Of COURSE I have to post this!

My awesome boss, Brad, wrote me an email today (which had a scary subject line of in writing):

Just to let you know, in writing:

I'm very impressed with your quality of work and your outstanding communication skills. You have been a wonderful addition to the team and I sure appreciate all your hard work, you good ideas and your super attitude.

Keep it up!!!

Brad


I personally think it's very much AWESOME to be meeting and/or exceeding the expectations of the one person who hired you and are working for - for me it's like, it's the best gift you can give them - make them feel a great sense of gratification for picking you out of all the rest because you are doing such a good job, and also help improve your team and actively contribute to its success. Brad and my team have and always will have my undying loyalty. I am so thankful Brad chose me for this job, even if I feel I wasn't up to par at that time. And I do love my job, but I think it has more to do with my boss and my team than what I'm actually doing. God, I'm so thankful, thank you, really, thank you! I can only wish the same for everyone else out there. Really, despite all the difficulties, we are so blessed.

Anyhow, I responded to him with a "Wow, thanks so much, Brad!!!" out of sheer surprise and thanked him for all the support and belief he's given to me and the team; and for going to last night's show despite the fact that he spent the previous night driving cross country to pick up his brother and going to work at sunrise with little or no sleep. I was so touched by that, I didn't even expect him to come because he was so tired that morning. And here I was hustling and bustling for the most part of the day, not knowing what to do, restless, harassed, head floating and swimming, thoughtless... and people do kind things like that for me. Anyhow, I gave a dramatic goodbye to Jason (our pianist) yesterday, by the way, and gave him the little pink flower I had with me onstage, thanking him for everything (cause he SO rocks!).

I promised I'd write down something more about my personal legend, so here goes... I think theatre (and originally, this was my plan anyway) is really just a means to an end, and not the end itself, for me. It is a great tool through which I can understand literature more... which is probably why I found my Shakespeare workshop experience immediately much more gratifying than this one, methinks. I felt I finally understood Shakespeare in a whole new light from a thespian's point of view - it's just so different when you act out his plays rather than just read them. Everything has a stark clarity to it... Which is why theatre for me will always be the best medium to express the written word. It's much more human than film as there is a deeper vulnerability performing live AND you actually get to connect head-on with your audience. It's awesome.

This recent re-focusing back to "pure literature" is also a result of an epiphany I had not too long ago about what I'd like to have as a dissertation or masteral (even doctoral) thesis. I won't post it here though, lest someone steal my idea. ;p Let's just say that it leaveth me a-mused. ;) I am SO excited about it, and can't wait to start. But let me relish living in my crystal shop for now. I must gather my strength and resources. And when the sweet Zephyr whispers it is time, I will know where I must go.

CIAO, everyone!