Just to add a little spice to the Random Tuesday Thoughts, I am messing with the format. That's just the kind of wild and crazy woman I am.
Or, my life is sufficiently un-exciting that I can "shake things up" by not centering Keely's button. Hold on people, it's gonna be a bumpy ride
You may be wondering why I am not at work today. You were, weren't you? You could tell by my typing, and this devil-may-care attitude that I am still in my jammies at 10:37 a.m., couldn't you? That's just how perceptive you are. It's why I love YOU best (keep that on the DL, I don't want to hurt my other readers' feelings--they're very sensitive). Any way, I am not at my regular job today, because an amazing opportunity presented itself, that I couldn't pass up.
What was that opportunity, you ask?
Well, here's where things get sticky. I can only say so much...you may recall that the film industry has tremendous tax breaks here in Michigan, and that I have previously had the chance to work as "background," or as a film 'extra.' On set they call us background, as in..."Roll film...background...and action!"
That's how important we are. We enter the scene before the actors. Except the actors are usually called "talent," to distinguish from us, the untalented, I suppose. And we aren't allowed to mingle with the talent.
So there's a film being shot here currently, and it stars that Oscar-Winning Rabbit that rhymes with Lawn Men. The movie's name comes from the title of the Talking Heads song that Buddy and I picked for our first dance at our wedding, 25 years ago.
So, when the chance came to be an extra in the filming of a concert scene with the original performer of the song? I jumped at the chance. Even better, they told us we could bring a guest between the ages of 18 and 50, so we just squeaked under that line there.
So that's this afternoon.
So far this post doesn't seem too random, so let's jump into the WABAC machine and head to...yesterday. Short trip. I saw my pain guy yesterday, Dr. R, and we tweaked the meds a bit, and decided it was time for a refresher of last year's ablation procedure. Not my favorite thing to do, but I went from January to August of this year with little or no pain at all.
The latest version of the Educator Guide from The Henry Ford, EDventures (get it?) is all published and pretty, and not only am I quoted in it, my picture is in it! I think I need to talk to those film people about moving me out of the 'background" category, and into the "middle-but-kind-of-out-of-focus-ground."
Yeah.
Go see Keely.
