So Much Circus!

It seems that circus is going to take over my life a little this semester. And that's a good thing. It has, at least, been very prevalent since yesterday, and will remain so until today, at least.
Signer Seminar was yesterday, in which I learned that I really do resent Five College Risk Management, mostly. Tara's show was also last night, as well as one of two cast parties (the one here at James's house). It was all fun times.
Today, I have quite a bit of Italian work to do (yes, still), and then there's show development and a signer meeting. And then Tara's last show.
And tomorrow, I need to wake up early, and I'm going to end up going to bed late. I only ave two classes, but one's at nine in the morning at Mt. Holyoke, and the other's from 7-10 at night. And the latter is a tap class. I'm going to be worn out, man.
But I feel pretty good about it all, surprisingly. I have not yet reached the maximum freak-out, which is rare for me. I like to think I'm learning how to deal with stress a little better. But maybe not, who knows. It could be a fluke! Haha.
Anyway, I have to get going in a few minutes here. It's going to be a long day - for the next few days! I'm going to have to try and get in a nap tomorrow, for sure.

Sudden Div III Idea?

Okay, so a sudden inspiration came to me on the bus on the way back to Hampshire from Smith (though I don't know how viable an idea it really is). For my Div III, I could do some sort of art-based after school program, like Victoria's doing (except her's is movement-based). It was just a thought as I was trying to figure out how to get a teaching job after college and stuff. Not a terrible idea, but I have quite some time to think about what I want to be doing for my Div III.
In my Screen Comedy class at Smith today, we talked about a really old (ancient Greek-originated) stock comedy plot concerning two lovers whose love is blocked by some opposing force (usually a parent - someone older) and is aided by some servant who usually handles all the intrigue and intricacies. I guess I didn't realize exactly how much the commedia dell'arte took from ancient times; I knew the tradition was old, but I didn't realize how exceedingly similar. I kept getting visions of commedia today, I suppose. (We were discussing this because we have just watched A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, which is a particularly good example of this stock comedy plot.)
We also discussed some stock characters, and M*A*S*H got mentioned, which is always exciting. We were talking about alazon and eiron - how Frank Burns is an example of an alazon, and Hawkeye is an eiron (and such a good one, too!). Commedia and Hawkeye in one class period. Can it get much better?
I also decided I want to get some artwork done this weekend, though Lord only knows when. I have quite a bit of Italian homework to do (which I will hopefully get working on right after posting this), as well as a chapter to finish reading for my tap class. I have more time with the latter since my tap class is on Monday night, so I should concentrate mostly on the Italian.
This weekend is also the final weekend (of two...) of Tara's Div III show, so I have that to work on, as well. I need to remember to charge my camera batteries so that I can take pictures of my work. I'm also going to have to do laundry next week, since everything we borrowed from Hampshire's costume loft has to be washed before it's returned. Kind of a drag, but it is what it is.
So, I want to do some artwork (of a personal nature) this weekend, but I don't have any particular inspiration, and possibly not much in the way of time. We'll see how it goes, like I said.
All right, I guess I've run out of interesting things to say (or at least things that other people would find interesting to read).

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