Never Not Docked...

I had planned a different post for today, but one of those magical serendipity moments just happened and I had to make an account of it.

I've just been reading through Peter Pan: Betwixt-and-Between in the interest of refreshing and revising.  I'd run through two chapters, then took a stretch and turned on the TV.  I flipped through the "channel guide" but nothing caught my attention and I thought I'd go right back to Pan.  But then, having arrived back at my starting channel, noticed that one station simply listed "Movie"  Now, in the this age of instant info and knowing the name, year, actors and synopsis at the push of a button... all I could see here is "Movie."  No other info to be had.  Click!  Curiosity had won out.

So I let it play for a little while...a black and white with a woman I feel I should recognize elegantly dressed and talking to a man in a tux sipping wine and chatting away.  My mind drifted, to be honest, but suddenly I hear the lady say:  Toy boats sailing into the Never-Never Land, a land of beautiful dreams.  They had been talking about childhood hobbies...his being toy soldiers and hers being toy boats.

I still don't know what movie this is... and I'm going to keep it a mystery.  I'm taking it as a sign that I should just keep right on reading my Pan interquel.

Still MORE Serendipity!

As unbelievable as it might be, Serendipity conspired in my favor yet again.
This past Tuesday, Bart and I attended a reading of a musical in workshop, Whirlybirds. The composer is none other than Dragonfly's beau, Tall Boy. Sapho (a wonderful friend we met through Tall Boy) also attended. The five of us decided to go out for a little something afterward. We entered and exited two places on account of the kitchen being closed. So we trekked down some more blocks to someplace we knew would be open. We took our sweet time, discussing the show and socializing. When we left we were saying our goodbyes at the corner. A tap on my shoulder. I turned. Sunshine! Yes, as "chance" would have it, our friend Sunshine just happened to be waiting for the bus. This fact is more astounding than it sounds. First of all, Sunshine had been delayed at her own engagement and had another time-consuming snafu. So the timing oddly worked out...if we had stayed a little longer inside, a kitchen had not been closed or Sunshine’s travels ran smoothly...it would not have happened. The “corker” is that if we had not wound up seeing Sunshine then, we would not have seen her again. What I mean is: Sunshine and Doc Holiday have moved to Ohio. That night happened to be her last in Chicago. (Doc is already in Ohio. Sunshine had been staying with a mutual friend, finishing out teaching the school year.) What fun and luck to be able to say a "final" goodbye, especially since we could not attend her last hurrah at a bar on Sunday. (I did, however, get to spend time with her at her penultimate hurrah.) Eventually the bus arrived, whisking Sunshine away...best of luck in the new home! And thank Great Spirit for the opportunity!
You can read the other amazing Serendipities here and here.

Even More Serendipity

Bart wanted me to share some another serendipitous event that surprised him yesterday. Just like that, very expensive tickets for quite the popular show fell into his lap. Fortunately for him, someone had to pass on seeing Jersey Boys. Although we admittedly did not originally understand the appeal of the show (it appeared to be yet another “jukebox musical” and something akin to Beatlemania about The Four Seasons) he knew he’d be foolish to not accept a free $125 ticket to see what would be a good night of theatre if not great. He liked it. A terrific spectacle, well put together and a lot of fun. Bart's gratitude to the nice people who gave him the ticket extends into his desire that they, too, be rewarded serendipitously in return.
Me? I plugged away at a computer for most of the night and then watched Ellen.
Let’s hope Great Spirit continues the good fortune! (Well, of course.)