Archive for January 2014
can’t promise you riches right away
My cousin Nora and I used to make collages together. We shared the same fascination with paper ephemera and would clip the tiniest, weirdest things out of newspapers and magazines to create epic, dada art. We would die laughing while reading the dumbest Ann Landers and Ask Heloise columns, and marvel at the bizarre bazaar…
Read Moregee whiz it went right over my pretty head
It’s the cast of Hackers! 1995. I am lucky in my current living situation. I not only do not pay any utilities, but there is free wifi for the building, which so far has been reliable. After the past few weeks something eventually went clik in my head. I became very aware that I was…
Read Moreshape of show
We talk about “shape of show” a lot in our improv group .. basically if you got kind of a U-shape going, that’s a good shape of show — start high-energy, engage the audience, get maybe a little lower energy and a bit more cerebral through the middle half (this is an okay place to…
Read Moretaking advantage of the freshness factor
The “freshness factor” phrase gets tossed around in workplaces .. new employees with enthusiasm and fresh eyes can lead to new ideas and approaches. I’m using it here in this context: I just moved into an apartment I am very jazzed about. I have energy, inspiration, and momentum. It’s new and fresh and this is…
Read Morenasal talk plus bonus octopus
Sorry, sorry, sorry for what I’m about to type! My sinuses are all messed up. My entire system is all messed up. Too much enclosed spaces and dander and wind and dust and bad mojo and crappy genes. I was in a car with a friend last night and I casually mentioned that there’s something…
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