Case of the Mondays

What a weekend. Lot's of fun activities in general. Parties, shows, the usual.

It's weird because Mondays tend to be the most relaxing part of my week now. Usually because my weekends are so hectic that the daily activities at work help to organize my brain a little.

Sometime Mondays are very busy, but when they are not I find them to be my "weekend away from my weekend".

On Sunday we went to brunch at a restaurant called Wishbone. It's southern style, which I love!

It made me think of the old PBS show called "Wishbone" about a dog who played the main character in famous literature. Ive seen almost every episode, because while it was at the height of it's popularity my sister was around 8, so it was on in our household all the time. From what I remember it wasn't a bad show.


Here is a picture of wishbone as robin hood.

NC Pics

I think we all lost a little bit of our innocence in Raleigh.

North Carolina Fun

I got back yesterday from the IO South Invitational in Raleigh North Carolina and am on a major high. It was an awesome time which included these highlights:

1) Great shows all around. It was a beautiful weekend for Improv.

2) Mom, Dad, Grammy (My Grandmother) and Verna (a friend of my mom) got to see me perform in 2 shows. Both shows were very good and not too "Blue" (offensive). Afterwards I felt really loved and supported. I am so super lucky.

3) Southern Food. North Carolina BBQ, Blackeyed peas, Grits, Biscuits, Country Ham. I miss it so much. People not from there don't appreciate it as much as I do. Plus, I discovered that people take regional BBQ styles way too personally, including me. But NC style is definitely the best, and the first.

4) Beautiful weather, although I heard tell that the weather was just as good up here in Chi-Town. But I betcha the air quality was better down there.

All in all a terrific weekend.

I bet you thought this statue was only in DC. Nope, you thought wrong sucker, it's also in a park right near my work. Take that Nations Capital!



This washed out/blurred picture is of the IO Movie doing a great show. Jorin hosted that night's line-up at IO and, honestly, I thought he was one of the funniest hosts Ive ever seen there. (But don't tell him I told you that)




I get the sense that there is some real tension between Dave and Grant. (Don't tell them I told you that) I hope they work it out soon, I'm tired of walking on eggshells around them.

North Carolina

So on Thursday I am headed to Raleigh, North Carolina for the IO South Invitational. I will be performing with Chicago Sashay Company, and Roadster.

Everyone there is so cool and accommodating. This is the third time I have been down there and each time I see some great improv and meet some great people.

I am a little nervous though, My Mom, Dad and Grandmother are going to be there to see both of my shows. The gods of improv enforce a very solid and inconvenient rule: whenever your family comes to a show, it will be filthy. No matter how much you try to keep it clean, it gets filthy. The more generations separate you and the oldest family member, that's directly equivalent to the amount of filth.

So, if any of my family reads this at all. Drink some before the show and remember how much I love you ( : <---those are puppy dog eyes

Good Button

I saw a good button on someone today:

"Gandalf For President"

So, so true...

Random chicago

I woke up this morning to the sound of sleet snow and rain on my window. Walking to work, the sleet hit me in the face so hard it made marks. As this happened the thought kept going through my mind, why do I live here?

This may be more for my own benefit, but here are some random meditations on chicago:

This is a big salad on a trash can at the Harrison Red Line Stop. It looked untouched and delicious, but it was at the Harrison Red Line Stop. Only in Chicago!

If anything is going to revitalize the US Postal Service after the rise of email and fax, it's going to be this (see above). I want to mail things and say "help me Obi-Won Kenobi your my only hope" (because that's the holographic message that Princess Leia records with R2D2).

Other Neat Mailbox suggestions: The Head of Ben Franklin (he invented the postal service), A Panda Bear (they are cute), A Trash Can (it would really mess with people)

Anyways... Only In Chicago!

Ill have more fun meditations later.

More Reviews

The Zodiac:

Loved every single second of it. I read the book that the movie is based on, and it is the most loyal and detailed adaptation I have ever seen, down to the ballistics of each case. Amazing!

Some people will not like the way it ends, but that is exactly what happened in the real story. They never caught the zodiac killer, which I think it makes it all the more compelling. Because it could be someone you know...

I give it 5 out of 5 of these things (you win 3 dollars if you tell me what they are):


300:

I didn't love this one as much as I wanted to. I guess I know too much about the real story that it bothered me how incorrect the movie was. Even though I know it is supposed to be a fantasy representation of the story, I just couldn't get past it. Fun action though and a lot of great looking abs.

Plus I saw it directly after zodiac which was, in terms of historical accuracy, exactly opposite.

I give it 2 out of 5 of whatever these are:

vacaysh!

At 1:00 today I leave work and don't come back until Thursday. Happy Passover everyone!

Here are some things I want to do on my days off:
write my new screenplay

Catch up on movies

Explore the city

sleep in