Haven't posted on elowel for about a year and half so I thought maybe it was time for an update! (And I just wanted to take a moment to reflect on 2010.)

I don't think I ever take a moment to be proud of myself. I have good self-esteem and loads of confidence, but I'm always just thinking about the things I could have done better. So this is a look at all the GREAT things about 2010, because people should take time to reflect on the GOOD things they've done. I invite you all to do the same!

WORK LIFE:
*Designed 2 shows academically, and 10 shows professionally (and resdesigned one show in seven venues total for 17 professional designs).

*Worked my sixth year professionally in theatre, my third year professionally as a designer.

*Designed a national tour which took me all over the US: NY, LA, Chicago, Dallas, etc.

*Had a blast interning at OSF. Got to do some pretty sweet projects with fiber optics.


SCHOOL LIFE:
*Was accepted into PsiChi- the national psychology honors association

*Took a course just for fun and just for me- Wine Tasting! (A business course!)

*Walked at June graduation Magna Cum Laude.

*Finished the coursework for not one, but two separate bachelor's degrees.

HOME LIFE:
*Celebrated my four year anniversary with Ben, then celebrated our fifth Thanksgiving and Christmas together. <3

*Adopted a three-legged cat with a mysterious past (and insistent demeanor).

*Bought a motorcycle (and I rock it.)

*Lived completely alone for the first time (and loved it)

*Due to living alone, got the time and space to freely evolve as a person

*Expanded upon friendships with some AWESOME people

*Made some great international friends that I can't wait to visit in Ireland.

*Drank more (and flew more) in three weeks than I have in the rest of my life. Yea... that's what happens on an Irish tour. Drinking, planes, drinking, planes, dancing, drinking, fiddling, drinking, planes. Adventures and memories to last a lifetime!

*Advanced really far with my knitting- made some really really cool stuff!

*Became an aunty to little Mary Day (and knit her some really cute stuff).

*Was proposed to (and turned down) some cowboys. (Who couldn't believe that I wasn't married with several kids by my advanced age. -_-')

*Read a ton of books and plays, some for school, some for personal intellectual advancement, and some just for fun (I REALLY missed having time to read for fun during college.)

*Got both older, and younger.


So what will happen in 2011?

Finding a new apartment, finding a job, and deciding what population I want to work with BEFORE heading to grad school. My profs want me to go into research, but I'm not convinced yet. I think I want to work with people. I know that doctorate is in my future, but I want to be sure about what I want to do before starting in on it! I've spent so much time in theatre, and I'm grateful that I've been so successful with finding work that I'm able make a stable living off of it, but I think I've come to the decision that I want to pursue psychology instead.


Let's reflect on all the great things that have happened, and look forward to doing more great things!

HAPPY OLD YEAR, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I need more cable.


The hang only took about 2 hours. AMAZING. Circuiting took another 6. We should fix some of those dimmers.

We zombied together extensions by cannibalizing two-fers and old instruments... We still ran out of connections though... so we used a bunch of edisons. Hah. Which means that focus is interesting... because we're playing the "which cable doesn't work..." to the extreme. With cables that the GAMchek doesn't work on.

All of this stuff going wrong has been a wonderful break from all of the stress. It's pretty sweet. I also have an awesome crew working for me, even if some of them do get cranky easily.

And this isn't a code. Lor knows what I'm talking about. <3 Probably Matt and Shelley too. <3