It’s my birthday soon and I’ve not really thought about it. I think I’m just gonna have a party in the flat on the weekend after, as it is just before I go to Stratford and I’ve got loads of wine that needs drinking.
It’s strange to think I’ll be living in Stratford for quite a long time soon. I know that small portion of it around the theatre pretty well now… Minnie was there loads over the years. Plenty of other friends too. These plays have big casts. Lots of jobs for lots of people.
This morning I poached a Forest bike out from under someone who was standing right by it.I saw them trying to use the QR code and booked it on the app. Instant karma. He was a bit put out by my “oh sorry were you trying to rent that? I just claimed it on the app”. As soon as I sat down though it became apparent that one of the pedals was totally fucked. I limped away from him and over the bridge, hooking my foot under the pedal to try and turn it, too proud to just give it up immediately. Found a better one just south of the bridge and swapped it. Served me right. My hamstring still feels funny. Thankfully the battery kicks in with a single downward push of the pedal. I’m surprised more of them don’t turn up fucked after the weekend, as for every guy like me who is using the things there’s at least three people getting drunk and kicking them around for fun, not too mention the guys who hate them on principle because they’re new, and are trying to mess them up and make the business unworkable. Unless the mayor takes against them they are here to stay I reckon – and they lip service environmental tick boxes so long as we don’t think about the diesel powered maintenance trucks and the air miles and precious minerals needed for the batteries. But everything is smoke and mirrors and until we start trying we don’t have any chance of success.
Tomorrow quite a light day in rehearsal so I want to homework it to really be able to be free with my lines. We are past script time now and those of us with small parts should certainly lead the charge…
AlBarclay 