What I’ve got going on now fall ‘21
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breakinglight11Thought since fall is now underway, it’s a good time to update on what I’ve got going on and what I’m working on. I’m back to work now, after a fairly lean summer.
I have five classes, for which I’m extremely grateful— four at Lesley, one at MCPHS, which is a new institution for me. I’ve been trying to get hired at a new institution for years, and I was actually offered classes at several other schools as well, though this was the only one I had time to accept. It’s a pretty heavy course load, but I need the money, so it’s good I was able to secure it. My kids are already making it clear that they’re going to need a lot of support— maybe more than any other semester of my career —so I’m already feeling the weight of it. I’m also putting everything in place for the next round of Hawking production.
We’re doing a live version of Gentlemen Never Tell to perform at Arisia 2022, but also I’ve decided I want to make recorded versions of the Hawking back catalogue, for accessibility and permanence. So our other show will be a return to Mrs. Hawking part I, to make a high-quality staged production specifically optimized for filming on camera, so people can get into the series even if they can’t make the stage shows, or at least couldn’t back when we first started. Bernie and I also re-edited the Hawking I script, because the original was written all the way back in 2012 and just isn’t up to our current standard. I like the new version much better, but it took us a long time to finish. Since Bernie’s been so busy with his new job, the going was slow.
We’re also working on finishing the first episode of Dream Machine. We put together an assembly cut for the cast party and I was really happy and proud of it so far. But again, Bernie’s the one in charge of the editing, and he’s been absolutely underwater. We’d hoped to have it done by the end of the summer, but it’ll just have to come at its own pace. We’re in the process of finding backgrounds, though I’ve already accomplished most of the sound design. I’m pretty proud of that, seeing as that’s not my usual strong suit.
And I’ve done a ton of work on my Captain America fan fictions. They’re pleasant, low-stakes, and I don’t need to work with or wait on anyone to make progress on them. They get kind of a lot of hits, and I don’t have to be begging my friends to check them out because of the built in audience, so as a validation source they’ve been really addictive. Because they’re the lowest priority, they get shoved to the wayside when I’m busy. But they’re a really nice boost when I need it.
So, quite a bit. Not too unusual for me, I guess. But I’m already feeling a touch of overwhelm. I know I’ll get through it, I suppose I always do. But I think it’s going to take a lot.
I have five classes, for which I’m extremely grateful— four at Lesley, one at MCPHS, which is a new institution for me. I’ve been trying to get hired at a new institution for years, and I was actually offered classes at several other schools as well, though this was the only one I had time to accept. It’s a pretty heavy course load, but I need the money, so it’s good I was able to secure it. My kids are already making it clear that they’re going to need a lot of support— maybe more than any other semester of my career —so I’m already feeling the weight of it. I’m also putting everything in place for the next round of Hawking production.
We’re doing a live version of Gentlemen Never Tell to perform at Arisia 2022, but also I’ve decided I want to make recorded versions of the Hawking back catalogue, for accessibility and permanence. So our other show will be a return to Mrs. Hawking part I, to make a high-quality staged production specifically optimized for filming on camera, so people can get into the series even if they can’t make the stage shows, or at least couldn’t back when we first started. Bernie and I also re-edited the Hawking I script, because the original was written all the way back in 2012 and just isn’t up to our current standard. I like the new version much better, but it took us a long time to finish. Since Bernie’s been so busy with his new job, the going was slow.
We’re also working on finishing the first episode of Dream Machine. We put together an assembly cut for the cast party and I was really happy and proud of it so far. But again, Bernie’s the one in charge of the editing, and he’s been absolutely underwater. We’d hoped to have it done by the end of the summer, but it’ll just have to come at its own pace. We’re in the process of finding backgrounds, though I’ve already accomplished most of the sound design. I’m pretty proud of that, seeing as that’s not my usual strong suit.
And I’ve done a ton of work on my Captain America fan fictions. They’re pleasant, low-stakes, and I don’t need to work with or wait on anyone to make progress on them. They get kind of a lot of hits, and I don’t have to be begging my friends to check them out because of the built in audience, so as a validation source they’ve been really addictive. Because they’re the lowest priority, they get shoved to the wayside when I’m busy. But they’re a really nice boost when I need it.
So, quite a bit. Not too unusual for me, I guess. But I’m already feeling a touch of overwhelm. I know I’ll get through it, I suppose I always do. But I think it’s going to take a lot.
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