The Last Lap
I guess I’m continuing with the running theme… So I’m at the tail end of this 4-week writing sprint, the same class I took last year around this time which resulted in this play I was pretty happy with. I’ve got four days left to wrap the whole thing up. I’m supposed to get...
Continue readingBig Decision: Hills or Flats
So I’m signed up to run this race in just under two months. My friend Tom and I have to decide which of us is going to take which series of three legs that are left on the team (there are 12 of us running 216 miles in three days; I know, it’s totally...
Continue readingBREAKING: Kids are Cute
I was at a dinner party last week in south Austin, and the host has a five-year-old son who ended up going to bed about an hour into the event. When he was all ready for bed, he came into the living room, grabbed my hand, looked up at me with his big eyes...
Continue readingAnd Now it can be Told
For the past couple of months I’ve been raising money for a custom award for Christi Moore for the 20th Anniversary of ScriptWorks. She puts in a lot of time and energy for our organization without a lot of reward. Through contact with our 150 members, I was able to get a bunch of...
Continue readingI Guess Things Turned Out Okay
Another note to self: The show on May 19th went really well, my fears of low attendance were unwarranted (we ended up with about the same number as the last two shows and had to pull chairs from offstage to seat everyone), everybody had a good time, and we raised more money than we...
Continue readingTonight’s the Night
Yep, it’s here. Writing thank-you cards and stuff, trying to figure out whether to get programs together, and other information about the orphanage to hand out. Guess there’s some technical stuff to sort too. Whatevs. Totally not freaking out at all. So glad I stayed out late last night. No headache at all. Anyway,...
Continue readingA Washa for Kinshasa: four days out
Here’s another note to self, and a reference point if I need it in the future; here’s the gist of the email I just sent to the performers: ********** Hi everyone. Here’s a little bit more and a request for short bios… {tl;dr: can you send me a one-or-two sentence bio?}...
Note to my 2019 self
It’s five days before the show and this guy (pictured) is back. I don’t know why I do this to myself. What did Amy say last year around this time? Oh yeah: “You do too much.” I can see it. My hands aren’t shaking or anything, so that’s good. Anyway, talent is lined up,...
Continue readingMy 20th Century Life
My friend Brendan unearthed this photo of us back in the late 90s when we were touring around the east coast and parts of the south in our band (that’s Val in the middle). I miss a lot about those days, and all the experiences and cities and colleges we explored. I just got...
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