A Lifetime of Dubious Success

Shows I do with my company, Barrel of Monkeys, are created VERY quickly.  School shows adapted, staged, learned, prepared in 6 rehearsals.  For the public performances we have even less time: 3 hours on Sunday morning, then boom, the next night it's on its feet in front of an audience.

This is liberating and terrifying. 
The only way to succeed is just to succumb to the panic and live in it. 

I did two of those shows today.

Today was a pretty souped up day.  
Today had a lot of adrenaline. 
Today had some complete failures in front of audiences - props fell apart, lines got lost, cues didn't come so they had to be guessed and timing was funky.  Laugh lines got no laughs.

Today also had some complete awesome moments of joy and an extended bit about toe jam to an immensely receptive audience of kids who were so repulsed that they squealed with delight.
Toe jam. Gross.  I yelled at them, "oh, you think it's gross now, but just wait till you get older, you're gonna love it."
Today was big. Tomorrow will be good.
success.

I blogged about the show on the Barrel of MOnkeys site: you can read my posts here and here, if you wanna.

Someone else has to determine where this falls on the success-fail spectrum.

Hi,

 

Well, you're shapely to be sure, but not necessarily voluptuos. Closer to svelte, I'd say. However, you are attractive in a way that might work for the the Movie Star. And I like you resume and so on.

 

I'll be back in touch soon.

I got an email from Cirque du Soleil today asking me, yes me, specifically me, if I would be interested in auditioning.  Because then they would decide if THEY would be interested in my auditioning.  Currently they're only interested in whether or not I'm interested.
...
I tried this tactic with dating very early on; it never went well.

So I said oh sure, and sent the requested headshot and resume.

Lacy,

 

Hi and thanks for the pic and resume. Both are nice. Given the profiles we're seeking, culd also please send me a pic or two which is full body> DFoesn't have to be a good picture, just one that gives a better sense of your full body shape...

from my very beloved Hilary, who sends me poems in the mail:

In case you have failed to notice, I straight-up broke my blog when I got all cheeky about html, tried to upload a new template, and now have zeheeero interest in fixing it.

Boo, Lacy.

On the upside, I found a VERY exciting recipe to make when friends come over to play games tonight!

Champagne Americana

yield: Serves 8

This Franco-American combination of bourbon and bubbles gives you another reason to be thankful. It doubles easily to accommodate the number of guests around your holiday table.

Wh...  "bourbon and bubbles"?  
My apprehension is trumped by my eagerness to combine two favorite drinkable things!


Internet friend invited to my party: Epicurious
Internet loser who has to stay in the office: Blogger! 

Some NFL teams have terrible quarterbacks.

But they're quarterbacks. In the NFL.

But they're terrible.

And!
I even finally figured out how to trick Blogger and make my comments field a Biggie reference!
I win.
I quit.