The decision was made last night. With three weeks left until performance time, I’ve been asked to take over a lead role in our upcoming play. I’ve been working on memorizing the lines for some time now so that I could step in if necessary and replace a cast member who, due to a stroke suffered eight months ago, was having difficulty memorizing her lines. Instead of sitting in the director’s chair at tomorrow afternoon’s rehearsal, I’ll be onstage. Fortunately, the real director, who has been away caring for her ill mother for the past several weeks, is due back on Wednesday. I’m much more comfortable acting than I am directing but stepping in at this late date is far from ideal. I would definitely feel more comfortable taking over this role if we didn’t also have to make another trip to Calgary sometime in the next couple of weeks to visit the Japanese consulate and arrange for our working visas. Oh well, at least life is never boring!