Called my parents a couple days ago, because I'm a good daughter. My dad had asked for some ideas as to what Jason would like for Christmas. I gave him a couple lame ideas and then said, "Ooh....but what would be REALLY cool would be THIS!" My dad took it into consideration, then called me at eight this morning to say, "Wow, you're awake?" (he forgets that there's a two hour time difference and it's totally not six in the morning here) before saying, " You know that special thing you told me about? Well don't buy one for Jason." Sweet. So Jason, I know something you don't know. And it's really cool. And when I know something somebody doesn't know and it's something really cool, I do this:

I really need to tell Brianna to stop slurping, it's really loud over on her side of the table.

I never thought I'd see the day.....

Here's a dilemma I've never had before....I don't know if I want to try out for a musical this summer or focus more on improv. Crap! Theater in the Park is doing Beauty and the Beast, which I would just love to do...but that would take away a LOT of time from improv and my family. Improv is much less of a commitment than a play or musical because you only rehearse one night a week and perform a couple times a month. Yeah, it's ongoing, but most people who do plays and musicals do a few a year, and they rehearse five nights a week. So yeah, B&B is one musical I seriously consider taking the time to do, but how much would that take away from my improving? I'm torn! The good news is I have a few months to decide.

Post happy

I know I've posted a lot today, but I just have to share with you this awesome tidbit of news....NIFER IS AN IMP!!!!! Woo hoo! She auditioned tonight and is now officially a part of the Roving Imps! I hope she's ready to see a ton of me because we're now in 2 troupes together! :-D

Once, twice, three times a ladybug

As some of you know, Kansas City has been infested by ladybugs recently. I walked into my kitchen and saw this spider getting revenge. Too cool, had to snap a picture:

Note to self....

Just a friendly little reminder. Don't park your coffeemaker too close to the edge of the counter, especially after filling the tank with water. It will become imbalanced and fall, the carafe will break, and you will not be able to enjoy your Guatemalan coffee beans from The Roasterie. Now if you will excuse me, I'm off to Starbucks.

I can has improv?

Went to antiprov rehearsal tonight. Things are really starting to come together! I'm having a lot of fun with Scott and Joe, and we've come up with some pretty cool new games. I have to admit I'm getting pretty proud of what we're doing. :-) I'm also in the process of writing my very first sketch, something I've never even attempted to do before. We'll see how this goes. I'm supposed to have it done by tomorrow, heh heh...we'll see. If it ever gets filmed I'll totally post the video. Rehearsal tomorrow night, rehearsal Wednesday night, Performance Saturday. Mmm....improv heaven. It's nice up here.

I'm a luck dragon!

We did manage to make a little magic last night....decorating the house for Christmas! I made a huge dinner with all sorts of yummy things then Jason pulled the decorations up from the basement and we took down the fall stuff, set up the tree, and went nuts. I don't know if it's because we don't have as many ornaments or if it's because I'm an adult, but it seems like it used to take a lot longer when I was a kid. Before long, though, the tree was decorated and we turned off the lights and drank egg nog in the soft multicolored glow. The girls looked so beautiful with their little faces all lit up by the tree and I was reminded of when I was a kid and we'd sit on the couch with the fire going and Manheim Steamroller in the background (a lot more peaceful than it sounds) drinking hot chocolate. I used to stare at the ceiling because we had lights that would periodically turn on and off and I liked to see the shadow of the pine needles on the ceiling as it changed with each blink. Leigha wrapped up a bunch of things from her room and drew all over the paper with sharpies, then wrote to and from. There are four of us and she put about six presents under the tree. She's so sweet.