I'm tired! However, this is the best sort of exhaustion borne of hard work and hard play.

Opening Night

My jitters stayed with me as I took the stage Friday night. Despite a smooth technical rehearsal earlier in the day, I wasn't able to shake my anxiety as the lights rose on the stage-version of my store. Fringe is a roll of dice. Not ( Read more... )

Me: Mowing the lawn. Appropriately dressed down for the task at hand. Green cap that says "Alaska" and has a picture of a bear perched atop head. Sweaty and covered with grass shavings.

Passerby In Car: Honks. Stops car. Says, "Looking good, cutie!" Drives away.

Me: Confused as to whether shouting was mocking or a come on. Undecided as to ( Read more... )

Dear self,

It is beautiful, sunny and warm outside. So I understand why you wanted to rehearse your lines on the front porch. What I don't understand is why you didn't remind us to PUT ON A HAT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! Have you seen our cheeks? They look like uncooked hamburger patties!

Sincerely yours,

DQ23

Later this morning, I'm being interviewed for a documentary about the Ottawa Fringe festival. On the one hand, exciting! I'm definitely a documentary fan(audrawilliams I promise I will make it out to one of your parties sooner or later!). Who would have thought my endeavours could be intriguing enough to be chronicled on film ( Read more... )

We're hanging at the flat (apparent San Franciscans say it English style), watch good-bad TV while Drama Prince naps.

What is with Family Feud? Why won't that show die? They keep cancelling it and it keeps coming back. It's like the killer from Friday the Thirteenth of game shows.

I've spent all morning in the house, ostensibly because I have work to do. Truthfully, I'm in hiding. Who knows what pranks are out there, waiting to cover me in hot sauce and fire ants ( Read more... )

I woke up this morning feeling a lot better. Still a little discomfort, but nowhere near as bad as the last two days. Also, my fever's gone, which I hope means that my body's winning the war on the infection ( Read more... )

Ultimate Secret Boyfriend: Stephen Colbert

Secret Author Boyfriend: Steve Almond

Secret Television Boyfriend: Rainn Wilson

Secret Radio Boyfriend: Jian Ghomeshi

Secret Political Boyfriend: Barack Obama

Ultra-Ultimate, Non-Secret, Gold-Medal Boyfriend: Drama King

Today's postering escapade went as follows ( Read more... )

Um...okay...just hang on a sec. For reasons I can't quite explain, I suck at being social this week. Actually, I suck at most everything this week ( Read more... )