It is lonely being a juggling elf.I speak from experience.Last Friday I dressed like an elf and juggled on the streets of Belmont turned Christmas Village.It was quite lovely really.Downtown was all in white lights with horse drawn carriages and one of the local radio stations who play Christmas music piping carols in.....People walking around in reindeer antlers made of foam rubber...and then there was me in my elf shoes,red nose and elf ears trying to see the darn balls I was juggling.Very difficult against a back drop of twinkling lights....and then there were the smarty pants men who would walk by and shake there hands vigorously in front of my face to pretend they were juggling or to make me drop my balls...which most of the time I did......made me want to do something with my balls...to aim in such a way....well this is a G rated blog so I will stop there.Don't get me wrong...I had a good time but felt at times like David Sedaris and the Santaland Diaries....
Advent is a very interesting time for me...most people who follow the liturgical calendar,look at Lent as a time of self-introspection/inspection....for me it takes place during advent....not always bad but definitely not easy during this busy season.I do see the insides of a Target alot more than I care to admit.I love the store but always want to frequent the very unique independent mom and pop stores around town..of course I did have to hit Black Sheep Cycles...my favorite bike shop.At a time to buy gifts for everyone else, I have a tendency to buy myself a few as well.
I don't eat right,or exercise right during this time...and most of the time I would be happy eating drinking beer and sleeping.....I think I have seasonal avoidance issues.
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