I spent most of today getting nervous about the impending After School Club. I was good in that I managed to get all the paper work up to date and ready before there was a last minute panic. The session plan was as good as written already, so again, that was all fine. In the event, we had a fantastic response, with 18 attending. This exceeded my expectations, and they were a lovely bunch. There are some real characters already, so I expect I will have my work cut out over the next few weeks! I came home in a good mood, which was slightly spoiled by a message from the landlords. We have been here for over a year and a half, and we asked once more if we could have a dog. We have proved ourselves to be more than decent and trustworthy tenants, and rather than replace the rather threadbare carpet, we thought we would ask if we could get a small dog. It was dismissed almost immediately, which has really annoyed me. It's part of the joys of renting I suppose. The benefits are there for us, and I am grateful for them, but I have really missed being a dog owner. I just feel that we are being judged on previous untrustworthy tenants, and there is a huge sense of injustice. It's not to the point where I want to move as a result of it, but it did cross my mind. I think we just need to accept it and move on. In the evening I sat down and came up with the idea for the ten minute play. I wrote a list of things that I would struggle to find funny, and then combined two of them to come up with the winning idea! It is, I suppose, beyond sick, but I think that will help it, and it fits within the concept they are looking for. I told Mrs Plug about it, and she laughed. Apparently I have always walked the tightrope of offensive and funny, and teetered on either side from time to time. It will be interesting to see how this pans out! I slipped behind on the novel today, but aim to catch up tomorrow. I don't think my lifestyle necessarily fits with the idea of writing the same amount every day, but as long as I keep adding I think it will be fine. I did find that it was difficult to remove myself entirely from the story though, and I wonder if this idea is playing with fire a little? I don't particularly need to be in the depths of misery right now. I watched the documentary on Grayson Perry yesterday, and he had one of those troubled relationships with his Father, and family in general. He was trying to gain a bit of closure through his latest work, and I wonder if I will manage to do the same should I persevere?
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