TheBanyanTree: [TheBanyanTree] Translation...

[Peter Macinnis]

And from Washington DC, poised to head for Germany, it pleases me too. 
Bloomington is a delightful place, as I discovered two years back.

Peter Macinnis,
Travelling somewhere . . .



On Wed Jul 25 16:46 , 'Monique Colver' <monique.ybs at verizon.net> sent:

>
>It is a pleasure to see Sidda alive, even though exhausted. 
>
>I, for one, am eagerly anticipating news of the play in Bloomington, IN. I
>was considering a trip there next year in fact. Bloomington, of all places. 
>
>Write more plays. I want to see more plays. 
>
>I shall be waiting. Impatiently.
>
>Monique
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: thebanyantree-bounces at lists.remsset.com
>[thebanyantree-bounces at lists.remsset.com','','','')">thebanyantree-bounces at lists.remsset.com]
On Behalf Of TL Wagener
>Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:43 PM
>To: thebanyantree at remsset.com
>Subject: [TheBanyanTree] Translation...
>
>"it raises in the mouth which
>listens and position name the low man with underdeveloped genital organ"
>
>God, this is great.  I've always wanted to know how to say this.
>
>When "Grapes of Wrath" came out, the was translated in Japan as "The Angry
>Raisins."  True.  At least, it was in Reader's Digest, so... they have
>fact-checkers, right?
>
>Sidda is a live and exhausted after spending six weeks moving from her home
>of 15 years.  She now lives in not an artistic bohemian, multi-tattooed and
>pierced chic neihborhood, but a working class, mutichild, single parentage,
>English-not-first-language apartment complex.  With a 26 year old male
>screenwriter from Cleveland she met on Craig's List renting the second
>bedroom.   Get your minds out of your gutters, people -- it's platonic.  In
>fact, ever since we moved in here, he has been having power strugles with
>his long-time long distance girlfriend who is a law student in Boston.  She
>want to date others, but still have Tim in LA.  Tim is... resisting.  And is
>calling all his old girlfriends out here who he has unfinished business
>with.  He tells me of the stupid things he and his friends do, and I smile.
>ast night he said I was easy to talk to, and he was glad that I seemed hard
>to offend or scandalize.  I said, You're doing exactly what you should be
>doing in your 20's, Tim.  You are making mistakes.  Go for it.  The more
>mistakes, the wiser you'll be.  Just don't drink and drive. Il throw you
>right out of here onto your boxed ear."
>
>Frankly, he's just not that into the law student.  He just hates the thought
>that she's with someone else.
>
>Wull,  DUR.  Tim.
>
>As soon as I can see the walls behind the boxes I am surrounded by, I'll be
>back with more writing.  A new apartment resolution is to Banyan Tree more.
>
>Oh!  Last week I got news that my first fill length play I've written in..
>eight years?  Ten?  Anyway, it won a national contest!  WooHOO!  Bloomington
>IN will produce it next spring.  And I get bucks!
>
>But the encouragement is worth more than that, of course.  I should write
>more plays.  They win  ot of awards.  I can't find an agent to give a rat's
>ass, but I have a very imporessive-looking resume.
>
>I am off to bed now.  I was kept up till 3 a.m. last night by one of the
>neighbors practicing "Morning Has Broken" over and over and over again... on
>his tuba.
>
>xoxoSidda
>
>
>)