Numerology

Days until we open: 3

# of times I've said "fuck" about above statement: 37

Notes recieved at the end of tonight's rehearsal: 2

# of minutes spent fantasizing about worst-case scenarios in which viewers fall fast asleep /start snoring loudly / leave the house / yell out loud “this play suuuucks!” : too many to count

# of minutes spent fantasizing about idyllic scenarios in which viewers perform a standing ovation / shower the cast with laudatory comments / thow undergarments at the stage during curtain call: more than would openly admit

# of minutes spent fantasizing about realistic scenarios : 0

Nights slept entirely through since production began: 5

Family members attending performance: 0

Required page length of Soc. paper that's due Thurs., which I haven't started writing: 5

# of times I've said "fuck" about said paper: 29

Bottles of water consumed to get rid of plegm in throat: 4 (today)

# of times having successfully obtained "magic bubble": 0

Show's current running time: 1 hr., 54 mins.

# of times I refer to torment or remorse ("all his spiritual torment, his celebrated torment"; "his noble remorse, his moral torment", etc): 6

# of relaxing days will have in the immediate future : none

# of expletives shouted by The Phocian: 5 (today)

Minutes spent fantasizing about Thanksgiving, i.e. post-show, with scenarios that involve self lying on a hammock by the beach somewhere in Hawaii, only fixed appointment in date book being with Swedish masseur : not nearly enough