by Ira | Dec 16, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
What skills or lessons have I learned recently? Right now, I’m learning how to read Shakespeare—really read Shakespeare. I have training already, but mostly on the performance side of things which, granted, involves hefty reading. But it’s with a different aim: as a...
by Ira | Dec 15, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
What cities do I want to visit? I’ve never been to so many. Sooooo many. I want to visit Tokyo. London. I’d love to visit Dublin. In the US, I’ve never been to New Orleans, which would be fun. And DC. I’ve done pretty well with the US cities, actually. I’ve been...
by Ira | Dec 14, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Joy is licking the carpet underneath our bed right now, which is very disturbing. WHY???? Did, like, Cooper puke down there or something? I looked and shined a light and it looked totally normal. Ugh. Probably, like, some crumbs under there from Cooper eating one of...
by Ira | Dec 13, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Cooper is lying in Liz’s place on the bed right now, lol. So happy there. Posted up. Ready to snooze. Where is she supposed to sleep, Coopey? Whatevs. Not my problem, he says. A lower key day today. Whew. Work was fairly chill—we finally figured out how to do this...
by Ira | Dec 12, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Have I ever performed on stage or given a speech? Yes! Omg, countless times. I used to be an actor. I went to acting school for my university degree. This question is easy: yes. ——— One of those days today that just kind of disappeared on me. I’m still kind of out of...