In which there was culture! But it was pretty redneck, so not really.
Saturday night, Left Coast Girlie and I went to see a play at Fort Walla Walla, which is an outdoor amphitheater near the local museum. The play was Taming of the Shrew, which I wanted to see because I played Kate in a high school production and I have always rather liked the show.
There was a nice full house.
When we got there, the set had a trailer on it. Oh goody, I thought. Another modernized interpretation. Ugh.
(I played Rosalind in As You Like It in cowboy boots and jeans once, and am of the opinion that dresses are better. I was a little sad to see the set.)
But it worked out! Baptista was a big-haired, mini-skirt wearing woman instead of a man, and they called her “Momma Baptista.” Bianca was a beauty pagent queen. Kate wore jeans and boots and rode a Harley. Petruchio was a cagey, skinny, beer-swilling redneck.
The show was hilarious. We had a really fantastic time!
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The CurseTM arrived Friday, and The Dread has been lessening ever since. I was trying pretty hard to have an attack on Saturday (my nail tech even told me to relax when when she was doing my fill Saturday afternoon) but I managed not to completely freak out. Today I feel normal again for the first time since July 31st. Ten days of relentless panic and anxiety! WTF?
I hate hormones.
The arrhythmia is gone, and so is the panic, but I’m going to make an appointment with a GP this week and get a checkup. (That way if it gets this bad again I’ll have someone to call for drugs.)
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Yesterday was Argus Day!
I shot maybe eight frames, but I’m carrying the camera today and hope to finish off the roll so I can get it developed.
I wound the last roll I shot (through my other Argus) off the spool, and now I can’t figure out what to do with it. There’s no easy way to get it back on the roll, so right now it’s just sitting in the camera. If I can’t figure out how to get it developed I might just throw it out.
Ah, the perils of old fully-manual cameras.
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Back when I lived in Walla 2 and went to high school there, I had a dark room and developed my own film. What I remember is that you can buy a plastic device that you spool the film onto, then you can do whatever to it.
All you need at gramma’s house is a black curtain or two and a red light to get started. Even if the film hasn’t been shot, you can handle it outside a camera if the red light is 6 feet away or so.
Oh, and go on-line and look for developing kits and supplies. Those plastic aids I use to have and you need can’t be all that expensive.
I dunno if I want to get into the whole darkroom thing… enlargers are expensive! -m
I had the best night in a while watching King Lear in the park. No amplification, no elaborate sets. Just great actors, a great play and Cathedral Park.
FOOL!!
Yay Shakespeare! -m
It really did turn out to be a great show. Plus, I kinda, sorta fell in temporary love with Grumio. I believe I can still think about him 3 or 12 more times. 🙂
I’m so glad you are feeling a bit better. Hormones suck! Plus, I was worried about you.
Grumio was fiiiiiiiiiine! And no need to worry; it’s just stupid panic. *smooch* -m