Look! It's a window!

So, Mayor Sam Katez put his foot firmly in his mouth this past week, when honouring Winnipeg's women's Olympic athletes. At the ceremony in Old Market Square he said that he felt "like Hugh Hefner" amongst the women. Yes, lets compare these decorated athletes to the Playboy bunnies shall we! AH! I'm not a feminist, but for anyone out there who actually thinks that women and men have achieved equality in the world, think again. There are so many hurdles left to clear! I think Mr. Katez did not mean any ill-will, he just didn't even consider what he was saying, and how it contributed to the problem of women being objectified.

Well, I'm off tomorrow for Bruxelles! I haven't been home for Easter in 5 years, and haven't been out at all since Christmas. I've had a very stressful few weeks, with general auditions coming up (more stress!) so I'm very excited to just unwind and not have to think about anything going on her in Winnipeg and with our theatre company. I'm doing OK, slowly recovering from the monster blow, but it just takes a long time when someone completely pulls the rug out from under you to get your feet firmly back on the ground, and to trust that it won't be ripped out again. Trust ... something I'm lacking right now.

But, just to show that when one door closes, another opens, I heard about an audition for a different kid's show for the Fringe this summer, by Primrose Knazan. It was a great audition, I did a section of Charlotte's Web called "Escape." I found out yesterday that I got a callback! I loved working on Charlotte's Web, the wonders of great storytelling. I'm hoping to write a stage adaptation of the story, I think it could be great!

So I get to do the callback tomorrow morning, then go and see my Matthew's touring show The History of Manitoba from the Beginning of Time to the Present in 45 Minutes! Then it's off to fill the car up with gas (ugh) and rehearse for Comedy of Errors. It'll be a busy day, but worth it when we get outside the perimeter highway and off into the wide open spaces!