March 08, 2004
A Real Post.
"You" - Switchfoot from the Walk to Remember soundtrack
I doubt I could be more contented than at this moment.
Life is all about enjoying the simple pleasures, learning that extravagent events aren't what we will remember forever, but the most minute experiences - laughing over an inside joke with a childhood friend, the taste of the first summer snowcone, the exhileration of spending the first hard-earned paycheck, cuddling with a pet and a good book.
So when an exceptionally good moment comes along, we need to enjoy it, simply for what it is, not for what it could be. Make sense?
Like my "starring role" on Channel 5 Public Access Station. Yesterday at work, I had just finished a tour with a group of mostly adults, and two or three kids, and waltzed back to the gangway, tired after dealing with an especially disrespectful and rebellious 9 or 10 year old. From the get-go, he had been annoying. I chided a man for standing on the opposite side of a rope than everyone else, and immediately the boy switched to the wrong side, and ignored me when I asked him to step back to the correct side. Finally, after he saw I was getting frustrated, L stepped in to command respect for me from the group. Didn't work. Most times L scares the bejebus out of the group so they listen, but not yesterday. I ignored the kid, but when we got to turning the capstan, an awkward, machine that works to lift a 200lb. barrel of water, he tripped on a rope after I reminded the group to watch their step. He was fine, but when I requested he move to another side of the bar the people were pushing, he outright refused. I explained he wouldn't have to step as high over the rope, but he pouted and finally stomped off. Normally I would ignore a kid like himself, but I was being extra careful and aware.
So, after I had finished the tour, finally(!), I noticed a couple people setting up to film a guy dressed in black jeans; a puffy, Shakespearean-style shirt; and a bright red sash. The guy was "Captain Baltimore," pirate and owner (or commandeer) of the good ship Chessiepeake. They asked if I would stand next to him, and before I knew it, Cap'n Baltimore was introducing himself, standing "on the US Connie, with my good friend... what was your name again?" L caught my eye, brought Bossman to watch the spectacle, and handwrote "Able Seaman *****" on a used ticket. After the film crew's 5th or 6th take, Bawlmer finally corrected himself as standng on the USS Connie with his friend Able Seaman *****, and I explained about several of the tours especially made for children going on, and the special preparations made for Connie's 150th ("wow, that's old!") birthday party.
So I'm not quite a movie star, but I am to all five viewers of Channel 5 Public Access Station. As Bossman says, it's something to add to my resume'.
Then this afternoon was spent shopping with Allie, just enjoying time with her, giving myself a much needed break.
Posted by everythinguarent at March 8, 2004 10:04 PM