Flooooooooded

“You should sell this stuff,” says Mel. I don’t like it. But maybe…

Here’s me with all this costume. I’m paying to store it. And sure, there’s been a bit of money back just through people knowing I’ve got it and asking for stuff that’s there. But if I’m not careful it will become an albatross.

Loads and loads of costume.

I really want an office space where I can set up a theatre company that has a sideline renting costumes. Pie in the sky? Maybe but if you don’t shoot you don’t hit. There’s a lot of work between the idea and the execution and I know all too well with the Yawn D H Yawn that I poo good ideas like a clockwork toy but I never see any of them through.

Still, we have made inroads into cataloguing it. There’s so much stuff. It’s wonderful, but the hoarder doesn’t want this to become a negative thing. Forgetting is expensive. Storage is an empire about monetising delay. There will need to be a “now” when I actually decide about all the costumes. But until then, for a while, I’ll pay to delay.

I’ve got a movie coming out in September which might help things along. Please universe. And it might be a long time before I have the headspace to drive a costume hire business. But surely something… Let’s see. For now though, damn I’m busy busy busy.

Today was a snatched day getting the globe stuff out of the old street building. Tomorrow is an unfamiliar workshop in Kent. Then I’m overnighting and another workshop the day after. And around this I’m getting ready for a show on the weekend with The Factory and a history talk at The Globe this week. Oh hell. Oh spite.

I’ll make my theatre company and make sense of this costume in the fullness of time. I’m just learning about making things happen right now. I keep getting asked to make things happen on a larger scale than the time before, and I move towards it…

I’m very happy, lost in all this. Hard to stop and see Lou, tonight is a rare opportunity. I am okay being flooded. I’ve learnt the trick. Partitioning. I put it in my diary to make sure it is logistically possible. If it is, I just know that when it is time I’ll apply fully. But things like this big drive I booked today, it needs prep. It needs me to be ahead of myself. It’s hard when it isn’t immediate for me, but insha’Allah. Plus lines lines lines. I need 3 sleeps.. I’ve had none on the latest gig and it’s on Saturday.