Redhead's Have Random Thoughts (Beejer's Blog)

Not Dead

2008-04-24T22:14:00.002-04:00

Heh. Wow, been almost two weeks since I last posted. To sum it up in a nutshell... things have been busy. And although busy, there is very little to report. Nevertheless... here's is whats going on with me.

The Birthday Par-tay

... Was fantastic. Nelson and Lindsay really know how to throw a shin-dig. And it reminded me of the days of ye ole 711 and 622 Darrow. There was plenty of fun to be had and plenty of BJ's walking around. No not that kind stupid. The them of the party was "come dressed as B.J. or Brandon." Here are the winners.

I'd post more, but I don't want to clog this blog with pictures. Plus... not all of them are exactly appropriate for public consumption. Don't need to get my certificate revoked. Heh. But you know me, send me an e-mail and I'll link you to the rest.

New Phone

So with my new found oldness.... I also found out that my phone contract was up. So I got a new phone. What kind of phone you ask? Well I got a Blackberry. yea I know... La-di-da! I've only had it since Monday of this week and it is pretty cool. I can check my e-mail, send unlimited texts, and it even has GPS. So now I'm pretty sure I won't get lost no matter where I am going. Heh.

If you by chance have unlimited texts... let me know! There are plenty of times during the day when I have 5 minutes to kill. Heh.

Teaching... on the side.

So since I last post, I've gotten a few improv teaching gigs. I taught for Village Productions last week and will be doing another class for them this coming Monday. Also this Saturday, I am doing a class for The Actors Center. What subject you may ask? Math? English? History? Nope. Improv. Yea I know. Pretty sweet. Shame I can't do that 5 days a week. It is exhausting... but fun. Nice to see there are some funny kids out there.

The N Crowd Turns 3

Big day tomorrow.

3 years of The N Crowd.

Need I say more?

Par-tay

2008-04-12T20:19:00.001-04:00

Well tonight I'm going to a party. Whose party? My party. And Brandon's. We are having a "Come as B.J. or Brandon" theme party. The idea... come dressed as BJ or Brandon. heh. It should be great. I am bringing my camera, so I'll have pictures later. :)

Back Into The Swing of Things

2008-04-06T19:13:00.002-04:00

Well this is the first full weekend back from my adventurous last two weeks of march. Last weekend I was in Florida for Wrestlemania while the previous weekend I was in Erie for Easter. So this weekend... be it that I just stayed home, it was a nice change of pace.

This week however, I was sick. Apparently while in Florida... I picked up a bug. So I was sick Monday night, Tuesday, Wednesday... most of Thursday. I manage to shake it on Friday, although it is still lingering even today.

Other then that, the rest of the week was spent resting.

The show on Friday was pretty good. We had 31 people and I made my return back to the stage. I thought I was pretty funny. This week will be great however. My birthday is Thursday, Brandon's is on Friday, and on Saturday we are having an N Crowd party.

The theme: Come dressed as B.J. or Brandon

Heh.

Last Post From Floridia

2008-03-31T21:14:00.002-04:00

So I was sick all day today.. mainly from yelling and screaming last night. My head was pretty congested today, had a headache, and my throat was sore. But now I am feeling marginally better.

WWE Hall of Fame

This was the night before Wrestlemania. It was pretty good... but also very long. It started at 7 p.m. and went to 11:30 p.m. The funny thing was, that the "Broadcast" of the show started at 11 p.m. So the rebroadcast of the show started before the actual show ended. Ric Flair had a great speech and it was very emotional. Everyone in the crowd was crying as he thanked everyone for their continued support of his career. All in all.. it was really nice.

Wrestlemania!

The next day was Sunday: Wrestlemania. After a big lunch at Fridays, Steve and I went over to the show. Ray met up with some friends and met us over there. We took a shuttle bus from the fairgrounds to the Citrus Bowl. It was a great idea... because the place was a zoo with everyone trying to find parking.

The even was fantastic! I really enjoyed almost all of the matches and we had some great seats. I am pretty sure you'll be able to pic us out on the DVD when it comes out. I think my favorite two matches were Undertaker vs. Edge and Shawn Michals vs. Ric Flair. I alot of pictures... but hardly any of the matches turned out okay. But the pictures of the set turned out nice, but it was too dark and I was just a little to far away from the ring to get pictures.

Here are some good ones:

From Wrestlemania

A Note From Wrestlemania

2008-03-30T10:16:00.001-04:00

Taking some good pictures down here.

Working on a nice long post of my adventure down here with pictures... will probably finish it tonight or tomorrow. Tune back later!

A Post From The Sunshine State In A Steel Cage

2008-03-30T10:05:00.004-04:00

(Written in the morning... posted at 1:15 a.m.)

I'm writing you from the DoubleTree hotel in sunny Orlando Florida. Tonight is Wrestlemania, and I've got to say... I've got some pretty decent seats. But it has been an eventful few days.

Friday

Friday was Natalie's wedding. I picked up Ray, who was going to Wrestlemania with me, and we went to her wedding in New Jersey. It was a very nice affair. The ceremony was held in a Roman Catholic Church, which I hadn't been to in a while. (I don't think anyone in my family are RC's.) Everyone from The N Crowd was there... even Kristen who got lost and well.... showed up a little late. Heh.

After the wedding, we jetted over to the reception. Unfortunately, our flight to Florida was that night so we had to leave early. However... we did get a group picture with The N Crowd and Natalie in her wedding dress before we left. It was really good and I'm hoping to post that picture later on this blog. It was really nice. I just wish we could have stayed a little longer... the food was really good and I'm sure it was a good time.

So we zipped over to the Airport and caught our flight to Florida.

Friday into Early Saturday Morning

So we got to Florida and walked forever to get our bags. (Ray checked a bag, I didn't.) The new went to get our car... which was a frickin... adventure, because there were idiots working at the Avis car rental thing. Ugh. We finally got to the Hotel.. met up with my friend Steve from College and settled in for the night at around 3 a.m.

Next morning, we woke up and went to an autographing session. It was actually alot of fun. We had to stand for like 90 or so minutes waiting to get in... but once we did, it was great. Here are a few photos with me and a few wrestlers:

The rest of the day was spent at Universal Studios. It's actually a pretty nice park. I really liked it. I think my favorite ride was Disaster Studios.. mainly because it had Christopher Walken in a video in it. heh.

That night we went to the Hall of Fame induction ceremony. It was long... but fun to see all of the old wrestlers. Definitely worth the trip.

--- end of morning post ---

So... it's after 1 a.m. Wrestlemania was fantastic... but now I am going to bed. I'll be heading to a hotel tomorrow near the airport. My flight is coming back on Tuesday, so I should have plenty of time to write something up then.

Wedding and Wrestlemania!

2008-03-28T09:59:00.003-04:00

Back from Easter last weekend and have a busy weekend on tap.

Today I am heading to New Jersey to attend Natalie's wedding, and then tonight I am flying to Floridia to see WRESTLEMANIA!

Should be a great weekend. I'm bringing my camera so hopefully I'll have some pictures to post.

And hopefully I'll be able to post a bit this weekend as well.

I know... I've been lazy in terms of posting.

Easter

2008-03-21T09:01:00.002-04:00

Today I am heading into the city and picking up my brother. When we get back home, we are heading up to my grandmother's for Easter. It is about... a... 6 or so hour trip. So, it'll take up most of my day. She lives out in rural Western PA, so there isn't any high speed Internet out there. She does have an old computer, running on Windows 98 with a dial up.

So... hopefully... I'll still be able to check my mail. Every now and again.

But this means of course that I will miss The N Crowd's performance tonight. Sigh. I hate missing shows. And I'm still missing next week's show as well. Guess I'll make my dramatic return in April.

Happy Easter Everyone!

A Short Week

2008-03-18T10:37:00.001-04:00

So school districts are in the middle of Spring Break. Meaning teachers aren't sick and I am not working. One school district's spring break is starting tomorrow, so I did work Monday and will be working tomorrow. I could have picked up a job today, but I didn't sleep all that well last night. In addition, I haven't had a full day to get stuff done in... 2 weeks. Last two weekends have been anything but restful... so it is nice to get some stuff done today.

This weekend, I am heading up to the Erie, PA area for Easter. Which means... shock... I won't be at this week's show. This is the first show I have missed in... well... since last Easter. And then the following week... I won't be at that show either because I'll be in Orlando, FL for Wrestlemania.

Pretty sweet huh?

My Puppy Is Going To Miss Me

2008-03-09T11:17:00.003-04:00

I haven't been home since Friday morning.

Am I running away and joining the circus?

Did I join the Ron Paul Revolution?

Have I been kidnapped and am foolishly using time away from my captors to post on my blog?

No on all accounts. I've been in Philadelphia this weekend. Here's what I've been up too:

Friday

Had an improv show in Philadelphia. Despite the rain and ickiness of the weather, it overall went pretty well. We were pretty funny and we had a good sized crowd out to the show. I had two funny parts of the show that I really enjoyed. First was during Good Cop, Bad Cop. Mike was the suspect and Natalie and I were the cops. During the show, I started to insult Mike. To the crowd it wasn't clear that if I was insulting his character or him personally. Finally it became very clear what I was doing and we started to just yell at each other on stage making fun of each other's hair, weight, height, and personality. Mike had friends in the audience, so they thought this was hilarious!

The other game was during Superfreeze. Jess had built a robot, me. When she turned me on, I just began to repeat what she was saying. Eventually we went 2 minutes where we were both saying the same thing at the same time. Jess and I work really well together, so she sets me up beautifully for jokes and I try to do the same for her.

Saturday

It rained all day on Saturday. So much, that there was some flooding. We had a big 3 hour business meeting where I thought we got alot done. We had pizza and soda, always a positive for a meeting. Hopefully we'll be taking The N Crowd into some great new directions soon. I also caught a show at the Shubin theater, but my leg started to hurt so I bailed on the second show and went back to Brandons for some So Co.

Sunday

At the moment, everyone is a sleep upstairs. (Yes it is 11:24 a.m.) I guess that day light savings jump really kicked their ass. Heh. I plan on hanging around down here in Philadelphia for the day. I am hoping to hook up with Greg and Matt to discuss Hopper Brothers things, but we'll see how that works out.

Tonight, I am going to the Shubin for a Fundraiser. I am actually helping with it... they are having a date auction. It's called "The Parade of A-holes." Basically, some of us are getting together and doing these jerk bag characters. It starts at 7 p.m. tonight. Should be fun.

Then... finally... I'll be going home and my puppy will be so happy to see me.

Side note: The thing down right below this post, went well.

2008-03-06T12:42:00.000-05:00

Today is the big day. Wish me luck in 3 hours.

One Uneventful Week

2008-03-01T18:26:00.003-05:00

Work

I had little of it on Monday and Tuesday. With the 3 day weekend last week because of the snow storm, most teachers were skittish about taking off on Monday and Tuesday. (They had to play catch up.) I did get in a couple days... so it wasn't a complete wash. Next week I'll be working 4 of the 5 days as well as the following week. (So that's pretty good.)

Improv

This week we had our group come in from Meet Market. Overall it was a pretty good... they seemed to really enjoy the show and they'll be coming back in April. No I didn't land any dates... shame though. heh.

Other then that... it's been a very uneventful week. However, I will post some fun videos that I thought were hilarious.

First... The Best Fight Scene Ever Filmed.... in 1994

Next, Italian Spider Man

Sarah Silverman Tells Jimmy Kimmel Something

Kimmel Responds

Good Weekend

2008-02-24T22:21:00.002-05:00

So the show on Friday went off really well. Despite the terrible weather... we had 35 or so people come out to the show. It was amazing that we had that many, but considering there was little else to do on a snowy night, I guess we shouldn't be surprise. This week we are likely going to have another sell out show because we are doing a promotion with www.meetmarket.com. They are having an event at our show and it looks like they are going to be bringing 30 or 35 people as it is. It'll be awesome.

Afterwards, we went to Charlies and had a few drinks and a few bites to eat. Then Brandon and I just hung out until 4 a.m. It was alot of fun. We don't usually hang out together, just the two of us that is. Mike was out with his teacher buddies and Jess was still in North Carolina with the DSI festival. I'm looking forward to going out to breakfast with them this coming week.

Saturday and Sunday I spent relaxing.

I hope to work tomorrow, but considering that Friday was canceled because of snow, I doubt that anyone will take off tomorrow. They'll have to play catch up from Friday, plus no one would have a chance to leave plans for me to look at on Monday. But we shall see.

Snow Day!

2008-02-22T10:13:00.002-05:00

So I was scheduled to work today for Twin Valley. But... 5 inches of snow changed that. So, horay for me, I got to sleep in today. Right now I am just sitting here with a puppy curled up in my lap watching it snow outside. I would say that Pottstown has about 3 or 4 inches of snow on the ground with a few more inches on the way.

The tricky part is trying to figure out if we should have a N Crowd show tonight. Right now, I am leaning towards a yes. The last time we had snow like this on a Friday, 15 or so people came out to see the show. I am hoping to repeat that sucess again. Plus I like the fact that we have a show unless it is the absolute worst kind of weather. Right now, I'm not so sure that this is the worst kind of weather. I am likely going to slowly head into the city at around... 2 p.m. Given the state of things outside, I expect to get there at around 4 p.m. If I leave any later, I risk getting stuck in a traffic jam that I don't really feel like dealing with.

Another tricky part is making sure we have enough people to pull off this show. I am confident we do... but I guess I'll have to play that one by ear as well. Hopefully I'll have some more time to post later.

Death and Taxes

2008-02-18T21:29:00.003-05:00

So... I'm done my taxes. And... well... I owe about $250.

I wouldn't owe anything if I was a dependent. In fact, if I wasn't a dependent... I would be getting $800. There are times where I really love my current status. This is not one of those times. In fact.. right now... I really hate it and it's a little depressing.

Side note... if you have any suggestions, keep them to yourselves. I don't want to hear them. I've heard them before... and it isn't going to work at the moment.

hmph.

Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day and this month will end on a high note. I however, do not have high hopes for that to happen. I'm going to be having a "meeting" with someone pretty soon, hopefully. The results of this meeting will have huge effects on my professional life. I'm guessing it is going to end not so great for me. Keep your fingers crossed.

One Quick Week

2008-02-17T12:26:00.003-05:00

So it has been quite the busy past week for me, as you might have noticed due to the lack of posts. Most of the activity has been in two areas: Teaching and Improv. Last week I worked 4 of the 5 days I could have. (I was kinda stuck in Philly on Wednesday.)

The work week was somewhat disrupted by an ice storm that hit on Tuesday. This caused me to get out of school at noon on Tuesday and had school more or less canceled on Wednesday. I was going to try to get back and work a half day with Pottsgrove (they had a 2 hour delay), but the icing became so bad that I decided to stay in Philly rather than come back to Pottstown and risk wrecking. It was very icy that night, so I'm glad I didn't.

The rest of the week was pretty decent with teaching, although I've felt a bit under the weather so it hasn't been as fun as it could be. My head has just really felt quite heavy for some reason... like I'm congested. Not exactly sure if I have a touch of something... but I'm hoping it'll clear up sooner then later.

Improv, as I mentioned in the previous post, went quite well this week. We had a sold out show and two people (thus far) have left fantastic reviews on our Google Maps page. It's always nice playing for a packed house that really appreciates what you are doing.

Well I'm going to take a little nap and then head to West Chester to catch a wrestling PPV. And then tomorrow.... sleep in! Woo hoo for 3 day weekends.

Sold Out Show!

2008-02-15T21:58:00.001-05:00

Sold out N Crowd show!

50 people! We had to turn 10 away.

Woot, woot, woot!

I hope he got a bigger boat.

2008-02-10T23:37:00.000-05:00

R.I.P. Roy Scheider

Last Night & Bootleggers

2008-02-09T17:05:00.000-05:00

Last night's show was kinda of a bust. We had a GREAT set, but only 8 people came to the show. Last week we had 72, proving once again it is impossible to figure out when people will come to a show and when they will not. (Shrug)

After the show I departed from my regular routine and went down to Bootleggers off of McDade Blvd and attend Connie's 30th's Birthday Party, as hosted by the Kidd Chris Show. Although I'm sure it isn't well known, but this is probably one of my favorite radio stations. And since last June, I have been a regular poster on their message boards. I haven't attend any events, as most of them take place on Fridays, but I was able to go down to this one.

To be honest, I was a little nervous going down and meeting 15 or 20 people I've never seen before. However, when I got there everyone was really excited to finally meet me. When I walked up, everyone gave me a real odd look... tilted their head to the side and said... "Beeeeeeeej? Oh my gawd! You are real." It was a really nice time. I felt almost special. I got a pictures with a few people.

Here are some pictures courtesy of Coz:

Di Di and Me.
The Talented Lady Gash
Di Di Picking a fight.
<---- Handsome.

So all in all... I met:

Coz
Jude
Dub Ill
Random
Mandy (Box)
BB
SkinTight
Pistol Pete
Thomas <- in person this time.
Di Di
Lady Gash
Chad
Yeti
DJ IM Reds
Slim
Jude

And probably like 3 or 4 others I can' t remember. I'm kinda hung over today. As more more pictures get posted, I'll probably link a few here.

Overall... it was a great time and it was really great meeting everyone who I've been trading posts with over the last 6 months.

The most common statement made last night:

"You're Beej? Wow. I... I thought you'd be alot taller."

Hmm... No Work Today

2008-02-08T11:46:00.000-05:00

Well apparently no one is sick today, so I didn't sub today. Heh. I wish it was colder. I bet the germs would spread further.

Nothing really else to report. I have a very boring life... at least today.

Keeping Busy

2008-02-07T18:09:00.000-05:00

So it has been a pretty busy week. It looks like I'll be working 4 of the 5 days this week. So far I've worked Monday, Tuesday, and today. I'll likely snag a job tomorrow in Pottsgrove or Twin Valley, but we shall see. I was going to take on in Twin Valley, however that is tricky on Fridays because then I have to go right from school into the city for the show. I don't really like doing that on a regular basis. But if that is the only thing available, then I'll grab it.

Ticket says for The N Crowd's show this week looks pretty good. I am thinking we will have 15 to 20 people at the show. A far cry from the sellout last week, but you can't expect to have sell outs every week. It would be great if we did... and I hope to someday.

Well gots to go and get some dinner. I'll post more later after I get some errands done.

The Truth About Greg Maughn

2008-02-07T07:10:00.000-05:00

I think it's time people know all about the man who created the Philadelphia Improv Theater.

He was born on the Winter Solstice on the Isle of Man.
He casts no shadow on June and October.
Three weeks after he moved into his house in West Philly, hookers began disappearing.
Every December 27th, he flies to England leaves a red rose on the grave of Princess Dianne.

Some say he is a serial killer...

Others say he is just aloof...

But I firmly believe that Greg is an immortal.

Super Bowl

2008-02-03T21:59:00.000-05:00

Holy Crap...

Not a perfect season....

Congrats Eli Manning and The Giants.

Fun Weekend

2008-02-03T12:26:00.000-05:00

It has been a very eventful weekend and also somewhat relaxing.

Friday

On Friday I took the day off because we had a double feature in Philadelphia for The N Crowd. If I worked, I would have left Gizmo alone for 8 hours in the morning, been home for 30 minutes, and then left him alone for another 10 hours when I went in for the show. I just couldn't do that. I know... I know... I'm a goof. But... Gizmo appreciated it.

The N Crowd's show was great. We had a show at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. (hence the term Double Feature) and both had some pretty strong attendance. We ran a special through the Philly Fun Guide, and had 35 or so for the first show and sold out the second show. It was pretty awesome. It was a really rainy and ugly night, so it was even better that so many people came out.

Saturday

Was spent all day cleaning up. Although I did take a few hours to go to Reading and visit with a friend. We saw "Meet The Spartans." Spoiler Alert: It wasn't good. Then we went to the West Reading diner for some mid afternoon french toast. It actually wasn't that bad. I'm hoping to hang out with her a bit more later, but she has quite the busy schedule.

Later in Saturday, I finished up cleaning up the house... built a fire, and sat on the couch with Gizmo and waited for Mom and Pa to come back from Mexico. They rolled in around 1 a.m.

Sunday

It's the Super Bowl! I plan on doing nothing other then watching Charlie Bronson movies and waiting for the big game to start. I also will probably be doing my weekly improv advertising later in the afternoon.

A Puppy On My Lap

2008-01-31T21:54:00.000-05:00

That's what going on right now. I'm sitting on the couch with my dog sleeping on my lap as I type this. He has his chin just over my wrist and even though I am typing this. Apparently the clicking and movement of fingers on a keyboard isn't enough to wake him. Heh.

Well tomorrow should be an interesting day. First and foremost, there is a N Crowd Double Feature, meaning we have 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows tomorrow. These are probably the most grueling shows we have. Both are 90 minutes long which means we have a 30 minute break between the two shows. On the flip side, the weather is suppose to be crappy tomorrow. In the morning, ice and sleet. In the afternoon, heavy rain and sleet. I am hoping that this doesn't knock down our audience sizes. We've had nights like that, although we have also had nights on bad weather when we've sold out. I hope it's the latter. You know... I wonder if Matt Nelson will read this since I mentioned The N Crowd. Heh.

Ma' and Pa' are coming back this weekend. Hmm... I really should clean up the house.

Feeling A Little Better

2008-01-30T15:06:00.000-05:00

Mmmm... You know that feeling after waking up from a 2 hour nap? It's even better with a puppy sleeping on your chest. Well it is pushing 3 p.m. now... so I guess I'll do the rest of my errands today. Ugh. I'd much rather go back to sleep with the puppy.

Glad I Took Today Off

2008-01-30T10:31:00.000-05:00

Because I am under the weather today. Not exactly sick... although I have been sneezing alot. I just feel tired and achey. I'm sure if I was teaching today I would be none to fun.

So it's TV watching and puppy playing for me today.

Late Night Post

2008-01-29T23:58:00.000-05:00

Usually I'd be in bed by now, but I am taking tomorrow off from working. There are a few reasons behind this. First and foremost, I feel physically and emotionally exhausted. It's been over 10 days since I've had a day with nothing to do. Every day I've been driving 40 miles or more to do something and then coming back later. I did it Saturday and Sunday. So physically I feel very tired. Emotionally... there are a few things I've been dealing with and I really just need a day where no one bothers me for more than 12 or so hours.

Also, I need to play with my dog, Gizmo. I worked today for Twin Valley and was gone from he house from 7:15 a.m to 4:15 pm. Then I left for N Crowd stuff from 5:15 p.m. to 11:40 p.m. I honestly just felt bad that he was alone in the house for so long. He really isn't used to it. So tomorrow I am going to sleep in with him, buy him a new toy or two, and just play with him for a few hours.

I know... I'm lame... but I really love him and he's been a great companion this week that mom and dad have been gone. He's the best.

Sleepy....

2008-01-29T06:39:00.000-05:00

I really wish I could just crawl back into bed and sleep till noon today.

Sigh.

I might just go and do that tomorrow. I really need a day to myself where I can lock all the doors and turn off my phone so no one will bother me.

Last Pottstown Fire Update:

According to the Mercury this morning, Village Productions escaped any damage from the great Pottstown Fire of '08. Whew. That would have really sucked if they had suffered damage so close to their opening in June.

Fire Update

2008-01-27T14:37:00.000-05:00

So I ran some errands and stopped by the fire location. Police, Fire, and demolition crews have a bout 2 blocks of High Street blocked off as they are tearing down some of the buildings that have been damaged. All in all, it looks like 3 buildings have been totally gutted and another 3 or 4 buildings probably have some smoke and water damage.

On an up note, it doesn't look like the building Village Productions is looking to fix up and make into a theater sustained any damage. Although that entire block is without power for the time being. According to KYW1060, that area will be closed all day today and likely all day tomorrow.

What a mess.

Fire In Pottstown

2008-01-27T10:26:00.001-05:00

Yesterday, as I was driving around with Matt, Mike, Brandon, Greg looking at theaters for the Hopper Brothers, there was a huge fire in Pottstown. Over the summer there was another huge fire that burnt down a warehouse and was like a 2 alarm fire. This fire was MUCH bigger.

According to The Pottstown Mercury, this fire was a 4 alarm fire, with over 200 firefighters coming in from 3 counties. When all was said and done, a half of city block burnt to the ground, 40 people were homeless, and 2.5 million dollars worth of damage was done. It wasn't the biggest fire in Pottstown, but it could be the most expensive one. NBC10 's website has a pretty good slide show of pictures of the scene.

The crappy part of this is that the place where Village Productions was suppose to open over the summer is on the same city block. I can't tell whether or not it was damaged or burnt down. I have some errands to run today, so I am going to poke around and see if their building was save.

According to the fire chief... they were lucky that they "didn't loose the entire city block."

Friday Fun

2008-01-26T10:14:00.000-05:00

On Friday I taught for Twin Valley again. The only crappy part about Twin Valley is that it is out by Reading. And while this is fine on Monday, Wednesdays, and Thursdays... it does make it tough on Tuesday and Friday. But this school is right by the the PA Turnpike, so it makes getting to Philly not to hard, assuming there aren't any accidents. The class I taught was alot of fun. In Twin Valley they have a concept called "Multi-Grade." Basically they put two grades together. (15 1st graders and 15 2nd graders.) The 1st graders see how the older kids act and the older kids model for the younger kids. It really freaked me out the first time I saw it, but it is pretty cool I think.

Last night's N Crowd show was pretty good. We had 40 people come out to see the show, which was fantastic. We were close to a sell-out, but some people canceled at the last minute. Nevertheless, I was really pleased with the turn out. If 15 people make it to the show, I consider it a successful show. So when 40 come, I am excited.

I would say the show was a 7 out of 10. It wasn't a drop dead funny show, but it was pretty solid. I think people definitely got bang for their buck at this show. I did Movie Critics with Natalie and it was pretty funny. I also did a few more games with Ray, Kristen, Mike, and Anthony. I thought I was pretty funny, although it wasn't one of my better nights.

The after show shenanigans were... well... interesting. I'm not going to go into to much detail at the moment because police charges are still pending. (Not against me.) But it involves:

A kitchen knife
6 squad cars
14 stitches
and Cubans

Yea I know, interesting story huh? I'll write about it probably next week once everything gets sorted out.

Two Girls From Hazel Ave.

2008-01-24T15:49:00.000-05:00

So if you aren't on The N Crowd mailing list (even though you should be) go to our website and check out "Two Girls From Hazel Ave."

It is a masterpiece beyond words*.

Claim not valid on the Internet.

More Thoughts

2008-01-23T17:11:00.000-05:00

So, 24 hours later there isn't all that much more news on Heath Ledger other then it looks like he didn't off himself. I'm still alittle sad knowing that The Dark Knight will be the last film he's ever going to be in. From what I gather from TMZ.com and other websites, it looks like that this was a horrible accident. Basically that he had trouble sleeping, might have taken one to many. End of story. It really is a terrible shame that this has happened to someone who I thought was extremely talented.

Just to rattle off a few of my favorite movies:

13 Things I Hate About You
A Knights Tale
The Patriot
The Order <- Kinda Blew, but I liked it.

I think the last time I was this shocked by a death was Chris Benoit. Although 24 hours later... it was much more horrible then when you first heard what happened. Now his reputation is tarnished forever. Someone on CNN said that Heath Ledger might be the James Dean of this generation: A promising actor taken away far to early.

I'm not sure if I'm going to enjoy The Dark Knight as much as I would have knowing that he's not around anymore.

Guess the big lesson in this is to be careful what you ingest into your body, especially when it comes to medication.

R.I.P. Heath Ledger

2008-01-22T23:26:00.000-05:00

I was shocked to hear this today. He was probably one of my favorite actors. I'll probably write more about this tomorrow night.

I guess the good do die young.

No School Today

2008-01-21T16:18:00.000-05:00

Nope, it isn't a snow day. (Although with 20 degree weather, it certainly is cold enough for snow.) It is MLK day and therefore all schools that get federal money more or less close for the day. So, I've spent most of my day here at home, in front of a fire, with Gizmo snuggled up next to me as, I flip through some stuff on my computer.

I did go out once today to get some gas for the car and buy an external hard drive. I got one for my dad and liked it so much, I got one for myself. It is a really small 160 GB drive that could fit in my front pocket. I have a 400 GB drive that looks like it runs on diesel. It's amazing how small they make these things. I plan on backing up my computer weekly with this thing. It is pretty much a plug and play device, allowing me to synchronize files as I see fit. (I pretty awesome actually.)

I saw Cloverfield on Saturday. It is an amazing movie to say the least and in alot of ways kinda sad at the end. (But I won't say why.) I really like J.J. Abrams ever since he created Alias. (Which was before Lost, thank you very much.) His version of Mission Impossible with the cooky Tom Cruise was also really good. He is suppose to be releasing a Star Trek prequel/reboot of the series later in the year. Given how awesome his other movies have been, I will likely go see it.

Well that's about it for me. Hey look... two days in a row post!

Back To Blogger

2008-01-20T19:13:00.001-05:00

So now I'm back to Blogger. I had a blog here for a little bit before I abandoned it back in 2006. A lot has certainly changed since then besides the fact I am 5 lbs. heavier. I won't go into all the changes. Most of them are boring.

But I did start a new blog on Beejer.com from April 2006 up to this month. However, a few people said that there was no RSS and what not. So... now I'm here. Previous months posts can be found by click here.

So hopefully I'll start posting more and more over the next few weeks. It might be unreasonable to assume that I'll post here everyday, but you never know. It might really depend on my schedule. I suppose if someone comments enough for me to get to posting again I will be more encouraged to post.

Been Awhile

2006-10-04T10:39:00.000-04:00

So it has been over a month since I posted here. I'm willing to be that no one reads this anymore as it is. But I'll post some tidbits about what's been going on.

Improv

Has been going quite well. We've had two good months and were going into our 3rd month at the Actors Center right now. How time flys? We had auditions a few weeks ago and are setting that in stone as we speak. I'm not exactly sure how many we are taking, but they are surely to add some great things to the N Crowd. The hardest part is picking who to join... unfortuantely it isn't as easy as it seems. We had alot of good performers come out and audition for us. But... we'll make the best of it.

Teaching

I've been quite busy with teaching as well. With their new automated subbing system, I really have kept myself busy with subbing. For the most part, I've been working 4 to 5 day s a week for the last 2 months. Although I haven't worked at all this week because of my injury.

Damn That Hurts

I have a pinched syatic nerve. With means my leg really hurts. It hurt so much Monday night that I had to go to the ER and get some meds. I never go to the ER... and that last Monday was the first time ever I've had to go when there was something wrong with me.

Well that's about it from this side of the world. I'm sure I'll post again in 30 days.

Sold Out Again!

2006-08-25T09:33:00.000-04:00

Last week we had our first ever sell out!

This week we once again have a sell out on our hands. It's pretty amazing. Can we make it 3 weeks in a row next week? Who knows... But it wouldn't surprise me. Actually nothing suprises me anymore. We have to be more or less prepared for anything.

I shall give a report tomorrow sometime on how the show went.

In Other News

I finished working my temp job this week. School starts next week. The districts are using this new fangled subbing system. Actually its pretty neat, but apparently "the most aggressive sub" will be the sub that works the most. So I'm hoping that's me as I think out of the districts I am the most computer savvy.

The Long Awaited Haley, Albert, and Marisa Picture!

It was worth the wait... huh? I thought so

The N Crowd's First Sell Out!

2006-08-19T22:48:00.000-04:00

So... last night was amazing.

This week we did a special promotion with the Philly Fun Guide website. And I'll tell you what, it worked beyond my wildest dreams. We had a sellout last night. There wasn't a seat in the entire theater open. We had to give our seats that we usually sit in to people just to squeeze them in. And then... we had to turn away 30 more people at the door.

I had to kick my own father out because he showed up a little later than usual and short of sitting on the stage with us, we had no room for him. There of course were people who were quite upset and surprised that we were sold out. I was as surprised as they were. I tried to send some of them over to the trios for the big improv show there, but I sorta doubt that they went. (Although I hear that was a great show as well.)

Now I'm not expecting to sell out again. I think this was a once in awhile sort of deal... Nevertheless, I am going to keep pushing for people to order their tickets online. I didn't think we would sell out this week, so who knows what is going to happen from now on.

Needless to say, I'm pretty excited about this up coming week. I think it should be great!

Well... I still have a hangover from the night before, I'm going to hit the sack.

Perhaps I shall write more later. I know I've been really slacking on this.

I still need to write about ARIZONA!!!!

I Used To Blog Every Other Day

2006-07-19T15:02:00.000-04:00

Now it seems like I write in this every other week.

Oh well. I 've been busy! With what you ask? Well allow me to tell you.

Improv

So our old gig at the Society Hill Playhouse has pretty much run it's course. It's nice and it's great to have a bar there, but there is just way to much overhead. The parking is terrible. And we do not have free reign there as we did at 213 New Street. There... a show would end at 10, and we'd leave around 12 a.m. At SHP, a show would end at 10 and they wanted everyone out by 10:01 p.m.

So it is time for us to move on. And we have... we are going to the Actor's Center. Through the wonderful work of Kristen, she put us in touch with her agent. (Who's son was in A Christmas Story apparently!) and we worked out a good deal. I put together a proposal that we split the costs equally among the group and split profits by attendance. The group accepted and we are moving forward. Everyone seems to be pretty pleased.... so am I. I really think we can make it work there.

The Job

Well despite what Pottsgrove and Pottstown has said.... there has not been a peep from them since my job interviews. I have heard of plenty of other people getting jobs from them, but alas.. they decline to tell me what my status is. Needless to say I am a bit... put off... by their lack of faith in me.

Arizona Here I Come!

Next week I am heading off to what is becoming a yearly tradition of mine. Heading down to Arizona for a few days to visit Haley and my Arizona family. I've been there... 3 times now and everyone is alway excited to see me each time I come down. In fact.. they always suggest I should move down there. It would be great to live closer to Haley... but I'm not much for the heat and sunny days everyday of the week. :) I like rain once aweek and snow. And central AZ is not the place for that!

But I am looking forward to seeing ole Haley and the new BABY! I need to find the charger for my camera so I can take lots of pictures down there.

Well I suppose I should get going. I am at work and what not. It's just that everyone has gone to a meeting and I've run out of stuff to do. So I got to sit here and look like I'm doing something important.

Well I hope you enjoyed the blog, Nelson and Erin. I guess you two are the only ones who read this. Ha!

Happy July 4th!

2006-07-04T12:08:00.000-04:00

Yes indeed!

Happy Filipino-American Friendship Day! (It's true. Look it up.)

So today is the end of the four day weekend I've had. The wonderful people at Omnicare don't work today and figured they'd take Monday off as well. So it is a short work week this week. I do so enjoy working there over the summer.

So what have I been doing with my extra time?

Well I've been sleeping alot, which has been oh so nice.

I've also been playing with my puppy, Gizmo. Which has been alot of fun as well. He's still quite adorable. We put up some additional fencing around our old fence to keep him in. Now we can let him out and not worry about him wandering off. He could probably still squeeze through a few spaces, but as he gets bigger, I just don't see that happening.

I've been writing a bit. I believe I wrote another 10,000 words in my 4th epic novel. It's shaping up to be quite good. Although since I'm the one who wrote it, I might be a bit bias.

And finally, I am going to see the new Superman movie tonight.

Exciting times indeed!

Job Interview and Flooding

2006-06-28T20:16:00.000-04:00

Interview

So today I had my job interview. I gave 5 people the first 10 minutes of my first day. Of course it was entertaining... but firm. I thought I did a really good job. Then they asked me a bunch of questions about what I would do. I also think I gave a bunch of good answers. As far as I am concerned at least. Apparently they are going to let me know one way or another in about 3 weeks. So I guess it's just a wait and see sort of deal.

Historic Flooding

At least that's what they are saying. It has rained here heavily for the last week and the water is finally beginning to go over the banks. The rivers that go through Pottstown are forecasted to be about 10 feet above their flood stage. So most of downtown Pottstown is flooded. That's not so bad, as they were calling for waters to be 20 feet above their floodstage. I'm glad I live all the way up here. Heh.

Other then that... not to much going on. Just waiting for my 4 day holiday weekend to come up!

This Week In Beej

2006-06-26T21:50:00.000-04:00

Well I've got some important things going on.

Job Interview!

On Wednesday I have an interview with a school district. During the interview I have to give them the first 10 minutes of my first day of school and a lesson plan. So I'm a bit nervous about that... but I've got down what I want to say. So it should be good... at the very least a learning experience.

Improv

This week is our last week at the Society Hill Playhouse. Then we are going to take a month off our so. We need to decompress and reorganize. I plan on putting up some funny N Crowd videos over the next few weeks. What will they be? Well you'll just have to see.

Well that's about it for me. Ta ta!

Omnicare

2006-06-19T21:27:00.000-04:00

Back To The Summer Job

So today I headed back to Omnicare for my summer job. They were excited to see me again. Omnicare is a Clinical Research company... at least on the surface. Working there last year, I discovered their true purpose.... they are actually a black ops squad.

Here are the Team Members.

Gary "The Boss."

As you can see, Gary is the boss of Omnicare. Although he only has one eyes, he is a crack shot. He does all of the "negotiation" for the group. This requires him ot go to New York or LA from time to time, but he does a great job. I'm just glad that he's pleased by my work. There was this other guy at work last year and well.... I don't see him anymore.

Sandy

She's a master of disguise. All of those photos of her are actually her in "the field." I know, she's good. Half of the time strangers come up to me and I'm not sure if it's her or not. This week she is on a "Mission" in Chicago. I asked why she was going, but it turned out I was talking to the cafeteria lady.

Sharon

If you need someone to take down a bridge or a building, she's the woman you want. Trained by the SAS for several years, she went freelance before joining emissary. She's got a few wires loose in the head, but fortunately none of her devices. Which is good for me since I usually have to do her grunt work.

Nancy

Nancy is a highly trained sniper. Although I'm not exactly sure, I think she's mainly spent her time in Eastern Europe and perhaps South Africa. She's skilled, no doubt. But she has a penchant for Bogart movies and often plays them at the cubicle.

So what do I do at emissary. Well I usually come in during the summer when the contracts are heating up. To put it simply, I am a hired gun.

Here I am doing a project for Sharon last week.

So this summer should be pretty exciting and fun.

(Plus I know that every once in a while they read this)

Big News Coming

2006-06-18T22:37:00.000-04:00

There is big N Crowd news coming....

Stay tuned!

Woo hoo!

2006-06-16T18:00:00.000-04:00

I have a wireless connection!

The Wonders of Technology

2006-06-16T16:58:00.000-04:00

Well a big reason why I haven't been posting as much as I use too was that my laptop was in the shop for repairs. Apparently the "logic" board was all screwed up. It took about two weeks to get that all straightened around.

So I got the laptop back yesterday and it's working! Except.... for... one... little problem.

It is not registering a wireless connection. Alota good my laptop is to me when I can get online! That's why I bought it! So I call up the service guys again today. They have me install the drivesr, uninstall the drivers, download drivers from the interent, put it on a flash drive, and then load the drivers from there, take teh computer apart, reset the wireless card, and put everything back together. It's 5 p.m. now and this has been going on since about 12 noon today.

Right now I'm rebooting the entire system once again. Starting from scratch. And... if THIS doesn't work... I have to send it back and start from scratch! (I'm glad I bought that 300 GB external drive. Everything is saved.)

In Other News

I've taken this entire week off from work to relax. Which hasn't been so relaxing today because of my computer problems. But this week has been fun because.....

We have a new addition to the family:

This is Gizmo. He is a 8 week old Yorkshire Terrier and he is adorable.

We finally have a dog again.

Well I guess I should go and check on my computer. Wish me luck that I don't have to send it back!

My God! Another POST!

2006-06-04T11:48:00.000-04:00

Yes indeed. Go figure. Another post from me!

Adventure Into Philly

So today I am heading into Philly for an audition. What for? Greg of GStarr wants me to audition for his play, The Zoo Story. So I am heading down there for an audition. I'm not expecting to get a part, I'm just really doing it for the fun of it. I haven't auditioned for anything since Edinboro, so it should be fun. I have to pick out a 1 minute monologue, and I have memorized it for today. Here it is... don't you think it fits me perfectly?

Lasers, Eight O'clock, Day One
Written by Terry Gilliam & Michael Palin

It's a good question. Why have I let the Supreme Being keep me here in the Foretress of Ultimate Darkness? Look.. Shut up.. I'm speaking rhetorically. I let him keep me here in order to lull him into a false sense of security. When I have the Map, I will be free, and the world will be different, because I have understanding... of digital watches. And soon I shall have understanding of videocassettes recorders and car telephones. And when I have understanding of them, I shall have understanding of computers. And when I have understanding of computers, I shall be the Supreme Being. God isn't interested in technology. He knows nothing of the potential of the microchip or silicon revolution. Look how he spends his free time! Forty three species of parrot! Nipples for men! Slugs! He created slugs. They can't hear! They can't speak! They can't operate machinery! I mean, are we not in the hands of a lunatic? If I were creating a world, I wouldn't messed bout with butterflies and daffodils. I would have started with lasers, 8 o'clock, day one!

Rainy Saturday

2006-06-03T09:54:00.000-04:00

Well life is moving along at a pretty quick clip these last two months. Which is the main reason why I'm only posting every two weeks. Things have been busy. Some good, some bad.

Last when we left off from my life, I had just gotten back from Seth's wedding. (I actually finally sent them out a thank you card for inviting me just last week. Heh. Like I said, busy.) So here is what has been going on with me. It's not in chronological order, but rather by subject.

Teaching

This last week was the last week of library. I still have school next week, but I don't have any library classes. Sure, you are thinking, "B.J. gets to be lazy for a week!" Not so much. The last week of school I need to count all the books and make sure every single book is in it's right spot in the library. Yes indeed, that means going to each self, pulling each book, and checking it's call number. In not one library, but two. Assuming I get that done, it's repairing damaged books. Despite all of this work, it'll be nice to be left to my own devices for a week and not have to worry about kids.

Still haven't heard from any of the school districts... hmmm... perhaps I'll be subbing for another year. At least I got an interview this year.

Improv

This is the last month of N Crowd shows until we take our July break. Things are going pretty well with the group. We've been having attendance problems, but that's no one's fault. We just have to try harder to make sure everything is going smoother. We're also actively looking for a producing director. We could hire someone outside that no one knows... I'd perfer to go with someone who I know has the talent and ability to handle such a talented group as our self...

Just got to think.... where.... would... we... find... someone...?

In other theater news, on Sunday I believe I'll be going down to Philly and auditioning for a play. Been 3 years since I've done something like that... so... you know... it'll be exciting.

Love Life

Was okay, now not so much.

Oh well.

Looking Forward To...

The end of school is next week. On Friday, after school... I am heading up to Western PA for the theater banquet. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again. Some faces won't be there, but I saw them at Seth's wedding. Those who weren't at Seth's wedding will be there at the banquet. It should be a good time for all. Then, on Sunday, I am going to Erie to see the ECW PPV at a bar with my old wrestling buddies. It'll be fune.

Whew.

2006-05-20T20:55:00.000-04:00

So... Obviously May has sucked in terms of writing in this blog. So I guess I'll just touch upon some subjects that have been going on.

Job Interviews

Well I had one with Pottstown and it went really well. It was just a screening process. I imagine I'll go back in for a follow up sooner than later. Although if they like other people more, then I likely won't hear from them. I sent letters into Pottsgrove, but again I haven't heard from them yet.

Seth and Mary's Wedding

I had a great time heading up to Pittsburgh to attend their wedding. It was a whirlwind weekend as I left Friday, attended the wedding on Saturday, and headed back to Pottstown on Sunday. Needless to say I was really tired for the rest of the week. But I've plugged along.

It was really great to see Rob, Jess, Seth, Mary, Steve, Shaun, Maribeth, Alicia, Cathy, and Josh over the weekend. I plan on seeing most of them again in 3 weeks when I head up for the banquet. I also plan on seeing Erin that night too. I'm really looking forward to that.

Teaching

Well all the days pretty much blur into each other. I've only got about another 2 weeks of actual teaching, and then one week of inventory and making sure I get all of the books back. It's been a good experience, but I am really looking forward to a few days off. I guess the only interesting thing that has happened lately was an "Intruder in the Building" drill. I had to convince a bunch of 1st graders not to worry.. if someone broke through the door, I would hit them with the fire extinguisher. Heh.

Nervous

2006-05-15T07:16:00.000-04:00

Tonight I have a job interview for a teaching position. Needless to say, I am pretty nervous. I spent the weekend away attending a wedding, so I didn't prep all that much for it. As I understand it, the interview tonight is going to be the 5 building principals and a few other people grilling me with questions.

::Sigh::

I don't know. I'm pretty worried that I am going to bomb the entire interview.

I've had a pretty busy past 7 days. I will likely write about it later tonight.

Wish me luck.

Bow Down To The King

2006-05-05T06:48:00.000-04:00

I really wish I had HHH's them music playing each time I entered an important place.

Well anywho, another week has come to an end.

Library

Teaching in the libraries has been rather uneventful. I did have a teacher get snippy with me in one school, but according to everyone else, she's sorta of a bitch. So I don't mind her as much as I did. I realize that she's just a very sad person who has nothing better to do then interrupt me during my class 2 or 3 times and tell me how I should run my class.

Poor soul, she was just too high strung.

Other than that, things are going well. I've banned the 5th graders in one school from two seconds of the library. They are no longer allowed to take out Magazines, because they can't take care of them. And they are banned from the Easy Books section because I don't think 5th graders should be reading Curious George.

Improv

The N Crowd took this week off. We would have done a show, but the SHP was booked this week. I didn't mind. I'm a little burnt out as it is. I spent last night relaxing. Next week we are going to hit the ground running for another 2 months at the SHP. I'm really looking forward to it.

2006-05-01T21:09:00.000-04:00

Happy May 1st comrades!

Busy Ass

2006-04-29T17:20:00.000-04:00

That is what I have been. A busy ass.

This Last Week....

I have been quite busy doing Improv and teaching.

The Teaching

Has been uneventful but very busy. Pretty much I work everyday in the library. Doing what? Basically teaching kids how to use to use the encyclopedias for research purposes. With the young ones I am doing riddles with them and teaching them how to write their own. It's pretty fun. Probably the hardest part about the job is shelving books. Not so much that I don't know where books go, its just a rush to get the books back on the shelves before they begin to pile up.

All in all it is alot like subbing. I get to see a bunch of people in one day. The added bonus is that kids really smile when they are getting a new book.

The Improv

The N Crowd is going quite well. Last Monday we were in the Philadelphia Daily News with two pictures and this Monday there will be an article about us in Out and About Magazine. We are going to be having a show this week, but after this week we'll be back with another 2 months of shows. And THEN in July we will be in Philadelphia Style Magazine. Something I am really looking forward too.

Lets hope that we'll still have a place to perform when that article comes out.

Busy Week

2006-04-22T16:14:00.000-04:00

I know that I haven't really posted in the last week. Things have been pretty busy.

Easter

So I went up to my grandmothers for Easter with the family. It was a very relaxing time. I spent about 4 days about there doing.... nothing! Actually, I did do a few things. I spent alot of time writing. I wrote another 2 chapters in my fourth book. So that was pretty productive. And I ate alot of food, which was great.

The Librarian

I started my gig as a long term sub this week. It went pretty well. I didn't loose any books and only had a few cry on me. I'm looking forward to the next several weeks. It should be alot of fun. I've got to start coming up with my own lesson plans in the next couple weeks so I can start teaching for the rest of the year. It's actually not so bad... I get to see a bunch of different kids, and most of them already know me. I'm looking forward to it.

The N Crowd Turns 1

Last Thursdays we had a great show! It was our 66th appearance over the last 12 months. We did a great set of games and had a huge crowd. I believe there were about 40 people there. Overall... it was a great night. I just hope the SHP will decide to keep us.

Well that's about it for me... I'll try to write more at a later date.

Birthday Gift

2006-04-12T15:45:00.000-04:00

So guess what I got for my birthday?

Yep! I got myself a new camera. It's pretty sweet, not to mention pretty small and handy! Hopefully I'll be taking a whole bunch of pictures and be posting them in the week to come. We shall see. Some things are better photo opts then others.

In other news, I'm heading to the Erie area this weekend to visit my grandmother for Easter. The entire family is coming. So after Friday, I might not post all that much until next week.

This week's N Crowd show should be a good one. We've got Holmes/Maughan playing with us. I'm hoping that a decent amount of people will start their Easter Break early AND come out to see us.

Then... NEXT week... Will be the N Crowd 1 Year Anniversary Show! Woo! It should be a great time! I am really looking forward to it. Hopefully.... we will have a few special guests.. AS well.

Birthday Today For Me!

2006-04-10T21:32:00.000-04:00

So today is my birthday. I'm 25 years old. Whew. Old.

These are the peeps that wished me a happy B-day today!

Billy Dale
Erin
Shaun
Jess
Erika
Candice
Kate
Amanda
Miranda
Ray
Renee
Melissa
Matt
Molly
Chelsy
The Family of course

I think that's everyone....

Well needless today, it was a nice and relaxing Birthday!

Guess What?

2006-04-10T08:49:00.000-04:00

It's My Birthday!!!!

Yawnnn...

2006-04-09T20:53:00.000-04:00

Last night was a blast! I had a great time at the Grape Street Pub and a great time afterwards.

I got there around 6:30 yesterday to see The Ninjas, Industrial Improv, and Milk Milk McGinty. After having a great Turkey Wrap, I was treated to their wonderful comedy. Afterwards, Jess, Mike, Akshay, Brandon, Erin, Erin's husband, McFarland, and his buddy all went to Fado's at 15th and Loctus. There we met Kristen and drank.

We had rum and cokes, Irish car bombs, shots of all sorts. Around 12ish we left the bar and took a cab back to Brandon and Mike's apartment. There we drank some more.

It was great.

There really isn't a whole lot of good stories from the night. There was no big adventure. Rather it was just a nice time with friends.

And now... a picture of Haley's Baby!

Birthday Weekend

2006-04-08T16:22:00.000-04:00

Although my birthday is on Monday, I am celebrating it tonight with my N Crowd buddies. Industrial Improv is performing tonight, so I am heading on down to see them at the Grape Street Pub. It will be a good time. Alot of my friends and associates will be down there to see the show. So, it really is the perfect time to celebrate it. Bradon's birthday is on Tuesday, so it is a double birthday weekend.

I'm looking forward to it.

My friend Haley sent me some baby pictures! I will probably post a few of those later. I can't wait to go down and see here in July. Woo hoo.

Well... I guess I should get my act together. I want to get down there at a decent time so I am not standing in the back during the show.

2006-04-07T21:44:00.000-04:00

I'm celebrating my birthday this weekend!

(I wish I had more motivation to write more)

Yawwwnnn....

2006-04-05T20:39:00.000-04:00

Man am I tired this week.

Finally sent out my manuscript to the agent in New York. If all goes well, in 3 or 4 week I should hear back from him. If I hear back from him like, next Monday, then he obviously didn't go through it and I wasted $10. So we shall see.

Improv is going pretty well. Got a show tomorrow with The Throng. We need to make this month good in order to be back in May. I hope they bring some peeps.

I have been working ALOT this week. In fact I'm working 5 days this week. Whew. It's been busy!

Other then that, not too much going on. Just plugging along.

2006-04-03T20:05:00.000-04:00

The high of the wonderful night of improv on Saturday night has been crushed. Sigh. Not that I want to get into it because it’s not my place to say. All I’m going to say is in order to be the best you’ve got to put up with the worst. Although Ray did tell me last night as I watched Triple H tap out to John Cena, “You’ve got it easy B.J. Everyone likes you for the most part and you like everyone else. You’re easy going, passionate about what you do, and always come off as being fair.”

I guess that’s why I just don’t understand things…

In Other News

The Philadelphia Style Magazine is doing an article about the N Crowd. I just hope we can hang on to Society Hill Playhouse long enough for the article to come out. If not, I will burn the place down.

And…

At the moment there is someone in New York looking at the first 70 pages of The Thomas Chronicles.

I’m not expecting a royalty cut any time soon, so don’t be e-mailing me pretending to be my friend just because you want a buck or two. Wait until I make a million bucks.

A Great Few Days

2006-04-01T23:04:00.000-05:00

Tonight and the last few days have been great!

BABY BABY BABY!

My friend Haley had a baby! I am practically an Uncle! Because she is practically my sister. Both mother and child are doing very well and I am looking forward to seeing them in July. I got the call literally... hours after she was born. Thats why I love Haley so much, the fact that she called me so soon after the most important event in her life.

I'm just glad she didn't call during conception.

The N Crowd Rocks Pottstown!

So tonight we had a show way out here in Pottstown. Instead of me driving 70 minutes to go and do a show, everyone came out here and did a show! The entire gang, minus Akshay who had to be in Boston for work related stuff, came here at 5 p.m. for pizza. We had a good time, chowed down, and headed over to the college around 7ish. Then at 8 p.m, we had our N Crowd show. And let me tell you... EVERYONE was on tonight. EVERYONE was funny. And EVERYONE killed. A large portion of the audience was my family and a few friends from the area, so everyone cheered each time I go on stage. It was a little embarrassing but, still very fun.

Overall, it was a great show. And it was great that everyone could drive out here to do the show.

(Plus we made a few bucks.)

Hump Day

2006-03-29T16:20:00.000-05:00

Finally got my tax things straightened out. Apparently, this year I earned $120 in Delaware so I had to file taxes in Delaware for $3. The whole screw up was that I was looking at my Delaware W-2 for my PA taxes and not the PA W-2.

It doesn't really make a whole lota sense to me, but hey..whatever. As long as it is done. All in all I had to pay $20 for PA because of my dividends and capital gains and got $5 back for my federal. PA doesn't let you deduct capital gains loss. Hmph.

In other news, my friend Haley who lives in Arizona is going to be having a baby soon! They wanted to have it last week, but this week everything is finally ready. I don't exactly get all of the stuff that has to be right... as I am not a doctor, but apparently.. pretty soon.. she'll be having a baby! I'm pretty excited, as she is my best friend.

In Improv News, tomorrow night we will be having Without A Net with us as our special guests. It should be a great night. So I hope we get alot of people there.

And then... We got a show here in Pottstown! I am pretty excited for that show too because I'm going to have alot of friends and family there. I am sure I'll be posting more about that show this weekend.

Pissed, Pissed, Pissed

2006-03-25T11:13:00.000-05:00

As the title can probably indicate, I am a little pissed right now. I am doing my taxes and I've discovered one of my w-2 have been misprinted. Now I have to have a second set of w-2 sent to me before I can send my taxes in.

Grrrr..... I am really irritated. The people at the w-2 center have one job. To print w-2's and keep accurate records.

I am going to all them up on Monday and bitch them out. It is a good thing that they are closed on Saturday, because I'll obviously be much more calm on Monday then I am now. This has pretty much ruined my entire day.

Maybe I'll go and see a movie later.

hmph.

Case of the... Fridays...

2006-03-24T12:59:00.000-05:00

A busy week this has not been.

Of the 5 days, I only subbed one day out of the week. All this week all school districts were doing PSSA testing. And because of that testing, most teachers, even if they were sick, would not call out. The only day I did sub this week was in a 1st grade. And that day was oh so nice because I had a student teacher who taught the entire day. All I did was... heh... watch and point at kids who were out of their seats. It was a very relaxing day.

This week at the N Crowd show we had two special guests. We had Don Montrey of Bad Hair and Hypnotoad. They both had strong sets. The N Crowd show was a bit different, as we were seriously depleted in terms of manpower. Akshay, Brandon, Mike, and Ray were all out sick or otherwise unable to come. Ray hosted, but couldn't talk all that well. So that left me with the four ladies to do the show. Jess, Kristen, Natalie, and Kennedy did a great job. I wasn't all that pleased with most of my work. I felt I brought nothing to the show. I only had one scene that I was rather pleased with. Everything else I did felt... well... flat. Alexis as well as the other N Crowders said that I did great, so I guess I was being too hard on myself.

Meh. Then again, I took on more of a straight man role last night. So that could explain why the show felt different.

Other than that, nothing all that interesting going on in the world of Beej...

But if there is, you'd better be damn sure it will appear on The Beej Report

A Case Of The Mondays

2006-03-20T17:00:00.000-05:00

Actually I had a pretty good Monday.

I didn't do a whole lot, which is nice because I've been busy the last few days. I'm not expecting a whole lot of work this week because most schools are doing Standardized Testing. So teachers don't exactly want to take off on those days. Today I worked on my resume a bit and came up with a N Crowd program that hopefully we can get some sponsors and earn a few bucks.

Agent Count

27 out of 67

40% through the list.

In Other News

I saw V is for Vendetta last night. It was a great movie! Hugo Weaving's voice in the movie was fantastic. Natalie Portman was extremely good as well. I'll probably go back and see the movie once again. I really enjoyed it. I recommend it to anyone. They should certainly see it.

I also got this website from my friend Haley! It is her BABY WEBSITE!

Haley's Baby

Agent Update

2006-03-17T16:54:00.000-05:00

Heard back from some more agents today, no luck as of yet.

Current Agent Count

18 out of 67

But... two agents did send me back personal letters, as opposed to copied responses. So I will probably right them back again when I have something new to say.

So... no getting any book deals yet, but getting some slightly better responses.

Last Night's Show

So we had an N Crowd show last night with the Rare Bird Show. It was great! Even though Akshay, Mike, and Brandon were not there, we had a very tight set. I was really proud of our new people and the N Crowd ladies. There is a bias in the Improv world that girls can't be as funny as guys, well last night that was not true!

And... I had a great show last night too. I thought I was pretty gosh darn funny. And... my friends Billy and Emily came.

I have a story for after the show... but I'll tell it later tonight.

Hmph....

2006-03-15T16:55:00.000-05:00

Well heard back from more Agents today.

And honestly... a little irritated.

I heard from:

Robin Straus
Robin Straus Agency, Inc.
229 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10021

Miriam Kriss
Irene Goodman Literary Agency
80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1101
New York, NY 10011

Marcia Amsterdam
Marcia Amsterdam Agency
41 West 82nd Street, Suite 9A
New York, NY 10024

Kristin Lindstrom
Lindstrom Literary Group
871 N. Greenbrier Street
Arlington, VA 22205

Now I list these people specifically... because on their websites they ask for a query letter and then like 3 chapters. Not exactly cheap. Those letters cost like $3 or $4 to send. I sent them out the 8th... which means they got there on Friday, the 10th. The letters are postdated the 13th, which is a Monday.

Sure... they could have read everything over the weekend... but somehow I just don't think they did. I think they opened it on Friday, stuffed a letter in, and then sent it back out on Monday.

I know it's a very tight business... but don't ask for 50 pages of materials if you aren't going to read them. I much rather send a letter and a sypnopsis and a SASE then a whole package of stuff.

So I guess I'm just disappointed more than irritated. Feels like I wasted my money on someone who didn't really take the time to read anything. ::Shrug:: But then again, they might have taken it home and actually read it. At least with the E-mails they personally write ya something back, as opposed to stock letters. (Some of which are poorly copied.)

Current Count

10 out of 67

4 out of 22 that wanted a few chapters.

Heh.

2006-03-15T07:38:00.000-05:00

Book Agent Update

6 out of 67

Heard from the Fletcher & Parry LLC Literary Agency today. Strangely, they e-mailed me and didn't use the SASE I sent them. I could have saved myself 78 cents if I would have known that.

Oh well.

Oh yeah... it's snowing right now.

Yahoo for March.

Ho Hum Day

2006-03-13T16:48:00.000-05:00

You know... it's nice to spend a nice warm day not working. Heh. Shame I couldn't get paid for that. Come on Match 6!

Heh. Nothing all that exciting going on today. I put 30 press releases in the mail today about our 1-year anniversary show. It be great if someone came out and did a story about us. But short of burning the place down the week before, I'm not so sure the $11 in stamps is worth it. It's not exactly like we have alota of money to work with.

Tonight hopefully I'll be heading over to Chester's to study. It's been 2 weeks since I last went over. He was on vacation for a week and then last week he was busy with work.

In other news... my best friend Haley way out in Arizona is having her baby soon. I can't wait to be the favorite uncle that she isn't actually related to.

And finally....

Current Agent Count As Of 3/13

5 out of 67

The Marcia Amsterdam Agency wrote back today... they didn't send a stock "No Thanks" letter...rather a stock "No Thanks" 1 inch by 3 inch piece of paper they stuffed into my SASE. But they didn't send back the actual Query letter. So... at least someone read it.

Slacker

2006-03-11T10:07:00.000-05:00

That is what I have been as of late. I usually try to update this thing 3 times a week or sometimes every other day. But it's been over a week since I've written anything. It has been a pretty busy week. So... for all 3 people that read this..... here is what's been going on this week in no order what so ever.

Drama in Edinboro

So I found out last weekend that my so called Alpha Psi Omega brothers are not inviting any of the alumni this year to the banquet. Now for those who don't know, APO is a national theater fraternity I joined when I attended college. Every year they have a banquet to honor those who have done plays that year and they invite alumni and past profs to come and meet new people.

However, those in charge this year decided not to invite us this year because:

The Alumni did not come and see productions this year
The Alumni have been criticizing what the current members do
The current members just don't feel comfortable around the alumni.

Now personally I find fault with these reasons because:

The alumni didn't come because well... all of us are trying to get our lives together
Several alumni have gotten married this year
Alumni have been asking why things have changed with little in the way of answers

There are also some issues with professors who didn't like us when we went there. Now that they are in charge they are putting the squeeze on current members not to invite us.

So needless to say, this issues has exploded among the alumni on our message board. Already people have withdrawn donations. I think the squeeze is being put on them.

I guess what I am most disappointed about this situation is how poorly handled it was by the current members of APO. The arrogance and "well we are better than you" attitude shown by them is very insulting. I can't remember the last time I was this insulted. Plus I'm disappointed with how this got out. When I ran things, I kept a tight lid on information. Evil plans were carried out perfectly... not leaked out over the internet.

Kids these days.

Improv!

This week's show went much better then last week's show.... in terms of audience at least. We had 16 instead of zero. However, I've heard that AGAIN people have been turned away from the door. This is really unacceptable. We are already having issues with paying the bills... if people are not being let in to see our show I don't know how we are going to keep the group together.

Well... plus there's a whole range of other issues... but... I don't feel like getting into that.

The Thomas Chronicles

Spurred on by the good review by Mr. Nelson, I've decided to send out some query letters to a variety of literary agents to see if I can get representation for my book. How many did I sent out? The answer: 67. Although I would love to hear back from them next week... the more likelihood of a positive response if it takes them 4 weeks. Some of the agents on the list only except e-mail requests so there is a faster turnaround with them. So here is the current count of responses:

As of 3/11: 4 out of 67

Disappointment

2006-03-03T23:41:00.000-05:00

That would be the world that summed up Thursday.

That night we had the worst N Crowd show ever. At least in my opinion. I'm not talking about the actual show itself. We, as performers were on that night, it's just that there wasn't anyone there to see it. Yeah. Zero audience. No people. The only people to entertain were ourselves.

Very... demoralizing, I guess you could say. I wouldn't care so much if our future shows didn't depend so much actual audience size.

And that's the basic reason why I haven't posted in the last few day. I just really haven't been all that motivated to do anything. But today is a new week and our fantastic bus shelter goes up today! I'm pretty excited.

We shall see!

Condition: Icy!

2006-03-02T10:57:00.000-05:00

Today I was scheduled to sub in the 4th grade.

However. . . . . we had an ice storm today. Everything is covered in 6 feet of ice! People are frozen to the ground. It is complete horror outside.

At least that is apparently what the local school districts thought. At 6 a.m. today they all canceled school. Right now, at 11 a.m. I have to tell you, only a slight glaze of ice.... on cars. I'm not sure why they decided to cancel school today. I think they could have gotten it in. Although I'm not exactly complaining because I'm still a little sick and don't mind staying home today.

I just hope the weather doesn't affect the show tonight.

I hope that we get alot of people. 15 would be nice.

But we shall see.

Ugh. Sick Again

2006-03-01T15:22:00.000-05:00

I've been pretty busy the last few days. Although today, productivity came to a screaming halt because I am sick again. Stupid kids. They are cute, but they are germ banks.

So I have been busy because of IMPROV! We are gearing up for an exciting month. We've got lots of special guests this month plus we are doing a show in Ye Old Pottstown on April 1st.

Information can be found at www.villageproductions.org

Yeah... not a whole lot going on with me that is worth writing about. But might as well give a summary.

Monday

Taught 4th grade. It was a very nice. The class didn't give me any problems and there enough work to keep them occupied the entire day. Monday night I spent most of the day starting to get sick. And I watched WWE RAW. It was sweet.

Tuesday

I taught gym! It was fun because I got to hit kids with foam balls. Although on the downside, everyone is really sick in that school which I think only added to me being sick today. I went into rehearsal on Tuesday in Philly and showed the new N Crowd trailer.

For Matt Nelson

2006-02-26T16:31:00.000-05:00

5 Part Series of The Thomas Chronicles

Book 1: The Mask of Pussance

Book 2: A Mad Incident

Book 3: Conspiracy

Book 4: Old Flames Still Burn

Book 5: TBA

Restful Weekend

2006-02-26T09:42:00.000-05:00

So yesterday I didn't do anything. It was really nice.

That's not exactly true. I guess I did so a few things, but I just did them all from my computer. First, I updated a bunch of craiglist and Philly Tribe posts about the shows in March. As I have said before, it is shaping up to be a pretty decent month in terms of N Crowd improv. Now if I could only win the lottery..... or I suppose get a full time teaching position.

I also, officially "released" my three books that I wrote. You can buy them for like $10 each or download them for free. I've purchased a few copies and have them floating around the improv community. Matt Nelson enjoyed the first one.

To check out my official page:

www.lulu.com/beejer

Pretty awesome huh?

Tonight I am heading into Philly to perform with the N Crowd in IMPROV SUNDAY! Which is a monthly event held at Fergies. Now that I think about it, I think we've been there alot over the last few months. Shame those peeps don't come and see a regular show.

Oh well.

I suppose I should go and wash my blacks so I don't smell like ass tonight.

Thursday Woo!

2006-02-24T18:54:00.000-05:00

Last night we had a big show at Society Hill Playhouse.

We had, as I mentioned in a previous post... Zombie Shark and Lunch Lady Doris with us. Which was... just.. Awesome. And we had a very good show. I am pretty excited for the March to come. Why... Might you ask?

Well we've got a number of special acts come this coming month.

They include:

Comedian Tara Young
The Rare Bird Show
Industrial Improv
Without A Net

And probably one more to be announced.

I'm pretty excited.

Tonight I am not planning on a real stressful night. Rather, I am going to sit back... Update the schedule for The N Crowd, and hopefully proofread some of my 2nd book so Mr. Matt can read it in a week or two.

Oh. I probably should go and get my wash....

Busy Day Once Again

2006-02-22T18:17:00.000-05:00

I didn't work today but I have been very busy today.

Doing what you might ask?

Next Stop... The N Crowd!

Today we secured and sent in the proper materials in order to get a bus shelter ad at the corners of 8th and Lombard. Here is a sneak preview. This is rough draft, we added :

It will be pretty awesome, but hopefully it will also bring in some people into the show. Probably not enough to pay for the actual bus shelter, but maybe get us some more exposure. It will be there day and night for 4 weeks. So lets hope that lots of people see it and a few of those people come and see the show.

Show Tomorrow!

Tomorrow's show should be great! We've got some hot Improv groups special guesting with us. They are:

ZombieShark

and

LunchLady Doris

I'm hoping for a decent turn out. The last few weeks have been lacking in terms of turn out. But I am thinking that perhaps we will get a nice crowd tomorrow. We've got two groups with us, so between the three of us, we should get enough people out to see us.

Shows In March

We have 5 shows lined up in March and already it's lining up to be a fun month.

We have a stand up comic, a top notch improv group, and are looking to get even more on board.

So far on board:

Comedian Tara Young

The Rare Bird Show

Without A Net

And I am looking to get my hands on another two groups.

Pretty awesome huh?

Borning Day

2006-02-20T18:07:00.000-05:00

I taught.

That's about it.

Heh.

I might write more later.

Hot And Heavy

2006-02-19T16:41:00.000-05:00

Yesterday was fun.

Last night I was in Philadelphia filming a movie! No, Ron Howard didn't call me to play opposite of Tom Hanks. Rather, Len who performed with us in the N Crowd last year, was filming a movie. Now... I'm not going to give away the plot or anything, but it was alot of fun. Everyone else in The N Crowd was in the movie and they were great. I think I had the best scene in the movie. It was pretty hot. whew. I'm sweating just thinking about it.

On a down note... I didn't win the Powerball last night.

Where You At?

2006-02-18T10:28:00.000-05:00

Guess I kinda skipped out on posting yesterday. Oh well.

Thrusday's Show

The show was alright, I guess. I thought we were pretty funny, although we didn't really get much of a reaction out of the crowd. Which only consisted of like 8 people. So that kind of sucked. I was hoping that the fact we had 3 special guests for three different groups would bring people to the show.

Not so much.

Sigh.

I'm not so much concerned with the funny, because I think we are pretty good about bringing people in who are funny. I'm concerned with the lack of a crowd. If they don't start showing up, then we aren't going to be there past April. As much as I did enjoy having our 3 special guests there, I don't think we are going to go that route again. I think it's more productive if we had entire groups special guest in order to put people in seats. Plus having another groups means that 6+ people are going to try to get 2 or 3 people to come. Well... For the most part. I can think of notable exceptions.

Yesterday and Today

Yesterday I taught in my favorite 5th grade class. That was pretty awesome and a low stress day. I didn't have to kick anyone out or yell at anyone, too much. Then last night I went into the Citay to visit with a friend of mine. Which was quite awesome. She is always alot of fun.

Today I am heading into the city again to film a movie.

And of course.... win the powerball tonight.

No Work Today

2006-02-16T10:43:00.000-05:00

Although I did get a few calls at like 7:50 a.m. today, I decided not to go into work today. I think I just needed one more day to get out of this "Bad Mood" funk. Not that I know why I've been in a bad mood or even how I am getting out of it. I guess I just have a gut feeling.

Tonight is an N Crowd show! Woo hoo! It should be a fun time because we have special guests this week at the show. I hope that they've told everyone they know so that we have decent crowd tonight. I don't want to have to deal with the old ladies in the front having them say that we aren't getting enough people. Actually, I do have to deal with them because I need an explanation why someone was turned away from our show last week. Hmph.

Because if that's going to be "Standard Policy" then the SHP is going to have to find another "Thursday Show."

We shall see.

Yahoo for V-Day

2006-02-15T19:34:00.000-05:00

Yesterday was Valentine's Day.

Enough said.

I was somewhat grumpy yesterday. Although it wasn't directly to it being my least favorite holiday in the world. I dunno... I was just have been in a funk for probably the last week. Although that has provided for some interesting improv. It always seems that I am a few notches funnier when I am in a grumpy mood. I don't know, I guess that perhaps I just take out all of my agression on stage.

Today I am feeling a bit better. Although I still have this sense of frustration about me. I'm not sure what it is. Maybe I'm just dissapointed that I am not winning the Powerball Jackpot. Heh.

Regardless, I am ready for tomorrow night. That is when Matt, Mike, and Rick will be special guesting with us at the N Crowd show. I am really looking forward to it. It should be a great show.

Other than that, I am having a very boring day.

What A Rough Day....

2006-02-13T19:46:00.000-05:00

Man. Mondays usually aren't all that bad for me. But today was....

Subbing

Subbing in class today wasn't all that great. The classroom I go into is really out of control. I don't know what that teacher does in there, but it's apparent that it isn't much. Most of the students don't seem to have any concept of what is going on or what they should be doing. Most of them looked shocked that I was telling them what to do.

And... I had to break up a fight today. I never have fights in my rooms... but this is how bad things are. Some kid knocked another kid off of his chair and a shoving match broke out. I yelled at both of them and kicked one out and told the other one to come out because I was sending them both to the office. The kid, who I think started things, got all cocky and walked past me and put his shoulder into me as if to push me out of his way.

Well the kid is 4th grade, so I just stood my ground and met his force with alittle of my own and I knocked him over. He looked shocked, which I said, "What? You think you can knock down the great wall of Redhead?"

So they were both suspended for 3 days.

Death and Taxes

And on a similar un-bright note, I did my taxes today. Blah. It pretty much sucked. I am getting $5 back from the Feds and have to pay PA $24.

I know what I am doing with that $5.

POWERBALL!

Assuming I don't win this week.

I am grumpy tonight. I'm not even going to spellcheck this entry.

Blizzard!

2006-02-12T08:38:00.000-05:00

It is snowing outside hard! We have... Apparently.... about 12 inches of snow and even more is falling. I am lucky to be home because I almost decided to stay in Philly tonight. If I had decided to stay, I would be staying there today. And I didn't have another set of clothes today... I would be mucho stinky! Heh.

So last night was quite the adventure.

Early Afternoon

As it began to snow lightly, I decided to leave home around 3 ish to head to Philly. I wanted to get there before it really started to snow. I sorta figured I might be staying in Philly, so I wanted to get there before the heavy stuff came down. I got a Matt Nelson's house around 4 for the "Pre-Show" party. We were all excited to see the show at The Grape Street.

However, at around... I think 5:30 p.m. Mike of Industrial Improv called and said that the Grape Street was closing at 6 p.m. It sucked! I mean, they said that the heavy stuff was going to start at like 7 p.m. At 6 p.m. there wasn't any snow on the ground and at 7 p.m. there still wasn't any snow on the ground. They could have easily had a show last night without any issues.

What really sucked was that there was an Improv group from New York named Harsh that had traveled down to perform.

They should have really canceled the show much earlier in the day.

At The Nelson's

So at Matt's house I hung out with The Ninjas. He has a really nice place. I snacked on the food for alittle while. Watched Cory spill beer on the 2nd floor of his house and John spill on the 3rd floor, much to my entertainment. It was pretty entertaining.

Around 7:30ish... I took McFarland with me to the 30th Street station to look for the rest of Industrial Improv.

The 30th St. Station

They weren't there.

Mad Mex

They were here, at a very good Mexican. We hung out there for like 2 hours. Akshay was really drunk. He was throwing food around. It was pretty funny. Of course I made alot of jokes about my current medical problem. Although I'm not going to stay what it is here. (It isn't serious, just funny.) So we hung out there until around 10 p.m. and then went over to Maughn's house, also apart of Industrial Improv. The snow still wasn't sticking to the ground what so ever. In fact, the roads were as fine as they were at 2 p.m. I didn't think it was going to snow all that much. I wasn't impressed.

Maughns PJ Party

So I hung out at Greg's house for a wee bit. I would say from 10 to like 11:30. I again snacked on alot of his food and candy. However, around 11:3o p.m. I glanced out the window and well... the snow was beginning to stick so I said to myself... you know... I need to get out of here. So I said my goodbyes and took off. And it is a good thing I did. The trip home was alright, although I never went faster than 35 mph.

I am glad I did go home because I don't think I could get home today if I wanted to. It is STILL snowing outside. Heh.

Whew

2006-02-11T10:34:00.000-05:00

Went to the Dr.'s office.

Everything is relatively okay. Just can't be throwing myself around on stage for 1 or 2 weeks.

Ugh... I hate Fridays

2006-02-10T21:56:00.000-05:00

Actually I usually like them because it's the day after an improv show and... it's usually the only day of the week where I stay in at night. I know... Fridays are usually days where people go out. But they aren't for me. I'm weird I guess. But hey... at least I get to watch Battlestarr Galatica.

But today has pretty much sucked. Why? Well I don't really like going into details, but I'm going to go and see a doctor tomorrow to get it taken care of. Hmph. For all 2 people who read this, don't worry... more than likely its nothing. But, it does warrant a 9:30 a.m. appointment with a doctor. If he says, "It's stress related," I wouldn't be surprise.

I hate going to the doctors.

I try to be as self sufficient as I can... so I hate it when I have to ask other people to take care of things.

On an upnote, our show last night was fantastic. I felt like I had a particular good night. My friend Jenna who was there last night gave me alot of positive feedback. Although she might be bias because she always thinks I'm fantastic. Heh. Also last night we had a fantastic photo shoot.

Here are two of the pictures. I think I look rather adorable in both of them.

So tomorrow, assuming my doctor's appointment goes well and a blizzard doesn't set in, I plan on going to the Grape Street Pub tomorrow and seeing:

The Ninjas
Industrial Improv
Harsh

Should be a good show!

Side note: Very sad episode of Battlestar Galatica tonight

I'm Not Being Lazy....

2006-02-09T12:01:00.000-05:00

I've just been busy. I actually have only worked one day this week and have still been very busy. I guess I'll just dive right in and pick up where I left off.

Old Friend Comes A Callin'

So on Tuesday, after I got done writing my blog I got a call from an old friend! Jenna! I met Jenna little under a year ago at the N Crowd Auditions. I hung out with her during both auditions and we were both cast in the show. We pretty much hung out together during the first two months and became really good friends. She had to leave the show at end of April, but we still hung out from time to time. I flirted with her a lot, it was more or less a running joke. What can I say... I am a sucker for beautiful women named Jenna.

A few months ago she had a death in the family and had to go back to the Boston area. She came back on Tuesday to pack up the last few remaining things before she heads up there for good. I am going to miss her. She's a pretty awesome friend and it's always a laugh when I hang out with her. Fortunately, I have her address up there so she'll be getting postcards and what not from time to time.

N Crowd is going... BIG TIME!

So the current discussion around the old water cooler right now is if we should get a bus shelter sign. Its a bit expensive, but it may help with advertising. Or at the very least, look really cool. I'm not sure if it'll work, but hey it is worth a try. The only thing is that we are all going to have to chip in for this because we are running low on funds. No mula, no sign-a. So we shall see. Everyone was told to come on Thursday with an idea for the design. I have one. And I've go the impression that I'll probably be the only one who brought something. Heh.

Brrrrrrr....

I heard through the grapevine that we might get 12 inches of snow this weekend?

Yawn...

2006-02-07T06:51:00.000-05:00

I forgot to write in here last night. Go figure.

Last night wasn't the usual routine. Instead of going to Chester's to study, he came here to have dinner and studied here. It was a very nice night. Mom made him spaghetti and Meatballs which he seemed to enjoy immensely. He also got a lot of studying done as well, so it was a very productive night.

Teaching yesterday was pretty fun. For most of the day I was in Pre-1st and it was a fun time. Those guys are pretty adorable so I've always get a bunch of good stories from them. For the last two hours of the day, I was in a 5th grade which was not so fun. We were practicing writing essays and they argued with me with the prompt the entire time. What a bunch of complainers.

Well it's about 7 a.m. and I haven't gotten a call yet. I don't think I'll be working.

I think I'll get my oil changed today.....

Super Ball Sunday

2006-02-05T14:52:00.000-05:00

Random thoughts from me on this sports event day....

I haven't recieved any calls for the car in the recent days.... until this afternoon.

Penny Pincher Call Update: 10 Calls

Although I don't like the Steelers, I hope they win tonight because they are from Pennsylvania.

I won $7 in the Powerball last night. I reinvested the money in another ticket and hope to win $70,000,000 on Wednesday. If I win, I'll send anyone who reads this $1,000 in pennies or quarters.

I put the new trailer on the N Crowd website. I hope people like it. I think it is pretty clever, but I don't know if everyone will "get it." It might be my favorite thus far.

mmm..... yep, that's all that is going on with me today.

Thunder and Writing

2006-02-04T22:43:00.000-05:00

Whew. It is raining buckets outside. And as I write this, there is currently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for this county. Glad I am inside. Well, as I have been too tired for the last few days. I figure I should run down what I've been doing.

Subbing

On Tuesday and Wednesday this week I subbed in a 4th grade which was really nice. The class itself, as I think I mentioned, was fairly low maintenance. Although I did have one student who thought she could cop an attitude. She thought wrong.

On Thursday I subbed in a 1st grade. They were pretty cute and adorable. A really funny moment was when I took them to the computer lab. They were getting on the computers and using the internet for the first time. The computer teacher was showing them how to click on the icons to get to the internet. The screen was being projected to a large screen and it was showing the home page, which was the page of the school.

One kid yelled, "I've been there!"

Which immediately another said, "You are there...."

It was funny.

And on Friday I subbed in 5th grade. Actually I've been there many times this year so it was pretty nice. The kids all know me and I know everyone's quirks. So again it was a fun day.

Improv

The show on Thursday was pretty decent. We didn't have a very big crowd, but we had enough for the show. We had two special guests that night:

I had pretty good show. I thought I was entertaining. I'm very pleased with how the N Crowd is going. We are a very tight crew and we are getting better and better at our scenes.

I can't wait for the rest of this month!

I wish I was zzzz

2006-02-03T19:07:00.000-05:00

I am tirrrrrrrrrrrred today. Very, very, very, very tired.

I didn't get back in from the show last night until alittle after midnight. And today I taught 5th grade. Whew.

The Show

The show as pretty good. Our musical guest wasn't our usual rock group, but I think everyone enjoyed her. We are going to be performing at her show later this month. I'd link it right now, but I don't feel like it . I'll probably put a post up tomorrow with the appropriate links.

Our special improv guest had a strong set. I'm glad they could come out and perform with us. I certainly hope they were impressed with us.

I'd write more... but honestly. I'm tired. I'll type something up later.

Sneak Preview!

2006-02-01T20:20:00.000-05:00

Check out the next N Crowd trailer.

I hope Matt N. posts it.

Enter The Natrix

Hmmm...

2006-02-01T19:40:00.000-05:00

I wonder where Chester is. It is study night and he isn' there. Sometimes I get here early because he gets out of work late, however he is not here right now. It's been bout, 20 or so minutes. I'll give him a call after I type this up. See where he is.

Subbing

For the last two days I have been subbing in the same 4th grade classrooms. It was actually a real pleasant time. They class was very low maintenance. Not to say they were boring because oh they were not. I had a couple of students who thought they head to provide entertainment for the rest of the classroom while I was there. Needless to say that stopped within 20 mins of each day. It's amazing what you can do with a stern look.

Tomorrow I am not currently scheduled to work anywhere. Which isn't a big deal because I do need to get my oil changed.

Improv Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is exciting. Because we've got some awesome special guests.

First we have Penni and Carla of The Melange Theater singing for 30 mins.

Then after that we have The Ninjas, with the infamous Matt Nelson doing 30 minutes of longform improv.

And then The N Crowd does its set.

A good time should be had by all. It would be awesome if our 30 people who came last week, came this week. And then if the Ninjas brought 30 people. We'd have like... over 20 people there. It would be truely awesome.

On another Improv note.... pretty soon this journal will get a sneak peak of the all new.. N CROWD TRAILER!

It's probably the best one yet.

Hey! I think Chester is here!

You know what I hate?

2006-01-30T21:29:00.000-05:00

I hate the Burger King Ads with that plastic burger king king.

Ugh.

I wish he would die.

If they can put him in old football games, then they can put him in Saving Private Ryan being shot up by the Germans.

Study Night And Bubba Is Gone!

2006-01-30T20:15:00.000-05:00

So I'm at Chester's right now and he's asking me a bunch of questions regarding computers and I'm just nodding pretending I am understanding what he is saying. I'm glad he's taking this test. Cause I have no fucking clue what he's saying.

I just read that to him. He laughed.

So Bubba is gone! When I say Bubba, I mean my good old Red 91 Buick. I sold it today to one of Chester's friends for $1. Actually it was kind of funny because I had to fill out an additional form at the notary explaining why I was selling my car for $1 and not the listed price of $1,900. This is what I wrote on their form:

"If anyone has seen my car they will realize that it is not worth $1,900. I wish I could have sold it for that much, but alas I could not. It has been sitting out there for the last 5 months. No one wanted it for $700. So I am now selling it for $1 to J."

Well.... WWE RAW is on. I shall write some more later...or tomorrow.