Reasonably So

I am a Red Sox fan. I have a hat, and a keychain bottle opener. I am also, however, an inconsistent fan. If you were a bully, you might call me a fair-weather-friend of the Sox because I only watch the post-season, but you would be wrong (sort of).

I only watch during the post-season because for the past two years, I have lived in two houses with no televisions and one apartment with a television but no cable. No cable means no NESN. No NESN means no regular season games (at least very few). The post-season is on network television, so it’s all I get. Even tomorrow’s game is on NESN. The opener? Really? Thanks, guys. However, I wouldn’t watch it anyway. NOT because I don’t want to, but because I just can’t think about baseball until after April 22nd (MY SHIT IS DUE IN TWO WEEKS??!?!!!!). And even then, I still won’t have a TV and cable until July at the earliest (even that is still up for debate…).

All that said, I’m going to be a real grown-up soon, and being a real grown-up means that if I don’t pick up some consistent hobbies, I will be subject to a swift kick in the head by Boredom. Grown-ups like baseball, right? Or do they only like to listen to smooth jazz and discuss nature documentaries while sipping on a glass of rosé. It will be more likely that I will watch the Sox with wing sauce all over my face and a cold mug of beer in my paw. Maybe being a grown-up isn’t so scary after all.

I am in high-stress mode. I have three weeks until my senior thesis work is due. THREE WEEKS. And only TWO DAYS until the performance I’ve been producing/directing happens. My back is in knots, I am weary no matter how much sleep I get, and my capability to speak in full sentences is incredibly diminished. BUT, for your sake and mine, I am trying to relax. I’ll tell you how.

1) Wednesday night, I will be getting a 1-hour massage. Hopefully that will reduce my physically manifested stress by a LOT.

2) I’m also trying to think of comforting things in general. I’m going to take you to one of my happy places…

We are sitting on the couch in our favorite comfortable clothes. We are drinking cold beers. Maybe a Red Hook ESB or Brooklyn Pennant Ale ‘55. (If you’d rather hold a cup of tea or water, that’s fine, too).

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It’s cold in Boston, kids. Bundle up.

-Emily S.

The trash receptacle seen above was observed today (Nov. 15, 2007 - approx. 10:20am) at the Arlington Street MBTA Station in Boston, Mass. If you manage to decipher the headline on the top newspaper (apologies for the cell-phone-quality-image) you’ll see it reads:

“IT IS INEXCUSABLE”

Yes, yes it is. Look at all that wasted news! Look at those one-time-use beverage cups! It is INEXCUSABLE that there is not enough “green” reading and “green” beverage consumption for the commuting public.

I see this need, and I’ll offer you this: I cordially encourage you to sit back, settle in, and sip from a reusable mug or glass while you absorb some words, photographs, oddities, and wisdom that wouldn’t dare waste paper.

You’ve already earned a hearty pat on the back for (nearly) making it through this, my first blog post. What are the chances of finding a blog abandoned on top of a trashcan?

Most of REASONABLY SO will not be about the environment, but I’m happy to help “green”-up the world by starting with the Green Line. And just in case you’re too stubborn to give up the Dig, the Post, or the L… please recycle when you’re finished reading!

- Emily S.