So last Saturday was the final performance of my church's Savior of the World production of which I'd managed the stage crew and props. I don't miss all the driving I had to do in light of my limited funds and high gas prices, but I am missing all the fun that went with it. I had some good kids on my stage crew and our cast was great. During the final performance, a lot of the women would be crying backstage and there was much careful eye-wiping so as not to ruin their make-ups before they went on to sing their song in the second act. The stage crew never got to take a bow onstage, but I was constantly being told by everyone how great we were doing and how it would be impossible without us. And specifically me. I'm not bragging; I was out sick two days in the final week of rehearsals and when I finally came back, the director begged me to never miss again. Which I didn't. I'm really looking forward to the cast party this Friday to hang out with everyone again. And one of my stage crew girls was thrilled with the comic I drew for her of Ouran's Hunny-sempai beating the crap out of Naruto for messing with his bunny. Truly, anime fans are everywhere.
Also everywhere was the spirit we all felt every performance. I was always backstage so I never got to really see what was going on before the audience, but I could hear it and I think every performance we really put our testimonies into what was being said and sung onstage.