40 Days Till 40 (Day 14)

MORE ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS

I am almost halfway through my self-motivated challenge to write a blog entry every day until my birthday.  Already I am finding that some days it is easier to write than on others.  Sometimes no clear idea seems to come to me, but I feel I must write something.  It reminds me of when I was a kid and I would just write in my diary, “Nothing much happened today.  Sorry.”

Of course that isn’t always true, is it?  After all, we wake up and right there, that’s a bonus.  What I was most likely writing in my childhood diary, therefore, was that I just didn’t have time to chronicle my day.  Or maybe it was just a day like the one before and therefore didn’t warrant being chronicled?

In truth, today was certainly not boring—nor was it just like yesterday.  Were there any occurrences of the monumental sort?  Perhaps not, but still, a day alive is a day to be celebrated, isn't it?

At the risk of sounding like a “Lady Who Lunches” (because that is so not the case), I had lunch with one of favorite people in Reno.  Originally meeting through our shared interest in Roller Derby, we have been friends for almost 8 years.  A sassy, intense, fireball of a woman, she makes me laugh—and also seems to value my leadership, intelligence and creativity.  Although a social outing, we were also meeting to discuss a future creative venture.  Irons in the fire, people.  Gotta keep ‘em burning. 

And speaking of irons in the fire…

This year marks my third production of The Vagina Monologues and my third doing a monologue called “My Angry Vagina”.  I love this monologue, perhaps because it amuses me to have people introduce me as “the angry V” (although that probably limits my ability to ever date again.  Ha.).  I also quite enjoy the camaraderie that happens as we work to raise awareness for women’s issues.

I went to a rehearsal tonight and, even though I wasn’t feeling my personal best (still a bit run down from yesterday’s potential allergic reaction), it was a really fun rehearsal.  We have got some really dynamic ladies in this cast!

So that was my day.  Not monumental, perhaps, but remember, I’m trying to enjoy the little things.  Like getting my new issue of Entertainment Weekly and seeing Benedict Cumberbatch on the cover.  Oh yeah. 

Until tomorrow, Lovelies….

Written 1/17/14; Posted 1/18/14 after being attacked by a need to have dreams of Sherlock Holmes.