Stitch & Bitch

Stephen & I are such yuppies now. Yup. Yesterday we both worked paying jobs, and then "gasp" we socialized afterwork...apart!

While Stephen met with a friend at The Only Cafe for a few drinks, I went to a "stich and bitch" which was organized by some of the editorial staff. A stitch and bitch is a name used since WWII to describe a social knitting group, and it's now very trendy to gather groups of people in knitting cafes to "yarn".

Now I am not a crafty person, and I don't like the feeling of not understanding simple instructions. So I was quite anxious when I started clicking those kneedles together, holding everything close and tightly to my chest. But I learned the basic garter stitch and eventually got into a rhythm and relaxed. The store we knitted in was not a cafe, but was full of beautiful lengths of wool, dyed in natural hues, some very bright...others earthy. It is very relaxing to be surrounded by crafts, natural fibres and endless pontential to create unique items with love. It's a powerful environment that makes a woman yearn for a cottage, a baby and a rocking chair. I'd love to sit on a wide front porch that overlooks a tranquil lake, large strong pine trees everywhere, and rock a baby back an dforth while knitting a blanket. Is that being yuppie?

Afterwards we went out for a Thai dinner & I biked home. According to gmap-pedometer.com my daily commute is 12km, so I can feel relavtivley guilt free about gorging.

In other news, things are shaping up for me as a producer and director. My friend Josh & are in the beginning stages of setting up our joint theatre company. More on the details later, as they are solidifed. In the meantime, we are working on producing our first show in September. Another emerging theatre company wants to mount 3 short new plays & we will mount a one-act, one-man show. I will direct, Josh will act. I've had a few meetings and have been drawing up plans and it all looks like a go-ahead. Plus, I think we may end up doing Stephen's play Adam's Attic which he wrote at Concordia. It's bloody well perfect for this project. It's important to start small & grow (especially financially), so although it'll only be a short, new play being performed at a library, a theatre company has to start somewhere. But more details will be forthcoming as and when they are finalized.

And so our love affair with Toronto continues. btw...I love: blogTO which keeps me in the loop with Toronto culture.