Improv 2...I will Conquer You

I had my first Improv 2 class last night...finally. Though I've been so stressed and distracted lately I definitely felt WAY too much in my head during the class. I'm beating myself up about it now and trying to find the lessons in my mistakes and then let go my frustrations before my next class. I love improv and I can't wait to get more comfortable with it.

Odd October

October was a surprise. I had liked Nick for a while but was having a hard time getting to find time to talk to him (though I tried...hard). I found him to be cute and funny and all I wanted was to get to know him better. Our first date was so random and spontaneous and I'm happy it happened that way.

I feel like we're a bit on fast forward and now we're trying to slow things down to a more realistic pace. He's such a fantastic addition to my life and I just need to learn how to balance and appreciate when we get together and not worry so much about the times we can't be together. For two comedians, we sure do have a lot of serious stuff we talk about. I'm looking forward to relaxing and just seeing how things play out. I already like him a hell of a lot and I can't wait to see where things go.

September Seems Fleeting

September was a blur. A blur of me applying for jobs I didn't want and then waiting to hear if I would be reinstated. It was weeks of what ifs and this could be if this and this and this happens. It seemed damn near impossible but I got my job back. I was happy to go back to the PDC. I was happy to get to work with Jenn. I was happy to have this weird alternative job that speaks to my strengths and lets me get to work in new media. But it also meant putting my plans for moving to Sac (or possibly LA) on hold. And now I'm in limbo.

August Rush

How is it that I have neglected this blog for so long that I've skipped over some of the most amazing adventures I've had thus far. It's funny that my last post was about the small steps of independence I made by just the gesture of sitting at a restaurant waiting for my mother. Shortly after (3 weeks to be exact) I was fresh off of being laid off and decided to take a chance on an opportunity.

I went to LA for two weeks and took the Improv 101 class at UCB. I had toyed with the idea of doing improv for the last year and a half but was too scared to even try it here in Sac. It took me a year of seeing ACL shows to start going to the open classes and all I wanted was to get better and better. I think the turning point was taking Joel Spence's class. I was WAY out of my league and so frustrated with myself. After the class I broke down and realized that I wanted it more than I was even aware of myself. I knew then that I wanted to get serious and try and get to be the best I could and I needed to do the intensive class in order to get myself ready to take Improv 2 at SCS.

It was two weeks filled with so many new things for me. Driving down the long trip by myself was exhilarating. I felt like I sat on the edge of excitement/fear/anticipation the entire time I was there. I got to wake up, go to class, see shows every night. I made friends that I hope to last me a lifetime, learn things that will help me in this journey of comedy that I want more than anything.

I took the negative parts of losing my job and saw an opportunity to do something for myself that I've always wanted but didn't think was possible. I have no doubt that going was the best decision I've ever made for myself and I can't wait to go back and take 201. I fell in love with that life and with LA.