One of my old improv classmates was at last night's party. He asked me if I'd be interested in doing another "class reunion" show sometime. Even though I haven't done any improv in years, I'd like to perform again. The chicken potstickers I brought were quickly devoured, along with most of the other food. Before the party, I watched some of the ( Read more... )

The library where my Toastmasters meetings are held accidentally double-booked our usual meeting room today. After speaking to a few library staff members, our meeting moved downstairs to a smaller conference room. There won't be a meeting next Friday due to Thanksgiving. My local singles group is having a bowling meetup next Friday ( Read more... )

I really want to get back into doing improv. The Bovine Metropolis Theater, where I took courses back in 2003-2004, had its annual pre-Thanksgiving dinner/party Wednesday night. The theater owners were the only attendees I knew, but I was able to converse with the others fairly well ( Read more... )

Just a friendly note to telemarketers: Making insincere, self-deprecating remarks before you go into your sales pitch isn't cute and doesn't make people want to give. If anything, it annoys us more. It definitely doesn't appear to be genuine when it sounds like you're reading "ha ha ha ha" off of a script. If you're that bad at emoting while ( Read more... )

As of this morning, the number of Tweets made on my Twitter account surpassed the number of posts on my LiveJournal account.

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I was invited by some of my improv friends to attend their show tonight before they headed to the Chicago Improv Festival. They were performing at the Avenue Theater on 17th Street in downtown Denver. However, I accidentally drove to the Vintage Theater on 17th Avenue which also hosts improv shows. Both theaters are about 1.5 miles apart. ( Read more... )

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• 09:41 I hate when I choke on saliva while I'm asleep. It takes me forever to get back to sleep and my throat still feels weird. #
• 10:44 Watching some long-form improv videos to prepare for tonight's reunion show. I can't believe it's that day already! #
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My voice is still recovering. I let the Toastmasters folks know I wouldn't make tomorrow's meeting. There isn't a regular meeting next week, so I'm scheduled to make my speech in two weeks, when my voice should definitely be in better shape. I had a few sips of Grand Marnier tonight. One of my co-workers told me it can help my voice recover. I ( Read more... )

Get ready to Twitter the stars...as we play the star-studded, big-money Twitter Game PM!

• 13:54 Getting ready for @matthewebel live concert in a few minutes (Broadcasting live at ustre.am/Xn) #
• 16:32 Heading off to dinner, then a friend's improv show in Denver. #
• 18:35 I just made it! (Can you make me one in white?) I'm at the Mercury Cafe for the ( Read more... )