"Ya know women, water, circle." This was a joke between my friend Christine, who was a graduate student when I was working on my BFA at Kent State University. It referred to whatever experimental, bohemian, feminists production of the semester that the theatre department was producing in their black box theatre in an effort to cast the overabundance of chubby female acting students after all the skinny actresses and the men were cast in the Chekhov play on the main stage. It usually consisted of a chorus of women appearing in pink an amber light in muslin toga-esque costumes wailing about Marie Antoinette, Mary Magdaline, or Sally Ride (And in some more abortive works, even all three!). "What's this one about?" asked Christine. "Ya know women, water, circle." I would say. In what I though was a brave move at the time I put big signs on the doors to the auditorium for people to see before they entered to see my senior project that said Caution: This production contains overweight women. Retrospectively speaking I suppose I should have spelled women with a "Y". #overkill
I remember that as a college senior I had no idea how to make a sign like that on a computer. The only time I even used a computer was at the library to print 5 copies of scenes for my playwriting class because I couldn't afford Kinkos. I went over to my friend Wayne's and he did it for me. Men own printers. Women are from Venus. I briefly laid down my sword in the battle of the sexes. Thanks Wayne. Look at me now - the administrator to my own website!
Fast forward to tonight. I did what I have been doing every Monday night for the past three years. I attended private woman's group I'm in called WE. WE stands for Women Evolving. We encourage each other, laugh at mild sex jokes, take dance breaks (yes, dance breaks) and work on a topic of the day. Today it was abundance. And for all you new-agers out there we even touched upon Feng Shui. Who new having the wrong color lamp could fuck with your abundance? Screw you Pier 1 Imports!
So what has me thinking about these two scenarios tonight? I guess tonight even though I was in a "Women, water, circle" situation at my meeting. I chose to be there. It wasn't crammed down my throat like in college. Choice has a lot to do with happiness. So tonight I chose to be abundant. Plus the free tea and cookies. I definitely go to these meetings for the free tea. Have you seen what Starbucks charges for that swill?
Good night and good lady luck.