Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Blind Bathing
In the middle of taking a bath tonight, the power went out in the house.
Strange thing, to sit in a bathtub naked in the pitch black. And I mean, pitch black. No peep of light from a window or the crack in the door...nuthin'. Black. At first, I felt panicked. But then I thought...I can do this. I can bath in the dark. I know where everything is...shampoo is on the back left ledge, my hair is on my head, the razor is in the basket, the stubble is on my legs. So, I did. I bathed in the complete dark. Before too long I got used to not seeing anything and instead my other senses kicked in; touch, sound, smell. It kept me very much in the Now and seemed to be quite the metaphor for how I seem to be living my life these days. An exercise in faith, I challenge you to, next time you bath, do so in the complete dark. 'Tis tres cool.
The lights eventually came back on and now I am typing this like a wet, shaggy dog in front of the fireplace. And for those of you who are still stuck on the above paragraph - yes, I DO take baths, not always showers. It is a lost art, tubbing, as Lee likes to call it. Mostly, I use the bathtub for relaxation...coupled with candles and bubbles it is most exquisite. It is also a favorite location for that wonderful thing called foreplay - but I won't launch into that as it has been so long since I have engaged in any that I am not sure I even remember what it is. Then, once in a while, not very often these days, I will use the bathtub as my main tool for cleaning my hair and body. To the occupants of planet ONLY SHOWERS, this may seem odd, but on my planet, to 'tub' will forever remain a verb and weekly activity.
KJKONKIN.COM UPDATE: Check out my new KJ's Finds...they are all youtube related. Oh, and a new Infamous Konkin Question, too! With my 10,000th visitor approaching, I am hoping to send out a Krista J. Konkin...The Newsletter, something I have never attempted without Jo and am not sure I know how to, but is sorely due. I would also like to produce my first video blog - the Live Out Loud Vlog - in celebration of reaching 10,000 in just over a year. Big goals for a girl that is opening a show soon, so we'll see.
Otherwise, rehearsals are going fine. Tomorrow I choreograph. Forgot how exhausting it is to perform. Am getting very excited to travel in the new year. Ah yes, life unfolds with perfection.
A bit lonely...
but aren't I always?
Strange thing, to sit in a bathtub naked in the pitch black. And I mean, pitch black. No peep of light from a window or the crack in the door...nuthin'. Black. At first, I felt panicked. But then I thought...I can do this. I can bath in the dark. I know where everything is...shampoo is on the back left ledge, my hair is on my head, the razor is in the basket, the stubble is on my legs. So, I did. I bathed in the complete dark. Before too long I got used to not seeing anything and instead my other senses kicked in; touch, sound, smell. It kept me very much in the Now and seemed to be quite the metaphor for how I seem to be living my life these days. An exercise in faith, I challenge you to, next time you bath, do so in the complete dark. 'Tis tres cool.
The lights eventually came back on and now I am typing this like a wet, shaggy dog in front of the fireplace. And for those of you who are still stuck on the above paragraph - yes, I DO take baths, not always showers. It is a lost art, tubbing, as Lee likes to call it. Mostly, I use the bathtub for relaxation...coupled with candles and bubbles it is most exquisite. It is also a favorite location for that wonderful thing called foreplay - but I won't launch into that as it has been so long since I have engaged in any that I am not sure I even remember what it is. Then, once in a while, not very often these days, I will use the bathtub as my main tool for cleaning my hair and body. To the occupants of planet ONLY SHOWERS, this may seem odd, but on my planet, to 'tub' will forever remain a verb and weekly activity.
KJKONKIN.COM UPDATE: Check out my new KJ's Finds...they are all youtube related. Oh, and a new Infamous Konkin Question, too! With my 10,000th visitor approaching, I am hoping to send out a Krista J. Konkin...The Newsletter, something I have never attempted without Jo and am not sure I know how to, but is sorely due. I would also like to produce my first video blog - the Live Out Loud Vlog - in celebration of reaching 10,000 in just over a year. Big goals for a girl that is opening a show soon, so we'll see.
Otherwise, rehearsals are going fine. Tomorrow I choreograph. Forgot how exhausting it is to perform. Am getting very excited to travel in the new year. Ah yes, life unfolds with perfection.
A bit lonely...
but aren't I always?
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