Day 12: A Leetle Geeft Pour Vous Part II

Friday, my favorite day of the week! There really isn't any excuse for not feeling happy on a Friday, and today is no exception. I'm going into the city later to watch A in her Tisch stage debut. As freshmen, drama students are not allowed to audition for roles, so it's been a while since she's been on stage. Acting is so deeply a part of who she is and she must feel so good to be back at it. And it makes me happy to know that she's happy I'm going to be there.

Yesterday I went into the frame shop in town and happened upon an exhibit by a local artist. One of the pieces displayed was part of a series she did back in 2006 called On Becoming 50. Each day for a year she journaled on a 4x6 postcard and then printed images over the words. This particular piece showed the final postcards leading up to, as she puts it, her "jubilee" (and I love how she puts it -- great word). I didn't have time to read many of the entries, but it was a moving piece that really struck a chord with me and I hope to return when I have more time. I took special notice of her final sentence on her 50th birthday: "I have a zit." My how I can relate! I hope that doesn't have to be my final sentence. And I'm thinking about it a lot now, because the day is almost here.

I think I'm going to have to steal the word "jubilee" as the ones I've found aren't nearly as pretty. Jubilee rolls off the tongue and sounds almost onomatopoeic (okay, I had to look up the spelling of that one). Quinquagennial sounds like it ought to be in a wheelchair. Semicentennial sounds like it ought to be retired. Jubilee is just like Baby Bear's porridge and chair and bed: it's just right.

So, in honor of my upcoming jubilee and the fact that it's Friday, both of which feel just right, I give you the following fun video.