Friday, February 26, 2010

The One Car Blues

One of the reasons we relocated to Panama was to save money and live much cheaper. Part of that is having only one car.

This was not a problem when we lived close to town. I could walk and Yella could have the car.

Now we live in the boondocks and life has gotten busy. This makes for a scheduling mess around the car. Fortunately, friends are helpful giving us rides or letting us hang out until a ride is available.

Yella has taken on the music and lights for the play. This makes the last few days until the play a nightmare of activity.

Plus, an improv performance at happy hour today.

And the Boquete International Jazz Festival starts tonight. We have tickets for both nights. Great talent coming in for this.

Yella is off getting the gardener and plants as I write. You may be thinking, "You have a gardener...how posh!"

No. Survival.

Things grow here, you see. Very fast. It would be a full time job trying to keep up with it.

We are in the final week of rehearsals for the play. I know about 90% of the lines. Hurry up you say. I'm trying. I'm trying.

It is insanely busy in this last week. And the stress has ratched up another couple of clicks.

I got to go...I need to study lines, the ones I always mess up...and the ones I get wrong,,,and the blocking I forget...it goes on and on...

But, it is fun!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Tom,

sounds like You need a motor scooter for a back-up 'ride'.
Have a great time with the Play, wish I could be there to see it.
Love, Darshan

bullseye said...

A motor scooter would be great...a little restrictive with the heavy rainy season and outrageously dangerous traffic...but still it would help.