all in the name of co-me-dy...

hello hello. i've been feeling a little nervous today, hence the mucking with the template... the reason for my nervousness, you ask? well, where do i start. yesterday, i was emailed information about an opportunity to experience something i wouldn't usually be up for. as soon as i saw the email, and before i could talk/think myself out of it, i made arrangements to participate. it's all happening tonight - this experience involves me putting myself out on a limb in a rather big way - and the only outcome as far as i can see it is rejection (with the added bonus of a little ridicule, maybe). why am i doing this to myself, then? all because i know that the experience will probably give me some fodder for a future standup routine. i've been sitting here giving myself heartburn because i am almost certain i will make a bit of a goose of myself this evening, and yet i will do it... and that there's a little insight on the weird inner mind workings of the sometimes-comedian. i will update you on my self-inflicted punishment when i have recovered from the pain.

on the writing front - i have made a little start on the broad outline for my second novel, and i think this idea has legs. i spend more time thinking about scenarios than i actually do writing. hence today i washed the dishes and made bluberry muffins...