OLD BLOG: Tour Blog 10: moments to cherish

September 29, 2007

I'm in Staunton (apparently pronounced "Stanton"), Virginia. I had a bit of time to make this list. It's a list of little things I can feel good about.

—laying under a tree on a sunny day and feeling the grass under my bare feet

—finding a microwavable mug I like (for 50¢) so I can make herbal tea on the bus

—knowing that when I finish the book I'm reading I have several others with me to choose from next

—that moment after a long day when I first get into my hotel room and can take off my clothes

—having time some mornings to get enough sleep, eat, relax and let my food digest, exercise, and take a shower before I have to be on the bus

—calling someone to chat a bit and their actually answering the phone

—hearing Kim belt/mix that one high note in the "Seasons of Love" medley &/or playing through something not in this show with her singing

—seeing Greg M respond to the girls in approximately the same way I do

—seeing Desmond react when I do something unexpectedly "smooth"

—talking with Greg W about religion

—seeing that someone has actually commented on a blog of mine                      

OLD BLOG: Tour blog 3: Vanessa and the F-word (abridged)

September 19, 2007

So Vanessa, a girl in our cast, doesn't like the word "fuck". She made a point of letting everyone know, and she made a little "rule" that whenever we use that word we owe her a quarter. I don't think there's any money actually changing hands, but they referred to it from time to time ("they" being mainly the girls in the cast).

Those of you who've spent much time around me probably are aware that I don't really curse a lot. But you may also know that someone not liking something isn't necessarily a reason for me to stop doing it. It might even make me do it more. I talked to Vanessa and another girl in the cast about this. I didn't feel that they had a convincing reason for me to stop saying "fuck" around them. They thought I said it a lot. I don't, but in discussing it, I say it. I'm not one for mild euphemisms. If I were in a Harry Potter book, I'd be saying "Voldemort" out loud.

I also expressed to them my interest in seeing how people react to things sometimes. I find it interesting. And then I like to think about why different people react differently—what makes them tick. One of them suggested that doing something just to see how someone will react is childish. Well, I don't recall doing that as a child. That only came later as I started wondering about people and how they work. And I happen to think that making a "rule" that people owe you a quarter when they do something you disapprove of seems a little juvenile. Their only real argument (other than that it's not nice) was that is shows a lack of vocabulary. I disagree. Saying "fuck" sometimes doesn't necessarily mean you don't know any other words. Sometimes when I curse, it just sort of slips out. But generally it's a definite choice. It's something I use for emphasis or to get someone's attention. Or to make them feel uncomfortable.

So, fuck you. All of you. I'm fuckin' serious. 

That was a joke. And if you don't think it was funny, then fuck you.