Hoo boy, pals. It's been ages. How often do you have to blog for it to qualify as a going concern? Quarterly? Semi-annually? Well... This isn't much of a full-blown post, and I wouldn't expect one of those til April. I am deep in the chaos of directing a show that was, frankly, a huge reach of a logistical challenge even back before I lost our pre-production months to a combo of grieving and the fall play hitting some very complicated rocks, and some key production team members in the weeks leading up to rehearsals. That, along with the ongoing grieving process and the stress of a still-far-too-overloaded workload, has left me spoonless more days than not, BUT! Once we get into April, my evenings and weekends will likely be more or less my own, give or take a program review and some union bargaining committee work. (Have I mentioned that I am grateful to have a partner who is massively supportive even in the midst of her own overworked crush? I am! Hooray for gratitude!)
Then again, that'll likely stay pretty frenetic because I'm, er, well, moving to Spain. More details in the months to come, but long story short, I got a fellowship that will subsidize a research project I am actively excited about, and I cannot remember the last time I felt that. (I can, actually - it was probably during my masters thesis/coursework years)... There's a lot of daunting stuff ahead, but one thing seems to be guaranteed, and that's that Jenny and I will have at least a full year together and I'll learn a lot, and maybe even further my career and write something interesting coming out of it! Who knows! I have grown to accept that I am EXTREMELY BAD at predicting outcomes!
Anyhow. I still do think of this space as the repository for my travel videos/some photos/some thoughts (tho I'm very happy to have a non-digital Book of Days working in concert with journals to anchor me with documentation of what the heck is up in my life in the midst of these crazy years) so at SOME point, Morocco posts will be forthcoming, and then Luxembourg spring break posts, and then summer 2023 posts, and maybe by the time 2028 rolls around I'll be caught up to the start of 2024. Til then: be kind to yourselves and maybe some other people while you're at it! Take a nap! Do NOT take melatonin at 7 pm it is a bad idea do not do it. GOODBYE.
