Yesterday our group celebrated what has been a happy, summer-long marriage by honeymooning in Niagara Falls. Simply put, it was amazing. Forrest said, rather snarkily, "We're just going three hours out of our way to watch a bunch of water succumb to the force of gravity?" Fortunately, we all quickly succumbed to its charms. Those of us who felt brave (read: reckless) went on the "Maid of the Mist" right the heck up to the falls, and got absolutely drenched in the process. The trade-off was a sweet blue poncho that made me feel like a cross between Cookie Monster and a Rivendell reject. Beautiful scenery, a bizarre, Disneyland-like atmosphere, and delicious (if overpriced) hot dogs. What more could you want?
Tonight marks our last performance of this show, and it hasn't quite sunk in yet. I feel like we still have some stops on our tour. Of course, that could just be the impending sense of travel as Evan, Forrest, Lisa and I prepare to take the long trek back to the west coast.
We took a group photo before we went on the boat yesterday. We look slightly crazy and borderline exhausted. It's been one hell of a trip.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
I become a T.V. star
Things I have seen thus far in London, Canada:
-A couple arguing with a cab driver
-A woman arguing with a man about how much time he had spent on the computer in the library (where I am now, actually)
-A man arguing with a woman about waiting in line to see a show
-A man arguing with his girlfriend on his cell phone about what he suspects is her cheating behavior ("Honey, you're wrong!" "You are a sexual flirter!" "Who the fuck is Dan?" "You're so secretive!" "It's funny, because you were suspicious of me!" etc.)
-A woman giving her baby beer
London is much livelier than I anticipated.
Our shows so far have been great--steadily increasing houses, great audiences, and good buzz on the street. Hopefully that trend continues after our stint on the London Morning Show this morning. Forrest was interviewed, and we did a short scene. I got to wear a mic pack (legitimacy!) and we all looked winsome and adorable on the monitor. Plus, the whole thing is sponsored by Tim Horton's (a chain, mostly Canadian, of coffee and donut places), so we got lots of free food. Pretty good deal, in my opinion.
This is our last festival, and I'm feeling a little wistful about it. It's been a great summer, for sure, and a learning experience even during the hardest times. We're packing in as much as we can this week: seeing other shows, planning on going to Niagara Falls sometime (like one huge honeymoon for our all-but-married group), exploring the city.
Sounds pretty good to me.
-A couple arguing with a cab driver
-A woman arguing with a man about how much time he had spent on the computer in the library (where I am now, actually)
-A man arguing with a woman about waiting in line to see a show
-A man arguing with his girlfriend on his cell phone about what he suspects is her cheating behavior ("Honey, you're wrong!" "You are a sexual flirter!" "Who the fuck is Dan?" "You're so secretive!" "It's funny, because you were suspicious of me!" etc.)
-A woman giving her baby beer
London is much livelier than I anticipated.
Our shows so far have been great--steadily increasing houses, great audiences, and good buzz on the street. Hopefully that trend continues after our stint on the London Morning Show this morning. Forrest was interviewed, and we did a short scene. I got to wear a mic pack (legitimacy!) and we all looked winsome and adorable on the monitor. Plus, the whole thing is sponsored by Tim Horton's (a chain, mostly Canadian, of coffee and donut places), so we got lots of free food. Pretty good deal, in my opinion.
This is our last festival, and I'm feeling a little wistful about it. It's been a great summer, for sure, and a learning experience even during the hardest times. We're packing in as much as we can this week: seeing other shows, planning on going to Niagara Falls sometime (like one huge honeymoon for our all-but-married group), exploring the city.
Sounds pretty good to me.
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