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52 Card Project: Week 13: Guthrie
Mar. 31st, 2023 02:31 pmI decided to get a rush ticket to see a play at the Guthrie Theater: "Born With Teeth," a two-man production hypothesizing about the relationship between William Shakespeare and Kit Marlowe.
It was an impulsive decision, and I was almost startled by how much I enjoyed it.
I had to show up a couple of hours early to snag a rush ticket, but I managed to do so. The Guthrie is a mere two blocks away from my former law firm employer. I hadn't been back since the day I packed up my stuff and left after they let me go in 2016. I plucked up my courage and took the elevator up to the fourth floor, where I was greeted by a woman who had no idea who I was. "I worked here for twenty-three years," I informed her dryly. "And I just stopped by to see if there were still any familiar faces."
There was one familiar person available who came out to see me, and we chatted for a few minutes. The old place has changed a lot, given the pandemic. Most people now work from home--there were only five people in the office that day--and every attorney I had worked for has since left the firm. Still, I was glad that I stopped by. It gave me the chance to remind myself that I'm really better off having moved on, and I definitely laid some ghosts to rest.
Then I stopped at a Thai restaurant for a bowl of pad thai and then went to see the play. Hugely enjoyable. I stopped in the gift shop and bought a copy, as well as another Jane Austen mug to match the one I already have (I figured that Eric and I can have matching mugs for when he comes over for coffee on Saturday mornings). Finally, I walked three blocks to the Stone Arch Bridge and walked across it, as I did for mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks for exercise for years when I worked at my former job.
A day well spent. I need to do more things to really get out and enjoy the amenities of the city that the pandemic has made me rather forget.
Alternate collage ideas this week not used:
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Image description: Background: an image of the Guthrie theater. Against this background, two men in punk/Elizabethan dress (actors in the Guthrie production "Born With Teeth") face each other, one sitting (Will) and one crouching (Kit). Kit has his hand under Will's chin. The logo for the Guthrie is behind Will's head. Lower left: sign for Mill Ruins Park/Stone Arch Bridge. Lower right: a Jane Austen mug. Upper left: logo for Peg's former employer. Upper right: logo for Kin Dee (a Thai restaurant).
Guthrie
Click here to see the 2023 52 Card Project gallery.
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It was an impulsive decision, and I was almost startled by how much I enjoyed it.
I had to show up a couple of hours early to snag a rush ticket, but I managed to do so. The Guthrie is a mere two blocks away from my former law firm employer. I hadn't been back since the day I packed up my stuff and left after they let me go in 2016. I plucked up my courage and took the elevator up to the fourth floor, where I was greeted by a woman who had no idea who I was. "I worked here for twenty-three years," I informed her dryly. "And I just stopped by to see if there were still any familiar faces."
There was one familiar person available who came out to see me, and we chatted for a few minutes. The old place has changed a lot, given the pandemic. Most people now work from home--there were only five people in the office that day--and every attorney I had worked for has since left the firm. Still, I was glad that I stopped by. It gave me the chance to remind myself that I'm really better off having moved on, and I definitely laid some ghosts to rest.
Then I stopped at a Thai restaurant for a bowl of pad thai and then went to see the play. Hugely enjoyable. I stopped in the gift shop and bought a copy, as well as another Jane Austen mug to match the one I already have (I figured that Eric and I can have matching mugs for when he comes over for coffee on Saturday mornings). Finally, I walked three blocks to the Stone Arch Bridge and walked across it, as I did for mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks for exercise for years when I worked at my former job.
A day well spent. I need to do more things to really get out and enjoy the amenities of the city that the pandemic has made me rather forget.
Alternate collage ideas this week not used:
Dreams
Change
Image description: Background: an image of the Guthrie theater. Against this background, two men in punk/Elizabethan dress (actors in the Guthrie production "Born With Teeth") face each other, one sitting (Will) and one crouching (Kit). Kit has his hand under Will's chin. The logo for the Guthrie is behind Will's head. Lower left: sign for Mill Ruins Park/Stone Arch Bridge. Lower right: a Jane Austen mug. Upper left: logo for Peg's former employer. Upper right: logo for Kin Dee (a Thai restaurant).
Click here to see the 2023 52 Card Project gallery.
Click here to see the 2022 52 Card Project gallery.
Click here to see the 2021 52 Card Project gallery.