Jose and I went to see the Wicked musical last night. There certainly was a lot of streamer dancing and magic going on. And the audience ate it up. But who am I to ruin their fun? I'm just saying I think I'd have a rough time with Cirque du Soleil.
Today is gray and wet and chilly. Seattle autumn at its most typical. Almost a year ago, I went on a camping trip that made me re-think my limits of booze and cold. Nevertheless, sitting in front of a campfire sounds fantastic right now. Especially the part about being miles from town.
Last Wednesday was strange. On our bus downtown, my co-worker Kerry and I saw the body of a man who had jumped from the bridge a few blocks from my work. According to later news reports, he must've jumped a few minutes before we passed. Cars were beginning to back up; his shoes were thrown a yard or two from where he fell.
I go beneath that bridge whenever I walk to work. He fell on his back; looking up and imagining what he must've seen before hitting the pavement is morbid, but impossible to shake.
Later that same day, as some of my play cohorts and I were waiting for practice to begin up near my neighborhood, a man approached carrying a 2-by-2 wooden box. He let the box slam to the sidewalk as soon as he passed us, then continued on his angry way. The box was filled with old cinnamon toast, cheerios, dry lasagna noodles, and canned tuna. A lady walking by scavenged the tuna pretty quick, but that was about the only good that came from that random act of aggression...besides a conversation starter: "Did you know that guy?"
20060903 | Sheboygan, WI | Jose and Lake Michigan
(c) JS. Originally uploaded by Three Heavens And Hells.
Jose enjoyed the opportunity to see Lake Michigan, and we also had time to spend with my Milwaukee friends. Jay and Dan are doing well (and were generous enough to chauffeur us up to Sheboygan) and Amanda and Anna recently moved into their new house. After a rum drink or two at At Random, we started talking about Anna and Amanda's haunted kitchen. I'm sure their strength as a couple (and heavy remodeling) will quell any temporary discomfort.
