Life news
Right then, let's take a moment to reflect on what I've been up to.
First of all, there's something I totally neglected to follow up on from my last news post back in October. I was among ten of my improv classmates selected for a house team! We heard back after two days, which is bizarrely quick because it usually takes them two weeks to decide. I think our coach came forward and said "I want to work with these ten people." Which I find to be quite the bit of honor. He's somebody I had as a teacher during the program; he's quite harsh, but in a way that's conducive to growth. I expect to progress greatly under his watch.
Oh, and I posted my graduation video on YouTube and never linked to it. So here it is! I was pleased with this performance. Improv loses a little of its spark when you're not there in the audience, but if you feel like kicking around on the webs for a bit and haven't anything better to do, then check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ActionPackedJack#p/c/D15D008776AAE220/0/qHAwOQvSLqM
We're off to a good start too. A lot of teams have rocky liftoffs (lifts-off?) and never click, butting heads until they are eventually cut from the schedule two months later. But this team is eight people who had already been playing with me for the last four months, plus two others who had gone through the classes in parallel to us. So we already loved the hell out of each other and knew vaguely what to expect in terms of a team dynamic, and with how quickly we were selected we lost no momentum.
My other team's doing rather well too, and I am noticing steady improvement over our old selves. We're not a surefire drop-everything-and-see attraction yet, but I'm confident that we're among the top grade of teams that still play mostly in bars.
In lady news, not much to report. About as great as it's ever been. I'm getting a little unnerved when she talks about how much she hates Chicago, though. She's getting LA fever, and if she left within the year then I doubt I'd be ready to follow her. I'm certainly not letting it sour our present jollies, and I'm well aware that it would be to my advantage to be fondly remembered by someone who's got a good chance of moving up in the industry. But still, it kind of sucks to know that no matter how well I excel at boyfriendship, it could all be cut short by circumstances beyond my control. If I lost her by being a dick, then yeah, I had it coming. But diverging opinions regarding the acceptability of a city is kind of an anticlimactic end to a relationship.
In December, my employment ended. I was hired mainly with a big event in mind, and when it was over they didn't need me anymore. I've still got enough savings to last me for quite some time, but I would like those days to be ahead of me, not behind me. I've saved up through careful thrift and modest living, and I don't want to blow through my little pillow all at once. In other news, the job market is far from fun.
Relations with my roommates are still working out. Definitely doing far better than I was with the last pair at this time one year ago. We have more to say to each other than forced small talk, and we've been meeting every two months or so to talk things out before they turn into big problems. And that's some cool beans.
Man, I've never found cool beans before.
Or maybe I have, but I just didn't notice I've never thought to evaluate beans on a coolness scale.
First of all, there's something I totally neglected to follow up on from my last news post back in October. I was among ten of my improv classmates selected for a house team! We heard back after two days, which is bizarrely quick because it usually takes them two weeks to decide. I think our coach came forward and said "I want to work with these ten people." Which I find to be quite the bit of honor. He's somebody I had as a teacher during the program; he's quite harsh, but in a way that's conducive to growth. I expect to progress greatly under his watch.
Oh, and I posted my graduation video on YouTube and never linked to it. So here it is! I was pleased with this performance. Improv loses a little of its spark when you're not there in the audience, but if you feel like kicking around on the webs for a bit and haven't anything better to do, then check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ActionPackedJack#p/c/D15D008776AAE220/0/qHAwOQvSLqM
We're off to a good start too. A lot of teams have rocky liftoffs (lifts-off?) and never click, butting heads until they are eventually cut from the schedule two months later. But this team is eight people who had already been playing with me for the last four months, plus two others who had gone through the classes in parallel to us. So we already loved the hell out of each other and knew vaguely what to expect in terms of a team dynamic, and with how quickly we were selected we lost no momentum.
My other team's doing rather well too, and I am noticing steady improvement over our old selves. We're not a surefire drop-everything-and-see attraction yet, but I'm confident that we're among the top grade of teams that still play mostly in bars.
In lady news, not much to report. About as great as it's ever been. I'm getting a little unnerved when she talks about how much she hates Chicago, though. She's getting LA fever, and if she left within the year then I doubt I'd be ready to follow her. I'm certainly not letting it sour our present jollies, and I'm well aware that it would be to my advantage to be fondly remembered by someone who's got a good chance of moving up in the industry. But still, it kind of sucks to know that no matter how well I excel at boyfriendship, it could all be cut short by circumstances beyond my control. If I lost her by being a dick, then yeah, I had it coming. But diverging opinions regarding the acceptability of a city is kind of an anticlimactic end to a relationship.
In December, my employment ended. I was hired mainly with a big event in mind, and when it was over they didn't need me anymore. I've still got enough savings to last me for quite some time, but I would like those days to be ahead of me, not behind me. I've saved up through careful thrift and modest living, and I don't want to blow through my little pillow all at once. In other news, the job market is far from fun.
Relations with my roommates are still working out. Definitely doing far better than I was with the last pair at this time one year ago. We have more to say to each other than forced small talk, and we've been meeting every two months or so to talk things out before they turn into big problems. And that's some cool beans.
Man, I've never found cool beans before.
Or maybe I have, but I just didn't notice I've never thought to evaluate beans on a coolness scale.