Cheryl is going to leave the building :)

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  • luvmum
    luvmum Member Posts: 457 Member

    Thanks, Phil!
    Hehe... yes, it was very Seinfeld'ish and some of the stuff that came out of it was hilarious! For instance, the name of the show [title of show] was because they didn't have a title for this show they were writing. And they had 3 weeks to write one and submit it and their application to a festival with hopes that it would be picked and then seen by a variety of producers etc. So when the application asked for "Title of show:" and they didn't have one, they just put those same three words in, hence the name of the show .

    Ahh... Jay was the psychologist in "Best in Show". The one who is counseling the couple with the "Weinermaranger"(sp?) who was traumatized by seeing his owners make love . That film is a classic... on a few levels. Of course, one of my favourite being that it was filmed here in Vancouver so, besides all the "name" actors, everyone was local and it was shot around town at local landmarks. But what was really really neat about this film... there were only about 10 pages of actual script for the whole film... everything else was adlibbed/improv'd by the actors. That shows the calibre of talent that they could even pull that off. Imagine working on that film? It would have been hilarious from morning to night!!! :D

    And yes... once I got outside and got used to the fact I was so lightheaded and dizzy I really had to be careful how I walked and how long I was away from something to hold onto or sit on, I really was thrilled to be out. Isn't it amazing when you haven't been out for not even that long, you really do become institutionalized... and when you then go to do something that was second nature to you before, you are now looking at it with whole new eyes? Where the theatre is located, it's less than a 10 min drive from my place in an area called "Granville Island". It's a very touristy area because of the location (fabulous views of the city, etc). They have all the tourist things... a public market, fresh food vendors where you can eat inside the market or out on the dock, a kajillion restaurants for this small island, then oodles of craft stores, artist studios, an Art school, 4 theatres, etc. etc. I have spent so much time down on GI over the years, what with different shows, different events, different fundraisers, eating out, etc. etc. But last night, when I parked the car and was walking to the theatre, I realized, "Wow... it truly is beautiful down here... no wonder if is so popular with everyone!"

    Just some lighthearted ramble for the morning :) Today's adventures... I am having a meeting with my am650 Radio contact to go over some promo material for the upcoming shows. We had this meeting scheduled last week, but I was in absolutely no condition to go/meet anywhere, or even have her come to my place. So, 2pm I'll be off to Starbucks (our meeting place of choice) and then I'm going to attempt to do some grocery shopping if I can still stand and walk around :)

    Cheryl

    Happy for you
    Hi Cheryl,

    I just come back to the discussion board and found out that you were able to go out! Good for you!! I'm sure you had a good time!

    Best wishes,
    Dora
  • CherylHutch
    CherylHutch Member Posts: 1,375 Member
    tootsie1 said:

    Wonderful!
    I'm so glad you had a good time! I love the way the start of the show just took you away from all the physical ailments for awhile.

    *hugs*
    Gail

    Thanks, Gail!
    I had the BEST of times, Gail! It might sound like a small thing... go to the theatre which is all of 7 minutes away, where there was a complimentary ticket waiting because the whole company consists of friends of mine (and yes, I have donated to their cause because I love what they are doing). But it was more than that. It was unleashing the feeling of being imprisoned in my own apartment... and having choices. I got the car out of the carport and I could drive to the theatre... or I could go driving anywhere. I was in control where I would take my car. Of course, I did choose going to the theatre because I was so looking forward to this night and my friends putting on the first performance of this particular show in Western Canada.

    Yes, they did a fabulous job. Yes, it was a very entertaining 90 minutes. Yes it was wonderful to see what a group of friends can put together when they collaborate as a team. And yes, being in the front row, I could feel them sending out the love and they were all thrilled that, knowing I was going through a very rough week, I would be there in the front row supporting them. They in turn were sending the love right back to me. Sounds corny and quite the Hallmark moment, doesn't it?? But that is exactly the way it was... and was it mind over matter or did all that love come sailing down at me and it really and truly did ease every painful inch of intestine, got rid of the nausea and there was absolutely no thought or need of "OMG, what if I need to go to the washroom NOW... the theatre doors are closed!" :) It was wonderful and did I ever get smothered in individual hugs and group hugs.

    Gee... I wish we could insert photos in the middle of a post like we used to... I would love to insert a picture of the cast/company that I took after the show... and you can just see the love radiating from them. They are a very special group of friends :)

    Cheryl