October recap

Started the month with a First Friday performance of Improv Battle Royale with Cheese.  It was one of our best shows.  We added a few new games and a great new player.  Just one more night of Improv Battle Royale with Cheese, December 10, 2010.  Check us out at New World Arts in Goshen.  My troupe GoProv will be performing some Brief Questionable Behavior (BQB) in November, somewhere.  We also have a few minutes during the New World Arts season launch party.  Come see whats so funny. 

Did usher/box office/concessions at New World Arts for a performance of Pillowman.  Was a really good show.  I watched the first act from the booth and found it difficult to laugh out loud at some of the darkly funny parts.  Decided to sit in the audience for the second act.  Was easier to laugh out loud and I believe I encouraged other audience members to laugh.  Its a dark show about child murder and not much to laugh at.  Its good to laugh at uncomfortable situations.  Overall the show was good.  The “retarded” character lacked “retardation” and an accent at times, but luckily it wasn’t too distracting.  I really enjoy the work of New World Arts. 

Haven’t been to a concert in a while.  I typically go to a few shows a year.  Have only been to one major show in 2010 and that was in October.  Saw OneRepublic and Maroon 5 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.  I really enjoyed OneRepublic.  Yeah I know its pop music, but they put on a good live show.  They broke out into the White Stripes and Justin Timberlake in the middle of one of their songs.  It was cool, but I am easily amused.  I didn’t realize how many of their songs I actually knew (5).  This was the second time seeing Maroon 5.  The show was good, not as good as the first time I saw them.  They didnt play long, but did perform most of their hits.  Our seats were great; right in the center slightly elevated above floor level.  Adam came out into the audience to do a song and was right in front of us, practically.  I love live music. 

Ended the month with a Halloween party.  Typically don’t dress up too much, but I was invited to two costume parties.  Its been a Rocky Horror kind of month for me, so I decided to go with Dr. Frankenfurter. Unfortunately for me and fortunately for others, I couldn’t find a corsett to fit me.  I didn’t want to spend $80 online for a costume and express shipping, so I made my own.  With some help from a dear friend, I was able throw one together.  I decided to go with the costume from the scene in the lab where Dr. Frankenfurter is wearing a lab coat over his stockings. I had the fishnet stockings, the sleeved gloves, the wig, the pearls and the make up.  I just couldn’t find the right shoes.  I went to all the cheap shoe stores and tried on all the 10′s and 11″s heels that I could find.  Nothing fit my wide feet, comfortably anyway.  (Maybe womans shoes are not supposed to be comfortable).  If I wanted to spend the money, I could have gotten some nice shoes.  I went with flats instead of heels.  I bet If I would have had the corsett and the heels, I would have won the costume contest.  Instead of 1st place, I ended up in 3rd.  I’m ok with 3rd place as the prize was a bottle of Butterschnapps and a box of cider.  Good times. 

Never made it to the second party.  At the first party, my foot got stepped on and I rolled my foot causing a fracture.  Didn’t realize the fracture until the next day when my foot was swollen and bruised.   Too much fun or too much booze caused me to stay on my feet on the dance floor longer than I should have.  I haven’t been to the emergency room in many years.  It wasn’t that bad of a trip.  I enjoyed being a voyeur listening to everyone around me.  I have to admit that I am not as messed up as some people in the world.  I know better than to go to the hospital for cracked skin.  Some folks will do anything for attention or medication. 

Finishing the month of October as I do every year, with Halloween.  I love snack size candy, especially coconut.

Time to heal my foot.  I need to run again to loose the snack size weight gain.  Hoping to run on Thanksgiving morning.  Lets see how that goes. 

November plans coming soon.

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