Not even a week has past and this evening we went to the next show. This time Kyoto at sohoplace - the new theatre in the West End.
This play is not fiction, it’s modern history. A dramatization of the 1997 UN climate conference in Kyoto, which saw the signing of the first legally binding climate treaty.
Closing thoughts of the first act:
This is a damning representation of the USA, that does no favours in improving my view of it.
Yesterday evening I went to see Ballet Shoes at the National Theatre, with my wife and aunt. It was an excellent production. Something that leaves you thinking about it for days afterwards.
The cast were excellent of course. We had Katie Singh for Sylvia, the understudy for Pearl Mackie. In the play there’s a scene where Pauline Fossil gets into a fight and loses the lead for a play to become the understudy. It’s a learning moment in her life that that being in the theatre is part of being in a team and understudies are just as important.
When I started this website, it was merely out of regret that I hadn’t dedicated any time to my previous website, and the want to claim this domain (samson.is-a.dev).
But a website with just an About section is boring. And I like writing. I write letters (by hand) to penpals, family, friends. I like writing blog posts at work. So why shouldn’t I write blog posts in my personal life?
For those other things, I can always find a topic. At work I write about problems or solutions or successes. With my penpals, we share updates of our lives. But what should I write about on a personal blog?
I don’t like “Resolutions”. I’m not resolving to do anything. And I don’t like setting a goal for the year because it implies that when it’s done, I’m done with the resolution.
Instead, this year I’m doing “ins” and “outs”.
Obviously it’s early days yet. I had Covid at the start of the year, so that didn’t help 1 and 3 on the “ins”. I’m not doing tracking. And it’s currently nearly 3am and I’m working on this site, so the sleep hygiene isn’t going too well either.