Take some tips from Dorothy and Alice. I love both their adventures, but if I had to choose, I would go with Alice.
Now, Dorothy, in the only persona of Judy Garland, had it good. She walked out of a black-and-white house into an MGM Technicolor set, Munchkinland that has to be one of the greatest designed sets of all time. Had I been Dorothy, I would have stayed there. To hell with the rest of Oz!!!!!!!
Alice, I think had it more exciting, and both ways. First, she plunges down a rabbit hole, and sees things before her. She drinks, dines on mushrooms, gets high, gets small, then normal sized--what an amazing set of experiences. No wonder Grace Slick said to "Go ask Alice," in her classic song, "White Rabbit!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
But she also went through that looking glass, something I always wanted to do. And what was on the other side?
Well, the "Jabberwocky" rhyme, as well as "The Walrus And The Carpenter!" Not to mention Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee! And Alice becomes Queen, near the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve been accused of being in my own reality, of daydreaming too much or whatever.
ReplyDeleteWell, I think it has saved my sanity!!
Victoria,
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I think many of us retreat to places of our own,
be it an office, gymnasium, art or dance studio, theater,
or even a book, or a re-read. The last has kept me on a
steady keel.