It’s hot in Nebraska. Not pleasant, gosh isn’t this sun warm kind of hot. The kind of hot that makes you feel violent. It’s that vile. Craig and I went for a run at 8:30 am , and that was too late. We only lasted 35 minutes.
I don’t know how people live here. And this is only June! Back home, a clear blue sky is something that makes you smile. It’s a feeling of comfort and happiness. Here, a clear blue sky means there’s no escape from the sun and the heat and you’re toast. Literally.
And then, you go inside somewhere and suddenly, it’s the arctic. There are icicle hanging off your nose and penguins wave as they walk by you. When we set up our table in the exhibit hall tonight, I’ll need a sweater. The two extremes are wacky loco. But, I guess if I have to choose, I choose icicles. I hate feeling vile.
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It’s actually sub day one - it’s driving day! The International Thespians Festival takes place this week in Lincoln, Nebraska. It’s a big festival for us, and the longest: 8am to 8pm (and sometimes longer) for five days straight. Lincoln is hard to fly to - you can’t get there straight and some times for some things, it’s just easier to drive. Usually we do it over two days, but this year we decided to bite the bullet and do the whole thing in one shot. Lincoln is only a 17 hour drive (only????) and driving means we don’t have to worry so much about what we bring. For example, there’s nothing like having a cooler full of cold soda at your disposal!
What we learned is that your tiredness level is about the same at the end of a 12 hour drive as it is at the end of a 17 hour drive, so you might as well do 17 hours. It all went surprisingly well. We also broke out our new video/still camera. We’re going to put together a short video about our experiences this week. I was practicing with the soft ware during the drive and learned out to make titles as well as add sound effects. I’ll be George Lucas in about 50 million years.
Tomorrow is a rest day and a adjudicators meeting. Both Craig and I are going to judge Individual Events this year - monologues for me, and duet scenes for him. Should be interesting.
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