I really hate buses
No really, I do.
I've just stood waiting outside in the rain for 15 minutes (having given up the warm interior of the computer cluster) for a bus home to turn up. The one that did drove right past me and didn't even stop outside the bus stop, despite me and a couple of other people standing there. It is now very dark, still raining, absolutely freezing, and the next bus I can get home is in nearly an hour. Either that, or I can get one to ASDA, and can then walk for 15 minutes in the rain back to the Lodge.
I hate buses.
I am at Brrrrr (yes) etton because we're conducting final rehearsals for our assessment tomorrow. I say this, but we only really rehearsed for about an hour in total, after all the faffing about of other people in my group. Did I mention that I am the only one who knows their lines, and that this is 35% (doesn't sound much, but is pretty decisive) of out mark for this semester? Oh yes. But anyway: our piece.
We have to create a piece of theatre that encourages social change. We decided to use the topic of the justice system, and how celebrities always seem to get off with a lighter sentence because of their fame. We are encouraging the audience to rightly imprison the celebrity, thus encouraging social change. Well, that's what we told our tutor anyway.
We filmed our news reports for the TV last Thursday, but I haven't actually seen what they look like yet because the editing is being done tonight. Yay. So anyway, basically, these news reports will be shown to the audience first, resembling a form of media. Then a news crew rushes in and starts preparing for their piece next to the audience watching TV. They will then encourage the audience to follow them to a staircase where the celebrity is walking down into court with his lawyer (me). Then ensues a court case, in which the audience is the jury, and they are presented with the responsibility of deciding the verdict.
What I haven't explained is that the celebrity is facing rape charges, which means that our case and evidence is all pretty.. revolting. I am also the only one who knows anything about court conventions (having been in a courtroom to watch a case twice, and having watched many episodes of Judge John Deed), so I am the only one talking in a formal manner, while the prosecution is using all sorts of... language to put across her point.
In short, I'm a bit worried about performing tomorrow. But at least I know my lines :)
Last time I posted, I had a cold. NOW I have what seems like either an ear infection, or wisdom-tooth ache. Either way, I still feel yucky, and really can't wait to come home next week. I'm not sure what it is about this place, but everyone seems to be ill all of the time, and this seems to be rubbing off on me. The worst thing is, I don't have a hot water bottle, so I have to use an ice-pack to dull the pain, which means that i'm pretty sure i'm starting to get frostbite on one side of my face. It's also not particularly good for when you want to be sleeping.
For those who don't know, I'm coming home to Norwich for a few days at the beginning of next week. We have a kind of "reading week" thing where my POP1 module has a rest for a week, which means I only have common module and elective lessons. So, I am coming home Monday evening, staying for Tuesday and Wednesday, and am going home on Thursday afternoon. So, if anyone wants to see me, i'm pretty fully booked by Phil and family, but I would very much like to see you if you are free. After this, the next time I'm coming home is Christmas, so it would be nice to hear from people :D
I will see you all in... 5 days!
I've just stood waiting outside in the rain for 15 minutes (having given up the warm interior of the computer cluster) for a bus home to turn up. The one that did drove right past me and didn't even stop outside the bus stop, despite me and a couple of other people standing there. It is now very dark, still raining, absolutely freezing, and the next bus I can get home is in nearly an hour. Either that, or I can get one to ASDA, and can then walk for 15 minutes in the rain back to the Lodge.
I hate buses.
I am at Brrrrr (yes) etton because we're conducting final rehearsals for our assessment tomorrow. I say this, but we only really rehearsed for about an hour in total, after all the faffing about of other people in my group. Did I mention that I am the only one who knows their lines, and that this is 35% (doesn't sound much, but is pretty decisive) of out mark for this semester? Oh yes. But anyway: our piece.
We have to create a piece of theatre that encourages social change. We decided to use the topic of the justice system, and how celebrities always seem to get off with a lighter sentence because of their fame. We are encouraging the audience to rightly imprison the celebrity, thus encouraging social change. Well, that's what we told our tutor anyway.
We filmed our news reports for the TV last Thursday, but I haven't actually seen what they look like yet because the editing is being done tonight. Yay. So anyway, basically, these news reports will be shown to the audience first, resembling a form of media. Then a news crew rushes in and starts preparing for their piece next to the audience watching TV. They will then encourage the audience to follow them to a staircase where the celebrity is walking down into court with his lawyer (me). Then ensues a court case, in which the audience is the jury, and they are presented with the responsibility of deciding the verdict.
What I haven't explained is that the celebrity is facing rape charges, which means that our case and evidence is all pretty.. revolting. I am also the only one who knows anything about court conventions (having been in a courtroom to watch a case twice, and having watched many episodes of Judge John Deed), so I am the only one talking in a formal manner, while the prosecution is using all sorts of... language to put across her point.
In short, I'm a bit worried about performing tomorrow. But at least I know my lines :)
Last time I posted, I had a cold. NOW I have what seems like either an ear infection, or wisdom-tooth ache. Either way, I still feel yucky, and really can't wait to come home next week. I'm not sure what it is about this place, but everyone seems to be ill all of the time, and this seems to be rubbing off on me. The worst thing is, I don't have a hot water bottle, so I have to use an ice-pack to dull the pain, which means that i'm pretty sure i'm starting to get frostbite on one side of my face. It's also not particularly good for when you want to be sleeping.
For those who don't know, I'm coming home to Norwich for a few days at the beginning of next week. We have a kind of "reading week" thing where my POP1 module has a rest for a week, which means I only have common module and elective lessons. So, I am coming home Monday evening, staying for Tuesday and Wednesday, and am going home on Thursday afternoon. So, if anyone wants to see me, i'm pretty fully booked by Phil and family, but I would very much like to see you if you are free. After this, the next time I'm coming home is Christmas, so it would be nice to hear from people :D
I will see you all in... 5 days!
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I understand, sometimes they go past me as well, it's really annoying!
Hope you're enjoying your stay in Norwich :)
Love you lots x
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