Frozen Monkey

I’ve been doing a lot of everything lately, so this blog entry will cover as much as I can remember. The Arctic Monkeys concert was fun, for me anyway. They played most of the songs from their two albums, but missed Riot Van. I had hoped they’d play that...

The cost of anarchy

Big in Japan had a great set of improv at Harold Night last Monday. Maybe not because it was the funniest or best improv we’ve ever done, but because we accomplished a goal for our performances that’s eluded us for the last couple of months. We’ve...

First perfect weekend

I always enjoy arriving back in Hamilton, but when the day looks this good, it’s extra special. It’s been a very long week that passed disturbingly quickly. I was glad to set foot on home turf again. It’s been a busy weekend so far, except for Friday...

St. Patty’s Day

Well that was a fun weekend home. Landing in Hamilton was a bit hairy because of the wild weather. The pilot had to abort the landing about 10 seconds from touchdown. The engines roared and the plane banked steeply into the sky again. My fellow passengers and I looked...

So much is happening

This has been one of the busiest weeks I can remember. First of all, the big news is that I got a new job. I’ll be working for a software design company in Montreal as a project manager. It has all come together so quickly. On Monday night, I started discussing...

Level one launched!

My first level one class was a big success. The students are 8 very different people ranging in age from 17 to over 60. Everyone had a different level of improv experience too, from zero to Second City Conservatory and everything in between. It was great to bond...