Okay, on the recommendation of several of you, I'm just streaming now. I realize that one of my biggest problems with writing of any kind is thinking too much. So. Here I am. I'm writing.
So what's been on my mind lately? Whoa. I just had about 14 different things come to mind... Let's see if I can grasp onto any of them long enough to blog about it.
1. Summer.
I love it. I love warm weather. I love that I can walk out the door and bask in the warm sun. Of course, basking must be kept to a minimum of 10 - 15 minute intervals or I run the risk of melting, but still. It's bliss while it lasts. Actually, the weather has cooled off a bit, so the oppressive humidity that we'd been getting has somewhat dissipated. Hm. Now this has devolved into a weather report. New topic.
2. Dating.
Well, what do you expect? I'm single. And I'm Mormon. We're programmed to think of almost nothing else, so you really can't blame me. So what do I think about dating? I think it's a lovely pastime - one I thought I was actually rather "good" at, until I realized that it's not a sport that one should want to excel at. Am I right? I mean, there's a difference between being a good date and being a "good dater". Being a good dater just means that you're great at going out w/ a multiplicity of people while staying aloof from dating just one. That's not my idea of success. Well, not according to the aforementioned programming that Mormons go through. Let me just clarify that I'm not opposed to marriage. In fact, I'm very much a fan of the idea...and, as a matter of fact, it hasn't been until just recently that I started thinking of it as an inevitability rather than a fantasy. That may sound a bit strange, but trust me. It's a major paradigm shift. Anyway, I'm of the opinion that dating in the Greater DC Area is really rather fun. I feel very lucky to be surrounded by such a large number of fun and interesting people. And in a very real way, dating and socializing out here has been really instrumental in furthering my spiritual education. I feel like I'm better acquainted with who I am since moving here. I'm certainly more aware of my strengths and weaknesses and I'm more aware of what strengths and weaknesses in others will complement my own.
Does any of this mean that I'm any closer to marriage? Well, I wouldn't really go that far, but if it means anything at all, it doesn't wig me out quite as much to think about it anymore. Heh. The conclusion I came to after reading Alma 7:23-24 was that if I make good choices, then good things will come of it - good works will abound. Rather simplistic, yes. Did I already know that? Sure. Did I need to be reminded? Obviously. Good begets good, so now I'm working on doing that good and seeing where it takes me. Mmm, okay. Last topic.
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Our stake is putting on a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream this Fall (right around Thanksgiving, in case anyone is curious) and I've been cast as Cobweb, one of the fairy attendants to Titania, Queen of the Fairies. First, let me say that I'm so excited to be a part of the theater again, even if it is minutely! It's been...um...over 10 years since I've acted...so it's time I did something about it. A good friend of mine is directing and I'm really looking forward to see how her vision comes together. Second, I have to say what a brave choice it is to do Shakespeare as a stake production! I mean, I have full confidence in Eve, since she teaches Shakespeare at college levels and also teaches workshops to middle school-aged kids and helps them adapt their own versions to suit their situation and experience. I have no doubt that she'll do the same for us, but there's just the tiniest bit of me that snickers at all the bawdy jokes in this particular play. Hee. Mormons saying things like, "O spite! O hell!" [Snicker, snicker!] I'm not sure how much will be kept and how much will be edited out or just modified, but I'm really looking forward to seeing how it goes. Eve also plans to have music written so that the lyrics in the play can be sung. She told me and a fellow fairy today (Peaseblossom) that she envisioned us as a choir of angels singing. Ha. No pressure. So, while I may not have many spoken lines, I'll be singing and I'm really looking forward to that. So, yay to my re-entry to theater.
And I think my stream has flooded this post enough and it's time to call this good for now. What's been on your mind lately?
