesterday. it just made my day, especially after screwing up the light cues. how hard is pressing go, anyway? oh, well. anyway, i was tired today after having to pay attention to the same children's theater show three times in a row, and i was hungry, and all i wanted to do was relax. my older sister, Alex, is visiting with her adorable baby, as well as my aunt. the minute i walk in the door, alex says, "oh, good, you're home, now you can help us clean." i almost cried. almost. i want to talk to aaron. i dunno if i want to deal with my sister and aunt while i'm on the phone. both are rather short on tact, but at least my aunt knows she is and compensates. Alex either doesn't realize or doesn't bother using it with me. being her little sister, i understand. or try to, anyway. i'm just tired and running loose with my fingers on the keyboard. it's awesome. really. you ought to try it. it's almost like being drunk without the...whoa, brenda called. dude, i am so tired. it's interesting to have a vibrating cell in your pants pocket. a good interesting.
posted by kolors @ 5:42 PM
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I used to do lights, and I still do on occasion. I was a tech director for a theater, and I did sound and lights. The key to not screwing up, is doing it enough. Run the same show for 2 years, and I swear to you, you will literally be able to do it in your sleep. Trust me. See, and in my case, I didnt have the lights set up as stacks (which means I couldnt just press "go"), because of the nature of the show. The timing would change. The audience would react differently. The magicians would screw up. Either that, or I just sometimes felt like improving it. But I would actually have to remember the order, or have a long cue sheet with specific instructions on sound/lights. After a while, I learned the theater so well, I didnt need a cue sheet at all. After that, I would walk into work tired, start the show, and wake up at intermission wondering what the hell just happened. Seems I did my best when I was asleep...
Thanks, bringer, you made me feel better.
Alex, i'm sorry, i find it easier to go along with what you say than argue, especially when it comes to cleaning. you come up with good arguments as to why i should do something much faster than i can come up with excuses to be lazy. :)
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