Posts by hamblog
hi, low
Do you ever get this? The weird melancholy after an extended time of delight? I had such a great three-day weekend. There was running, there were naps, there was perfect weather. My boyfriend brought me a bouquet of flowers from his garden. I played in one of the funnest improv shows I’ve played in. I…
Read More4th of july
This is another song that always gets me going. This version is a little silly, but oh, come on. America at its best, far as I’m concerned. Happy Independence Day to you, Sirs and Madames. Yankee Doodle Dandy [direct link]
Read Moreand what did you do this summer?
My sister Ann and her husband Mark are currently on a road trip through Canada and the US. She’s keeping a delightful blog about it. I’m not sure she’d want me to announce the link to the world at large, but if you’re interested in reading it, message me and I can give it to…
Read Moretime machine in my neighboring city
The old Woolworth’s Building in Oxnard now houses a nice little restaurant. Oxnard is a puzzling city, to say the least. “Whimsy” or “Respect for the Past” does not immediately spring to mind when contemplating Oxnard. However, the Woolworth’s building is preserved and quite lovely. And behind the restaurant, in the hallway, is a mini…
Read Moreno time for losers
I’ve been playing trivia on a regular basis with my team, the Breakfast Club. We are soooo good. We’re climbing the ranks. We may even make it to some regional thing in August. My teammates and I have great chemistry and good combined brain. However, the Breakfast Club is made up of gay men and…
Read Moreflashback
My roommate Tracy and me at our Christmas party in 1991. That’s a bold blond bob wig atop Tracy’s copper tresses. She made the hat I am wearing. That black dress now lives in my costume box. We lived in a flat above a Chinese restaurant and the living room (where this picture was taken)…
Read Moreshoe luck 2
After the last shoe score, I was hoping I could break myself out of the habit of the idiotic platform flipflops to which I keep defaulting to wearing. But no. Still haven’t rehabbed. So, off I went to the constant, ongoing megasale over at a local store downtown — buy one pair, get TWO PAIRS…
Read Moreso how was the festival, anyway?
I’ve talked about getting ready for it, my cold during it, the popularly of the Big Ugly Glasses throughout it. But how was the festival itself, doofus? Great. Intense. Dense. Freeing/frustrating. The focus was on the concept of “The Fool” and how it relates to improv. We delved into Shakespeares’ fools as well as clowns…
Read Morerussian hands
I went to the Museum of Ventura County recently; it only took me 10 months to check it out in their new digs. It’s very very nice. I feel a burst of civic pride, something I rarely got in SF. Sorry SF, but your mishandling of any large civic structure? Oy. I had sort of…
Read Moreman, you are a boy now
It’s 3am Sunday morning and I have a full day ahead of me, after I try to catch some sleep. This is going to be the blog post for the day. Oh, and the manfriend has now become the boyfriend. He’s snoring next to me and I’m about to join him. Good night!
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