Priorities, Priorities...

It's been a while since I've last posted to this thing. It's been a busy month!! Travels through Europe, relocations to Chicago, internship at a major theatre... good times, but tiring.

Amdist it all is my ARTicle. A "fantasy" (as I like to think of it) on Weimar cabaret, I was charged with writing 800 - 1,000 words to help introduce American audiences to our upcoming a.r.t. season. I can't say I didn't enjoy the task; however, writing is always something I moan about.

I'm an improving writer, and I'm beginning to take pleasure in writing; however, I still view it as a chore. Perhaps it has to do with viewing my tasks as assignments and not opportunities - but that's a psychological shift I can tackle over time.

For now, my focus is Weimar cabaret ... and then I can begin my Moscow journals. They're all, technically, begun, but in a variety of places and conditions. So, I need to sit down and clean things up .... by mid July. It will happen, in time, but for right now I'm all about the Weimar.

This blog is good practice, too. Tolya's intent was that by having us write daily we would, like bodybuilders, tone our literary muscles. I think it has worked, and I intend to try and keep "Tolya Made Me Do It" up and running for a few more weeks. When I complete my Moscow diaries, then will Tolya be put to bed ...

and Joziu will be re-awoken.