Well This is Interesting...

Not to you probably, but it's making me think, so there...

Today I went to Mt Pleasant to see one of my high school/college choir directors perform with the choir up there. It was blow-me-away, hairs-standing-up-on-my-arms, full-body-every-fiber-moved amazing. Even in the first song before the full choir came out, I was already settling into contentment, looking around this beautiful church, full of silver and grey heads I didn't know, thinking - this is how it should be, community creating it's own quality entertainment, supporting and enjoying as a group. Why do so many people think we have to go out there somewhere to get the good stuff, to be happy? I think these people were happy - we all stood up applauding at the end to show it.

There was a reception/farewell party for the president of the college afterwards that everyone was invited to, with free food, which I felt slightly foolish to turn down in my current strapped for cash situation, but honestly I was feeling so moved and inward, I just didn't really have it in me to go and socialize, even though there probably would have been a decent contingent of Fairfield people I know there. So instead I went to the Super Wal-Mart (I know, I know, don't kill me) to get some white corn flour to make arepas. I don't think it's even quite the right stuff, but it's the closest I can find here in Iowa so far, and I can't seem to find it in Fairfield.

I also picked up a couple of shirts, because the past week or so I've been feeling a little pinched when going out for work/training stuff. It's been a while since I've needed to look nice, and most of my clothes are pretty casual. The shirts I got aren't all that dressy, but I think they pick it up a tiny notch, which is about where I want it.

So here's the interesting to me part. I got home and remembered that tomorrow I start working on the Ecovillage farm in exchange for our CSA veggies this year (current plan is 2 hrs every M, W, F). Which means I need grubby clothes that I don't mind getting dirty. It's interesting that I'll need to be juggling two different ends of the work spectrum. But I'm really looking forward to working with the plants, and being part of the process of growing our food this year. I think I need to go rustle around and see what I have to wear for tomorrow. It's not like I really have a lot of old clothes (that fit anyway).