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Friday, 10 November 06 ::
i ♥ alix olson
i'm on an alix olson kick right now. its been a long time since i've seen her live. the last time she came to eugene i was too poor and too tired to go see her. today, part of me wishes i'd gone to see her.
i've been listening to her on my ipod and itunes a lot over the last 24 hours. i've been thinking a lot about when she came to the oregon country fair and i caught her 4 times in 2 weeks. that was a good two weeks.
i think the last time she was in eugene was before i knew i was coming to utah to live and go to school. no, 2 years ago, this girl from eugene, ore. could have never predicted her life today. no, 2 years ago i couldn't have predicted that i would be on the otherside of the illness that tried to kill me, with more people than i could ever imagine loving me, living in logan, utah, as a research assistant, who's friends are all mormon, and for the most part republican. no, this alix olson loving, died in the wool social democrat could have possibly predicted everything but the last two. okay, the last 2 and the first one. its amazing how a girl's woman's life can change over two years. imagine the possibilities and some of them may just happen.
on that note i'll leave you with a couple of alix quotes that i've left on my gmail chat in the last 12 hours, because they just seem so appropriate these days..
from warriors: "We got to follow those who choose a different way to knock, those who banged with persistence like the Leslie Feinbergs of my existence - who chose a different way to walk, took a chance, didn’t prance, tiptoe, twirl though this world. You see, I refuse to slide past, even if it means coming in last."
from popcorn and laughter: "You can’t make equal signs, Out of things that ain’t equal. If this is the end I’m demanding a Sequel. I want better actors, better themes and directors that care about Behind the Scenes. And if you can’t deliver no Happy Ever After, at least give me my sad parts with some Popcorn and some laughter."
posted by brooke at November 10, 2006 11:24 AM
