July 19, 2012
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Tiger Balm, John Cusack and Some Wine: Me Last Night
Yesterday I was in need of a pep talk. I had to give it to myself, which isn’t always easy, but some times necessary. I found myself searching for this quote by Calvin Coolidge:
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated failures. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Yeah, I’m not sure how successful I was at lifting my spirits with that quote, but I was trying to refocus my attention on the need for persistence (especially when this world is populated with tons of playwrights).
Le sigh.
I spent the early evening working on a puppet for my nephew. (I’ve been on a mad puppet making bender lately.) Then I got a text from my friend Marilet. I haven’t seen her in a while and wanted to catch up. After a few text messages I decided to just say “F*ck it. I’m going to her house. I don’t care that it’s almost 9pm.” I grabbed my puppets (to show her), grabbed a bottle of wine and hailed a cab.
There’s nothing like being in your pj’s with a friend. I traded the wine for a neck/shoulder massage where Marilet seriously worked me over and I’m surprised I don’t have bruises. But man did I need it. Smelling like tiger balm we opened up over the wine, sharing, laughing, crying and hardly watching Better Off Dead as it played on the tv.
I’m glad I went. I needed that.
-M
