thank you old man at ACT.

a bit of background first: i have a full season subscription to ACT (american conservatory theatre) here in SF. being a subscriber is awesome, you can change your ticket if you cant make it to the show you are scheduled. so this last show, i had to resched because i signed up for thursdays, and now that i work that night, it just doesnt work. when you resched they give you a different seat and, this season, i am subscribed by myself, so i sit with a bunch of people i dont know.

so i go on wednesday and i got there really early because i didnt go home first, so i went shopping, and i was sitting in my seat reading my lush newsletter to pass the time, and an old man sat next to me a few minutes before the show started. little did i know that there were to incredibly uncomfortable intermissions in store for me. this is not why im complaining. in the first one, he kept talking to me. i usually gave short answers, but that did not stop him. BUT what really got me was his insistance that i be an actress. im not raining on any actresses right now, but im a tech for a reason. when i first told him that, i got the normal "i have no idea what you are talking about look" and then i explained. after a short pause, he was like "if you were offered a really good role, would you take it?" i said no, he wanted to know why, i said i didnt act, and he wouldnt take that for an answer. so heres my problem, which was put elegantly into words by my roommate: why can't people accept the fact that some female techs CHOSE to be techs and arent failed actors? i am not an actress, nor do i want to be. sure, i like to have my moment in the spotlight every now and then, but i dont want that to be in the form of acting. no no no. i cant act anyway. damn you old man and not accepting the fact that i like to build things and thats why im at school (he thought this was an answer lacking in substance when he asked what i was learning).
also, if im looking away from you and dont really expound on answers, i probably dont want to talk to you. a little insight, though this used to be a phobia of mine, i now look people directly in the eyes when i want to speak with them. except when im in the car, because that is a safety issue.

this one isnt super angry. maybe i really dont hate everything