Next week, I will take the stage at PTE for my first stand up set. I have jokes, ways to say them, but will not know if they will get laughs until the closing cabaret. I know in the end, seeing a stand-up special will never be the same for me. Cristela Alonso in her … Continue reading Finding My Funny: Nearing Showtime
Tag: Winnipeg
Hollywood Comes North
Winnipeg, land of snow, ice, and... filmmaking? Believe or not, this city had some films shot here. Usually, we get straight-to-video horror movies, including the latest, Cult of Chucky, with a scene filmed just across the street from the library in January: The building in the background is the old police station, also known as … Continue reading Hollywood Comes North
Finding My Funny
The email from the Prairie Theatre Exchange acting school reminded me about spots left in some their winter term classes. I already took a 20 week, yup 20, acting foundations class. I learned my mind was Teflon at the time while memorising a monologue for the class but helped me get out of some areas … Continue reading Finding My Funny
Music Monday: Song For A Winter’s Night by Sarah McLachlan
This Gordon Lightfoot remake originally appeared on Sarah's earlier album Rarities, B-Sides & Other Stuff Vol. 1, a CD played nearly to death in my twenties. It's not the first Sarah track featured on the blog but appropriate for the time of year. January is not an easy month. Little by little, the days get … Continue reading Music Monday: Song For A Winter’s Night by Sarah McLachlan
A Fun Post About Types
How do I pass the time on my bus? By looking at a collage, I did on an app and writing about it. Before cutting my cable, I discovered the show 'Lucifer', based on a comic written by Neil Gaiman. After racking my brain trying to figure out where I have seen Tom Ellis, I … Continue reading A Fun Post About Types
A Turtle With Snow On Its Shell
Winnipeg gets its name from a Cree word meaning 'Muddy Water.' Another name, one I like better and also comes from Indigenous history, is 'Turtle Island.' It suits this city as we like to move at a slow pace in regards to everything. Ever wonder how Winnipeg can move even slower than a turtle? Dump … Continue reading A Turtle With Snow On Its Shell
Music Monday: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas by Johnny Mathis
Winnipeg had a mild fall, with a snowfall evaporating by the next day, with some people hanging onto to shorts for as long as humanly possibly. Could it be, some thought, a Christmas without snow? December rolled in and with five days into the month, the weather laughed as if to say, Dudes, you ain't … Continue reading Music Monday: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas by Johnny Mathis
Up Before the Crack of Dawn With A Little Help
In September I purchased a Philips Wake Up Light like this one: The winter of 2015-2016 marked a turning point in my sleep habits. Unless it's a hotel room in New York, I had a hell of a time waking up. Not even the dulcet sounds of CBC Radio can ease me into a new … Continue reading Up Before the Crack of Dawn With A Little Help
Music Monday: It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye To Yesterday by Boys II Men
I sat at my desk during my coffee break and noticed someone on Facebook tagged me in a post. We went to the same high school and the last couple of years I connected with people from those days. I don't connect with everyone, and they connected with people I have no interest in 'friending' … Continue reading Music Monday: It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye To Yesterday by Boys II Men
Long Weekend Supplemental
For a long time, people called the first Monday in August the Civic Holiday long weekend. Calling it the next-to-last long weekend would not fly with the public, so the holiday now bears the name Terry Fox Day. This same day also takes the name Heritage Day (Alberta) and Simcoe Day in Toronto. If you … Continue reading Long Weekend Supplemental
Unpaused Life 