“You’re so nice.
You’re not good,
you’re not bad,
you’re just nice.
I’m not good,
I’m not nice,
I’m just right.
I’m the Witch.
You’re the world.”
- “Last Midnight”, Into the Woods

I have half an hour to spare.  Before I’m needed again. 

And while I was busy, I had so much to say.  About how temporary everything seems when you realize that you work in an industry that profits on war.  About how I realized last night that the five year anniversary was coming up, and how it still never seems real to me.  About how a commercial for the upcoming movie, “World Trade Center”, can turn my stomach in 30 seconds. 

But now, in my half hour, there is a calming silence around the floor.  And I kinda want it in my head, too.

“I find it rather easy to portray a businessman.
Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent
comes naturally to me.”
-  John Cleese

Today, I could see why some brides quit their jobs to plan their weddings.

I am not one of those brides.

The good news is that I am FINALLY being tasked with things that intrigue me.  I’m working on financial forecasting (I know, right?  Me, who hates math, is enraptured by numbers like this..), spreading subcontractor labor hours, etc.. and am part of a team that will help save our group (and, potentially, our jobs)..

But it is making life outside of work incredibly hard.

I’m excited to get Shel Shorts open and onstage, but I am silently kicking myself for going straight into another show.

But believe me when I say.. no more.