SUFJAN

I still have a few jellybeans bouncing around my head from his concert. So much fun. I wish I went to Wellington for a second helping.

Parachute

Spent most of the time making t-shirt designs happen. It was rather intense. Mike and I worked a 19 hour day on Saturday. God was with all of us, keeping us alive. He brought us amazing volunteer help, he stopped it flooding, he let the tent light that we shared with our neighbouring business favour our side of the tent. And at the end of the weekend, when I had no more energy to sell or make t-shirts, I just told a guy about Freeset and he bought a blank green t-shirt. He was already wearing a green t-shirt.

We couldn't have worked harder. I felt like a robot after a certain point. De-humanised. God used this to show me how weak I am compared to many women who stand in lines in Calcutta, who give up so much more for so much less. Who are in higher demand with less support. These are the women we were working for. Selling these shirts so that Freeset can reach one more. No sale was made without God's will. He was so evident in the whole process.

I didn't read the Bible the whole weekend, I thought I was too exhausted.
Then when I got home, I found the Psalms I would have read over the weekend if I had made the time. We were all so weary and the words of Psalm 61 and 62 would have been perfect to comfort us and especially Mike. It was a reminder that even when you think you are doing the will of God, you still make time to read his word.

Inside The Actor's Studio

Last week I was watching heaps of this show. Its in-depth interviews with writers and actors at an arts school in America where James Lipton is dean and interviews people about what they do for the benefit of budding actors and writers at the school. It's one of the greatest television series.

I wish our culture would obsess over other careers as well as show business, just cos I'm sure this isn't the only place where you find philosophy, psychology and personality really deeply woven into a career.
The depth explored in Inside the Actor's Studio and the appreciation for craft, originality and creativity is something I could almost drool over. I can't get enough of it.
I have been youtube binge-ing this recently. It makes my acting gland swell up. I think not pursuing acting will be my dying regret as well as not starting a dance crew.

Here's some of my top ITAS guests:

Johnny Depp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt0eqVAwhP8
"Yeah, telemarketing...I think that was my first acting gig actually."

Dustin Hoffman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1vD3E9SqJI

Drew Barrymore
I think the youtube link for her interview got taken down...

Robin Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evq8wnvTC3M

Alan Alda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPiLtMV1-fg

Will Smith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nitB-9hNr2k

Tom Hanks (the only guest to appear twice on the show!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFnRY4gY97E

And all these guys...

Matt Damon
Kevin Spacey
Harrison Ford
Christopher Walken