Actually
this morning I was doing just fine. I had a lot of work to do but I knew that I
would manage everything properly and on time. What I didn’t anticipate was how
other people would have an impact on my plan.
I had
planned that I would get ready and prepare notes for the program I was to be a
Master of Ceremony at. This was the concluding program of a theatre workshop
that I taught at for the last 22 days. In this very program, I was also the
director of one team's skit out of the four teams that would perform skits. The
final rehearsal of my team was scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at my place. So
I would prepare my notes a little before and a little after rehearsals. By 2 I'd be ready
with the notes and the final rehearsal would already be over. From 2 to 2:45 I
would write my NaBloPoMo post, eat while re-reading my notes and get dressed
and leave. I would reach the venue at 3 p.m. sharp. Then, till 6 p.m., along with
another girl, I would be the make-up artist, the costume person and all-assorted-tasks-doer.
At 6, I would once more, peacefully, go over my notes and at 6:30 p.m. the program
would begin. Once it started, it would flow and there was nothing to worry
about.
I was
ready way before time for the rehearsal. I sat down to make my notes. But as
time passed I got more and more agitated since my team was late and I was
seething with anger by the time they reached my place a full hour late. I did
continue to make my notes till they came but my mind wasn't at peace. Since
their performance would be affected if I didn’t conduct rehearsals, I had to,
after giving them a piece of my mind of course, conduct them. Naturally, rehearsals ended at 2 p.m. So I had to rush through
food, skip writing on the blog and re-skim instead of re-read my notes and even
then, I reached the venue 45 minutes late. Time simply flew after that. By the
time all the make-up, hair and costumes were done and sets, lights and music
were in place, it was 6:15 p.m. already ! Yet again I skimmed through my notes
with half my attention wandering elsewhere. The program began 15 minutes behind
schedule due to technical snags. Luckily, after that, it went well.
After the
program ended, there was so much winding up work that I reached home at 11:05
p.m. As I was about to sit back and relax, I realised, I haven't put my post
for NaBloPoMo ! So I promptly sat down to write so that I could post it before
the day technically ended !
The spiral that began with the team coming late in the morning has finally ended as the day ends. Phew ! I'm really glad today is over :)
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