May's Top Ten
Friend S. continued this wonderful tradition (started by her Friend J.) of writing a periodic Top Ten (maybe monthly) to share noteworthy things that have happened in a short period of time. Events and feelings--when separated--may seem rather inconsequential but when cataloged can make one cognizant of patterns.
Here is my list for May.
(Unnumbered and in completely random order)
Dancing with a group of amazing women, finding that we are closer than we realized, learning so much from each of them.
The summer Ultimate Frisbee season: Go Team Bart.
The glow of yellow cork on my old ten speed’s handlebars (and the empowered feeling I had after realizing that I could put it there by myself after being told that “You know…it’s pretty hard to do that well. You should maybe have me do it—or get it done at a bike shop”…and I guess there is more empowerment here to speak of…the realization that sometimes people tell you some really mean things and sometimes you should just not invest so much in those people.)
Reprise with Joan, the wooden doll: My friend, C., made this doll to dance with while living in a village in the Czech Republic. We danced with Joan in Milwaukee about six years ago, and we danced with Joan this spring in Minneapolis. A symbolic note: Joan was indestructible when we worked with her in Milwaukee; she was also simply the color of natural wood. During the course of rehearsals, Joan lost nearly all of her limbs at one point or another and cracked her head. Joan is still around: she has been repaired with an assortment of household materials, she has been painted by children…Still Joan, still Joan, but with color and strength.
Joan’s Best Balm: A homemade gift from C. It heals things that hurt.
J.'s open mic, J.'s beautiful music, J.'s big heart.
The porch, the porch, the porch.
Hearing my Grandma tell me how she used to dance the Tango at a ballroom on Nicollet.
The return of Mr. N.—back from the world of academia.
The Sap Rising performance: two local choreographers celebrating spring naked one Saturday night in the Merriam Park neighborhood of St. Paul.
Here is my list for May.
(Unnumbered and in completely random order)
Dancing with a group of amazing women, finding that we are closer than we realized, learning so much from each of them.
The summer Ultimate Frisbee season: Go Team Bart.
The glow of yellow cork on my old ten speed’s handlebars (and the empowered feeling I had after realizing that I could put it there by myself after being told that “You know…it’s pretty hard to do that well. You should maybe have me do it—or get it done at a bike shop”…and I guess there is more empowerment here to speak of…the realization that sometimes people tell you some really mean things and sometimes you should just not invest so much in those people.)
Reprise with Joan, the wooden doll: My friend, C., made this doll to dance with while living in a village in the Czech Republic. We danced with Joan in Milwaukee about six years ago, and we danced with Joan this spring in Minneapolis. A symbolic note: Joan was indestructible when we worked with her in Milwaukee; she was also simply the color of natural wood. During the course of rehearsals, Joan lost nearly all of her limbs at one point or another and cracked her head. Joan is still around: she has been repaired with an assortment of household materials, she has been painted by children…Still Joan, still Joan, but with color and strength.
Joan’s Best Balm: A homemade gift from C. It heals things that hurt.
J.'s open mic, J.'s beautiful music, J.'s big heart.
The porch, the porch, the porch.
Hearing my Grandma tell me how she used to dance the Tango at a ballroom on Nicollet.
The return of Mr. N.—back from the world of academia.
The Sap Rising performance: two local choreographers celebrating spring naked one Saturday night in the Merriam Park neighborhood of St. Paul.
posted by a. at 9:09 PM
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