With what fictional character (book, movie, TV, etc.) do you most identify? Why? – Kristen
I move from window to window. The rain drizzles, we paint, we eat cake, and I contemplate dumping the rest of the cake in the trash because it’s making me crazy but it’s RED VELVET CAKE and I would hate myself even more for wasting such loveliness. So I nibble the cake, watch the rain, and ponder all the delightful characters I’ve swooned over in books, movies, and TV. It’s one thing to swoon and then another to bite your lip, swallow the lump in your throat, and see yourself. Often in a way you’d rather not.
As the girl, and now woman, who daily stumbles over the fine line of being mischievous and just “quirky”, I see the sneaky and outspoken Anne Shirley. When I was twelve, my family sat around a meal of scrabble and spaghetti one evening that turned into an episode of Jennifer-doesn’t-know-when-to-stop. Our laughter was in full force. Deep belly laughs that had tears streaming down our cheeks. Wise Dad finally said, “you should really stop or you are going to get choked.” And ever the precocious brat, I replied WHILE CHOKING, “you should really stop or you are going to get choked!” Yes, I was twelve but this proved to be a theme in the coming years. I just don’t know when to stop.
Daniel can tell you story after story of moments just like those. It’s endearing to imagine myself as a little old lady who just doesn’t know when to stop being so mischievous and outspoken but maybe I should at least pretend to have myself under control while attempting to parent. Maybe.
My forever infatuation with Betsy Ray prompted a love of writing, dreaming, and gave me just a taste of feminism without even knowing what it was. We’ve both hid to write, collected myriads of blank books just hoping to spill all the words we ever thought upon them, and discovered that staying true to oneself is what is most important.
I also wear my heart on my sleeve like Kaylee from Firefly. And I yearn to see the world rationally like Temperance Brennan from Bones.
Now I just want to eat more cake and read while it rains.
I’m taking part in a blogging group called Reverb Broads that will be suggesting daily blogging prompts this June.