today was a fun art day! i created a first draft of a piece inspired by my and oliver's twisted senses of humor-

Long time, no real update. Here's what has been going on with me the past few months:

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things have been nuts. my schedule as of late:

monday-thursday:
6-:6:30am - wake up
6:50am - leave for work
5:00pm - get off of work and head to theatre
10:00pm - leave theatre and head home
11:00pm - get home, check email and eat if not completely exhausted, go to bed.

friday
6-:6:30am - wake up
6:50am - leave for work
5:00pm - get off of work and head to wherever to chill the fuck out

saturday-sunday
wake up whenever unless i have a class or am volunteering somwhere
hula hoop my ass off


my schedule starting this saturday:

saturday:
sometime am - wake up and head to theatre
paper/dry tech most of the day

sunday:
8:00am - wake up
9:00am - head to theatre
10:00am - finalize paper/dry tech
12:00pm - q2q
2:15pm - line speed through
3:30pm - wet tech
5:30 - possible dress run
7:30pm - go home and pass the fuck out

monday:
sleep in! no work!
5:00pm - head to theatre
7:00pm - start dress run
some ungodly hour of the night - head home and pass the fuck out!

tuesday-wednesday:
6-:6:30am - wake up, start drinking heavily.
6:50am - leave for work
5:00pm - get off of work and head to theatre for dress run, bump stimulants when no one is looking
some ungodly hour - leave theatre and head home
a few hours before having to go to work - get home, check email, eat if not completely exhausted, pass out from drinking all day.

thursday:
6-:6:30am - wake up, start drinking heavily. send hateful emails to friends and loved ones for not understanding me. piss in the living room and blame it on our cat, coco, even though we don't have any pets. i fail to realize that coco is a cat mentioned in the play. the world of reality and the play have melted together.
6:50am - leave for work
5:00pm - get off of work and head to theatre for final dress run/preview, bump stimulants without caring if anyone is looking.
some ungodly hour - leave theatre and head home
a few hours before having to go to work - get home, check email, eat if not completely exhausted, pass out from drinking all day.

friday:
6-:6:30am - wake up, vomit from drinking all week, continue drinking heavily, but incorporate coffee and stimulants into each drink.
6:50am - leave for work
10:00am - 11:00am - actually show up at work, wearing different (if any) clothes than what i left the house with, and having no recollection of the events that occurred over the past 2-3 hours.
5:00pm - get off of work and head to theatre for opening night, bump stimulants while everyone is looking - offer to share. tell the actors that you really don't care about what they do on stage because you masturbate in control booth during the show.
8:00pm - curtain, start doing lines of coke off of lighting control board. try to pay attention to the show so as not to miss any cues.
9:30pm - curtain call
9:45pm-10pm - director makes toast and thanks everyone for their hard work. laugh at inappropriate times during the toast while drinking from personal flask(s)/champagne glass.
10pm - drink with cast at various bars, pick-up a 14 year old male prosti-tot, call a cab and head out.
3-5am - 40yo man drops me off in front my house in his pick-up truck. i have one shoe on and am wearing a red-sequined cocktail dress. pass out on the front porch while attempting to unlock the dead bolt.

saturday:
7-8am - stir a little and realize that i have to be out at the tuallatin valley fire and rescue training center by 9am to teach a class on basic life support to a group of health care providers. quickly shower while drinking coffee, slip into some presentable clothes, call a cab.
8:55am - show up at training center and bitch about $60.00 cab fair
9:00am - start training while being observed by an official from my own training center.
2:00pm - class is over. head home. crash.
5:00pm - wake up and head to theatre.
6:00-6:30pm - actors start arriving. apologize for my behavior. one cast member looks at me with lustful eyes - wish i could remember what happened.
8:00pm - curtain
9:30pm - curtain call
10:00pm - head to hospital to put my name on the "waiting for a liver transplant" list. yell at the nurse when they refuse to do it, threaten his/her/zer family.
11:06pm - head to jail in the back of a police car.

sunday:
8:00am - call the director and tell him where i am. ask him to post bail.
9:00am - director shows up, posts bail, yells at me, and tells me that i make him weep for humanity.
11:00am - head to theatre for sunday matinée.
2:00pm - curtain
3:30pm - curtain call
4:00pm - head home
5:00pm - discover eviction notice on door. apparently peeing in the living room was not ok. start drinking heavily.
5:45pm - call friends and break down in tears. apologize for being a jerk.


schedule after that:
repeat thursday-sunday until show closes on december 9.

For the first three people that reply to me and re-post this challenge, I will send you something. It might be something I've made, or something cool from my hidden stash. It might be a mix CD, or a rubber duck, a book I think you will enjoy, or something else that is awesome. Whatever it is, I promise that I will get it to you in 365 days or fewer. The only thing you need to do in order to participate is to be one of the first three to reply to this, AND post this very same thing on YOUR live journal - cause it's fun to give people stuff.

I am also going to add the caveat that if I don't have your snail mail address, I would like it please. You can send it to me via email at michael.rutledge@gmail.com if you are one of the first three to win. Ready? Go!

fellow readers and passersby,

fall guy theatre's production of the house of yes will be my final foray into theatre as a stage manager. i'm hanging up my blacks in order to focus on being a full time physical artist instead of a behind the scenes one. so, this will be your last chance to see me behind the scenes.

i'm hoping that my future work will sometimes crossover onto the stage in the form of props or set, but rest assured that i shall covet the cramped space of a control booth no more. i have served as a techie for a total of 14 years.

rehearsals are under way for fall guy theatre's production of the house of yes by wendy macleod. this is one of my top five favorite straight (non-musical) plays and i'm excited to once again be working with some of my favorite people! we're having such a good time that we're actually keeping a communal blog. i hope all of you can come see it, and i'm shouting out a big thank you to tmonsta for plugging the show and doing the preliminary leg work for a group outing to the theatre. word of mouth is the best form of advertising!

since i mentioned that house of yes is one of my top five favorite straight plays, i might as well give you the whole list. so, here there are - in no particular order:

house of yes by wendy macleod
a bright room called day by tony kushner
titus andronicus by william shakespeare
the flu season by will eno
ladies in retirement by reginald denham and edward percy

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-and my comments!

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-that is a comfort. i was worried that someone had stolen my identity and i wouldn't get my phentermlne.

last night i went to the rose city rollers semi-final bout! it rocked my world, even though my team, the guns n rollers lost. it was a a great time because i was with scotty, suzanne, mahotma blondie, chrispyfur, nikki nightrain, and lloydz. i love my crew!

damn, roller derby is the best sport in the world!

on tuesday i went with my friends charise and christopher to watch the swifts. this was one of the coolest things i've seen! basically a whole bunch of people gather with their pick nick baskets and wine to watch thousands of birds swirl around an old chimney before they eventually dive in a few at a time until the sky is clear. these magnificent birds gather for about 6 weeks in the fall to roost together before heading south. it was amazing to watch them swirl around and try to dodge the oncoming attacks of hawks.

i think i'm going to go again, anyone want to join me?