So you’ve decided to try your hand at gardening, eh? The old green thumb. Mother Nature’s helper. The plant whisperer. Santa’s Little Dirt Baby. Listen, I know you’re qualified. I relate to you and your ambitions. You’ve seen other people’s lush backyard gardens and thriving house plants and you’re positive you, too, can crush the […]
God, summer, amirite? Doesn’t it seem like everyone is nearly constantly on a beautiful beach vacation, at all times? Does it burn your irises to see all these glistening photos of oceans, lakes, pools, rivers, bays, tributaries, puddles, etc., while you’re staring at a computer screen in your freezing cold office? If so, you might […]
And I’m back! It’s been a couple weeks since we ended the run of my summer 2015 Capital Fringe Festival production, “Ambien Date Night.” The play ran for six performances, from July 10-30: aka 21 days of stress, elation, exhaustion, laughter, tears, anxiety & beer. There were days I woke up with a sick feeling of dread […]
Ah, the Capital Fringe Fest. A wonderful three-week festival of theater, music, storytelling and dance that has occurred every July for the past 10 years. I participated in my first Fringe Fest in 2013 (OK Stupid, ya’ll) and return this summer with my second play, Ambien Date Night. What I’ve grown to love about Fringe is […]
This might be one of those blog posts that only appeals to other bloggers. Or more specifically other bloggers who haven’t renewed their Akismet spam filter subscription. Nevertheless, a blog’s a blog, I always say. (I’ve never said this. Who would say this?) Internet spam comments are usually pretty transparent: barely intelligible comments completely unrelated […]
It’s June? It’s June. Wow, time really flies when you’re producing a low-budget comedy about dating a guy while lucidly sleepwalking on Ambien. A few folks have been asking, so I wanted to share the show dates and times — mark your calendars now! Friday July 10th @ 10:30PM Sunday July 12th @ 10:15PM Saturday July 18th […]
This past Memorial Day weekend, I found myself at the eleventh hour with a whole lotta time and nowhere to go. For the long weekend, I wanted to feel like I was really DOING something or GOING somewhere. Specifically, I craved the feeling of a writing retreat – getting away from it all, with just […]
Ah spring. When the weather shifts irresponsibly from “leather-jacket” to “interior-of-volcano” temps, and we celebrate the end of a long hibernation by overcommitting ourselves to stuff. This week I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed — with the upcoming Fringe festival, work, freelancing, maintaining human contact, and other sundries. Though my version of “busy” more often than […]
This past week, I’ve had trouble thinking of something light and funny to blog about. Sometimes life is just not that light, and not particularly funny either. A little over a week ago, a friend from high school passed away. He was one of my first major unrequited crushes, and one of the strangest, most […]
I don’t know how your week’s going, but on Monday I broke an entire glass bottle of olive oil on my kitchen floor. I’m kind of hoping the thin film of grease just … goes away. JK, JK, I’m not a total bum. I’ll call in the cleaners! I’m not a neat person. Some might even […]