Plans, Ambitions and the Insufficiency of Time

So I've basically had a tonne-load of things to write about and little or no time to talk about it. It is however a good thing that I haven't gotten the opportunity because the last few days have put many things into perspective. However since "Time" is in the title I'll write these things in chronological order, based on when I started to think about these things.

First matter of business: The Death of a Don(?) Even though this has been a HORRIBLE year to be a club president I haven't given up. In fact this year I have had some of my best production ideas since forever and I am dedicated to ensuring they are presented at the highest quality. The Death of a Don however is my pinnacle of ideas this year. A mystery/drama in Jamaican context, good characters and a ridiculous back story... I would share more but that wouldn't be good for business... I can however share this:

As excited as I am about this however, part of me can't help but worry about the time I'm gonna end up spending on this, and by part of me I mean a few concerned friends. I mean this is my last year and I need good grades and what not, can I really afford to invest time in writing,planning, rehearsing and producing 3-4 plays in succession? Of course I can just start using time more wisely but even there I struggle horrendously. But it doesn't end there.

Second: The Teenage Blogger(?) Well I have two blogs, so what could this be about? Well, I've realised that the Internet is one raging cesspool of opportunity and exposure. Out of all my skills I have come to believe that my writing has the most potential. I have also had a recent interest in blogs. I don't see myself as entertaining or visible or relevant enough to do a video blog, though vloggers are among my favourite people on the great and ever-present Internet. However the thought came to me that blogging in itself also has potential for tapping into the Internet's resources in opportunity. So at the beginning of this year (as in January 1st, 2014) I started to seriously consider starting and maintaining a BLOG blog (not like these two little things... I mean blog with an AUDIENCE outside of my closest circle of friends...)

Anyways, the Blog; I was thinking of making it surrounding writing as a whole. My original content, my thoughts and recommendations concerning books that I've read, the original content of other young writers and other fun writing related stuff. As you would expect, like TDoaD,this is  major project, and even worse as this is LONG TERM and TDoaD is gonna be over in a few months, to reap any rewards from this blog idea may take a much more significant amount of time. Do I Have the Time?

Finally: The Actor(?) This week I have been given the opportunity to act in a play. "But you're like drama club president of course you've been in plays..." No. We are talking about a PLAY play here. As in I walked into rehearsal on Friday, got a copy of the script and this was on the cover:

At that point my mind was like"RAAASSCLAAAA-" So as you must realize by now this isn't any domestic, school-esque play. This is a play. A legitimate opportunity for me to act on a stage in front of an audience at least  quasi-professionally. This is one of those particular opportunities that I generally NEVER get. Yet here I am, going to choreography practises like I'm not the living reincarnation of cardboard. Still the hanging question is: Do I Have the Time to Dedicate to This?

Unfortunately, I have no definite answer. The insufficiency of time has always been a recurring theme in my life, and everybody's (or I would like to believe it has been a part of everybody's) yet I still have not learnt how to properly deal with it. However, like everything else in life, the stakes get higher every time you play the game. Now, hanging in the balance by Time's Insufficiency is my perceived "future", and I still, somewhere, believe I can still do everything and lose nothing. Perhaps that's my personal brand of pride, or stupidity.

So, as much as I hope you are all better at managing your time than me, acknowledge your personal insufficiency of time and find a way to act accordingly.

As I (finally) start my Caribbean Studies IA,
-Me