Holy shit, you guys

So, uh, Element happened! And it turned out pretty great!

There are things (in some areas, a lot of things) I wish I/we had done differently, but a bunch of them were due to insane crap re: the preproduction schedule, which is not going to be a problem in the future, and whatever, we did a lot of learning. The part I liked best was that we had really interesting plays and great directors and actors, which could have easily been NOT AT ALL THE CASE, but made everything so wonderful to watch. There are many people I should thank/advertise for that, so I will try to get to them next time, when my computer isn't angered when I open more tabs. (Computer, how do you not understand that I NEED tabs?) Also, I have post-mortem stuff to do, which I am kind of staggering through right now.

One of the most exciting things for me personally was that I discovered that I actually have the skillset to help with something like this, instead of just hanging around with my finger up my nose, which is sometimes all I think I am good for (in my most rational moments). So, there will be better planning and better execution and whatnot, but we have a good foundation, and that's awesome. Exciting news will undoubtedly follow, and we are planning to continue checking in via the Element blog, so you can also find me (and other talented Elementers) there. ("Elementers" is not our group name. "Elementals" is a little too Age of Aquarius for me. It is a problem with no solution.)

Now, though, my Unpaid Second Job is going to be working on my own writing, which is so haaaard. I really need to finish this draft of We Three I've been footling with for forever, and then I can be done with it, at least for now, and then I have a couple of little beans that need to be mushed into ten-minute plays. Normally I enjoy editing a lot, but lately I've been very critical of my work in an unuseful way, because it's not coming with solutions. Where is my Idea Fairy? The agency told me they were sending me one! Bastards.