before, when i said i was sore, i was lying.

dang! yesterday i took my first dance class in over 3 years. crazy. it's very, very strange to try to do something that you did consistently for 16 years after taking about a 10 year break. this body just didn't want to do some stuff. but i held it together! at one point, i really did think i would pass out. my old legs were shaking, i didn't think i could stand up again, but i did it. and then i did it another time after that. it felt good. painfully good. it's taken a long time to come to this. i will try to stick with it. for my mind and body. after i recover from the pain i'm currently in right now.

this weekend was nice...i got to see my friend arian on friday night. he's a big star now in nyc and flew in for a visit...he brought brendan and i some salty nuts from iran (i think that's where they were from) and he also came to see our show on saturday night.

i watched "annie hall" again yesterday. man, that's a good one.

then b and i watched "the graduate." also really great. i think i'm going to start a personal study of anne bancroft. whatta woman, huh?

alright...more later.

i love everyone.

sleepyhead me.

this morning i was falling asleep while driving to work. i think i really need a nap. wait a minute. i know i need a nap. or a full 8 hours of sleep.

last night we ate sushi with our friends mary, ravi, kenny, and lizzy. we decided to get a party platter since there were so damned many of us. we drank cold sake and at a ton of sushi and sashimi and such. yum. then we had a couple of the beers down the street. nice to catch up with one another.

ok. just overheard this...this dude at my work who is a decidedly caucasian person (and slightly bonkers) was talking to a couple of the other guys who are african-american. the white guy suddenly and without warning affected this sort of weird accent as he asked the two other guys for a favor. he sounded like a different person. it made me kind of embarassed for him. i don't ever want to hear that again.

morning thoughts 08.24.05

well, the shoot was really fun...i spent two days doing work that was easy with people who were really friendly and relaxed. as i expected, i ate excellently and guess what? ...i even got to take naps! in an actual trailer...with a bed! hurrah! now that is the life.

we did however, have to work out a bit for the commercial/print stuff and these old legs were a-shakin'! yikes! and today i am definitely sore. man, i need to exercise more. or just at all.

in other news...

my front bike tire is flat.

some friends from out of town are here in my town for the rest o' the week.

brendan made some delicious salsa again.

i have another couple of auditions today.

i learned some really exciting news yesterday.

it's significantly cooler this week in chicago and i can wear this new/old jacket i got at the village discount for $1.80.

here comes the ice mountain water guy.

my apartment is so very nice.

i want to sleep in til 9 one day soon.

i need to work on some writing today.

i will.

i will.

i WILL!