100 POSTS!! Open the Champagne!

Welcome to my 100th post-iversary party! (listening to "Hail to the Chief")

Wow. 100 posts already. It's been 2 and a half years that we've been together. I guess at a time like this, you look back to the beginning. When I started this blog, I worked at a retail store, didn't work at Comedy Sportz, and didn't really have a theatre life here in the cities.

Today, I'm working full-time at a job with health insurance on top of 10-12 shows a month at CSz, and theatre has been very very good to me in this city. I'd like to thank everyone who's been with me since the beginning, and give a nod to the new faces just joining up. It's been a great ride. Here's to 100 more!

In recent news, Last weekend was Chicago to surprise my Mom for Mother's Day. We spent some time with Orion in Milwacky for a couple days, enjoying every moment of that before moving on to the windy city for brunch and an epic journey across the city with Mom and Dad. We had ice cream by the lake, and even took in a show. (Thank you, Patch and Pickle!) It was one of the single best weekends of my life, and I have Natalie, Orion, Ash, Bombs, and Mom and Dad to thank. Wonderful.
Interesting moments:

• An Albino deer. Seriously


• The one-hour break-up


• Orion thinks that the US has 60 states


• He also cannot say the word "cattle," given the first HALF of the word


• Natalie and Ash are quite terrible at Catchphrase... like.. skunked-terrible


• Orion breaks things when he's drunk "tired"


• Patch Adams is a needlessly sad movie


• I now like Guacamole


• Grilling a feast on a hibachi takes 2 hours


• Driving from Milwaukee to Chicago, however, does not


• Mom likes surprises


• The el train line that you most need to be running, will not be


• It's a long walk across Chicago


• You can't "take it back"


• Male ducks are pretty, female ducks are not


• Playing Patch would be awesome. Pickle, not so much


• Both Strongbad and Penny Arcade are awesome, and I'm not alone on this


• The Oasis on I-90 is not vegetarian-friendly

IJS.

Then we had to come back here. Which.. isn't bad... it's just... not there. Ah, Truer words were never spoken, Madjai. Well done.

I shoot the pilot episode of CENTER EARTH this weekend. 10 hours of shooting, 5 lines. Awesome, right? I think so. Hopefully I'll be able to take pictures of myself in the uniform. That'd be hot.

PS- Keep your thoughts going for that Cub thing. I haven't heard back yet, but I retain hope. You should too.

100th post... fin.

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I Sense A Theme...

And I don't so much mind. (listening to: "Tiny Explosions" by The Presidents of the United States of America)



Hee hee!!! Look! It's TC Bear! Go Twins!

Last night's Twins game was amazing, BTW, for those of you who missed it. Justin Morneau is a God among men. This is true. But enough about baseball. It's all I blog about lately. What else...

I had a callback for Cub Foods yesterday that went smashingly. They're looking to hire someone to be their new radio spokesperson, and I managed to get a callback. I riffed with one of the ad agency guys for five minutes about ribs. It was entertaining. Hopefully that will work out. It'd be nice to have people hear me on the radio. :)

There's a topic that's been on my mind lately. I'd like to hear your thoughts. I know more than a few people who are really judgmental towards others who claim to be of a certain religion and yet do not attend services for that religion. Why is this? Does going to a church and being there for an hour every week somehow make you a better Catholic/Christian/Jew/Etc? I don't attend organized services because every time I find a church that I think that I like, they end up having some sort of strange philosophy that I don't agree with. Whereas living spiritually every day, constantly conversing with God (No, he doesn't talk back), I ascribe to a "religion" that perfectly encompasses my relationship with God. Jesus himself said (apologies to those whose religions don't include Yahweh, but I'm quoting for a purpose here)

And when you pray, do not pray like the two-faced (closer translation is "hypocrites), for they love to pray standing in the worship centers and on the corners of the streets, so they can be seen by people. Amen! I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, enter into your private room, then after you have shut your door, pray to your Lord in secret. And your Lord who sees all secrets shall reward you in the open. When you pray, do not perform useless repetitions, as the pagans do. They are deceived into thinking they will be heard due to the amount of their speech. In no way act like the pagans, for your Lord knows what you need before you ask Him.
-Matthew 6

Kinda puts that whole "Platitudes" thing into sharp relief, don't it? Clearly, I have my own opinions on this topic, and since It's my blog, I'll make them known, and I know for a fact that some who read this blog don't agree with me on this topic. Speak up. I won't judge you. Convince me.

In other news, I owe the IRS about $1,300 in back taxes. How cool am I? Bet you all wish you had helped me buy the Ecto1 now, don't you? Yes, I thought so.

Big weekend ahead. I can't talk about it here though, eyes are watching....

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