In January 2014, I joined the Unusual Suspects at Whole World Improv TheatreSince then, I've learned how to work a light board, manage a houseful of *potentially* rowdy patrons, performed roughly twice a month (or so - some months more, some months less), and had one very memorable turn on the Main Stage during ES's farewell performance in November ( Read more... )

I realize I still have 2 days of Galapagos pictures and descriptions to post. I will get to that soon, I promise....in the meantime, ES and I took a brief interlude to the Dominican Republic, and it was exactly what a relaxing beach vacation should be ( Read more... )

I have done the following:

1. Gotten hypnotized on stage as part of a comedy hypnosis show. True story - video evidence is HERE.

2. Seen two good concerts - The Airborne Toxic Event and Josh Ritter.

3. Gone to California, not once, but twice - San Francisco and points north for a very relaxing vacation with ES; and Pasadena for the CSTE ( Read more... )

Well, not really. I've never lived in the state of Illinois, let alone the great city of Chicago - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota to the west and Cleveland to the east is as close as I've gotten. My professional volunteer commitment for the past year has had me traveling there roughly once every couple of months, though, and given that I was ( Read more... )

Dates have been set. The plane tickets have been purchased. The apartment has been booked. A fellow traveler friend has signed on to the vacation ticket. All that remains is arranging for the rental car, prioritizing the day trips, and easing into the beans and rice diet in order to pay for it all ( Read more... )

Winter Solstice is upon us. If I were still in Alaska, this would be the point of the year where the morning forecasts on KSKA would include how many minutes of sunlight is gained each day, as the darkest point of winter has just passed. I miss this little inclusion in the weather report. Somehow, the traffic update on WABE, while more ( Read more... )

Last weekend, due to the long President's weekend, a group of PHPS folks and I took a little jaunt to New Orleans, just a quick 7-hour car ride from Atlanta. I had previously never been to NOLA.

I LOVED it!

8 of us (2 couples and a group of 4 girls) stayed at the Royal Street Courtyard Bed and Breakfast, located in the Marigny section right next ( Read more... )