Good Friday is coming up tomorrow, and devoted Catholics will be fasting. Note that I said "devoted." I'll do my best to be good on Good Friday to redeem any slim potential that someone would ever identify me as a "good" Catholic.
For sinners like me, there need to be days set aside with names like Bad Friday, unholy week, etc.
On Holy Saturday where good Catholics will be involved in the ritual of washing feet, I'll be abstaining and fasting, during the early part of the day, at least. I'll be abstaining from caffeine and fasting from any kind of food capable of triggering an all-out assault from my innards.
As mentioned before, I have a day-long writing workshop in Coeur d'Alene, and the nerves are starting to jolt me every time I think about it. Oh, I've laid out a plan to calm them, but the best laid plans of mice and neurotic women don't always fall into place. All the handouts are ready. I've got stories aplenty and a few good gimmicks. And, I've got Erica.
We spent a couple of hours yesterday, mostly yakking, doing some serious work on making sure we'd be on the same page for Saturday's workshop about telling life stories. We had a blast. As we walked out of Zips, fully coffee-logged and both assured that all would go well, I tried to convince myself that the session really will go well if Erica and I are in our prime.
But Erica doesn't have a stomach like mine, a bladder like mine or a neurotic mind like mine---yet anyway.
This morning on Facebook, I expressed my concern about the usual heightening of nervous insanity, and a former student was kind enough to send me a temporary fix. If I only had the techno stuff, I'd start the workshop with this video, and while the audience giggled through it, I'd make a few more trips to the bathroom.
Since I don't have the techno stuff to take along with me, I'll simply post the link here, and by the time Mr. Sedaris completes his oral essay, you'll get just a bit of the drift on what I go through every time I speak in public.
In the meantime, I think the only recourse I have is to start my fasting and abstinance today. By Saturday, I may have purged all enemy demons from my body, including the nerves. Maybe even a sin or two.
Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBdymtyXt8Y
2 comments:
Thanks for sharing the link - that was so funny! I do hope your writing workshop goes well. Think of this: If you think of David Sedaris before you begin, you'll start the workshop with a big smile. That will likely get the audience on your side. They'll be thinking, "Boy, she's got a great attitude and it looks like she's got it together - I want her life!" : )
I can hardly imagine you EVER being nervous. Everything true and honest about WRITING I received in pure, unadulterated knowledge from you. You're sense of humour and knowledge of what you're teaching is what always got you through to high school students. I'm sure you'll have no problem with these students, especially if they are paying for the class. (?) Go Get 'em Mrs. Love! I know that MANY of your students would share my attitude! Hilary Sheffler Howard, a former student and a fellow sinner :)
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