Very social Friday

Although I didn't have alot of work to do, I seemed to be pretty busy all day, bouncing from one gathering to the next.

Every Friday, as a requirement, the entire School of Theater (grad and undergrad) meet in Baker Hall for Lunchbag, which is pretty much a forum for announcements and discussion. Being the first Lunchbag of the year, there were lots of announcements, but not alot of discussion. But there was free pizza from Avalanche, which is the all-organic, wild-topping pizza place of choice in Athens. Despite attempts at forced mingling, we all ended up talking to our classmates. I now have people to do Little Caesar pizza picnics with! More than a productive hour, it was impressive to see just how big the school of theater actually is. Like with everyone in attendance, we pretty much fill the auditorium.

After Lunchbag, I spent some quality time in the library, chatting with an archivist and a PhD candidate, both of whom seemed really excited by the proximity of another human. But the archivist was eager to help, and the PhD student gave me insight on a super useful resource.

Got home and read Macbett before going over to Fives. Which is an awesome idea. Every Friday at 5PM, the grad students congregate at rotating houses to grill, drink and hang out. There is very little shop talk, although it always comes back around to theatre, because that is a shared interest. Watching badminton, the designers and I were trying to figure out what candy (chocolate or non) everyone involved would be. While I didn't know alot of people beforehand, this was a useful insight. And it was decided that my mentor is Guy Smiley. Only way more intelligent.

I headed home briefly before Madness, although this was largely a mistake since my neighbors had set up 4 kegs, cornhole, beer pong and a full band kit about 20' from my door. So in order to even get to my door, I had to dodge and step over drunk undergrads. Also, my detour home made me nearly miss getting into Madness.

To explain: Madness is held late night every Friday. A collection of short pieces created by the playwrights that week, exploring a central theme. And it is always packed! Post-Madness, some of the grads and I headed down to Blue Gator, which is the only uncrowded bar on Court Street. With marvelous Martinis and a cool beer list. But it was fun to hang out, discuss the wonder that is Julie Taymor and acquire yet another random nickname.