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Tuesday night was intense. On several levels. First time I'd gotten to check in with my mother since this past weekend, and we were going to see Othello. *sigh*
The play was really damn good, and we were only the preview audience.. it's still playing for a little while yet. If I had more resources available to me, I'd drag various people down to see it ASAP. The multitalented actor David Patrick Kelly played Iago.. within a few seconds of his first line, I knew I recognized him from something... and then realised he'd played T-Bird in The Crow... damn. The line "You can't be you, we put you through the window" kept coming unbidden into my head when a bit of the Detroit drawl in his voice came through. It was a treat to see him in such an intimate space.
The name escapes me at the moment, and the program is in my car.. but the actor they chose to play Othello was mesmerizing. The change in the character's joy in his lovely wife, the webs woven around him, the agony and rage... I found images lingering into the next day at work. I liked their non-traditional choice in ethnicity in that particular actor. I couldn't quite discern from the accent whether he was Spanish or Middle Eastern, but I really enjoyed his performance, and was moved by his passion and investment in a tough role to stay involved in.
The staging was really innovative, the direction was interesting, the design lovely and stark.. and the lighting was brilliant.
Went out for spinach dip at TGIF afterwards and talked.. mostly about things other than the play. Overall a good evening. We've kind of agreed to disagree, and she knows that I want to be able to communicate with her about everything in my world. Finally gave her the huge 10 page missive I'd written for her a while back.. she appreciated it, and said that it was certainly well written. I think I'll leave it at that for now. She likes the people in my life right now, and even if she doesn't respect my decisions, she's really glad to see me happier and healthier than I've been in a while. I'm still processing a lot of stress, and I'm busy as hell, but I have faith that it will work out ok in the long run.
Retrieved a toy from the attic that I've been testing out with Aaron this evening.. My Intellivision still works, and so do all but one of the cartridges. *grin*
I need to figure out how to get past the second level in Donkey Kong.
Tomorrow, I get up and work on more postings for eBay, finish all the IRS paperwork and mail out what I've got, and see what my follow-up appointment tells me about the health of my blood.
Then I hang out. Somewhere. Doing nothing stressful. Just existing within a free evening.. something that's been rather precious of late.
I send restful sleep out to a beloved friend tonight. He's in the midst of more pain than he deserves, and I want only the best things for his gentle soul. Tomorrow will be hard for him.. I pray for his strength, and the presence within the self to know his own heart and listen to it's call. I pray that your daughter will know the beauty of your heart, and forgive her parents for their failings. No matter where she grows up, she is a part of you.
Friends surround you in your need... you are not alone. I pray that you feel the presence of the love around you in your sadness. Blessings.
Later.
-Me.
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There's a shredding that's really a healing,
that makes you more alive!
A lion holds you in his arms.
Fingers rake the fretbridge for music.
-Rumi
The play was really damn good, and we were only the preview audience.. it's still playing for a little while yet. If I had more resources available to me, I'd drag various people down to see it ASAP. The multitalented actor David Patrick Kelly played Iago.. within a few seconds of his first line, I knew I recognized him from something... and then realised he'd played T-Bird in The Crow... damn. The line "You can't be you, we put you through the window" kept coming unbidden into my head when a bit of the Detroit drawl in his voice came through. It was a treat to see him in such an intimate space.
The name escapes me at the moment, and the program is in my car.. but the actor they chose to play Othello was mesmerizing. The change in the character's joy in his lovely wife, the webs woven around him, the agony and rage... I found images lingering into the next day at work. I liked their non-traditional choice in ethnicity in that particular actor. I couldn't quite discern from the accent whether he was Spanish or Middle Eastern, but I really enjoyed his performance, and was moved by his passion and investment in a tough role to stay involved in.
The staging was really innovative, the direction was interesting, the design lovely and stark.. and the lighting was brilliant.
Went out for spinach dip at TGIF afterwards and talked.. mostly about things other than the play. Overall a good evening. We've kind of agreed to disagree, and she knows that I want to be able to communicate with her about everything in my world. Finally gave her the huge 10 page missive I'd written for her a while back.. she appreciated it, and said that it was certainly well written. I think I'll leave it at that for now. She likes the people in my life right now, and even if she doesn't respect my decisions, she's really glad to see me happier and healthier than I've been in a while. I'm still processing a lot of stress, and I'm busy as hell, but I have faith that it will work out ok in the long run.
Retrieved a toy from the attic that I've been testing out with Aaron this evening.. My Intellivision still works, and so do all but one of the cartridges. *grin*
I need to figure out how to get past the second level in Donkey Kong.
Tomorrow, I get up and work on more postings for eBay, finish all the IRS paperwork and mail out what I've got, and see what my follow-up appointment tells me about the health of my blood.
Then I hang out. Somewhere. Doing nothing stressful. Just existing within a free evening.. something that's been rather precious of late.
I send restful sleep out to a beloved friend tonight. He's in the midst of more pain than he deserves, and I want only the best things for his gentle soul. Tomorrow will be hard for him.. I pray for his strength, and the presence within the self to know his own heart and listen to it's call. I pray that your daughter will know the beauty of your heart, and forgive her parents for their failings. No matter where she grows up, she is a part of you.
Friends surround you in your need... you are not alone. I pray that you feel the presence of the love around you in your sadness. Blessings.
Later.
-Me.
-----------------------------------------------
There's a shredding that's really a healing,
that makes you more alive!
A lion holds you in his arms.
Fingers rake the fretbridge for music.
-Rumi
