But something about the instinct to formalize this crazy, organic process makes me really sad. And some of my favorite people (well, Miles) are people I never would have met if it wasn’t for being randomly invited to groups without previous knowledge. I discovered Kat T. because somebody from my 201 told me I would love the girl who looked a little like Helena Bonham Carter and organized everything. I miss thirteen person practice groups with Hiller because no one knew how to say no. The heartbreaking decisions come later. This is the easiest time. I hate to hear that people are so overcomplicating it.
My point was that some people aren’t as lucky as you were. Rather than being swept up into a wonderful hurricane of activity, some people are standing outside with a closed umbrella and a hand out waiting for it to rain. You’re telling them they should run around without an umbrella and just enjoy the excitement of getting wet. But for them, it’s not even raining, and they don’t know how to make it rain.
They aren’t overcomplicating it. They are looking for water.
I…don’t follow what you’re saying at all. But maybe I am bad at metaphors.
So…because people are having trouble finding…rain…they should create a system whereby they … INTERVIEW other people to see if they want to let … those people …into their rain with them?
I wasn’t lucky. Ben. I organized 80% of the practice sessions I went to. And I kept them open sessions because I understood that my desire to find a place and to find opportunities within the community was probably shared by others.
Yeah. I’m saying it. When I was in 201 - I MADE IT RAIN.
I have no idea why I’m still talking about this. I DON’T EVEN LIKE TWITTER.
I have lost my mind.
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Back in my day, people walked uphill ten miles each way to go to practice group. We paid our coaches in chickens and...
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Usually the fault for a bad metaphor lies with the writer. Anyway, the...Caitlin posted...
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I…don’t follow what you’re saying at all. But maybe I am bad at metaphors. So…because people are having trouble...
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I think everyone has made some excellent points today. Not one word was wasted! Just think if this discussion had...
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aren’t as lucky as you were. Rather than being swept...wonderful hurricane of activity,...
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Scollins’s addition to the convo below…
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This entire thread is both fascinating and paranoia inducing to the almost-level-one student. *hides behind camera*
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I really like the way the school has 201 practice sessions now. But I didn’t really go through the new school system. I...
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I wasn’t going to post again but it’s Friday and slow at work and something about this gets me. I totally hear what you...
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Anyone interested in a group venture to create a match.com type site...improv team...
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I knew about practice groups when I first started out. You practiced with your class in between classes. That’s what it...
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weren’t funny. Just unfair.
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I am currently holding interviews for Twitter followers. Please be advised you need to be able to handle AT LEAST 125...
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I’ve been in New York for over a year now and probably as a result of my shyness and two inconveniently timed vacations...
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The weird little misconceptions my peers and I had back then seem laughable and quaint. But there’s
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still think mine’s
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I stand by my statement. If you are just taking classes and are trying to get into the practice group momentum, then you...
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I suspect lots of new students simply don’t know the norms. I think interviewing people is silly, but I’m sure it’s not...
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Yeah, I don’t really see what you could learn from an interview that you couldn’t learn from having someone sitting in...
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I think the implication is that the way teams generally get together (meeting in class, at jam sessions, around the...
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Because an interview - by its nature - involves judgment. Not the “comfort-level” judgment involved with seeing
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