Touchy Feely

Well - I am officially affection starved.
Bruce has been gone for over a month and I have caught myself being ridiculously physical with strangers. NOT that I'm molesting people - far from it - but I did end up in a bar after our opening the other night and every person I was introduced to, I found myself looking for excuses to touch them. (God - I sound so CREEPY right now!) Look, I'm not talking about anything inappropriate - an extra long hand shake, a touch on the arm to punctuate a moment of empathy - nothing more! Desperate times call for desperate measures, don't they? Fortunately I was at the 'actor bar' in Stratford....so naturally it was full of actors, who are touchy feely at the best of times, so my pilfering from the buffet of human contact went unnoticed I think!

I did finally settle in at rehearsals and now that the plays are open, I'm really having a lot of fun. Not only are Brian and Thom talented actors - but they are both delightful human beings who are a pleasure to work with. Thom has turned out to be quite a 'buddy'. There was an evening where he and his wife had some folks over to their house (and I was invited!)...and he gave me a hard time and teased me...and that was it, I thought, "I like this guy." There's no better way to win my affections than to give me a hard time. ( A residual hold over from when I liked to date slightly disinterested assholes maybe?....also, my family likes to tease to no end...so I dig it, it makes me laugh!) It seems such a shame that we're only doing 10 shows. Everyone involved has been so wonderful and so full of love for the theatre. Having been immersed in such a jaded community the last few years - it's been a real treat to surface and find there are people who are so into what they're doing.

The Macrobiotic experiment went well. A TON of work, though it did get easier....One weekend I came home for my day off and ate a BLT with a fried egg on it -and paid dearly for it! Oh...my poor, poor stomache! Well - I'm venturing further down the alternative eating path now. In Guelph I happened upon a Raw Food restaurant. I can happily say it was some of the BEST food I've ever eaten. So - I have purchased some RAW "un-Cooked" books and I think for the next month I'm going to play with raw foods. As I type there are nut patties drying in the oven (because I don't own a dehydrator). It's all so foreign to my white trash roots. To think that there was a time when my fav sneaky treat with to slather a slice of Wonder Bread with margerine and sprinkle it with white sugar, squish it into a ball and microwave it (my poor girl's Tim Bit)!!!! I wouldn't be surprised if those Rundle Tim Bits were still stuck to the inside of my intestines somewhere!

Anyhow - there's my update for now...Stay tuned...

R