Watch like nobody is dancing

Friday, September 15, 2006

Watch like nobody is dancing Current mood: content So, I want to go to grad school. At least I think I do. This is the first September in 17 years that I have not been in school. I have a job I love, work with people who are great, and have no real idea what I would like to go to school for. Lots of people have told me to wait. And I am happy to wait, but it still feels weird. See, I have this inherent need to keep moving, movement in some direction is always preferred to just treading water. So, I can go to grad school, and I think I want to decide on where to go…. It is either going to be in or around Chicago, or in or around San Francisco. I really like both cities, but I think Chicago might be a better choice. Grad school is likely to happen, but what is my purpose in school? What is my goal? If I am going in order to get a PhD in Theatre, well then it is Dave the college professor for the rest of his life. If I go out to get a MFA in Directing or Design, well, then it is probably just Dave the poor theatre guy for the rest of his life. Directing and or designing great shows, but the competition is tough Instead, I could just head off and move toward my dream of owning my own theatre/bar/restaurant. Which would be sweet, I just need to get some capital under me and some investors, and also some artistic staff to help me out. Part restaurant, part coffee house, part theatre, part comedy club, part bar--- two to three theatrical spaces where the hip and mod hang out and watch the funny. I was resolved to wait for a year… turns out that is tough, you either wait 6 months or 18 months since you have to jump back into the testing and application process. So, no matter what, I need to figure some stuff out here in the next couple of months. Can I keep doing what I am doing for the next year? Two years? Wow. That is a long time. I suppose two years isn't that long, and a lot can happen in those two years. Hell, a lot can happen in two months. Look at all the crap that happened in the past 6 months!