If you see the Buddha on the road, kill the Buddha
...yeah it's kind of like that.
So the article hit the paper today and I had seriously just about forgotten about it. I mean it was at the back of my mind, but really once I get to work, I am kind of on 'auto-pilot'.
Then the 'call' came - one of many I was to get. It was Leah, the girl from the lab we deal with for tissue-typing donors. 'C!' she says, 'You're a celebrity!' I groan, realising what she is talking about....oh no....
'Wow!' she says, I finally get to see what you look like. (erg). OK, for the record, I am not photogenic at all - not at all. I was kidding my Wednesday night Yoga class about them taking my picture for the local paper:
"Yeah, do you guys remember that episode of Friends where they are all watching home movies about Rachel and Monica's prom and Chandler and Joey see how fat Monica used to be and almost in unison they go 'That's You?!?' and Monica retorts: 'The camera adds 10 pounds you know' to which Chandler snidely replies: 'How many cameras are on you?'...yeah, well it's kind of like that" My students cracked up....
So then Leah asks me: 'Without Yoga you'd be in a rubber room, huh?' I gasp. 'She printed that???' I ask, incredulous. Geez. I didn't think she'd print that; I was kind of kidding (but of course it's true - it's what kept me sane - well that and bitching to the blogosphere). The rest of the article was apparently pretty good. Upon reading it on my own, there were typos and misquotes and things she took out of context but what the hell can one expect from a weekly rag? I mean it ain't no New York Times - oh wait the NYT has lost a lot of credibility....hmmmm...well... *shrugs*
It was good enough to generate business for the Yoga class at the one satellite location of our institution where I'll be teaching, and that's cool. I feel rather silly with some of the stuff that was put in the article but hopefully people will get the general gist that Yoga is an accessible form of exercise and relaxation for everyone no matter their physical condition or age. *ANYONE* can do Yoga.
I had to laugh when I thought a bit more deeply about my apprehension for what was in the article before I actually read it myself. I was musing about people who have things written about them in newspapers in a negative light....
Like do you think Richard Nixon kept the front page of the paper the day he resigned in disgrace? I'll bet not, however, I'll bet that you'll find it in the Nixon library.
^_^
So the article hit the paper today and I had seriously just about forgotten about it. I mean it was at the back of my mind, but really once I get to work, I am kind of on 'auto-pilot'.
Then the 'call' came - one of many I was to get. It was Leah, the girl from the lab we deal with for tissue-typing donors. 'C!' she says, 'You're a celebrity!' I groan, realising what she is talking about....oh no....
'Wow!' she says, I finally get to see what you look like. (erg). OK, for the record, I am not photogenic at all - not at all. I was kidding my Wednesday night Yoga class about them taking my picture for the local paper:
"Yeah, do you guys remember that episode of Friends where they are all watching home movies about Rachel and Monica's prom and Chandler and Joey see how fat Monica used to be and almost in unison they go 'That's You?!?' and Monica retorts: 'The camera adds 10 pounds you know' to which Chandler snidely replies: 'How many cameras are on you?'...yeah, well it's kind of like that" My students cracked up....
So then Leah asks me: 'Without Yoga you'd be in a rubber room, huh?' I gasp. 'She printed that???' I ask, incredulous. Geez. I didn't think she'd print that; I was kind of kidding (but of course it's true - it's what kept me sane - well that and bitching to the blogosphere). The rest of the article was apparently pretty good. Upon reading it on my own, there were typos and misquotes and things she took out of context but what the hell can one expect from a weekly rag? I mean it ain't no New York Times - oh wait the NYT has lost a lot of credibility....hmmmm...well... *shrugs*
It was good enough to generate business for the Yoga class at the one satellite location of our institution where I'll be teaching, and that's cool. I feel rather silly with some of the stuff that was put in the article but hopefully people will get the general gist that Yoga is an accessible form of exercise and relaxation for everyone no matter their physical condition or age. *ANYONE* can do Yoga.
I had to laugh when I thought a bit more deeply about my apprehension for what was in the article before I actually read it myself. I was musing about people who have things written about them in newspapers in a negative light....
Like do you think Richard Nixon kept the front page of the paper the day he resigned in disgrace? I'll bet not, however, I'll bet that you'll find it in the Nixon library.
^_^
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