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5/13/19 10:23 PM

DAY THIRTEEN
What a roller coaster of a day! So many emotions. Heartbreak, hope, pain -- We did it all. In the morning, I went downstairs ready to hang some lights. The genie was there, the DMX cable had arrived and the board was set up, but fate had a different plan for me today. At first when I plugged the lights in and nothing happened I thought I was making a foolish mistake; Some switch somewhere must have been turned off and I wasn't seeing it. When I had lost all hope and proposed a new plan involving tons of desk lamps (much to Margaret's dismay), I saw Terry. She explained to me that in the mechanical closet there is a small box that controls the dimmers in the black box, it had probably been unplugged or turned off in the many years out of commission.
Well, we called maintenance with hopeful voices and they opened it up for us. Every breaker was working, the box was plugged in, the switches were flipped on. Nothing should have been wrong. A red error light was flashing next to something marked "DMX," but every DMX cable was new or in new condition. There's some error in communication, but we have no idea where. Hopefully, we can get the electrician to test the circuits in the black box and see if they're working. If they are, the board is likely broken and we need a new one. If they aren't, there's probably no hope for it to be fixed in the next week and I'll need to talk to Bill about possibly trying what he uses for jazz rock concerts.
Margaret, Genevieve, and I went to Concord together in search for express fest supplies and other miscellaneous things we need. We were out for a long time (it is not a nearby place), but much of the adventure was driving.
Overall, a pretty crazy day! To try and give myself a little more structure, I've made this to-do list and schedule for myself tomorrow:

Early as possible - 9:00, Light notes
9:00-10:30, Senior Project
10:30 -11:15(not sure exactly), cue to cue for lights with Cedar 
End of CTC - 12:30, Senior Project
12:30-12:45, Lunch
12:45-1:00, Senior Project
1:00-(No Idea) Decorating a rain stick with Gavin
(No Idea) - 4:30, Senior Project

TO DO

  • Talk with mike about testing the circuts in the dimmer boxes, figure out if they’re broken, the board is broken, and if I need to talk to bill.
  • Talk to bill anyways just in case! See if we can borrow his lighting setup if all else fails
  • MEMORIZE! MEMORIZE! MEMORIZE!
  • Run through!
  • Front lights need hanging, but first 1 on this list needs solving
  • Get costumes for each scene on hangers so we know exactly what is going when in a simple manner

TODAY'S HOURS: 6
TOTAL: 35

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