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Rocket scripts and ballet sets

 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 a really old experience that doesn't translate well anymore since the interactives don't work and the graphics on the screen no longer correlate to anything. They're confusing and contrary to rocket science, let alone boring. So it felt good to have a check mark right away. And on top of that, I get to do one of the recordings! So silly, but how fun is that! 

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