Theoretically I was going to get up and go for a run this morning. I haven't been running this week because of the belly situation, but after my good day yesterday I'd been looking forward to a run.
I woke up at 5.58 and thought it said 6.58 and even though I could tell it was a nice day outside I opted for turning over and going back to sleep. I got very confused when I woke at 7.03 and lots of time had passed. (Chants to self: "will run Saturday morning, will run Saturday morning."
My belly is bad again, but I think it's *mostly* due to the arrival of Dear Aunty Flo, so to speak. I've been miserable all morning and it's kind of settling now but I feel seriously wiped. Not sure if I'm going to make it out tonight, I just want to crawl into bed after the movie rehearsal.
I like dividing my entries into digestive updates and then regular news. Does anyone else appreciate it?
Last night was the second episode of Slayers East, and I got to resurrect one of my most famous Non Player Characters ever as a Prime Time Adventures style secondary character.
When SE started out, Muggle and I invented annoying ADD class clown boys called Troy McClure and Alister McAllister. I played Allister. They were to be found throwing fake worms in the air during class, ruining the school dance by forcing people to kiss the fish decorations and generally causing mayhem.
In their senior year they are no longer the inseperable buddies they once were/ Troy has become a loner emo kid and Alister has filled out and become a football player and cool kid. I actually found it easier to get back into my characterisation for Alister than I did for my actual character of Candy.
Alister had a scene with a girl he liked, they went into a 'haunted' maintenance hall to skip class and were interupted by a demon. Blair was awesome as the girl, constantly rebuffing his amateurish advances...
Clarice: Keep your hands to yourself! I have mace.
Alister (keeping hands to himself, good naturedly): You keep saying that, but I haven't seen any.
...and eventually using him as a human shield against the scary demon.
I had fun striking a balance between new cool Alister and old silly Alister by suggesting pranks, like he would to Troy, and then immediately realising they wouldn't fly with Clarice. I tried to keep him not too dumb, not pushing Clarice too far and acting very cocky despite her constant refusals.
I guess it's easier to play this kind of character because there's less pressure. No one has any invested interest in what Alisiter does, because his decisions won't effect the other players in the same way as my character proper. He is a plot device and comic relief, but I'm determined to give him a bit of depth at least.
PoF: too warm now maybe
CO: sleep