Whoa! Let's not get crazy

It's easy to feel like the world is coming unglued these days. In Detroit, the bedrock industry of generations of people is having an earthquake. The Detroit Free Press has this headline. The good news is God says this.

It's been cold here lately. I came out of the gym the other day to this great frost pattern on my windshield.

The only other thing going on with me is It's a Wonderful Life. I love being part of a cast. Click for tickets soon. They are going fast.

Amazing

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I've had quite a week and it's just half over. Mostly, it's a long story I won't go into now, but God is good, and he is in control.

This is an interesting article in the, what else, New York Times. It talks about race and politics in Europe in light of the Obama election. The most amazing part to me is that is said Obama is the only black U.S. Senator. If he is not replaced by an African American the Senate will have none. The House has about 9 percent African Americans. I never would have guessed that.

Lots and lots going on

Wow, it's been almost two weeks since I posted. We have a new president, which is exciting. Work is icky because they just announced another 10% layoff by the end of January. There's nothing I can do about it, so I try not to stress, but the atmosphere in the office is awful. I know they give you a couple months notice so departments can prepare, etc, but it's hard to wait day after day, knowing it's coming.

I'm having a great time at the acting workshop. I am working on three pieces. Shakespeare's Sonnet #56, the nurse speech from Romeo and Juliet, and a scene from The Lion in Winter. I am playing Eleanor of Aquitane in that one. It's the most fun I've had in a long time.

I have an audition at a professional theater in Ann Arbor on Thursday. That one is Tennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending. I would love to get cast in a professional show, but driving to A2 three times a week could end me. But it would be worth it. I could be union-eligible too.

I got a lot done this weekend, and it feels good. I have all my food made for the week ahead, I cleaned the bathroom and mopped the kitchen floor. I mowed the lawn for hopefully the last time.

I've also decided to cave and get cable TV. I had sticker shock when I first started looking into it, but I really need the internet a home, and I need to do something before the digital change in Feburary, and my VCR is on its last legs. So I'll join the 21st century sometime this month. Yikes.

So I guess that catches us up, for the most part. This time of year time flies faster than usual. I'll try to do a better job updating.