Planning Time

I woke up and lay in bed awhile thinking on the past and how I used to do things, creative things--paint and decorate things...and I can't imagine how I ever had the time in my busy schedule to accomplish such extras. The longer I ruminated, though, the more I realized how much busier I am now, what with Academic Bowl, Rogue, and pre-AP classes. My time is thin. This true, I decided I'd better post on the urgency I'm feeling to have you, the staff, take a larger role in planning our upcoming activities, like opening the RogueBox & scheduling RogueNight. At my core, I'm rather a control freak--but I need to relinquish control of these things to (1) ensure they get done in a timely manner (because I'm doubting my ability to--without ramping up my BP--get them done timely) and (2) allow you all to feel the full pressure and rewards of getting the tasks up, running, and accomplished. I have long told friends and family how proud I am of the staff and how I think you all learn a lot from the production of our magazines and poetry nights. I want to see if that's true, if you actually are learning a lot, by letting this fall's activities be largely organized by you--signage, announcements, decisions on dates, publication lay-out, etc. I issue this as a challenge. I want you to organize yourselves and see what you can do. I'm as available as ever--I'm not retracting my dediction: No way!--but I want my role to be more that of a consultant.

I'm researching the button machines this weekend and will manage that project myself so you guys can focus on the bigger picture: RogueEvents. I'll let you know as I need help on button stuff (design selection and button production/sales).

Taking a deep breath,

Easter