My best job

Yesterday (Thursday) was a good day. :)

We had class and watched a film called Anna's playground. You should look it up, it's a great short film.

Then we had line check which went really well. We were able to finish it in 45 minutes with time to eat lunch.

Then we had sound check. This is the first performance using the in-ear monitors so it went a little slow.

I was able to check my light cues for the songs until Warren decided he was going to fix the parkhands in the middle of sound check.

I helped him but felt a little anxious not being able to see if my cues were working because I had to turn down the lights.

After we fixed the lights and after sound check, Warren taught me how to make some cool cues and macros. Macros are a combination of certain lights on stage.

We created some crazy ones and some standard ones.

After that I had dinner break and got back to CMC at 7 for the show.

The show went wonderful. I was so excited and relaxed. AND I HAD FUN. That was the best part.

My cues went well. I only had one or two oops moments and Warren liked my cues.

Luke's song set was the last of the night and Warren decided to use some of the macros we made earlier.

It was WICKED!

After the last song was over Warren turned to me and said, "Or something like that." Haha yeaahhh, something like that.

It was incredible and I felt good. The kind of good I should be feeling this whole semester....

After the show we all watched The Social Network with an intermission of a tornado warning. I had never seen the movie before.


TODAY

Today we went over game tape. Rick, Warren, and Tom had a lot of comments about monitors and Front of House mixing. They got picked on a lot. It made me stressed. A lot. I'M doing FOH next Thursday.

After game tape the techs learned how to put the video jib arm together and how to use it. It was cool to see it working. I am so interested in film and photography.

Then I had an hour recording session with AnnaMarie. She thought she was going home today so she gave her slot away to someone else. She stayed and we were able to get in for an hour to lay down scratch vocal and acoustic.

Tonight I have Dan's rehearsal. Hopefully from practice in AnnaMarie's rehearsal, I will be able to get started sooner in his rehearsal than previous rehearsals for AnnaMarie.

Then I will sleep...or watch a movie.

I'm excited for the retreat this weekend. I want to sleep and relax. I need to relax.

Please keep me in your prayers about me relaxing.

...my stress is getting out of hand.

Talk to you soon...

"C-Money, I believe in you!"