Tues, Jun 1
... Always so good, so cold and wet
I'm realizing that this is not the kind of trip you're supposed to take with your little sister. Ideally, it should be with a boyfriend/fiance/husband. Next, with a great friend, or a group of friends. Then, family.
Don't get me wrong... it's totally fun, and I really appreciate it, but it's just not quite right the way it is.
Anyways. We spent yesterday and today doing more of the touristy stuff--we went to Notting Hill, Picadilly Circus, and Covent Gardens yesterday, and then saw "Anything Goes" last night. That was a great musical--a revival of an old 1930's show, so there was lots of big-band music and full-company dance numbers, including a lot of tap. Logan would have loved it. Actually, I could see him in the lead role. In a few years--it was a bit older, but I could see him playing Billy in 5 or 6 years.
I think I liked it better than "Mamma Mia," but maybe not quite as much as "Fame." "Rent" kind of fits into the middle somewhere.
Hey! I just realized that this keyboard is a North American one! The quotation marks are in the right place! The things you take for granted...
Anyways. It's almost too much theatre. Not too much, but too close together. It's almost overwhelming. I don't have time to absorb, but part of me just wants to see as much as I can while I have the opportunity. I feel like a fat kid who's pigging out on candy, though. It's almost--almost, but not quite--too much of a good thing.
Although I think that I was susceptible to some of Cindy's indoctrination... I feel a little guilty going to all these big-budget shows. I feel like I should be supporting the small, local theatre. But my justfication is that I do that in Calgary all the time; this is my chance for the big stuff. :o)
I have to admit, though, that I sometimes feel a little superior with people who go to theatre. [insert slightly snobby tone of voice] I mean, I've got a degree. How much can the "common folk" really know about live theatre?
Seriously, I know that's a bad attitude to have, but I wonder how much people really do know about the process, what goes on behind the scenes, what kind of life it is. And I wonder how much I really know. More than most, I know, but not as much as some.
It makes me miss being onstage. I haven't been in the audience for this many shows in a row in a long, long time. Usually they're interspersed with something onstage or behind the scenes. Something that I'm involved with, anyways. But right now... this is a break.
One year ago today: Maybe it was because there was such a vision. Maybe it was because we just had to prove that it could work. Maybe there was so much sordid history between us (except Noah) that we felt like there was something to prove by sticking together. Maybe no one wanted to disappoint anyone else. Maybe we had to prove to ourselves, one last time, that high school wasn't completely dead. Maybe we had to prove that high school hadn't killed us. Maybe we just needed each other so badly during those few months that we couldn't do anything but draw strength from each other.
infinite || abyss
posted at 9:59 p.m.
