I woke up this morning to the news that Christopher Reeve had passed away. To say it was a shock would be an understatement. Not Christopher Reeve, not Superman. He had such strength, such determination, such a overwhelming spirit. He was on Love of Life three years after Paul Michael Glaser (Chris ran on the show from 1974-1976, Paul was on in 1971). When I watched Above Suspicion, I felt very odd that he played this role and soon it would come to be. I watched him in Smallville, marveling that Superman had come again. I remember watching him in the Superman movies, but one that I return to again and again is his performance in Noises Off. He was a great actor, but more importantly he was a great man. I started donating and receiving newsletters from the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation early on. What the man did to raise awareness for the disability community and the strive for research cannot be described. He showed us what real strength was. To me, he will always be a Superman.
And after the shock of that wore on me, I began to have a wonderful day despite the news. First off,  abelladonna is coming to SHarecon Thursday afternoon! We're picking her up at the airport before dinner. Me and Bella, Outback, be afraid:) And I got edits back from Flamingo today after reworking the ending last night. She's made me feel so wonderful during this whole editing process, guiding me and helping me fully express the story I was trying to tell. Thirdly, one of my coworkers has Starsky shoes! I've been looking at them all day and commenting. The blue Adidas that were $120? The ones I always wanted and was not going to spend that amount of cash on? The local shoe store has them for cheap. So, I'm thinking that Friday, I may have to swing by the mall. I loooooove Starsky's shoes:)
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