Twice in one week I was identified as someone that someone else recognized or that I looked exactly like someone from back home; this time home being in Australia. I can’t tell you how many times this happens to me. I have a few theories: I am adopted and my biological parents have a huge [...]
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Wow, it’s been a crazy week! So much has happened in the past nine days that it feels like a whole month has gone by. A week full of Coast Guard sanctioned classes and daily tests. A written fire exam test that had us all stressed out. A day of practical testing that included: donning [...]
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Yesterday we woke up in Hilo to a rain storm of epic proportions. Mike, Rance and I sat out on the back deck to grab an early morning breakfast and watched the rain come down in sheets. It was pretty great. Then we headed into the training room to learn all about Crowd Management and [...]
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We made it! We landed in Honolulu after a nine hour flight from Chicago. Here’s the deal with airlines, at least United, even with a nine hour flight they don’t serve any free food. Not even a bag of nuts or stale pretzels. If you want to eat anything on that long flight you best [...]
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For the past week, I’ve been enjoying an early morning three mile walk. Most days I’ve woke up without the need of an alarm. I’m sure I’ve been helped by the recent clock adjustment. The weather has been perfect. Cool, crisp air, blue skies, no wind; truly beautiful. I think I wanted to just soak [...]
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We began the rehearsal process in earnest today. And seriously we could not be more fortunate. It’s a seasoned cast, with a seasoned director, and an RO that’s filled with sure-fire hits. We started the process by watching a DVD of the current cast’s show on the cruise ship airplane. Which was great, because we [...]
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Tagged: Rehearsal
Our first meeting with the cast went off without a hitch. It’s a really fun group, going on a really great itinerary. We were also told by our producer that the confidentiality of our arrangement needs to be reinforced, which basically means they don’t want us bad mouthing the now unnamed theater or the unnamed [...]
Categories: Comedy
Tagged: Comedy, cruise, Video Blog
This last weekend I was at Carleton College teaching improv and writing workshops with the campus improv group Cujokra and the Harriers. The weekend was made even better because my friend from “This Much is True” Larry Kerns and his wife Beth came up for the weekend too. Their son Peter is the one who [...]
Tagged: Carleton, Carleton College, Cujokra, improv, workshops
The other day I had coffee with a friend of mine who I haven’t had a chance to see that much since the end of my last contract. She and I met at a coffee shop at 9am and finally called it quits almost five hours later. Conversation flowed so easily from one topic to [...]
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After some very heartfelt soul searching I have become a Reverend of the Universal Life Church Monastery. What does this mean? Well, it really just means that I have a working internet connection and know how to fill in information properly when asked. It also means that for anyone who is looking for a lighthearted, [...]
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Tagged: Marriage, Officiant, Secular, Universal Life Church