Kicking it into high gear

That’s a motorcycle metaphor (for those of you who weren’t aware).

Or is it? I’m actually guessing that it is, but I’m not 100% sure. So let’s look it up.

Wow. I can’t find it. In five minutes of searching, I can’t find the root of this metaphor on the Internet. Weird. Trippy.

Whatever.

Anyway, like the sign says, I’m kicking it into high gear. Lots on the go. No time to waste. I wonder what’s on television tonight.

That was a joke. Ha ha.

FASS auditions started up last night, but Thursday is usually the crazy day for turnout. Friday auditions are generally pretty light. Spend Saturday morning/afternoon casting and scheduling people, then go to a party on Saturday evening. Sunday’s the read-through for the play, and then we’re into rehearsals for the next month.

Only three-and-a-half times in the past ten years has January not sucked this way. My first year in FASS, my involvement was pretty minimal. I wasn’t around next year, but returned the year after that in a larger capacity. I kept getting more and more involved, before finally stepping back in 2002. That year I helped out as a vocal coach, but didn’t do anything else. The year after, I wasn’t involved at all.

And I’ll admit that those Januaries were kinda nice.

Since going back in 2004, I’ve once again been more and more involved. What can I say…that’s my nature. If I’m involved in a group, then I need to be heavily involved. I’ve never really enjoyed contributing to things in minor roles. I think that’s why I didn’t stick with some of my past volunteer efforts…I didn’t feel like I was really contributing.

That’s a personal feeling, of course. When I’m on the flipside, I’ll welcome any and all involvement in a project–as much as a person is willing to give–and appreciate the effort. Except, that is, when a person doesn’t show the effort that they’ve committed to providing. That just hurts the project.

So yeah, January’s gonna keep me busy…as usual. And the supposed-motorcycle metaphor is highly appropriate.