9

Age: 14 - 24

Visits: 9

This round is honestly hard to talk about. 

Wasn't my typical mistake. 

Same psych hospital as last time. Which is a first. Everyone was jive beside myself and a roommate. She was too ill to socialize with. Created a clique with a jive dude and woman. 

Literally couldn't fully understand the dude half the time. 

I was in need of a translator.

He's an alcoholic.

One night while teaching the woman magic tricks out comes that dude with three large Styrofoam cups. Hands both of us a cup. It had various fruits and fruit juices. 

(Stashing any food in our room is a pretty serious violation)

We thank him.

"Yeah only thing missing is rum, but damn good ain't it?"

...

He didn't understand the humor of it.

Now I was stuck with all psychosis patients.

One decided to play checkers. She questioned me a few times about some scars on my arms. Called me a white devil and said she couldn't play anymore. 

That was confusing but I found it hilarious. Not offensive. 

Check that one off the bucket list. 

Finally an older country dude comes along. Two of his family members were shot in the vegas shooting still being hospitalized. He completely lost it...ending up in the psych wing. 

He sounded like Tommy Chong. 

I no longer needed a translator.

He was a happy guy, content with what he's experienced in life. My favorite being the story about stealing his neighbor's competition goat while drunk at some party. Then sold it to a slaughter house. Later getting arrested 

Ohh the places you'll go

Where the people you'll meet 

Circus life - Lyra week 3

Taking notes in class goes a long way. 

In Aerial 1 class I'd come in every week asking how to do something we've done a million times. 

(While in the middle of doing a trick) 

"So I wrap the rope around what leg? I think I'm stuck. Wait...wtf trick are we doing again?"

You're allowed to bring in a guest to watch. My man's been wanting to...but I'm rather nervous. 

A fellow classmate had her girlfriend stop by to watch this week. 

Soooo...I asked the class if we could have a week where we all bring someone. Making it more comfortable for me to have my man come in. 

Of course they're down, so hopefully I don't fall on my face when that day comes...

Every few months the Flyhouse holds a showcase in which you can sign up to perform. The upcoming one has the theme "The Roaring 20's".

Definitely going to watch. Maybe sign up for the next showcase? Need that confidence boost first, and more training.

Oblivious

I use quite a bit of string and yarn doing crafty stuff. Leaving some extra on the floor for my evil cat to play with. 

While cleaning up the kitchen, picked up some yarn and threw it on my cats head as she passed by. To get it out of the way of course...

In the middle of doing dishes I look over and find my cat sitting comfortably on the living room couch. Yarn still on her head just as placed. It's been a good 5-10 minutes...as if she has no idea it's there. Maybe it's fashionable?