Ack, okay. I’ll admit it. I make noises. All the time. Wack-a-doo little sounds can oft be witnessed escaping my mouth ’cause they’re simply superior at conveying my exact feelings than words are. And I love words. (Mmmm-num-num-num…don’t get me wrong! This lady loves words). But sometimes, noises are just better. Hoo-diddle-lee-dee!*
It’s when I don’t [...]
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When I click on “new post” this site immediately puts a blinking cursor into the space where I should put the title of my new post. That seems a little pushy to me. At least today it does. Maybe it’s because it’s the beginning of a new year. I’m not really sure where this post [...]
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My head, my heart, and my soul are all still swimming from it all.
About a year ago, I created some short, cute scenes involving dating and break-ups with a sock monkey playing the other character. They were entertaining and well-received. An audience member came up to me after one of my performances and asked if [...]
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I love sleep. I am a good sleeper. Well okay, I am not one of those people that can fall asleep anywhere or anytime. In fact, in that regard, I’m probably considered a picky sleeper. It has to be dark and it has to be quiet. I don’t do night-lights. I don’t do tick-tocking clocks. [...]
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As an actor, I’ve been warned to never work with animals or children. The subject of sock monkeys, however, never came up. And I must say, I kind of wish it had. I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into with my choice of a cast. But in this tell-all post, I am [...]
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ginger pecan scones
an old book
autumn leaves
fresh baked bread
rain
that expensive lotion I bought that has sandalwood in it
lavender bath salts
jasmine tea
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So I set up a little email address for peeps to use to contact me for info about shows, classes, workshops, and other projects.
andthemonkey at gmail dot com
I’m kind of excited about it. It’s the first time EVER that the first “user-name” I typed in was accepted. Nice. Also, the page has pretty pink blossoms [...]
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I flew back from my The Good, the Bad, and the Monkey previews on the west coast this week. In the ladies’ bathroom at O’Hare, “Sweet Home, Chicago” was serenading me while I did what one does there. It gave me a deja vous feeling. I’ve done number one to that same number in O’Hare [...]
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Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I am going to do some laundry.
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When I moved to Chicago in the summer of 2007, excited midwesterners bopped all around me continuously exclaiming, “Chicago’s summers are wonderful!” and “Oh, the best place to be for summer is Chicago!!”
I had just moved here from Seattle where the summers are pleasantly moderate with no humidity. Combine that with mountain air and the [...]
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