books and libretti (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} bookslibretti) wrote,@ 2008-01-31 18:20:00 |
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Drama averted (or at least deferred)
I called Doug today at like 3:30, asking what was up -- and he acted totally normal, like nothing whatsoever had happened. He had a bunch of good news; for one thing, he got hired permanently at his day job, which means he gets health insurance eventually! For another, he just lucked into a production of Waiting for Godot (very good) -- in New Jersey (bad). He's staying there this weekend rehearsing like mad; it opens Monday and runs through next Sunday's matinée, so this weekend's out and so is next weekend. He was acting perfectly normal and sounding like he wanted to see me, not like he was making excuses, and last-minute substitutions and awful rehearsal schedules are certainly part of actors' lives.
He did say we'd see each other the weekend he was free again, which works out to February 16 -- and we won't have seen each other since January 21. That's going to be weird. And powerful. And yeah, I am going to start a talk while he's here, because he's not getting completely away with what he tried last time. But for now, no stress and no drama!
***
There is, however, drama about my graduation. When I came into NYU, I was exempted from the foreign-language requirement because I'd gotten above a certain score on my SAT II French test. It didn't show up on my unofficial degree progress report, though, so for awhile now I've been bugging various officials who have sent me away saying everything would be fine.
The official I ran into today said that everything was far from fine. I took the SAT II French Language with Listening and they only accept SAT II French Language. The listening version is above and beyond -- it isn't only listening; there's a written portion first, and that's the same as the non-listening part -- so I more than fulfilled the requirements.
And now this guy -- I've met with him before, and he's not just a martinet, he's a downright unpleasant person -- telling me I have to stick around and take four more semesters' worth of French.
Yeah, I called my parents. NYU sucks for only listening to parents, but what are you going to do? NYU knows the parents are the ones writing the checks, so the school will listen to them if not to the students. My dad is probably going to freak out, call the assistant dean of such-and-such and throw a fit, and everything will magically be fine. It's ridiculous things have to be done this way.
***
TONIGHT:
7:00 (15 minutes!) - Water St. spelling bee
after that - Ben
I called Doug today at like 3:30, asking what was up -- and he acted totally normal, like nothing whatsoever had happened. He had a bunch of good news; for one thing, he got hired permanently at his day job, which means he gets health insurance eventually! For another, he just lucked into a production of Waiting for Godot (very good) -- in New Jersey (bad). He's staying there this weekend rehearsing like mad; it opens Monday and runs through next Sunday's matinée, so this weekend's out and so is next weekend. He was acting perfectly normal and sounding like he wanted to see me, not like he was making excuses, and last-minute substitutions and awful rehearsal schedules are certainly part of actors' lives.
He did say we'd see each other the weekend he was free again, which works out to February 16 -- and we won't have seen each other since January 21. That's going to be weird. And powerful. And yeah, I am going to start a talk while he's here, because he's not getting completely away with what he tried last time. But for now, no stress and no drama!
***
There is, however, drama about my graduation. When I came into NYU, I was exempted from the foreign-language requirement because I'd gotten above a certain score on my SAT II French test. It didn't show up on my unofficial degree progress report, though, so for awhile now I've been bugging various officials who have sent me away saying everything would be fine.
The official I ran into today said that everything was far from fine. I took the SAT II French Language with Listening and they only accept SAT II French Language. The listening version is above and beyond -- it isn't only listening; there's a written portion first, and that's the same as the non-listening part -- so I more than fulfilled the requirements.
And now this guy -- I've met with him before, and he's not just a martinet, he's a downright unpleasant person -- telling me I have to stick around and take four more semesters' worth of French.
Yeah, I called my parents. NYU sucks for only listening to parents, but what are you going to do? NYU knows the parents are the ones writing the checks, so the school will listen to them if not to the students. My dad is probably going to freak out, call the assistant dean of such-and-such and throw a fit, and everything will magically be fine. It's ridiculous things have to be done this way.
***
TONIGHT:
7:00 (15 minutes!) - Water St. spelling bee
after that - Ben
