Thurs. Feb. 22, 2024: The First Workshop
image courtesy of 8926 via pixabay.comThursday, February 22, 2024
Waxing Moon
Cloudy and warmer
You can read the latest on the garden here on Gratitude and Growth.
I put up yesterday’s Ink-Dipped Advice post on communication tools after this blog post, and you can read it here.
Today’s serial episode is from LEGERDEMAIN:
Episode 166: Enchanted Blades & Poisons
Shelley’s theory about how the blades are enchanted means there’s a skilled sorcerer involved. That sounds familiar.
Yesterday went a little cattywampus because I had to take my mom to the doctor. I did a script coverage in the morning, and then did my library run. Dropped off a lot of books, picked up a decent amount, too.
Home, got a few little things done, had some lunch. Re-read a call for proposals I’d thought I couldn’t do, and an idea began forming, from the prep work I’d done for the night’s workshop. I might see if I can put together a viable proposal. So that’s two detailed, intricate proposals for two different projects that I need to write in March.
Took my mom to the doctor, and met her doctor and my mom’s favorite (male) nurse. The doctor was concerned that her blood pressure was so high and adjusted the medication. I take her back next week. She felt better just for going to the doctor.
Finished reading THE MAGIC OF LEMON DROP PIE by Rachel Linden. (Sort-of, but not really spoiler alert): I really liked most of it, up until a few sentences near the end: “. . .you don’t need magic to change your life. You just need to follow your bliss as best you can.” But that’s what magic IS. Understanding and defining your bliss, aligning yourself with that, and then taking action toward it. The character’s dismissal of magic soured the book for me (no pun intended).
I started reading YOU CAN’T SPELL TREASON WITHOUOT TEA by Rebecca Thorne, which is really funny so far.
After a late dinner Tuesday night, we had to have an early dinner last night because of the workshop (plus I had to miss tarot circle).
It was my first workshop as a member of the Assets 4 Artists Northern Berkshire Artist Capacity Building Grant Program. It was wonderful. It was run by Shey Rivera Ríos, who is based in Providence, and the topic was “Cultural Organizing for Artists.” I learned so much, and the entire group had so many good ideas. We had a breakout session, with just three artists in each, so that we got to get into some deep discussions. I learned a lot that I can apply toward both new ways of storytelling that are more layered, and toward the two projects on which I am writing applications. There was some talk about continuing the conversations started over a period of weeks. I’m definitely interested; we will see if that comes to pass.
Charlotte, of course, was delighted to meet a whole new contingent of people over Zoom who think she is pretty, and she participated in about the first 20 minutes of the workshop.
In the Land of Things Work Out, a disappointment I had in not getting a particular residency in April worked out in my best interest, because of this capacity building program and the play reading.
It was a very intense two hours, and I was both exhilarated and exhausted by the end of it. It ties in a lot with the community based work that Wild Soul River does, and that the farm in which I’m now a CSA member does. The way things are aligning, and the connecting dots are really cool.
I slept pretty well, although I woke up around 3:30 (mostly because I’d gone to bed early). But instead of fretting and worrying about going back to sleep, I decided to be grateful for the quiet time and mull over things I’d learned in the workshop and how to apply them in life.
I naturally fell back asleep, and Charlotte roused me as soon as the coffee started.
On today’s agenda: I already wished a good friend happy birthday (and I hope she has a brilliant day); meditation; writing; working on proposals; LOIs; script coverage; finishing up the reading for the Scholastic contest; Open Studios as MASSMoCA this evening.
My mom’s feeling a little better today, so we’ll see how the medication adjustment works.
I hope it doesn’t rain this afternoon/evening, so that I can walk to and from MASSMoCA. If I drive, while I’m out, Dipsy Doodle will appropriate my parking spot again.
Anyway, have a good one!
