The Ghost of Theatrics Past
So my parents and I are discussing the possibility of going to Salem some time while they're here, and I'm really looking forward to it. I really hope we go. I've been doing some research, especially on the Witch Trial Museum and Memorial. There are some pictures on the Salem site, and it's so weird to see familiar names (I was Abigail in The Crucible many many moons ago, i.e. my freshman year of high school). I mean, Giles Corey, John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse...it's really weird.
Strange as it is, it makes me think about that time, where I was working on The Crucible and all in high school, how much fun I had (yeah, very weird considering how somber and serious the whole witch trial and dead people thing is). I'm feeling super nostalgic...I still look back on that time as one of the really truly fun, happy phases of my life. I've had others, def, but that moment in time is in the list, and I think the first one chronologically that I'm really aware of. I mean, I hung out with a crew of people that were/are super awesome people, even if I never hear from/see them any more. I have so many happy memories...working on plays, hanging out in Conley's parking lot, "dress like Nathan day" (a bunch of us in black leather jackets and black boots...random), watching my first rated R movies, snow days, my first times hearing Led Zeppelin and The Grateful Dead...lots of happy things. And it's so funny how I felt about it at the time...I don't think I realized how cool it was, or how lucky it was that those folks wanted to hang out with lil' ol' freshman me. And the parts that seemed so unbelievably painful at the time, I just look back at and laugh at how silly it was of me to think it would always hurt (as opposed to just being a symptom of being an adolescent) and think "What the fuck was I thinking?!?!" (with an obvious affection for my younger, dumber self). But now I look back, and I miss people, but I'm so happy it happened and that I have it to look back at, and grateful as well.
I wonder how I'll feel about where I am in life now in 8-9 years (oh geez, was it that long ago?). I already feel pretty grateful and that this is a pretty amazing and important experience. How highly will I prize these moments? And how many more moments will I get to add to that list?
Strange as it is, it makes me think about that time, where I was working on The Crucible and all in high school, how much fun I had (yeah, very weird considering how somber and serious the whole witch trial and dead people thing is). I'm feeling super nostalgic...I still look back on that time as one of the really truly fun, happy phases of my life. I've had others, def, but that moment in time is in the list, and I think the first one chronologically that I'm really aware of. I mean, I hung out with a crew of people that were/are super awesome people, even if I never hear from/see them any more. I have so many happy memories...working on plays, hanging out in Conley's parking lot, "dress like Nathan day" (a bunch of us in black leather jackets and black boots...random), watching my first rated R movies, snow days, my first times hearing Led Zeppelin and The Grateful Dead...lots of happy things. And it's so funny how I felt about it at the time...I don't think I realized how cool it was, or how lucky it was that those folks wanted to hang out with lil' ol' freshman me. And the parts that seemed so unbelievably painful at the time, I just look back at and laugh at how silly it was of me to think it would always hurt (as opposed to just being a symptom of being an adolescent) and think "What the fuck was I thinking?!?!" (with an obvious affection for my younger, dumber self). But now I look back, and I miss people, but I'm so happy it happened and that I have it to look back at, and grateful as well.
I wonder how I'll feel about where I am in life now in 8-9 years (oh geez, was it that long ago?). I already feel pretty grateful and that this is a pretty amazing and important experience. How highly will I prize these moments? And how many more moments will I get to add to that list?