Are you dilly-dallying?
Oh, hi friends!
Do you dilly dally?
The official definition of this “informal” verb is to “waste time through aimless wandering or indecision.”
Quit dilly-dallying around! is a phrase I’ve heard once or twice before. There’s something so humorous and delightful about the word that I actually do want to stop the dilly, stop the dally, stop the delay, and do.
So that’s what I’ll say to you—and to myself—on this Friday:
Quit dilly-dallying around!
Photo by Andrew Schultz on Unsplash
...bounding through my to-do list...
“An evening at the theater is an evening at a story,” he said. “Pretty much all the time. Pretty much every time."
“Nowadays, I really believe that a play is an emotional narrative which works on the audience’s passions.”
From this interview with the playwright Tom Stoppard. In the last eight days, I’ve seen Oklahoma!, Uncle Vanya, Fireflies, Mother of the Maid, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Lifespan of a Fact, and Lewiston/Clarkston (that one’s tonight). I am crazy? But there really is no better way to spend an evening than to spend it at a story.
Megan Amram’s “How I Get It Done” is a peek inside the life of a TV writer. She seems very disciplined!
The Drama Book Shop is closing early next year—but they’re hoping to find a new space? *sobs uncontrollably*
What’s your version number? Oooh. (h/t Maria Kuznetsov)
New York’s best pizza restaurants. I’ve only been to five of the 14. What have I been doing with my life?! (h/t Stacey Lastoe)
How to successfully pitch the New York Times. Such smart advice from my friend and editor Tim Herrera!
Bill Irwin is a clown I wish I could clone. We need more clowns today.
I’m a new convert to the podcast Song Exploder, and this episode featuring Rivers Cuomo of Weezer breaking down how he writes songs (spreadsheets are involved…!) is fascinating. (h/t Jonathan Huang and Gadget)
This 100-year-old has been retired for 40 years, has a healthy savings account, and is a track champion. I love Orville! (h/t $$$)
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Thanks, as always, for reading.
Love, Kara