Me, Myself, and A Little Gray Cat

The plan was to go to Mexico for two weeks. To film and take photographs and explore a country I'd never been to, full of new people and new customs, other lives and other views. But the best laid plans often go awry. And they did. So to make a long story short, the trip isn't happening, so long sunshine and spanish and my oft dreamed of senior CAT project.

But things have a way of working out, and to be quite honest, I'm not half as disappointed as I probably should be. It's like I knew Mexico was a dream, and never really believed that it would happen. But for me, anyway, trips always feel like that, even when I'm on the plane or in the boat or walking on foreign soil. It takes a while to settle into my bones.

What this all means is that I will be starting work earlier, June 5th, to be exact. Work is at a small, Boston based company run by Kate Raisz, a spanish-speaking, documentary film-making wonder of a woman. Words cannot possibly express how excited I am.

In the meanwhile, I've been studying under that great sage know simply as Willow. This involves much lying in the sun and pretending not to have bones. I've spent pretty much every day emulating felines, curled up on the couch with a book and a cat, luxuriating in the freedom that comes with having absolutely nothing to do. Let's hear it for reading six books in a row. It's what I need right now. Time to be by myself and think.

We are leaving for the Vineyard today, where I hope to break out of this admittedly enjoyable placidness that has taken over my life and bring back some sun-induced craziness. I'll be there for the whole week, through next weekend, and please regard this as a standing invitation to anyone who wants to come and visit for a while. It's lovely this time of year.

Wishing you all the best,

Amanda