Now much beshrew my manners and my pride

Last night was terrific. I was so pleased! I got through all of my scenes without once calling for a line, and went all the right places, and was actually complimented on my performance afterward by the director. It was one of my better rehearsals of all time. My flying leap went off without a hitch, and the newspaper lady I'm sure got all kinds of grand pictures of our brawling and shouting. I think the other actors are starting to feel a bit better about things, too. Lysander actually cracked a smile, which was nice to see. He really has a great smile.

The only problem is mosquitoes. They are swarming our venue, and I keep having to douse myself in Deep Woods Off to keep them from eating me alive.

True to form, Kirstin also had a good rehearsal, and the directors added her in to another scene. I'm so proud!

I can't believe she is going to be 8 years old this Saturday. She is starting to act like a "big kid" as opposed to a "little kid". When she talks, she expects that she will be understood. She wants to do everything for herself, and she also wants lots of hugs. It's a great age.

I am now sitting in my rinky dink new cubicle. I actually have a full wall on my lefthand side, but it's an 8 foot by 7 foot space, where I have to use my 6-foot long three feet deep desk. It's a little crowded. I *should* turn my desk so that it faces the wall, making the walking space more roomy, but I refuse. As long as I have my desk facing as it does, I have a 2 foot 3 inch walkway around the end of it to sit down behind it, and I can SEE THE SKY and some treetops out of a distant window. It's really very important to me. I also feel more comfortable this way because people aren't always going to be walking up behind me. My coworker Earl keeps tut tut tutting and shaking his head, and warns me that when the esthetic police (Our boss) returns from vacation, he's not going to like my desk this way.

Well, I believe that since there's no policy on paper, and since the people with offices can set their desks in any place they choose, that those of us unfortunate enough to be relagated to working in a CUBBYHOLE should be able to put our desks any damn way we please.