Impromptu update: I suddenly and accidentally got my chopper tonight! I just finished my April O'Neil pole costume (it's... terrible. I didn't even imagine it would be this bad) and wanted to get some photos in, so I hopped on the pole (seriously, why is my skin so slippery this week?) and did some moves. One of the poses I figured I'd try is a chopper, and it wasn't until I was doing the move that it suddenly occurred to me that this was easy. It didn't even take any effort to hold it up, and watching the video afterward, I had an amazing split and was holding it for a very long time.
On my way home from painting scenery for the Orlando Opera showing of Macbeth and sets for the Orlando ballet performance of Romeo and Juliet with Amanda. I meant Amanda painting haunted houses with Mikayla, and then the three of us went kayaking, along with her friend Matt and the guy she was dating at the time. Having the opportunity to paint sets and shows has been such a soul opener and a game changer. I'm doing things I really enjoy doing and have been wanting to do for years, if not a decade at this point. With people I really enjoy and who make me feel happy. It feels low stress but high reward. I hope the doors continue to open and I'm able to keep doing this. Separately, at work today I wrote a new script for the silly little new rocket launch videos in the courtyard by the gift shop, and my boss approved it on the first draft. She said it was really good. This felt like a win even though it was so small (it was only one page) because I struggled with it. It's...
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