breathe deep, believers.

the night is young, and you're so beautful. let's get everyone up to speed!

about two weeks ago, post script ambiguity hosted its second show. it was another hit! we focused a lot on sensory perception. we included games that wheaton improv has never played in a formal show before, such as "taster's choice" (where two createe a scene and are occasionally handed a cup of food, such as peanut butter, hot sauce, and flour, to inform them of the next direction the scene takes), and "head in a bucket" (aka "oxygen deprivation": three players create a scene, but one of the three players must have their head in a bucketful of water at all times, and all players rotate into the bucket at some point. no one dies). i was in the latter, but not the former! we were received warmly again by our amazing audience, and look forward greatly to our last show of the semester next week.

by the way, it bears mentioning that my dad will be coming to that show! i'm really excited for him to be able to see what i do and hopefully understand it a little better. as we have come to say in improv, "it's easier done than said." oh, but for more things in life to be this true!

musicians the decemberists came through wheaton a day before our improv show for a halloween spectacular. the band came dressed as characters from "the shining" (including two men dressed up as the creepy twins: the lead singer noted that they were "probably the fist time two men in drag have stood on the stage at wheaton college"–– which, i can tell you, is not true.) it's always a little funny (and rare) to have secular groups come through and play at our edman chapel, but so glad that they took full advantage of it and got permission to play the chapel's organ on a "dracula" theme. it was brilliant. i stood at the front of the crowd with a friend i made this summer who came in from the city for the show. had a great time, but sad that i came away with no pictures.

as my curious fascination with the passage of time persists, i find it notable that a year ago i was in new zealand, trying to get the most out of being abroad for the last time for awhile. this thanksgiving will be different for sure, but i know i'll be no less grateful to be home.

classes have reached a kind of calm before the storm, if you will. due dates will start dropping like flies in the last week and a half before thanksgiving, and so i'm going to try to use as much of my time as possible to be sure i hit those marks.

and, for the record, i'm a little less freaked out now than in my last post. well, let's be honest, it comes and goes. BUT. i'm confident, i'm job hunting, and i'm hoping for the best. all will be well.

thanks for your love and prayers.