See, I don't blog for like a zillion years and then I have all these random things to talk about... so instead of forcing some kind of arbitrary connection, I will make a list without any paragraph hooks.
1. I saw "Follies" at *phrata Saturday night. When we did this in high school, I was sitting behind a lot of scenery (while juggling an oboe, an English horn and a baritone saxophone so I wasn't in a position to pay attention to the words anyway), and this was the first time I had ever actually *seen* the show. And it was good, but wow, is that show ever psychotic. Who knew all that crazy stuff at the end meant the four main characters were having nervous breakdowns? I don't know what I used to think all the wacky music was about. Probably I didn't think about it at all, because I was too busy trying to remember to switch reeds or something.
And -- with apologies to Hefk, who heard this train of thought yesterday -- thinking back on what we did makes me realize that having 16-, 17- and 18-year-old high school students perform that play really adds a layer of meaning to it, like the Langley Schools Music Project kids singing "Desperado." What having young people playing older people watching their younger selves imply? Inevitability, sure, and another serious layer of hopelessness on top of that. Whew. I remember a bunch of adults getting upset about the appropriateness of students doing that show, but I always thought it was just about the language or the "sexual themes" or whatever.
Also, there was an awful lot of H*mpfield-ity to this production, seriously. (Warning: a lot of google-proof vowel-asteriks coming up.) S**n *'D*nn*ll's mom was in it. Mrs. K**tt*r was in it and choreographed it, and it definitely looked it. Kr*st*n P*ntz got tossed around by C*dy Sm*th (who is tall!). J*sh D*b*rd is still cute. The woman playing the character originally played by Hefk had, like, the exact same fringy red dress on for the end as she wore. They all danced Dance-Theater-tastically. The show was good, but kind of eerie -- like imagining people you know really well totally naked, and realizing that for all of this time they've been naked underneath their clothes. That's not a perfect metaphor, but you know. Eerie.
2. This is how I totally feel about fall. I like gourds, too, and it is so beautiful outside that I want to scream. I went apple-picking last weekend and am still reaping the applicious bounty via applesauce, apple crisp, apple pie, apple bread pudding, apple-strawberry jam and apple butter. No exaggeration. Also, I basically have a completely new wardrobe this year, and that is expensive as hell but it's fantastic. I feel good in my skin.
3. Thank you for all the birthday wishes. Yay birthday! My parents' surprise party went off without a hitch, although I do think the gigantic leftover MEAT TRAY I was forced to take home afterward might count as a hitch. Ew. God. You all know how I feel about meat, but "you have roommates, someone there will eat it!" It's like 20 lbs. of roast beef and turkey. Each. Ew.
4. There are about 400 other things, but they'll have to wait because work is unbelievably busy right now. OK. Hope all is well in your respective worlds.
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