It was a Dark and Stormy Morning…
Scene: a rainy Friday morning in Massachusetts. A residential neighborhood at around 9AM. We see the front of a house. A stoop, actually. The house is large with a set of stairs leading up to its...
View ArticleWorking Back to Running
Operation: relax was a great success. Spending a week away from my books has made all the difference in the world and I’m feeling much more capable of tackling the things that I left behind in Boston....
View ArticleLateral Thinking
My friends, I have discovered the secret to comps study longevity. Lateral Thinking. “Lateral Thinking” is a concept introduced to me by the great John Basil when I was studying with him at the...
View ArticleA Request
Over the course of the last several years, I’ve noticed an epidemic. Perhaps it’s because I’m a professional researcher (amongst other things), or perhaps it’s because I’m naturally less inclined than...
View ArticleAnd Knowing is Half the Battle
Since I seem to be writing nothing but theatre reviews lately (…mostly because I’m seeing SO MUCH THEATRE!), I figure it may be time for a reprieve from the “mundane” (or at least routine) around here....
View ArticleWork Habits
As August stretches out before me, I begin to hone in on the methods which create the best study environment for myself. This is, of course, assisted by the magical early arrival of autumn here in New...
View ArticleAutumn is Coming
As August winds down and the summer comes to a close, I am nearing the completion of my study-time. I’m also nearing the completion of my list of things to study. Lately, when I talk to people about...
View ArticleRiding the Wave
Lately I’ve been doing what I not-so-fondly refer to as “riding the wave”. It begins like this: it’s Monday. I have all my books lined up for the week in neat bite-size piles. I can totally do this....
View Article…ergo sum
I am really tired. Everything is funny. Everything is beautiful, and nothing hurt. No wait, that’s not it. I am… a seagull. …no… I am… an actress. I am… over-worked and completely stressed out. I am...
View ArticlePerspective
As I have previously mentioned, comps does many things. Among those things, it gives you perspective. It gives you perspective about your friends. Who is really going to be there to cook you dinner...
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