Oct 27th

Well tonight was certainly an interesting experience. After helping Katelin tape out her ground plan, I left to go to dinner with my family. However, while on the drive home, I went to stop at a light and my brakes locked up in the car. I preceded to hydroplane 20-30 feet and hit the Audi in front of me, scratching and denting it's rear bumper. Upshot however, the girl who was driving the car happened to be an NYU graduate so I got some more inside information on the school. Oh, and I didn't get a ticket due to the limited damage, which means my insurance my not go up (crosses finger).

Anywho, as far as my participation grade is concerned, I deserve a 100 for two reasons. First, (ly) i located our copy of Uncle Vanya on 42nd St. Then, I curried my favor with paprota and obtain a cart, even though we didn't use it. Thanks, goodnight.


PS. and I continued writing that essay for NYU

Thumbing through the backstage handbook on the A train at 1:30 in the morning on my way home after a dry tech, I discovered the knot tying page. Looking at the rabbit in the knots made me slow down the way that I look at things. I had approached everything to that point with a frantic dedication that screamed at me, “Get this job done, no matter how it happens, get it done.” That rabbit made me realize that things need to get done the right way, and should be approached with a calm, level head.

This moment happened during an internship I had between my junior and senior years. I was working as an assistant set designer and had just been put up for the backstage manger position on the show. Naturally, when they informed me of this I initially was afraid of the responsibility that came with that on the show. When I found that page, my nerves calmed, and my pulse slowed. I began to list the props and set that needed attention for my pre-show checklist.

The italicized passage is the new part of the essay. Okay, now i say goodnight, dear friend.