I'm doing 36 things
first draft complete!
1 month ago
...waiting for feedback from the overseers…
this play is so weird. i have a strange feeling that i had nothing to do with it, even though a lot of the content comes directly from my own experiences.
emmeting's Life List
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1. have a yard sale
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2. apply to the national theatre school's playwriting program
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3. decrease my consumption of unfair trade products
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4. write and perform a one-person show
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5. co-create the bunkhouse manifesto
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6. start a podcast
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7. return my friends' artistic favours
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8. renew my passport
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9. spend some time volunteering at a child haven international home
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10. meet paige railstone!!!
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11. host a storytelling circle
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12. keep a diary
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13. get myself a widow bride
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14. carry out a secret plan
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15. tell an elaborate web of lies to a stranger on some form of public transportation
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16. make a new wallet out of bubblegum wrappers
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17. grow a fucking skin
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18. meet Tony Kushner
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19. get tattooed
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20. actually finish writing a novel
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21. live in a tower
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22. pen and publish the dancer's manifesto
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23. spread the herosexual agenda
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24. hitch hike somewhere more epic than just home from work
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25. learn fire poi
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26. live in a city
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27. keep the same laptop for at least three years
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28. make music that people can dance to.
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29. get fan mail from prison
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30. play accordion
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31. learn to pray
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32. have more goals listed under "done" than under "doing"
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33. be the trouble I want to see in the world
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34. finish my comic
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35. spend a night in the library
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36. Win NaNoWriMo 2009
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How I did it
It made me
knowledgeable 
How I did it: i took a picture of the sign.i posted the picture on facebook, and also on my school propaganda blog, with captions attached to each that indicated that i would like to make out with the person who'd done it.a friend replied in secret to tell me it was her.mission accomplished. Read how I did it…
It made me
it will get better
How I did it: worked on script for two years. finally came up with something that had a beginning and an end and some stuff in between. started dropping hints to friends about doing some readings/critique-swapping. garnered some enthusiasm from friends who i can only assume are total masochists on some level (which i suppose isn't surprising, what with them being writers too). set a date. had copies of the script made up. bought wine. made snack… Read how I did it…
It made me
superfantastic 
How I did it: most of the components of this costume came from my regular wardrobe (yes, i dress that much like a drag queen on a day-to-day), so my main point of anxiety was on the beard and make-up.i'm not normally one to voluntarily use cosmetics. i did cover my face and torso with violet body paint for last year's costume, but that didn't really require any precision...this, on the other hand...turned out to be quite fun, actually. i'm … Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
semi-commissioned...
2 months ago
...by the high school i graduated from in ‘07.
the teachers who oversaw the production of two drama festival plays i was involved in (once as actor, once as playwright) when i went to said high school have expressed interest in something written by me for the students to play with this year, + i expressed interest back, so…that’s been a project this summer.
i should really have a first draft to present them with sometime in the next couple of weeks. which should be doable. i’m within no more than a couple of pages of it, in fact. but this is the point at which i start freaking out that i’m going to give it THE WRONG ENDING.
endings is trouble for me.
so this is a high-distractibility zone.
as evidenced by here-i-am-on-the-interwebs.
i keep falling off the wagon.
2 months ago
i have a sugar problem. i admit it. it’s really unfortunate.
now, there are fair-trade sugar products available, so i could rot my teeth without completely disregarding my conscience, and i strive to do so…but there are some things i can’t seem to find fair-trade alternatives for.
like bubble gum.
