To Begin Again

So, 2010 is here, it is the second day of this our new decade and how much there is to achieve in the next week before second term begins. Of course at this time of year, strangers and friends inquire after new years resolutions out of curiosity or genuine interest and so perhaps I shall post mine here. Firstly, I am attempting to control theatre in my life so that it does not demand the lions share of my time at least. I want to continue with the same intensity of focus and yet also command more time to experience all else that life around me and the world at large is offering. This then becomes the umbrella for seeing friends more and carving out a social space at home as well as reading more, watching more and experiencing more in this city of cultural opportunity.

Secondly, as is the same every year I seek to push myself ever forwards and towards new experiences, never resting or forgetting that I am directly responsible for any success and by focusing attention now I will be able to settle later. Something about the start of a decade makes one think 10 years down the line to where they want to be and without sharing them here I certainly have a busy few years ahead if I am going to achieve my goals...

Now, on to more pressing matters...the reflection on term one, (the visual essay)

I am, sadly, still rather confused as to how this form is useful here in this assignment. I have been wrestling with it somewhat for the past couple of weeks and it is a tough thing to get a flow of interest in as it just doesn't at its core seem to fit the task. I have tried to plan visually, not merely translating words into images and also tried to frame a question that suits the visual approach but both are not really working. I now have a final week to see how this develops but I must say the chances of me writing 1500 words towards the end of the week are quite high now - I want the visual essay to be useful but right now I just do not feel supported enough in order to do it well and to an MA academic standard. I will post the developing work here online as it progresses....