Olivia Gryphon, an accomplished artist who runs several of her own businesses, took the time this week to fill in here and help run Velocity Circus.
I went through a list of work tasks for the day, which I don't exactly recall but something to the extent of :"Be sure to leave space for the albino monkey's wings", "Order a hydraulic lift so we can make her appear to melt", "Don't forget to clean the snow machines", " Be sure her headdress is not a hazard when he throws the knives at her" ; to which she calmly and rationally replied, "No Problem" and proceeded to do the work.
In that brief moment of an assuring and able reply, I realized that I normally cringe at the utterance of either word: "The problem is...", "No, that's OK" (WHICH IS IT- No or OK? and always spoken in the condescending tone one speaks to a pet), and so many more lazy, inept, and obstructive uses of the two words.
But sequence No+ Problem together and it is a sweet concerto spoken by a composer of the highest competence.
I suppose this was just a flash of realization that ALL of the artists around here are indeed maestros...
"Superimpose the Neptunian's over the Andromeda Galaxy..."The beluga whale should have the expression of a drag-queen"... " Buy forty yards of black and white polka dot fabric for the quick change"..."Can you re-write the song to include a baby who turns into a dog?"... Try to spin suspended from your teeth for just 8 counts longer"...
مافيش مشكلة (mafiiš moškila) No problem
All in a days work...
