10 feet high and 8.5 feet across.
weighs two tons.
—
“i tend to stay with the panic. i embrace the panic.”
-larry david
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credits: ripley’s believe it or not museum, branson, missouri, usa
scout (in the original), walks home dressed as a ham.
—
I was cast to play scout
in a scene from ‘to kill a mockingbird’
as a favor for my friend
who was in an oral interpretation class
during her later in life college days.
the scene was the one
where scout was dressed as a ham
walking home through the woods
and the victim of an unknown attacker.
as I’m an incredibly horrible actress
I double-checked to see if she was sure
about wanting me for the role.
she was desperate and had no one else
so I was perfect, and was in!
she also cast my boyfriend at the time
as my brother
and our about to deliver a baby any second friend
as the narrator
that was it.
the only actors in the scene.
we were the holy trinity of non-talent.
one important thing that I needed to know
in spite of knowing my few lines
to be delivered in a frantic southern accent
with lots of screaming and thrashing movements
was that my attacker was not going to actually exist on stage
it was all interpretive
I had to imagine and act
like I was being attacked
as I wrestled with my invisible assailant.
at last the big day finally arrived
the curtain rose
I drawled and shrieked out my part
rolling around, slamming into the walls
and fighting my attacker who did not exist
all while dressed in my ham costume.
once it was over
we all took our bows
happy when the curtain finally went down.
after, I asked my friend’s husband,
(who was kind enough to have been in the audience
so we would be sure to have someone who clapped)
what he thought of my performance
and while his review was not exactly as expected
it was probably right on the mark:
‘you were like a cat in heat!’
my friend got an ‘a’ on the project.
—
“drama starts where logic ends.”
-ram charan
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image credits: ‘to kill a mockingbird’ -universal pictures
as merely an observer of the event
I’d have to guess
that she when she arrived at the store
perhaps with the intention
of buying a tea towel
she did not plan to leave
with a giant metal chicken
and may have even worried
that if she did not buy it today
someone else might come along
and find
they too could not live without it
one day longer.
life is funny that way.
—
‘buying involves decision-making.
it’s a performance activity, like sports or acting.’
-mark goulston
such an interesting mix at lunch
sugar cookies, grated parmesan cheese, and red pepper flakes
it made me wonder a bit
when I inquired I was told
the cheese and peppers were there
because they were serving Italian food in the kitchen
and the cookies were there
because this was their new location
and I kind of loved
the ‘no logical reason’ reason for the combination
it made it even better
and why not after all?
—
“things have to be funny first, and if they want to have a point, that’s awesome.”
-john mulaney
no more need be said.
—
“cars are the sculptures of our everyday lives.”
morning yoga at the farmers’ market.
what I passed as I drove by
on my way to get bagels.
it’s all about balance.
some days it’s yoga and organic veggies
in the morning light.
other days it’s drinking a latte
and eating a chocolate chip bagel
with whipped cream cheese
while wearing the yoga pants you woke up in.
—
“extremes are easy. strive for balance.”
-colin wright
not sure how it all went down
but there was just half of a shark
left behind at a local pizza joint
there must have been one battle royale
and I wonder what happened to the other guy.
—
“we should be afraid of sharks half as much as sharks should be afraid of us.”
-peter benchley, author – jaws
late night friends chatting about the current state of things.
—
“kakimi chertyami oni viigrali holodnuyu voinu?”
this translates roughly to:
“how the hell did these people win the cold war?”
― dave barry, big trouble
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image credit: kellydbrown
and the rest should stay back?
sign found by the parent drop-off circle
at my school in the morning.
from a class the night before
but it works in the morning too.
—
“you cannot have the drama without comedy.”
-tommy wiseau
after visiting grandma’s house with no worry that you’ll catch a cold.
“fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable.
style is more about being yourself.”
-oscar de la renta
after visiting grandma’s house and ?
i truly admire their spirit and they look so happy.
—
image credits: crafty momma.com (dogs), google images (humans)
