strange goings on
it has been an extremely busy few weeks.
first, the dance show i was working on seemed to go very well. i hope all were happy. i hope to be getting some video and still images from the show before too much longer. maybe i will post some for you.
second, we seem to have finally gotten the rest of this semester running for the apprentice program. most of the classes are scheduled and running. and to top it all off, we held the first of our large DACUM meetings. finally. DACUM is the acronym the college uses for designing a curriculum. we got some of our employers together along with several of our very experienced stage hands and built the skill sets a journeyman hand should have. next we need to break down skills by level (ie 1st, 2nd or 3rd year), then create the final class list. finally we will create syllabi for those classes. this way, in the future any instructor can teach the class and will have the basic skill sets we need them to teach.
its going to be a long couple months. we'll see what happens.
i got so busy and wiped out, i have not spoken to anyone other than work related for over two weeks. i haven't answered the phone or called any one of my friends or family. i am sure my mother is unhappy. oh well.
speaking of my parents, they leave the country next week to go to the phillipines for their second mission for the lds church. that is the only reason my mother wants to talk to me. she only calls when she wants something. other than that, they have no interest in my life at all. i am still debating whether or not i go out to their farewell tomorrow. or later today i guess, now that i look at the time.
i will have to let you know what i do.
other news from people who are trying to piss me off...
a couple years ago, i spent a great deal of time and effort working up all the paperwork to incorporate a little dance company as a non-profit. i had all the articles and bylaws done and had begun setting up appointments to start getting money. i also had a complete plan in place about brochures, websites, pay scales, etc etc etc, when the other folks i was working with decided to get cold feet. however they failed to mention this to me until too late. in the end, it cost me all the time and effort as well as some professional contacts. i was i think understandably bitter about this.
i have since then still done shows with this group but have been very careful to stay clear of anything that is bigger than just the show.
apparently they have started putting all the parts of the plan into operation. they have brochures. they have a demo dvd. they are supposedly working on a website. they are doing everything except the actual incorporation. which is the part that would actually help them get money. but i cannot argue with them about it. especially since they have done everything in their power to keep me separate from the whole process. until now.
i am undecided how i feel about all of this. i think i need to sit down with a couple people and lay down some ground rules. and get some of the bitterness worked out. unfortunately it will require getting a man who is almost paranoid about avoiding confrontation, especially about things he doesn't understand and concerns working with equals. but i think i need to force the issue. or i will not be able to work with them much longer.
much to ponder and decide.
first, the dance show i was working on seemed to go very well. i hope all were happy. i hope to be getting some video and still images from the show before too much longer. maybe i will post some for you.
second, we seem to have finally gotten the rest of this semester running for the apprentice program. most of the classes are scheduled and running. and to top it all off, we held the first of our large DACUM meetings. finally. DACUM is the acronym the college uses for designing a curriculum. we got some of our employers together along with several of our very experienced stage hands and built the skill sets a journeyman hand should have. next we need to break down skills by level (ie 1st, 2nd or 3rd year), then create the final class list. finally we will create syllabi for those classes. this way, in the future any instructor can teach the class and will have the basic skill sets we need them to teach.
its going to be a long couple months. we'll see what happens.
i got so busy and wiped out, i have not spoken to anyone other than work related for over two weeks. i haven't answered the phone or called any one of my friends or family. i am sure my mother is unhappy. oh well.
speaking of my parents, they leave the country next week to go to the phillipines for their second mission for the lds church. that is the only reason my mother wants to talk to me. she only calls when she wants something. other than that, they have no interest in my life at all. i am still debating whether or not i go out to their farewell tomorrow. or later today i guess, now that i look at the time.
i will have to let you know what i do.
other news from people who are trying to piss me off...
a couple years ago, i spent a great deal of time and effort working up all the paperwork to incorporate a little dance company as a non-profit. i had all the articles and bylaws done and had begun setting up appointments to start getting money. i also had a complete plan in place about brochures, websites, pay scales, etc etc etc, when the other folks i was working with decided to get cold feet. however they failed to mention this to me until too late. in the end, it cost me all the time and effort as well as some professional contacts. i was i think understandably bitter about this.
i have since then still done shows with this group but have been very careful to stay clear of anything that is bigger than just the show.
apparently they have started putting all the parts of the plan into operation. they have brochures. they have a demo dvd. they are supposedly working on a website. they are doing everything except the actual incorporation. which is the part that would actually help them get money. but i cannot argue with them about it. especially since they have done everything in their power to keep me separate from the whole process. until now.
i am undecided how i feel about all of this. i think i need to sit down with a couple people and lay down some ground rules. and get some of the bitterness worked out. unfortunately it will require getting a man who is almost paranoid about avoiding confrontation, especially about things he doesn't understand and concerns working with equals. but i think i need to force the issue. or i will not be able to work with them much longer.
much to ponder and decide.
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