#NerdsUnite: Big lights, big city, and a journey into confidence

<editorsnote> Nerds, meet my buddy Jordan. He's a youngin living in the great big apple in the hopes of becoming his dream, a theater director. Will he make it? Won't he? What problems and struggles will he deal with along the way. I have no idea ... so that's why he's here. I only have one more thing left to say ... HIT IT JORDAN!!! </editorsnote> 

#TalkNerdyToMeLover's Jordan Friedman

This is the part of the blog where I wish I had a picture of me with a snorkel to start things off.  I will however preface things here, going perhaps the obvious route with some Scorpions:

I’m getting a hurricane this week. Isn’t that just lovely? Considering I’ve never dealt with one in my entire life, and then I get 2 within 13 months of each other, the fates are having a real ball with me being here.  Even more amusing is the fact that one of the days where it’s supposed to be the worst was my first scheduled rehearsal. Thankfully I’ve scheduled things in a way so that I only lose two day’s worth, and these are days I can easily move to another time.  It’s still frustrating however to have your momentum pushed towards a certain time frame, and having things be thrown for a loop.  Otherwise things with the production are going pretty well. I’m beginning the process of launching ticket sales for this show, another new thing I’ve done, but another concrete accomplishment in this set of circumstances. While these sales aren’t likely to happen for a couple of days for obvious reasons, these concrete points within the show give me the positive energy that things are moving along nicely.

So what’s a nerdy director to do when a hurricane is on the horizon? On the more serious end of the scale it gives me some quality time with the script allowing me to get even closer to it. Books are very helpful in these situations anyway, it just so happens that I could be reading the book that I’ve read the most out of any these last months. But on a personal level, with no potential power, there’s only one thing to do. Print about 30 sudoku puzzles and go to town on them. With my luck I may solve one super hard in a day, but it gives me something to do. Perhaps this is the one time where I wish I had roommates, because some good beer would have been in my purchases, but I’m not really the type to drink alone.

That’s really it for now, I’m off to do some last minute prep for this storm and get myself ready for the next scenario. I hope to be back next week with another blog, but that’s not necessarily a guarantee if I lose power.

But still, until next time.

Nerd responsibly.

-Jordan

#nerdsunite

Follw him on Twitter at @jordanbfriedman!

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