Living Vicariously. May 21, 2009

There are certain movies and television shows that make me wish that I could do or be whatever it is that I am watching.  For example “Gone In 60 Seconds” makes me want to steal cars, “Days Of Thunder” makes me want to race cars, “Footloose” makes me want to go back to my old high school and tell all of the teachers “See, I danced in high school and I didn’t get pregnant”, and “So You Think You Can Dance” makes me want to be a dancer.  Now let’s face it, I am way too old to be trying out for that show.  Not to mention too clumsy, and not nearly bendy enough.  In fact I think I was actually destined to not be a dancer due to the fact that my mom told me that when she was going to sign me up for dance classes when I was little I asked if I would have to do the same thing as everyone else in the class.  She told me yes, and I said that if that was the case I didn’t want to take dance lessons.  I took bowling lessons instead, and have lots of plaques to show for it.  I now however can’t even come close to matching my high score when I was 11.  So tonight I watched “So You Think You Can Dance” while stretching and pointing my toes, and living vicariously through the young people on that stage.