My New Philosophy

I have different philosophies for different situations. In fashion, my philosophy is "less is more" (incidentally, this is not the philosophy of the women of Derry. Their fashion philosophy is probably something along the lines of "wear it with confidence!" But hey, kudos to them for bravery). In social situations, my philosophy is "go with the flow." In Derry, my philosophy is "just say yes" (oddly enough, this is also a song by The Cure which has been stuck in my head for the last two months).

So far, this philosophy has proved surprisingly effective and has brought me many interesting and fantastic things including two (possibly two-and-a-half) dates, free breakfast from a man who may or may not have wanted to sell me pot, and membership on a pretty excellent pub quiz team. Just to name a few.

Tonight, I had planned to sit in my bed, eat candy, and watch all six hours of "The Tenth Kingdom." but because of the above mentioned philosophy, that was not what I ended up doing Well, I did actually eat candy and watch "The Tenth Kingdom." But only for three hours, not six.

Instead, I went a play about The Troubles. It wasn't really a play, because the people in it weren't actors; they were normal people who told their own stories, but it was presented in an artistic, scripted way. It was absolutely the most moving theatre that I have ever seen. It kept me choked up, almost on the verge of tears throughout the whole thing, and I'm not a crier. In a word, it was a good, good play. I was happy that I had said "yes."