on the (very bumpy) road again

On the road again
Just can't wait to get on the road again
The life I love is makin' music with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again
On the road again
Goin' places that I've never been
Seein' things that I may never see again,
And I can't wait to get on the road again.

That's how Willy Nelson sang it. Today I think it would be more appropriate to sing something like:

On the road again
There's ice and potholes on the road again
My car keeps telling me, "go back to school, my friend,
cause I don't want to be on the road again."
On the road again
These vibrations just might be my end
And it's so slow I wish I had Depends
I wish I weren't on the road again.

Something like that.

Anyway...

e3h: we were talking about stephen's reasons for leaving the catholic church; discuss them online, but also take a look at other critical things he discusses with his friends and how their conversations catalyze these decisions

e2h: we're in WW tomorrow; be ready for conferences, especially those who have in-class conferences either week; posting is on lots of DOAS topics...

drama: exercises 2.1, 2,2, and 2.3 (-the monologue) online by weekend's end. prepare the monologue for performance. first, of course, you'll have to find one. read the directions: it does not need to be from a play. i know i said you could write one, but i am rescinding that; don't write it yourself; instead, follow the directions and find something appropriate. then use the steps we have already learned to figure out how to play it, and practice, practice, practice. out loud. the more you read it out loud, the more you will find yourself memorizing it.

for full memorization, simply take it a paragraph at a time: read one sentence again and again until it comes out easily and correctly every time. then move to the next one. then do them together. repeat until you have a paragraph. repeat the paragraph several times. then work on the second paragraph. go back and do both paragraphs together. repeat until the monologue is fully memorized.

one additional trick: a mini tape recorder is useful. record your monologue and have it handy for playback; that way you cannot see the next lines, but you can double-check your accuracy.

random thought of the day: Time is the best healer . . . unfortunately, it kills all its patients.