He’s lovely, but a bit odd, you know? His head is so full of words and images and songs that he has a hard time walking through the doorway without running into it. He will admit to being a daydreamer and that is an understatement. His relationship with the physical plane is nearly absent. He’s incapable of fixing things. Building things? No, that is not in his wheelhouse. Fortunately, he married someone who can do all of those things really well.
You’ve heard the term oversharing? This guy has a Ph.D. in oversharing. He will talk about the most intimate feelings at the drop of a hat. He cries easily. He feels deeply. What if you just want to talk about baseball? Good luck to you. I mean, he wants to be composted after he dies and he can describe the process in detail and it is nothing you want to hear, you know? Odd.
I guess he’s a bit of a contradiction. Yes, he can seem lost in his inner world, but he can also be deeply present in yours. I can attest to that. You definitely feel heard after you have spent time with him. He knows how to listen. He hosts Unhurried Conversations and he preaches, yes I think that’s the right word, preaches the virtues of listening when he teaches improvisation and will go on forever about presence and connection, and risk. Anyway, he loves the stuff and people seem to like his teaching. His classes are always full, and it makes him happy, so that is good.
He’s had a bit of a rough go of it these last few years. Lost a lot of loved ones. The surprising thing about him is that he remains so grateful for just being alive. I think it must have to do with how deeply he is in love with his partner. And she loves him right back. I guess he knows how lucky he is. It’s actually a little difficult not to be envious of him, which is strange because he is more than a little odd.
— DanielSouthGate
You’ve heard the term oversharing? This guy has a Ph.D. in oversharing. He will talk about the most intimate feelings at the drop of a hat. He cries easily. He feels deeply. What if you just want to talk about baseball? Good luck to you. I mean, he wants to be composted after he dies and he can describe the process in detail and it is nothing you want to hear, you know? Odd.
I guess he’s a bit of a contradiction. Yes, he can seem lost in his inner world, but he can also be deeply present in yours. I can attest to that. You definitely feel heard after you have spent time with him. He knows how to listen. He hosts Unhurried Conversations and he preaches, yes I think that’s the right word, preaches the virtues of listening when he teaches improvisation and will go on forever about presence and connection, and risk. Anyway, he loves the stuff and people seem to like his teaching. His classes are always full, and it makes him happy, so that is good.
He’s had a bit of a rough go of it these last few years. Lost a lot of loved ones. The surprising thing about him is that he remains so grateful for just being alive. I think it must have to do with how deeply he is in love with his partner. And she loves him right back. I guess he knows how lucky he is. It’s actually a little difficult not to be envious of him, which is strange because he is more than a little odd.
— DanielSouthGate
This is beautiful. Celebrate the odd. It's what mskes one interesting. And from all your writing you are very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThank you lkai!
DeleteThis was excellent! I knew you did improv from the previous 40Days, but I did not realize you TAUGHT it! A good teacher is so important for that! I remember the first improv teacher I had was just the best, and she moved away for a well-paying production assistant job on a film. I don't blame her. Regardless of the teacher, improv was always a BLAST; I have never laughed so much in my life. Not doing it now, though. I'd take YOUR class if I could! Yes, without someone practical on one's life, it's easy to get dreamily lost. I think I have been FORCED to be that practical person in my own life, and it's taken away from my own daydreaming. At least until I retired. (Macoff)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Macoff! Yes, teaching improv is a treat at this point. I've got a small group that I practice with as well and that is just heaven. To be honest, I can be practical and certainly had too my whole professional career. Now retired, I've reverted to my natural unpractical state.
DeleteHe IS lovely, a joy to become acquainted with. I love how you speak of your partner ... and of yourself.
ReplyDeleteSo. sweet of you to say, Marmar! It has been a joy to get acquainted with you as well. This has been a delightful group of Dippers.
ReplyDeleteYes, a great flock to soar with and splash with. (Do real dippers soar? Or is that only just us?)
DeleteSounds like someone I'd love spending time with - from bumping into doorways while thinking of other things to improv classes. So lovingly written, so lovely to read. (Zachary)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Zachary. What a treat it would be to spend time together.
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