updates and drama

Koa Kat update: Last night, when we went to bed, Robert made a neat pile of his clothes in the corner of the room. This morning, we woke up and the cat was lying on his shirt, which she had dragged a few feet closer to the bed. She gave us a slightly sheepish grin and curled back up for some more snoozing. I hope that Robert feels deeply honored that the cat wants to be close to him and have his scent on her.

Niece Paloma update: My mother told my niece and nephew that she's moving to an apartment. Paloma said "What's an apartment?" and my mother explained it. When she was done, Paloma said "Oh! You're moving to a hotel!" Can you tell this kid travels... a lot?

Drama: Last night, Robert and I walked to dinner, which we enjoyed with friends, and then walked to our local theater, where we saw "Brilliant Traces." In the first scene, a man (we assume) who lives in a remote cabin in Alaska, is sleeping through a horrible storm. Suddenly, the door bursts open, and there's a woman in a wedding dress and skimpy shoes who's ranting at the guy (whom we don't actually see for a while -- we just see his form under the covers). The woman eats some pretzels, drinks some liquor, and passes out. She sleeps for two days, and then wakes up.

The play is funny and devastating and marvelous at once. From the point of view of recent events, take two Koa cats in human form. They are both so damaged that they can only imagine life alone, but even better, an entirely grey experience, one with no contact whatsoever. In this horrible storm, they are forced into each others' company, and at least come to realize that they have a life wish. And the play builds on that as they work to heal themselves and each other without even quite realizing what they're doing.

I loved it, and was impressed with the level of directing and acting at this little theater. I'm so very proud that the theater's home is in our community.