Back In Session

Now into the fourth day of the first week of school, I have to say I'm more pleased at being back than I though I would be. Right now I'm sitting in CSPAC, having just eaten at Applause - something I promised myself I would not do this semester and thought I would be able to avoid. However, my Thursday schedule allows generous time and opportunity for this to occur, so I'm sure it will happen very often. I just have to bring stuff to work on. I hate doing this because of the negativity and stagnant energy that arises out of it. The more I sit here in CSPAC the more I hate working with some of these people with their cliquey attitudes and ridiculous ideas. It just gets to me and makes me hate this business a little. So, for my sake, I MUST stay out of here any chance I get. And I have so far. I've also been making friends elsewhere on campus. Anything to keep me grounded in the real world and out of this superficial theatre enclave that can consume so many people so quickly. I will do my own thing and I will be successful on my own. I always have an will continue to do so. It's when I fall in the crevass of the latter - relying on others for growth in the career, etc - do I become stale. And to me staleness is death. And in an industry where so much is inherently dependant on what others think, it's immensley difficult not to fall into that trap. But I think I'm so far succeeding and am a much happier person because of it. Let's see how long I can stay that way...