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Had a pretty fulfilling day yesterday attending the reading of one-act plays at a tutor's house. Really nice place, remote, spacious with lots of natural daylight, living room was large enough to fit almost 20 people comfortably. Photos will be up on Facebook, not here.
A number of seniors turned up, many of whom are working adults, and I was quite heartened to see a cross-section of society spending an entire Saturday listening to amateur or, at least, non-established plays. There is a kind of dedication there, or at least a perceptible interest in art. The idea of a close arts community is always comforting, and I felt quite at ease just listening to people talk about the latest plays, the latest art exhibitions, upcoming art events as well as, of course, the read-out plays.
It's not just a matter of art. People gathering on a Saturday over a particular interest is always nice. It reflects that there's more to their lives than corporate work.
Where do I go from here? From here I've got to apply Lyotard's theory of the postmodern to Jeanette Winterson's Oranges are not the only Fruit and Pinter's The Birthday Party. If that sounds nice, it's actually quite simplistic, the points really plain and straightforward. It'd be possible to bring up more interesting points but I've got no time to look too much. It's a matter of sequence. I spent the past week doing the play; if the reading had been on a later date, I would have spent that amount of time doing the essay, and then work on my play.
It's not a matter of sequence. If I didn't procrastinate so much in earlier weeks, I would've freed up more time for this potentially interesting essay. But it's ok. I think I'm the sort of person who needs poor results to motivate myself further. I'd go crazy if I had to aim for an A in everything and then despair when there's a B.
After the B it will be revision for final exams, after that a short nearby holiday trip, after that I will see what opportunities offer themselves. I've got a number of things to settle, not least of which is to have a splendid meal at KFC.
A number of seniors turned up, many of whom are working adults, and I was quite heartened to see a cross-section of society spending an entire Saturday listening to amateur or, at least, non-established plays. There is a kind of dedication there, or at least a perceptible interest in art. The idea of a close arts community is always comforting, and I felt quite at ease just listening to people talk about the latest plays, the latest art exhibitions, upcoming art events as well as, of course, the read-out plays.
It's not just a matter of art. People gathering on a Saturday over a particular interest is always nice. It reflects that there's more to their lives than corporate work.
Where do I go from here? From here I've got to apply Lyotard's theory of the postmodern to Jeanette Winterson's Oranges are not the only Fruit and Pinter's The Birthday Party. If that sounds nice, it's actually quite simplistic, the points really plain and straightforward. It'd be possible to bring up more interesting points but I've got no time to look too much. It's a matter of sequence. I spent the past week doing the play; if the reading had been on a later date, I would have spent that amount of time doing the essay, and then work on my play.
It's not a matter of sequence. If I didn't procrastinate so much in earlier weeks, I would've freed up more time for this potentially interesting essay. But it's ok. I think I'm the sort of person who needs poor results to motivate myself further. I'd go crazy if I had to aim for an A in everything and then despair when there's a B.
After the B it will be revision for final exams, after that a short nearby holiday trip, after that I will see what opportunities offer themselves. I've got a number of things to settle, not least of which is to have a splendid meal at KFC.
2 Comments:
And some mahjong of course.
Aquila
"I'd go crazy if I had to aim for an A in everything and then despair when there's a B."
shouldn't it be aiming high and do your best, the outcome should be secondary instead.
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