22. Sleeping in a tent on my own

I am a bit of a scaredy cat (I even got scared going down small mounds of slippery mad at Latitude) and I do not like sleeping in complete darkness, so sleeping in a tent on my own worries me.

Over last weekend, I had a tent buddy for the first few nights, but then she left before the final night.  I was going to be on my own : s

I have to say, I don't know if it was because I had had 11 hours sleep in four days, was drunk on cider or just didn't think about it when it came to it, but it was absolutely fine.  I had lots of space, a little bit of natural light due to distant light and the fact the sun was coming up and it was nice.  I fell asleep so quickly.

It is great to know that something I am properly scared of I can deal with (even if it is just for one night) but it is definitely a step in the right direction.

My boyfriend's tent that I borrowed : )

21. Calling a show at Latitude Music Festival for a 650 seater venue : )

This one follows on from the last post, but is because I landed on taking up extra duties and calling a show (what a Deputy Stage Manger tends to do and cues all the lights and sound for the show).

This was an amazing experience and I felt great power (as well as generally being scared), that everything I called made a difference to the overall effect of the show.

I got through two shows of completely packed houses and had a cool time doing it - especially as it was at Latitude.

I would like to thank Theatre 503 for giving me this opportunity and allowing me to add something else great to the CV.

20. Being a Stage Manager

Have been working on a show since last Wednesday as a Stage Manager for a show : )

Taking on similar duties to the ASM role I did last year, but with extra things to do on top and a lot more responsibility.  I did do some sound/lighting operating at college and some stage management for in-house shows but I am new to doing it in the big wide world.   It's scary but cool and the show is brilliant with a lovely cast!

Shows are next Thursday and Friday : )

19. Trying Paneer and Haloumi cheese

I am not a good cheese person, never have been, never will be.

I'm one of those weird people who can eat melted cheese but not raw even though it's not raw.  I also only like mild cheeses.

I have just tried Paneer and Haloumi and I like them both.  Paneer is soft and looked a bit chickens when cooked, the Haloumi was like mozzarella in textural, apart from a bit more rubbery.

Yay, now that can add to cheddar and red leicesterand the few others I like : )

By the way,Brie was always been evil to me but was worse after I did Brie tasting at uni to get £20 - I will never forget how awful it was! Lol

18. Working on a show with Arabic speaking cast members

One of the newest challenges in my work has been working on a show with Iraqie cast members who mainly don't speak english.

We do have a translator but at the start it was difficult because if you couldn't find them and the cast or you wanted to ask the other one something, you tried to explain it through actions.

It has got easier through the week and we have not just got used to finding ways to explain through gesture but also had a laugh along the way.

For many,it is their first time in the country and they have had the opportunity to work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Lift Festival and also work at Riverside Studios.

The cast have been really nice and although we seem to have different ways of working, we have found muddle ground.

This is a great before thirty venture and one I didn't expect to have when I started this : )

17. Getting offered a job without interviewing

Today I had the most extraordinary day.  I woke to find there was a job that I was suited to on one of my regular job sites.

As any normal person would do, I applied for the job straight away (especially as it was to start Monday) and then carried on my day.

Later in the day I checked the application status and it had been looked at several times (which is normally a good sign).

At around 2:30pm I got a cool and was told they would love to have me on a board and I definitely fine to start Monday - insane!  Obviously I checked all the details and made sure I was happy with everything, but yes, I am starting a one week job from Monday with a new company I have never worked with before.  I might expect this from a past client but not from someone who is only going from my experience.

It's been a great way to end the working week and I now feel I deserve a beer : )

16. Eating a Giant Walnut Whip

This was a belated Easter pressie from my boyfriend, who was going to buy me one for Easter Sunday and then Marks and Spencers ran out, so I was just given a more normal egg : (

However, they were so popular, they have randomly brought them back and he bought me one : )

It is cool because the Walnut Whip is bigger in height than a big mug of tea and has little walnut whip hidden inside it (the ones inside are vanilla flavoured, but don't taste like how I normally expect them to).

Very cool and suits the big kid that I am - like a kinder surprise for adults : )