T-6 to Launch

3 years since the Lu launch, 6 days until the Louisa launch, and I’d like to share a little something I’ve learned about the stage.

I don’t like it. People say I’m good on it, but I’m thinking this is like wheatgrass. Good but not really because it takes so much doing to get it down the pipe.

I’m reminded of the time I wanted to volunteer at a horse therapy barn. I had a whole drug cocktail of Claritin, Benadryl, and an inhaler to get me through. I’d take a shower when I got home, but I still went to bed wheezing.

“No one can say you didn’t try,” Matt consoled me after I quit.

And I have tried. I’ve tried different shirts, but they all show pit sweat. I’ve tried preparation and improv. I’ve tried stages large and stages small.

I’m reminded of the time I complained to Grandma Barovian about serving me liver and onions.

She confiscated my glass of milk. “Just try it.”

I did. I didn’t like it. She took the plate away and gave me my milk back.

Stage, I have tried you. I don’t like you. I’m taking my milk back, going to my writing room, and shutting the door.

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