The start of a very busy week

 The weather outside is still crummy but the wind, at least, has subsided.  After class today I will go to Santa Monica's Din Tai Fung for take away fried rice with pork chops and hot and sour soup (no spice or oil).  We rarely go out anymore because of tipping - tips make eating out far too expensive.  It never was like this in the past and the future does not look good for the hospitality industry.

Wednesday is the last comedy workshop session.  I have been scripting and changing/modifying the script daily since 20 April.  Today there is nothing I want to change - this is the script I must indeed change from me acting to me doing this being me.......I am confident that this will be done - I like my script and know that I will get some laughs even if I screw up....If my timing is right I believe I will get a lot of laughs.

I ordered a collapsible display tripod from Amazon......will await a Janich picture and then will order both a large picture for display and some handouts.  Will I do a prat fall as part of my pantomime/physical comedy?  Great question!  I don't know yet......

On Thursday, both of us have our St John's volunteer interviews......Katherine is nervous....me?  no big deal.......but it is nice to be able to do something worthwhile - right across the street!

And Friday morning is the next to last LA Phil 11am concert of the season.  Next year there'll be 8 Friday morning concerts and 5 Sunday opera matinees at 2pm.  13 times a year - at least - I will E Line downtown to a wonderful change of pace to daily life.....

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