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Posted on 02/28/2008 by Spike
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So the first day of our Alaksa Adventure, take 3, was greatly influenced by the wind. 12 hours of travel and 4 time zones post birthday celebrations, we arrive in Anchorage, which is a lot like Michigan's weather, but with less sun. Exhausted, giddy, we are greeted at the airport by our favorite Alaskan, John, who grabs the van he's lending us while we grab our pieces of checked luggage (one of the connecting flights only allowed for one carry-on), loaded up, and shipped out to our show's venue, The Wildberry Theatre behind The Wildberry Chocolate Factory. So many samples, so little time.
.Sometimes I think about how the memory of people haunts me, and it gets me utterly depressed. Other times, and especially more recently, it makes me giggle with delight. Everywhere I look things, places, people, objects, remind me of people who aren't with me on this particular adventure. The "hello hydration" Herbal Essences shampoo in the guest shower, our host that answered the door in a brown uniform, the tall glass of water I had with dinner and the local amber ale that accompanied it, the reluctance of my wallet to willingly give up its contents for essentials- everything reminds me of people that are not here with me. Instead of getting nostalgic about it, however, the thought, as of late, invades my head and materializes into something just shy of concrete. Thinking brings the MIAs in the room with me, and suddenly, I'm hanging with a bunch of my favorite people. I imagine the group conversation with the ghost people's imput: what they would say, how they would say it, and sometimes, it even comes out of my mouth. Voila, instant friend, instantly there.which gets kind of awkward when I'm on the john.
So to all of you hanging out in my head, can I just say how lucky I am to have such great company. I'm lucky.
I have real friends too.
Seriously. Props to Isabella, Flip, and Flame, just because. =) |
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