My original aim, to clear out all the unprocessed paperwork before Thursday, is looking rather optimistic to say the least. There’s just so MUCH of it all.<\/p>\n
How much do I keep?<\/p>\n
How much must anyone keep?<\/p>\n
Just threw out a huge file of work from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, my one and only period as a full-time student, 1990-1992. It represents two year’s worth of note-taking on their Technical Theatre course, covering the techniques of lighting, sound, stage management, and so on. A waste of time? Well… I’m unlikely to start on that particular career path now, so I guess it has to go. I wasn’t particularly good at any of it, and I have no innate desire to jump-start such meagre skills.<\/p>\n
I can’t possibly keep it, because if I do it means keeping everything else I’m not using at the present. Like every school exercise book.<\/p>\n
Here’s a CV written circa 1993, when I was looking for work. Any work. Used it to get an office job, from which I was sacked a few months later for non-attendance due to sheer despair. Do I keep it?<\/p>\n
This is what comes of viewing the boxes as me, rather than the person I used to be. And it’s turning into a tear-stained, madness-inducing exercise. I feel completely all at sea. And drowning. Help.<\/p>\n
What do I do with the school grades and certificates of GCSEs? The school reports? How many photos? I know one must be brutal with anything not being used right now, but… will I ever need to mention my GCSE results at any point in the future?<\/p>\n
The clutter-clearance books (which are taking up too much space…) say you must throw out everything connected with any periods of your life that represent frustration and unhappiness.<\/p>\n
Fill in the wry retort yourself.<\/p>\n
Oh, okay then. Some school report quotes. Great Cornad Upper, Summer Term, 1986.<\/p>\n
Maths: ‘Sometimes Dickon forgets that he is not the only pupil in the class!’<\/p>\n
English: ‘He has a great talent for this subject. He has a range of vocabulary, a precision of technique and a maturity of thought and expression which makes his work a pleasure to read. There is, occasionally, a tendency to over-elaborate…’<\/p>\n
Chemistry: ‘… he must learn to be a little less intense… Relax a bit, it’s good for you!’<\/p>\n
Geography: ‘I think he would benefit by spending a little less time debating more minor issues…’<\/p>\n
Incredibly the PE report is favourable, and mentions me knowing my limitations but still doing my best. The Headmaster singles this out for his comment on my whole term.<\/p>\n
I’m going to have a cup of tea, then go for a walk. And then I’m going to try and tackle the piles again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My original aim, to clear out all the unprocessed paperwork before Thursday, is looking rather optimistic to say the least. There’s just so MUCH of it all. How much do I keep? How much must anyone keep? Just threw out a huge file of work from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, my one and only […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dickonedwards.com\/diary\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dickonedwards.com\/diary\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dickonedwards.com\/diary\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dickonedwards.com\/diary\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dickonedwards.com\/diary\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dickonedwards.com\/diary\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dickonedwards.com\/diary\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dickonedwards.com\/diary\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dickonedwards.com\/diary\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}