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Hi everybody! How's it going? I'm pretty good. Peggy, "living well is the best revenge" became my mantra as I went through Southeast Asia with my mom and best friends, and every time I would feel down about anything it would really lift me back up. When I started to feel bad about something I just thought, live well. It made me notice where I was and how awesome the life I lead is, and it kept me from getting sad about anything. I think I'm going to adopt "live well" as my life mantra. Revenge or not, it's definitely a truism I can get behind. Thanks for that bit of advice.
Travelling with my mom was a ton of fun. She is my go-to for advice and my unpaid therapist. We get along so well, and I feel grown-up enough now around her that the problems we had during my adolescence (I get mad and snippy easily, she gets offended easily) were resolved with practically no tension. It's nice to have that relationship as adults. Out of the three places- Saigon, Seam Reap and Bangkok- I have to say that I really only loved Seam Reap. Angkor Wat absolutely lives up to the hype. That's one of the places I can say that I've genuinely always wanted to see but never thought I'd get to. That list included Tokyo and the Great Wall (yay!) and someday I hope I can cross off climbing Mount Fuji, seeing the volcanoes in Hawaii, and seeing the ruins of Machu Picchu. Wanna go?
Bumming around Thailand with Sonja and Steve was delightful. I'm so glad to have them as friends. Chiang Mai, the historical capital of Thailand, made me forgive Bangkok for being such a terrible city. I went shopping crazy. Look for a springtime Jessica wearing a Thai sarong, one hopes not in a way that looks particularly silly.
I've been doing some more stand-up, which is fun. Rob, whom I think of as my best GChat friend, is someone I really only see when I do comedy events, so we've been connecting again. He recently said that he wants to do a set "making phone of poets" which I think is far more adorable a malapropism than the ones those dudes at The Family Circus make. I like the folks who do stand-up. I recently did one that included a satirical poem about whales and dolphins. I've also been going to a couple of meetings with the rival improv group, hoping to get their member support for upcoming rehearsal. We'll see how that goes. They've got some cute guys in their group, which is always incentive. :)
I'm auditioning for a musical soon! That would be fun.
Travelling with my mom was a ton of fun. She is my go-to for advice and my unpaid therapist. We get along so well, and I feel grown-up enough now around her that the problems we had during my adolescence (I get mad and snippy easily, she gets offended easily) were resolved with practically no tension. It's nice to have that relationship as adults. Out of the three places- Saigon, Seam Reap and Bangkok- I have to say that I really only loved Seam Reap. Angkor Wat absolutely lives up to the hype. That's one of the places I can say that I've genuinely always wanted to see but never thought I'd get to. That list included Tokyo and the Great Wall (yay!) and someday I hope I can cross off climbing Mount Fuji, seeing the volcanoes in Hawaii, and seeing the ruins of Machu Picchu. Wanna go?
Bumming around Thailand with Sonja and Steve was delightful. I'm so glad to have them as friends. Chiang Mai, the historical capital of Thailand, made me forgive Bangkok for being such a terrible city. I went shopping crazy. Look for a springtime Jessica wearing a Thai sarong, one hopes not in a way that looks particularly silly.
I've been doing some more stand-up, which is fun. Rob, whom I think of as my best GChat friend, is someone I really only see when I do comedy events, so we've been connecting again. He recently said that he wants to do a set "making phone of poets" which I think is far more adorable a malapropism than the ones those dudes at The Family Circus make. I like the folks who do stand-up. I recently did one that included a satirical poem about whales and dolphins. I've also been going to a couple of meetings with the rival improv group, hoping to get their member support for upcoming rehearsal. We'll see how that goes. They've got some cute guys in their group, which is always incentive. :)
I'm auditioning for a musical soon! That would be fun.