Yesterday was busy and fun. I made a batch of brownies before Ray even got up, He was up in time to go to pilates after he ate breakfast. A good workout. Then we came home, I took a bath and ate some leftovers for lunch, and headed off to do something really fun for Project Safe. They have a local Dancing with the Athens Stars every year. It's a wildly successful fund-raiser. Each couple is introduced in a fun video. Joan called me last week and asked if I would help them out by interviewing a few of the couples while they were being videoed.
I met the camera crew at a dance studio about 12:30. The first couple arrived at 1, got miked up and ready to go. I had some prompt questions to ask them and get them talking. The hardest part? I couldn't laugh or say anything when they were talking, because I am invisible in the videos. They also took some head shots and then taped them rehearsing, so I got to see the dance routines too. We had a long down time waiting for the second interview. It was Dan Magill! the 90 year old retired tennis coach. He was a stitch, although he asked me what Project Safe was...He is still beating people at tennis. He described winning the over-85 tournament: there were only two opponents. One fell down early on and didn't get back up. The other couldn't run "a lick."
And the third couple? Takis Iakovou and Andrea from the newspaper---you know, Zorba? I was thrilled to talk to him, and the interviews went well. He has three grandchildren now. One of his sons-in-law is a priest, and one is Chinese (if I understood him correctly). He is so sexy and man, can he dance! He broke three teeth last spring, when a table flew out of his mouth--he used to be able to dance with four or five tables stacked on each other! You know how he met his wife? She was a student at a Fred Astaire dance studio where he was teaching (in Texas, I think he said).
About 3, the regular interviewer arrived and I headed home for a couple hours. We made a quick and healthy dinner: fish, rice pilaf, asparagus. It was just barely edible--maybe I don't like Five Spice Powder?
We rushed over to the Fellowship, about 30 minutes late, for Lisa's 50th birthday party. There were probably more than 100 people there, most of whom I didn't know. Mary the costumer was there and we were supposed to wear her costumes. After a bit, I put on a sort of African-print gown, some beads, and an Afro. Ray wore a fake tattoo on his arm, it threw me at first, I kept thinking it was real. There were games (she is a PE teacher) and dancing, including a Zumba session. Pretty fun. Suzanne was there; Lisa was her roommate years ago for a while. And we were home before 9! Tried to watch TV, but fell asleep.
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