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2010, A Year of My Life

December 29, 2010

I am a quiet girl, prone to moving through life at a turtle’s pace and to doing things at small, detailed levels. I am not one for making big splashes, yet I know I can have profound effects. Nevertheless, when I look back at my life, sometimes I feel like I haven’t done much; the [...]

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How to attend Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA

June 15, 2010

Two nights at KOOZÄ makes me an expert, right. So here’s a list of tips to get maximum enjoyment out of your two-plus hours of enchantment with Cirque du Soleil. First, if you are coulrophobic, this is probably the wrong show for you. All circuses are suspect for anyone who is afraid of clowns, but [...]

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The Places I Can Go When I Don’t Know Any Better

May 17, 2010

I just had an amazing dream. I was invited to be in a high-wire bicycle act. The performer who was training me was adament that I would do just fine–but there was no training per se, just putting me on the bicycle and setting me off onto the wire. At first, and oddly, I was [...]

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Under a Big Top?

April 12, 2010

I mean, I could live anywhere, right? Why the hell not live in a circus tent?!? At least that’s the notion that crept up on me today. Another day of Mondo Beyondo dreaming sprinkled with a dose of Empire Building. And up pops the realization that a home (my home) can take any of many [...]

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I really don’t need this

January 7, 2010

And with those gazing dolls sitting there beside it, this mannequin looks very spooky. But I have wanted a mannequin FOREVER. Hmmmm.

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amazing feat

December 1, 2009

My dear husband has installed a trapeze. Just recently. In our years together I wonder how many times I wished aloud for a trapeze. Six? Twelve? Twenty? Fifty? And now here it is, after he has ousted me from the house. You know, it was very hard on me when he posted his love-wanted advertisement [...]

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Perfect Ending

May 29, 2009

I am going to bed tonight with glitter and confetti in my hair. It would be dumb to ask for anything more than that. Thank you, Just a few more shows. Then, that’s it. Go. Slop buckets of love.

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Circus Contraption. Good-bye my love.

May 18, 2009

I’ve loved this circus for effin ever. Please catch them before they fold up their tent. Show runs through June 14, 2009. Then, that’s it. Go buy tickets now.

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