Big Things
I’ve been going through a lot of changes lately. That’s a big part of why I haven’t been online in so long. I just haven’t had time what with the onslaught of major, life-altering events.
There was a play. A personal crisis. Another play. A new job. Another play. A wedding. A move. Another wedding. A dead transmission. And this month we have another wedding, a graduation, and a potential personal crisis.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not trying to say that this has even been that bad of a year. I’ve had many good things so far in 2010. They just happen to be big things, you know?
Something I’ve noticed this year is how, occasionally, a very big thing can come from a very small person. People who are petty, vindictive, or mean-spirited can manage, with surprisingly little effort, to really try and tear things up for other people.
I guess I’m naive, but I don’t understand it. I don’t understand the draw of hurting someone just to be hurtful. I’ve seen it several times and from several people this year. Men and women, younger and older. It doesn’t seem to be relegated to any type or race or religion. It’s just something that pops up in people unexpectedly.
And it’s sort of like finding out that you’re susceptible to a rare genetic disorder after being healthy for your whole life. There was no real way to see it coming.
Did you know that it was Tony Nomination Week? I did. I got my Tony nominations emailed to me and everything. And have I posted about it? Has there been even one squeal of disproportionate, girlish delight? No. You can be darn sure that it had to be something big to get in my way if it’s overshadowing Tony Nomination Week.
I think that I’m feeling a little overwhelmed by the enormity of 2010. It’s almost like it’s a perfect storm. You know what that is, right? There was even a George Clooney movie about it a few years ago. It’s when several rare meteorological instances occur at once, creating a storm of intense magnitude. I think I feel like maybe I’m on the edge of that perfect storm. So many things are swirling around right now that it’s possible that the storm may collide and create untold damage. Or, possibly, things will dissipate and the air will have that great “just rained” smell.
I’ll try to keep you posted, one way or the other.
Favorite line from a movie, ever (yes I had to look it up):
“What the hell are you doing? Billy! For Christ sake! You’re steaming into a BOMB! Turn around for Christ sake! Billy, can ya hear me? You’re headed right for the middle of the MONSTER! Billy?…”
I just know how you admire metaphors. . . And excellent writing.
May 7th, 2010 at 10:03 amOh, wait. . . I forgot about this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KyBdPeKHg
Best line ever.
May 7th, 2010 at 4:38 pm