tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91538902855322575482012-02-16T13:04:24.371-08:00A socially awkward adult talks to strangers.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005168309963091839noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153890285532257548.post-17079351610495769662010-05-03T11:20:00.000-07:002010-05-03T11:40:21.534-07:00

Radiohead Ensemble - Old Town School of Folk Music"Question: What do you call a drummer who breaks up with his girlfriend?Answer: Homeless."- Winston ChurchillSo, here it is, a poorly, poorly kept secret: I don’t really know how to play drums.Okay, I do – but not really well.Luckily, playing the drums is something that you don’t really have to know how to do in order to do it. It’s one of the few

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Recently, a play that I wrote entitled "The Untimely Death of Adolf Hitler" was accepted into Sketchbook, a short play festival here in Chicago produced by Collaboraction, a ecclectic and fun theatre company. I'm a big fan of Collaboraction, because their shows are always unique and they aren't afraid to take chances. For example, in their upcoming Sketchbook, they are featuring a play entitled "

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S&M House Party - Los Angeles“This… up here… this is called a yolk.”- DmytrieSaturday NightS&M House PartyHollywood HillsLos Angeles, California Time: 11:00pmCost: Price of a ticket out to LA. Perhaps... your very soul. Free.I’m going to level with you right away, dear readers, I’m full of shit on this one.Was it a house part in the Hollywood Hills? You bet it was.Is that in Los Angeles and,

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D&D 101 (Chicago Nerd Social Club) - Dice DojoWhat I could do is point out that where you don’t see ponytails, you see hair being pushed behind ears. And facial hair. There’s plenty of facial hair. It’s mostly goatees, but you can see the occasional Gandalf beard or wild thatch of character-based sideburn. What I could do is crack wise about how there are enough pewter, fantasy-themed necklaces

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Mice: Surprise!Birds: Surprise!Gus: Duh, duh, duh... Happy Birthday!- Mice, Birds and Gus (a heartwarming scene), CinderellaAbove all, self-control.- Stepmother (a different scene), CinderellaDon't know what it is I did so wrong,Now I know what I got,It's just this song.And it ain't easy to get back, takes so long.- Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone), CinderellaStarting a blog out with

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"Do or do not - there is no try"Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back"This world meets nobody halfway. If you want something, you gotta take it... as long as you lose like a winner, it doesn't matter... all you can do is try."Lincoln Hawk, Over the TopBoy I need your touch,Your love, kisses, and such.With all my might I try,But this I can't deny:I play it off but I'm dreamin' of you,I'll keep my cool but

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Hello, all.While I transition from not being sick to wanting to do anything but lie down and complain. I thought I might grace everyone with a poignant story that will go a ways toward showing a few failed attempts at social interaction. That way, when you read further stories (and there will be, I swear) about me triumphing over my very nature, you’ll be extra super impressed. This technique is

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Met: Ace“I just want you to know you got off kinda light with what you got, you know what I’m sayin’? I’m pretty sure I had a pistol on me that day.”When I started this blog oh, so many weeks ago, I decided that to keep myself committed to this thing would be the biggest challenge. I generally tend to hate things very much and constantly find it very difficult to be dedicated to them. Besides, in

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Chicago Cares Volunteer Project - Jackson ParkNo more than fifteen seconds after I meet him, Ross is laying out a soft-spoken tirade about oak trees. Ross is older, be-flanneled, with long, gray hair tied in a ponytail. He also looks so much like John Denver that he may very well be some parallel universe's John Denver that put down his guitar one day and said “You know what, to hell with this

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Having Carlos approach Mary and repeat the thing that I had just said to everyone (“Imagine the sort of awesome fucking job that would let you drunkenly masturbate during the interview,” which could be construed as crass, you know, out of context), isn’t exactly the first impression I would want her to have of us but it gets her attention. She’s taken aback, but when we manage to tell her that

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The first thing I see is a Dalmation sitting on a barstool, its large, mournful eyes fixed on a takeout container of Thai food. This makes me turn around to look back at the stairs we’ve just descended to be sure I didn’t make a wrong turn somewhere. I figure maybe I'll a sign reading “Thai Food for Grieving Dogs” or “Ye Olde Dog Sittery” or maybe “That Fever Dream You Had That One Time.”But, no,

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Hello. My name is Andy.I'm gonna throw some facts at you:I am a writer (At least until this Administrative Assistant thing really takes off)I have lived in Chicago for seven (7) years.I have met every single friend that I have through work or school.I have no idea of how to meet people.I would like to begin by blaming the American school systems for this. Every friend that I made before I moved

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