For the record

There was a nice coyote chorus outside just now.

Yowza!

I just learned that auditions for King Lear are this Wednesday. *knucklecrack* Better get ready. I really hope that the audition handouts include Edmund's monologue.

The Eldritch Fellowship of the Icosahedron

RPGers (myself included) are organizing to make a charter and become a group officially recognized by polity. That means we will get funding. There are that many gamers at St. John's. I knew we were prolific, but until seeing the crowd tonight I had no idea. It's going to make transferring a little sad, as the social dynamic here is one I have enjoyed quite a bit.

But still: official RPG organization on campus! We have the Power!

Also:

Aiyaiyah

Gerrard's player has some rather interesting views on international relations. On the way out of seminar we were having a debate over conflict between stronger and weaker countries. Says he, if A has a bigger gun than B it is A's right to kill B as it is in A's best interest, eliminating competition with B and preventing B from killing A first. Says I, it would not benefit A, as it would be a waste of time, resources, and, in the event of retaliation, lives. Says he, states act this way. Says I, since C, D, and E, could overpower A by banding together, why haven't they done so? Says he, because there would be too many internal conflicts to have an effective alliance. Says I, given the case of two equal powers, given that A knows B is capable of responding in kind to an attack, A will not attack B, and vice versa. Says he, this is why deterrence is important, and that if A has the opportunity to wipe out B it will. Says I, why? Says he, so that A will have less competition on the world stage. We eventually took this all the way to A being the only country left standing on the globe and on top of the heap by default, at which point I brought up the, under his philosophy, likely occurrence that the citizens of A who want the country run differently would start civil wars. Says he, so kill them. Says I, it is not in humanity's best interests for us to blow each other up. Says he, you live in a utopia! Says I, you live in a radioactive desert! 

Now if only I could get this engaged during the seminar.

Irony

Auditions for The Importance of Being Earnest are this evening. I would be down there right now, but college auditions will require me to be elsewhere during important periods of time coming up on (and possibly including) performance. Attempts to pursue theater are foiled by... attempts to pursue theater. *headdesk*

Back to square one.

I have come to the conclusion that I made a mistake in deciding to go to St. John's College. I'm not doing what I love, I'm not preparing to do what I love, and this learning process isn't one with which I fit well. I am now looking, not into liberal arts colleges that offer some theater, but into strong theater programs. Unfortunately, I came to this conclusion a little late in the winter for many colleges to still be accepting applications for next fall, but some are. I hope this time around I can find a place that really fits me.

Alumni Day

Went back to visit my high school today. It was great to see everybody again, catch up with Behind-the-Commons Folks, hear how things are going in the theatre, who loses and who wins, who's in, who's--[EDITOR: You've already used that reference!] Oh, shut up. *hits editor with a frying pan*

Vince, Ratched, Little Sally, Candy, and Hope were all there in the afternoon. No Lockstock, though.

I tried to check my mailbox a couple of times before remembering that I don't go here anymore.