i’m VERY EXCITED, because i just found out i’m going to get to do a Gracetalk at First Night! put it on your calendar right now, it’s THIS NEW YEAR’S EVE at 10:00 p.m.!
the show is only going to be 45 minutes long, so that’s not a lot of writing for me to do, but i also have to make some videos. i already warned kurt that we’re going to have to be very busy when i get back.
i’m sitting here on christine’s porch again, and i tried to call various family members to tell them the news, but nobody answered their phones. this is slightly problematic, because of what i was thinking while running today –
what if i was running along here in denver, and somebody suddenly stabbed or shot me? i realize this is probably not very likely, but you never know. what if i was injured in some way, and i had to be rushed to the hospital, but when i run i’m completely without ID of any kind. so there i’d be, wounded or dying or dead, and nobody would be able to figure out who i was.
luckily, nothing bad befell me as i ran. however, as i was running along speer’s creek (i think that’s the creek), a guy rode by on a bike, and he turned to look at me, and he was wearing a mask. it was a white mask, i think that’s a fredy kreuger mask? i don’t know, because i never watched any of those scary movies, but anyway, it was a scary mask and it seemed a little odd to me, but i’m hoping he was just doing it because of impending Halloween, not because he was going to randomly start murdering innocent runners running along.
M. (Marvin) said he has a little metal tag on his running shoe that has contact information, plus his blood type and stuff. that’s well and good, and i need to rush right out and get one, but what phone number would i put down? since clearly, nobody in my family is going to answer the phone when somebody calls.
maybe, instead, i should get some kind of clip for my cell phone and carry that with me. then, when i’m bleeding profusely and they need to call somebody to find out what blood type i am, they can have the joy of trying to call the many people in my cell phone book who don’t answer their phones.
actually, also, christine managed to LOSE her phone last night, so i had no way at all to get ahold of her. that’s the thing about cell phones; it’s a fantistic idea that you can just have a cell phone, with no need for a land line, but what if you lose your cell phone? trouble with a capital T.
FIRST NIGHT! i’m going to be in the big theater, theater #1. i’m slightly nervous at the thought of it, but mostly, very, very excited. i guess most of my nervousness is worrying about how i’d fill 500 seats, but i guess i’ll be happy no matter how many people are there. but i get to do first night!
very good. life is very good.
tonight we’re going to christine’s sister’s house, and they have a cute dachsund, and a very VERY cute dachsund puppy that’s only about 10″ long, and is crazy and funny and i’m excited about seeing him again. plus their two kids, PLUS brendan and jerri’s baby! many many people and children and dogs this weekend. it should be very busy.
i wonder if i’ll get to go hiking at all? Jim will be disappointed if i don’t, but i guess i won’t, not really. there’s always time for hiking in life, and it’s just going to be nice to spend time with friends.
FIRST NIGHT! if you’re a friend and you don’t live in spfld, please MAKE YOUR PLANE RESERVATION NOW! not that many of my friends who live in other places actually read this. but if you are, do!
ok then,
grace giddy on friday afternoon.