maybe
it’s just a feeling
but i think
there may be
something scary
in the fort
under the couch.
—
“be yourself, whatever it is. even if it’s scary. “
-mariacarla boscono
Apr24
Tag Archives: fun
Jan16
glitt-her.
(yet another underpaid re-enactor)
when at the salon recently
my stylist was combing out my hair and asked:
“why do you have glitter in your hair?”
now, there are many possible scenarios
some more accepted than others
but i suppose in my case
it most likely has to do with
my being
a kindy teacher
a creator of mixed-media collage art
and
a fan of glitter
and i see
that a pattern
has begun to emerge
when family and friends and colleagues
and even my cat
quite often have glitter on them
after spending time with me
and my grandson mentions
that he always finds glitter stuck to him
after we’ve been hanging out together
and people sometimes
brush glitter off of their legs
after getting out of my car
but
some people leave footprints
and
some people leave glitter
and that’s how you know
they’ve been there.
—
“when you’re around me, you’re going to get glitter on you.”
-kesha
—
photo credits: fx hair studio, all things hair
Nov19
it’s all funny.
a scene from the road rally in the sideways rain
leap frog in the park
last night i told a joke to a woman at a comedy club, led a group of strangers in follow-the- leader in t.j. maxx, bought 60 cents of gas, got into a theater box office, danced the sugar plum fairy ballet and push it, had the zingerman’s staff sing happy birthday to me, tried to jam our team into one shopping cart, read a children’s book aloud to an adult in the library, found five different kinds of balls, secretly wrote crossword answers in the new york times and put it back, wore protective hockey gear, held a lobster, paid for a stranger’s purchase, ate as a group at taco bell, wore university of michigan gear that wasn’t mine, added my gum to a public wall art display, read incredible notes, shared food and drinks and blew out candles and it was a night to always be remembered.
teams:
sock monkeys vs. glitters vs. kwames
—
what a wonderful decade birthday celebration
thanks to all of you for every bit of it
it meant everything.
—
“life goes by fast. enjoy it. calm down. it’s all funny.”
– joan rivers
Aug23
breakfast with elvis.
as i walked in, i looked around and asked out loud,
“is this elvis day or something?”
i heard a deep voice following me in who answered,
“you better believe it baby.”
and that is how we found ourselves sharing a breakfast space.
luckily, elvis read the sign, waited to be seated
climbed up on the counter and belted out hits
elvis worked the crowd and met a tiny dancer
and changed costumes before my second cup of coffee
it was a full breakfast.
—
“to me, john lennon and elvis presley were punks,
because they made music that evoked those emotions in people. “
-joey ramone
Aug4
can’t see.
f learns what happens when good goggles go bad.
—
“it’s all fun and games ’till someone loses an eye,
then it’s just fun you can’t see.”
-james hetfield
Jul29
return.
and what could
possibly go wrong
or incredibly right
with 8 adults, 6 kids, 2 cats, 1 dog
and an occasional bear
all back in one place again
on beautiful glen lake?
—
“it’s well known that he who returns never left”
― pablo neruda
Jul25
swingers.
not one of them is actually sitting on a swing
but it makes a great jungle gym.
—
“infinity imagines curiousity from the wild abyss –
only the child makes a swing-set view of the world upside down.
unwatched truth is the enchantment of childhood.
and we never grow out of it…”
-akaine kramarik
Jul15
pajama walk.
if getting in your pajamas at 7:30
and going to the playground
and a singing stroll until dark
is wrong,
then we don’t want to be right.
Jun27
carnival.
driving down the highway
i came upon this truck filled with fun
and wondered where exactly it was headed.
—
“i was sure that somewhere a grandiose carnival
was going on in the sky,
and I was missing it.”
-eve babitz
Jun23
lemons.
who wouldn’t buy from these six?
not many customers were available
and most who stopped by
had no money on them
so they changed their marketing plan
added music, dance, costumes
even an impromptu wedding
and
after drinking away
much of the merchandise
everyone still made a profit
not bad for a day’s work.
“if life gives you lemons, don’t settle for simply making lemonade – make a glorious scene at a lemonade stand.”
-elizabeth gilbert
I didn't have my glasses on.... 