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Catching Up
Aug. 14th, 2009 08:18 amI've been remiss and haven't posted in awhile. To sum up, Pennsic was amazing. Because of the economy, I noticed early on that sales were a little weaker than they had been in the past. Perversely, this allowed me to give myself permission to play a little less. I'm finally maturing to the point where, instead of struggling and pushing myself harder when things are under par, I can make a personal calculation and realize that the time is more valuable to me as vacation than as work. It's still a process, and I'm not nearly there yet, but it gave me the chance to spend wonderful time with very dear friends. Happily, it was still a financial success, just not quite a windfall.
I'm now in Northwestern Canada, in the Alberta city of Edmonton. I'm here to busk at the Edmonton Fringe Festival, Canada's largest and internationally second only to Edinburgh's. I had an excellent experience here two years ago, in 2007, and as I wandered the city after arriving it truly hit me what a pleasure it was to return. One of the greatest joys I have in my life is exploring new places, but even greater is the chance to reacquaint myself with a place I've already loved.
Yesterday morning was a Fringe busker ritual - the line for passes. The Fringe sells a limited number of passes to street perform in tandem with scheduled outdoor stage shows and indoor theatrical shows, and because it's first-come-first-served the line starts forming much earlier than the 10:00 beginning. Since we all get there early - I was there at 6:30, quite comfortably due to two hours of jet-lag - there is a lot of time to socialize and hang out. I spent a lot of time with some friends I made last time around, as well as using the opportunity to make new friendships I hope to cement over the next ten days.
I'm now in Northwestern Canada, in the Alberta city of Edmonton. I'm here to busk at the Edmonton Fringe Festival, Canada's largest and internationally second only to Edinburgh's. I had an excellent experience here two years ago, in 2007, and as I wandered the city after arriving it truly hit me what a pleasure it was to return. One of the greatest joys I have in my life is exploring new places, but even greater is the chance to reacquaint myself with a place I've already loved.
Yesterday morning was a Fringe busker ritual - the line for passes. The Fringe sells a limited number of passes to street perform in tandem with scheduled outdoor stage shows and indoor theatrical shows, and because it's first-come-first-served the line starts forming much earlier than the 10:00 beginning. Since we all get there early - I was there at 6:30, quite comfortably due to two hours of jet-lag - there is a lot of time to socialize and hang out. I spent a lot of time with some friends I made last time around, as well as using the opportunity to make new friendships I hope to cement over the next ten days.
