First day of school, 2010

I have decided to start blogging again with a vengeance. I know it's impossible but I will TRY to blog every day if I can.

Even though we had to go into school yesterday for general talks about the course, today is the first day of actual classes. I decided last night that I would do Pedro's theatre theory class this semester, rather than Scott's film one. I felt that I was more likely to retain and use the things described in Pedro's outline, however when I turned up to his class this morning he was in the process of dividing people into groups to work on something for the semester that they could use for a subject they were all doing in the second semester. Given that I would not be doing that course in the second semester I decided that I would disadvantage whichever group I joined, and that I would only be disappointed not to be able to bring my work to fruition, so I left Pedro's class and joined Scott's late.

Scott's class will be interesting, but will I be able to keep up? I wasn't in his class last year and they will be drawing on that work. There will be others in the same position though (the grad dip students)so I guess I shouldn't worry too much. I just hope I have the discipline to do the readings every week and stay awake during the films! I suspect some of them will be extremely boring... Anyway, I'm in now, so here goes!

This arvo I will be meeting the directing tutor, Sima, properly for the first time. I am a bit nevous, I have to say! She seems to be sort of like an older version of myself in many ways. Can I get along with someone like me in a position of authority??? I'm not sure. I hope so! She seems very intense and shrewd and enthusiastic. I want her to like me but she will see through any psycophancy in a heart beat. I think it will be best for me to stay kind of quiet for the first few classes so I have a chance to get used to her before opening my mouth and putting my foot in it. Anyway, shall try to report back later with what happened...