762nd Friday Blog Roundup

This week, I purchased two more sets of tickets so the ChickieNob could see Cabaret for the fourth and fifth time. I took her to see it a few weeks ago — it was her first time seeing the show — and during intermission, she made me promise that we would go again.

I love that it means so much to her because I’ve written before how the show saved me in the 90s. Maybe every generation gets their own mesmerizing Emcee. Mason Alexander Park is her Alan Cumming, holding court on the stage and making your eye follow them as they weave their way around the dancers.

Chickie commented that she didn’t know why watching the show made her so happy when the show itself is so sad, but I think it’s really about connecting with a character who is comfortable in their own skin, even if the world around them isn’t comfortable with that skin. They are leading the party; at least, until the gravity of the situation yanks them down. Who doesn’t want to watch someone who is unapologetically themselves?

I’ve seen a lot of performances of Cabaret–as in a lot of performances of Cabaret–and this one may just be my favourite, even if that Alan Cumming performance in the 90s will always hold a special place in my heart. It could be because Mason Alexander Park is that good, because the whole cast is amazing (especially Mitchell Hébert and Donna Migliaccio but also dancing by Connor James Reilly and Andre Hinds––they are incredible), or because Chickie literally lights up when she talks about the show. I just started playing the trailer so I could embed it above, and she heard it from downstairs and ran into my room like a moth to flame. That girl has some serious Cabaret blood in her veins.

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Stop procrastinating.  Go make your backups.  Don’t have regrets.

Seriously.  Stop what you’re doing for a moment.  It will take you fifteen minutes, tops.  But you will have peace of mind for days and days.  It’s the gift to yourself that keeps on giving.

As always, add any new thoughts to the Friday Backup post and peruse new comments in order to find out about methods, plug-ins, and devices that help you quickly back up your data and accounts.

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And now the blogs…

But first, second helpings of the posts that appeared in the open comment thread last week.  In order to read the description before clicking over, please return to the open thread:

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Okay, now my choices this week.

Dreaming of Diapers has a post about not being ready to let go and move on from infertility. She writes, “See, this is my ONE life to live… and if by damned I don’t try my damnedest at the one dream I have ever had… to be pregnant and deliver a healthy child, then I wouldn’t be true to myself… and it would haunt me for the rest of my life.” It’s an important post about how we need to know ourselves. We get one life; we’re the only ones who get to live our life. We need to make decisions we’re comfortable with, even if we wish we had different decisions to make. Go give her support.

Life Without Baby has a post about a person leaving their community. It’s not because they’re parenting; it’s because they don’t want to identify as childless anymore. She explains, “She’s leaving because she no longer wants to carry around that label and all the stigma and resentment that can come along with it. She’s moving on, I assume, to embrace her life as a woman, with all its facets.” It’s a great post about identities.

And speaking of identities, The Road Less Travelled has a post about diversifying your identity that fascinated me. In the same way someone may want to diversify their investment portfolio to protect themselves from the inevitable ups and downs of life, people may want to diversify their identity. Head over to read her write up of the article.

Lastly, JewishIVF has a post about how even good change is hard. She has a lot of feelings as she prepares for maternity leave, and she writes, “My biggest issue was feeling overwhelmed with all the changes personally and professionally at the same time.” It IS a lot. Even when you want your life to be turned upside down, it can be overwhelming as you’re flipping over.

The roundup to the Roundup: Every generation finds their Cabaret. Your weekly backup nudge. And lots of great posts to read. So what did you find this week? Please use a permalink to the blog post (written between September 27th and October 4th) and not the blog’s main url. Not understanding why I’m asking you what you found this week? Read the original open thread post here.