As you’ll recall, I was still in school at Humber at the time, so not too much interesting in life to report, though the finish line was coming into view and we were starting to do Portfolio Nights and the like. \u00a0There was a dinner party at Coach’s, a nice little McGill reunion where I fell into the ‘special’ brownie feedback loop, where they make you hungrier so you eat more which makes you hungrier ad nauseum. \u00a0(Literal nauseum!) \u00a0There was also Sketchfest, with a few panels I went too, including one featuring Kurt Smeaton where we acknowledged each other as beard brothers and stroked each other’s beards. \u00a0I don’t know why I remember that, but I’m not going to overanalyze it.<\/p>\n
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I think this actually came later, but since I don’t have a picture for this month, here’s what a Portfolio Night looks like, plus it’s a picture of me with some buddies, so why not?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n April 2013:<\/strong><\/p>\n School’s out for summer! \u00a0(Well, except for the internship, more on that later.) \u00a0The program ends, tears are shed, promises to keep in touch are made and are occasionally kept. \u00a0Nuff said. \u00a0Sadly, that is not what I’ll most remember April 2013 for.<\/p>\n May 2013:<\/strong><\/p>\n One big beginning, one big ending.<\/p>\n First, the beginning: I start working at Manifest for Mark Sarner. \u00a0It was my internship which segued into a contract that kept me there until the end of the calendar year. \u00a0It was a great experience, I learned a lot, hopefully did some good, and some projects were started that will hopefully lead to exciting developments down the road. \u00a0(Don’t want to jinx them, you’ll hear them if they come to fruition!) \u00a0And I relearn what it’s like to have a desk job, which is something I should know!<\/p>\n The ending: Comedy on the Danforth comes to an end. \u00a0The owner of the Timothy’s where we performed sold it off, and the new management weren’t interested in continuing it. \u00a0(Apparently, though it’s a franchise, headquarters was never too thrilled about it.) \u00a0The end of an era, but glad to have been a part of it, and very grateful to the great Gord Oxley for entrusting it to me and the wonderful Amy Zuch for carrying it on after me. \u00a0Good times were had, and I will be bitter the rest of my life whenever I have to pay for cake.<\/p>\n June 2013:<\/strong><\/p>\n It seems like I must have been adjusting to a day job, because not much seems to have happened in June, other than a few shows here and there. \u00a0Oh, and a trip to Winnipeg for cousin Jonathan’s wedding…which I know there are pictures of but I don’t seem to have any. \u00a0But a good time was had, sweaty dancing was done.<\/p>\n July 2013:<\/strong><\/p>\n Let’s see. \u00a0There was a surprise party for Lindsay at the Old Spaghetti Factory, and as you can see, every part of that sentence is fun. \u00a0I have an entry in my calendar that reads “Zoo 2 with Ian \/ Chicka Boom \/ Fringe tent?” and while I don’t remember what ‘Zoo 2’ is, I know that all of that happened. \u00a0Perhaps it was this night…?<\/p>\n At some point, I have the very Jewish experience of running from a bris (Noah, son of Rob and Alisa) to a show I’m in (with Jordan Kennedy). \u00a0And Book Club gets its summer tryout, which produced these lovely pictures with this lovely cast:<\/p>\n August 2013:<\/strong><\/p>\n We go to the cottage. \u00a0I don’t remember much about it, but without a dog, I assume it was weird. \u00a0But probably enjoyable. \u00a0Still a cottage after all.<\/p>\n A bunch of us go to a costume party at Casa Loma for the launch of some drink (Somersby something-or-other). \u00a0A pretty fun night, but one that would probably go unmentioned except I feel that this is the kind of picture that belongs in a blog, so…<\/p>\n Speaking of photogenic evenings, I’m part of a Buffy trivia team called “The Funny Syphilis” and WE WIN! \u00a0Though, in fairness, the “we” was really Ian and Ron winning, with Jess and I providing some sporadic backup and Noreen and Jenny wondering what they’d done in life to end up with such hopeless nerds for friends. \u00a0 But the important thing is good times were had, and we saved the world. \u00a0A lot.<\/p>\n And yes, I’m the one who thought it would be funny to be a vampire in the big group picture. \u00a0I stand by it.<\/p>\n And we end August with a few pics for the obscure fetish crowd: ankle injury! \u00a0It was sustained in a basketball game and my rebound kept the play alive and we won on the ensuing basket. \u00a0That was small compensation for the weeks I spent hobbled, but better than nothing, I suppose…<\/p>\n September 2013:<\/strong><\/p>\n Like most Septembers, this one included a Rosh Hashanah and a TIFF. \u00a0I don’t particularly remember either, but I’m sure they were both lovely.<\/p>\n My TIFF movies were:<\/p>\n Looking at that list, it seems like a pretty good year, because I seem to recall thinking Hateship Loveship, The Invisible Woman, and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby were all excellent. \u00a0(And as I write this, apparently The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby has been ruined since. \u00a0Google it if you want, it sounds like a sad Hollywood tale…)<\/p>\n From the ‘growing old ungracefully’ pile, I impress my high school friends by leaving their party as it wraps up at midnight to go to a party at Unit 102. \u00a0I also score a big hit on Twitter with the following: “Looking for Love in Alderaan Places, by Princess Leia #StarWarsAutobiographies” \u00a0These are apparently the things I care about at this point in my life.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n October 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n I have my first meeting with Julie about Book Club. \u00a0The meeting goes well. \u00a0Spoiler alert: The show goes less well. \u00a0It was and is a great idea that for whatever reason (probably me) never quite found its crowd or came together. \u00a0But this meeting is a happy memory, because Julie is a great improv mind and her enthusiasm for the project is something I hold onto, and hopefully, I’ll find a way to do something with it again. \u00a0Done.<\/p>\n Also in October, many of us old improv types (and some new ones) gather at Second City to watch the broadcast of the pilot of Super Fun Night, co-starring our very own Lauren Ash. \u00a0On a personal level, the experience reminds me how tribal I’ve become, all the more so as I drift away from a community I was once so immersed in. \u00a0There are a lot of these people where it would be stretch to say I’m friends with them, given how seldom we see each other or talk, but I guess I’ll always be rooting for them and reveling in their success. \u00a0And that’s a good thing.<\/p>\n And October wouldn’t be complete without Halloween pictures!<\/p>\n Well, normally, it would be. \u00a0But this year, I went for it, had a lovely time, and got a picture I absolutely adore! \u00a0Plus I answered the question “Why not Zoidberg?!?”<\/p>\n CROSSOVER EPISODE!!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n November 2013:<\/strong><\/p>\n November seems to have been a strangely busy month, by my strange standards.<\/p>\n I open with what would be a non-event to many but was a big event to me: Jane Espenson retweeted me!<\/p>\n I shouldn’t care, but it tickles me to know that for however many seconds, I amused one of my writing heroes. \u00a0With a terrible pun. \u00a0I will admit the screen capture might have been excessive…and I’d like to say it was the last time I used a screen capture to save a Twitter moment…<\/p>\n Around this time, I also organized a mini-UBC reunion around a production of A Room Of One’s Own, directed by Sarah Rodgers and starring Naomi Wright. \u00a0(As an aside, you should never miss an opportunity to see anything directed by Sarah OR starring Naomi, but if you miss a show that’s an AND, you’re an idiot!) \u00a0It was lovely to see Niki and Andrea and Anastasia and Kelly again, so it turns out, in small doses, I am a reunion guy! \u00a0And as a bonus reunion, Kayla had a small part in the play, so after some initial awkwardness in the pre-show where I was tentative about pulling her out of character, I got to catch up with her too!<\/p>\n Then another career milestone: I appeared on the BBC! \u00a0Kind of. \u00a0My face. \u00a0Which counts. \u00a0They were there doing a story on Rob Ford and though their camera died before I got out some perfect soundbite zingers, it was still pretty neat. \u00a0(Sidenote: I haven’t talked about all the Rob Ford ridiculousness, but when I look back on this period, if I’m being honest with myself, I was fairly obsessed with it and it took up a lot of my time. \u00a0An awful, awful man…and as I’m writing this, he’s currently undergoing treatment for cancer.)<\/p>\n Here’s the cast:<\/p>\n Here’s the link to the BBC story:\u00a0http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-24890797<\/a><\/p>\n And here’s the video (which may go away, but it’s here for now!):![\"May](\"https:\/\/scatteredflurries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/May-2013-A-portfolio-night.jpg\")
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