Month: January 2009

it’s a little cold around here today

nice cup, huh? feeling like CPT Picard a little...
nice cup, huh? feeling like CPT Picard a little...

The forecast seems a little bleak for the weekend and early next week. A little break with some tea to warm the old bones is in order. Evidently it is time to go to the grocery store and buy milk and bread. I still don’t understand why Atlantans buy bread and milk when there’s the threat of winter weather, but hey, when in Rome….

Perhaps you’ve noticed that my posts have been limited, and pretty lame. I don’t know why that happens when I am doing other writing and stuff, but it seems to be in cycles. Whatever. Get over it–I sure have. I am thinking about returning to posting sarcastic and mean stuff at the other blog, and saving this one for my rational self.

Anyway, thought I’d share about this incredibly demanding distraction. Last year while working on That Catholic Show, I collaborated on an episode with one of the catechists at church. She wanted an episode about confirmation and I told her she’d have to help me with it if she was going to be making requests. It turned out to be a neat episode that wasn’t produced, but led to some other collaborations because it turns out we worked pretty well together.

[Let me interrupt a moment and point out that if you’re not listening to The Catholics Next Door on Sirius/XM, then you are losers–Greg and Jennifer are hysterical. And serious. And wonderfully entertaining. And expecting a baby any minute now!]

As I was saying, it led to some other things, and we recently wrote a dinner theater play for the Haiti Humanitarian Fund. It was hard at first because I didn’t have Greg telling me that the play sucked and go back and do it again, but I would read it out loud to the wall and pretend he was making distasteful faces, and found my rhythm. Thanks Greg–even imaginary Greg is a demanding guy. Ha!

Tonight is the dress rehearsal and sound check, and tomorrow night is the dinner. I hope it is well-received but have the security of knowing that even if it flops, the audience will be nice and donate to the medical mission. Still, insecurity abounds. Let me just say that I prefer to write over directing. More on this later this weekend when I post some pictures.

watching Dr. Strangelove

While I think that Peter Sellers is the most brilliantest actor of all time, I have to say that the screenplay is absolutely timeless. It plays very well today.

Too well.

Don’t drink the fluoridated water. It’s the greatest communist plot of all! Take care of your bodily fluids!

Now that I think about it, I wonder if L. Ron Hubbard invented scientology after watching this film…

more global warming

Every time’s there’s a good freeze this pretty little fountain near the library ices up. Over Christmas, someone put little Santa hats on the kids. 😉

There’s much to be said about the fountain, but I’ll focus on the loveliness of the ice sculpture it’s become.  Jule beat me to the punch, posting some fantastic pictures, but here’s my take on it. The first one is for a little perspective, but I like the second one which is a closeup of a little girl.

fountain

fountain-girl

evidently we’ve raised an exhibitionist

Yesterday was No Pants 2009.

What does that mean? It means across the planet crazy people participated in an international prank to go out in public without wearing their pants (trousers). Hmmm. The idea was to go on the city’s subways or mass transit at a designated time, pantsless. Should anyone inquire about their [lack of] attire, participants are instructed to respond, “Oh, I forgot to put them on.”

Yes, I see how that could be a plausible response. I’ve left the house in my slippers; forgotten to brush my hair; left my wallet….but somehow I’ve always remembered to wear my pants! It’s wonderful to be a carefree college student. (okay…let me be honest…I would have done it, too—back in the day).

Evidently they were accosted by a woman pointing out that they are not in the Garden of Eden. Good point! At least Adam and Eve had the decency to wear fig leaves! Repent! The looks and comments must have been fabulous.

So here’s the evidence.

that's allotta leg
that's allotta leg
check out the lady looking down...busted!
check out the lady looking down...busted!

And in case you still think this is a questionable activity, first, you are a fuddy duddy, and second, you should definitely check out the other performance pranks that Improv Everywhere does. My two favorites are the Frozen Grand Central Station and the Food Court Musical.