Working through the heat

This heat makes it hard to get stuff done. My brain seems to be ticking slower in it, having a harder time chugging through its customary paces. Makes me feel sluggish and useless, like I'm not accomplishing anything. That's not exactly true-- documenting the things I get done has been helpful in that way as well --but I feel considerably lumpier than is usual. I should probably work someplace other than my room. It's on the attic floor of the house and has a big old skylight, so it's routinely the hottest room in the house. But I do so prefer working in my own space, where I have all my things and can do what I like without observation or interference.

Still, I'm trying to get my brain organized. I am back on the job hunt again, never a fun prospect but one that has become necessary again. I'm hoping for something in the theater or in writing, something that can make use of my new Masters. I hate to go back to administrative work, but it's where most of my paid experience has been, and I need to do something, so I guess I may have to.

Also I need to get my project work settled. I finished my most recent resolution, editing the Tailor screenplay for submission to that screenwriting contest, and now I need to decide what to focus on. We have just begun rehearsing the next Watch City Players production, a collection of ghost-themed short pieces we are calling GHOSTSHOW that we intend to put up around Halloween. Several original pieces from our company members as well as more familiar pieces are going to be included, among which is my ten-minute play The Late Mrs. Chadwick. It's got a good mix of funny, cool, and serious, so I'm pretty pleased to be moving forward.

I've also got to do stuff with Mrs. Hawking. I know I can really make something of this property if I make a serious go with it. I need to design what I want the website to be like, and get on putting that together. I have a little web design experience, but not much recently. I also need to work on adapting the script to a possible shooting script, and see if that would be viable to turn into a production. It's a lot of work, and I'm afraid I'm not quite up to it, but... I feel like I'm onto something with this piece. I want it to go somewhere, so I have to try something.

Also, I'm practicing my English accent. That might come in handy.