Timing...

...is everything. It's the "location, location, location" of real estate, but in real life!

And for me, it's been good timing lately. Case in point...

Last week, a dear friend texted me after midnight knowing I'd be awake. She'd been notified of tickets to a tv show taping -- Rick Mercer Report. Anyone who likes satirical comedy and quick wit can appreciate Rick Mercer's approach to Canadian politics, social trends and life in general -- often the subject of his
famous "rants". I'm one of those people who appreciates his comedic style, as does my friend. So, when she asked me to accompany her to the taping, she was thankful I was awake (as predicted) at that hour..... and so was I!

But my timing may not be so great when it comes to my knitting plans.  I have a few projects on the needles now, and am (in some cases) a few inches away from finishing. In the midst of these, I chose to have my condo painted. This means a lot of stuff was moved so walls could be accessed. Sorting through that "stuff" is imperative, because I'm not moving anything twice that doesn't need to be moved twice! Part of the disruption is the lack of a quiet knitting space. I relished the time I had up north during the "March Break" to do some long overdue knitting, and that has motivated me to review projects in my queue. Startitis might be setting in! It's hard to keep it at bay when the winter weather refuses to leave, and handknit scarves are still wrapped around my neck.

Timing was also an issue in a course I was keenly anticipating. Last December, I enrolled (for my own personal learning) in a fiction screenwriting course. As an afterthought -- and because the course outlilnes were very similar -- I also added documentary screenwriting to my schedule. Surprisingly, I have thoroughly enjoyed all elements of the documentary class -- from in-class screenings and discussions about synopses, outlines, treatments, budgets and interviews as well as writing techniques. These were the items listed in the course outline as being topics to be covered in the classes.

That leads me to my soapbox for this post.....

The course outline was very similar -- almost identical -- in the fiction screenwriting course, but apparently that wasn't to be. Eternally optimistic, I hung in there -- through the class read-aloud sessions I hadn't done since Grade 6, to the screenings of "classic" dialogue (Rocky III -- seriously??!?), and through the "iconic" comedy of "Baseketball" (who actually has heard of this sophmoric stupid slapstick, let alone found it funny?!) -- thinking we'd get to that "indepth" discussion about writing. That was not the case. There was not much within the in-class offerings that matched the course description. I'm pursuing that now -- but according to the refund timelines identified in the university's policy, my optimism may have scuttled by timing. We'll see... I'm still optimistic (and that's based on the belief that what is advertised should be offered).

So now I'm hoping timing will work in my favour.... While things are in an upheaval at home, I'm hoping to have hardwood installed. The application (because of the condo requirements) is before the board, and I'm awaiting a response. Hopefully the stars will align and everything will be in place to have it all completed by mid-April. That's when my friend (remember the Rick Mercer tickets) is coming for a visit, and I'd like to have my Mom come for a few days....

At the least, maybe I'll have a quiet knitting space set up by then...