Who Says You Have To Like What You Do as Work?

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Who ever said that you had to like what you do for work? And certainly not in the theatre! This was a chat with Mulembe about that very topic...started off about my non-existant Halloween costume.

==Transcript==
mulembe says:what are you doing for your halloween costume?

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:what halloween costume

mulembe says:really?

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:yes really

mulembe says:boring git

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:i've had no time with work to even think about it or sort anything out

mulembe says:shame

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:and yes....boring git...i've never been a huge fan of fancy dress

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:goes against my stage manager's training

mulembe says:why not?

mulembe says:i don't understand

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:i dislike the whole performance thing, and in my view it is kinda performance like, and i'm generally just not enamoured by it

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:so hence why I'm a stage manager...and not an actor

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:its through an actual dislike.....

mulembe says:yeah but you work in a theatre which is performance

mulembe says:so how can you dislike it?

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:yes but I'm not performing

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:performance is what goes on on stage, not behind it...that's work

mulembe says:fair enough, still think it's one and the same but i won't argue

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:hmm ok but i will....how can being on stage being someone else be the same as running around back stage trying to sew people in to costumes?

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:any i don't think that was the point was it....i don't have a costume

mulembe says:it's like being a caddy and not liking golf, it just doesn't work

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:who said ANYTHING about having to like performing to work in the theatre

mulembe says:you don't have to but surely it would make your job a lot easier, especially because you spend so many nights actually watching the performance

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:heh a misapprehension....i don't think I have seen any of the shows that I've done in the last 2years

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:except in rehearsal and even then I'm not generally watching the whole thing

mulembe says:the devils

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:i don't need to

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:ok

mulembe says:the greek one i went to with liz

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:hangon no i didn't see that the whole way through

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:wasn't working on the greek one

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:not really

mulembe says:what do you mean you didn't see it the whole way through, you were there all the time

mulembe says:and yes you were

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:the greek one....the one with the large members?

mulembe says:yeah

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:yes with the devils i was there the whole time...but I was back stage the whole time....not watching it

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:hmm definately wasn't working on Lysistrata

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:certainly not in any official form

mulembe says:well you were working in some form, in the theatre. still counts

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:that is getting very tenous

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:with lysistrata i think i was doing FOH which is basically a free ticket....so that was a case that it was a proper trip to the theatre

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:i wasn't in again for that show#

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:the devils i was in every day but didn't see the show which was working...

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:i don't see how your point stands up?

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:and not how it supports the idea that you have like performing to work in/on a play

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:

mulembe says:all my point was is that you should have an interest in what you're working in

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:i do but its not performing....which is what you appeared to be saying

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:my interest is in the managing process and getting the different parts of the jigsaw to fit together....

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:anyway I'll stop being annoying now

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:....question....

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:how is we always end up errr...discussing...something....errm...heatedly?

mulembe says:different points of view?

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:are we just naturally argumentative with each other?

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:well that helps to have an argument

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:but somehow we almost always seem to have to opposing one!

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:or maybe its just that when we do have simlar view they're just not as memorable

mulembe says:i don't know if we necessarily have opposing views, we just seem to like arguing

mulembe says:you wind me up!

mulembe says:

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:ermmm ....i don't *like* arguing with you

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:its kinda distressing....

mulembe says:really? how come?

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:i dunno...i just find it kinda distressing.....

mulembe says:well i'm sorry, i'll try not to argue in future

mulembe says:i'm gonna head off now and get some time at home before i go to work

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:no don't i think its probably just me

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:worrying that i'll say something that'll really piss you off.

mulembe says:why worry?

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:and worse than that

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:actually be right about it too.....

mulembe says:well i wouldn't worry about what you say even if you do piss me off

mulembe says:i won't stay angry for long

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:yeah but you angry is scary enough....

mulembe says:i'm not scary

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:well i'll let you off home

mulembe says:am i?

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:you have no idea...

mulembe says:heehee

mulembe says:i'll probably be at the pub so i'll talk to you then

mulembe says:byex

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:hell hath no fury like awoman scorn (or insulted/slighted/teased)

PsychoSamuraiBunny says:cyaX

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