The Return of Beerman and Two Days in Chicago.

The intern boathouse party was held last night, and the theme was superheroes and villains. So of course I was Beerman once again.

However, I improved upon the design of the suit, including adding a functional helmet that holds two beers and one of those hooks that people use for their keys and mountain climbing to the front of the suit which would hold a beer stein. I made a belt that didn't work, but with two beers in my hands I was capable of wearing ten beers on my person at one time!

Clearly I have too much time on my hands.

The party was fun, the girls' side of the boathouse was decorated and had food and a full bar, and the guys' side was decked out with blacklights and turned into a dance room. Everyone seemed to be in a party mood for about an hour and a half however, and eventually I was one of the only people still in my costume, asking people if they wanted a beer, to which they would usually reply, "Dude, why are you still in your costume?" Plus it was hard to dance with it on, and then it broke so eventually I was walking around in a wifebeater and black tights with Miller Lite boxers on. However there were some really inventive costumes and it was a lot of fun.

Earlier in the week I took a trip to Chicago for a couple of days since rehearsals for Sherlock Holmes didn't start until Thursday. It was a great time; I got to see a bunch of people, got margaritas at Mayan Palace, saw Dark Knight in Imax, saw Superior Donuts at Steppenwolf, and played my PS3 at Mike and Kate's, which is where I stayed with Kent and Duke even though Mike and Kate were on vacation, which was nice of them. I also spent a buttload of money as I was finally in a place where there is stuff to do. I also realized that I am currently living in some sort of playland where I don't have to work a shitty job and use public transportation and see hundreds of people every day. Which is what I will be going back to in about two months. Hopefully some sort of oppurtunity will arise and Kent will be able to lock down a sweet apartment, because otherwise I will be right back in the shit of things. However, I am really excited to get back to some sort of normalcy and just be around my friends and get used to the city again, which I think will be easy.

This week people some people start to leave, and even though it's the middle of August, it's already getting colder. But Sherlock Holmes will go up and I am moving up to the actor housing, which means I will have my own bathroom. Sweet.

My Wii Fit tells me I am overweight.

Upon going to Target randomly on my day off yesterday while waiting for Mallory to finish her laundry, I happened across a Wii Fit, something I didn't think I would see for a long time, as they sell out insanely fast. So of course I bought it.

Apparently, not only have I not lost any weight at all since I've been here (I was under the impression I'd at least lost a couple of pounds just eating right), but my approximate Wii Fit age is 38, but then again I had the board turned the wrong way so I screwed up all the balance tests. Either way, I spent a good portion of my day today (I don't have anything to do until the show call at 730 PM) sweating and playing video games, which somehow feels dignified because my legs are sore.

I went to one of the other equity theatres in the area, Door Shakespeare, for their production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which I have never seen or read before, but ended up having a great time as the actors were really great. The set is actually just a tree and a field, there is no stage, but for this particular play it really worked well.
Afterwards, me, Joe and Neil ended up going to a bonfire with actors from all of the different theatres, some from Door Shakes, some from AFT, and a few professional bluegrass musicians who teach at the Bluegrass Academy that is apparently here as well. It was a great time, and I met some really cool people. The music was amazing and we just stayed up by the bonfire drinking and hanging out until like 3 in the morning. So a bunch of them are going to come see the show tonite and probably hang out afterwards, so that should be fun, even though I may be nervous as I'll feel the need to deliver after their great show last night.

Other than that, the only thing that is weird at this point is how to spend my free time. So far I've been switching between reading The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama to Devil in the White City, learning HTML, working on my website, reediting my voiceover demos, going on bike rides, to learning some new songs on the piano, and brushing up on monologues. It gets pretty boring actually when most everyone is either in rehearsal for the next show going up next wednesday (Rumors) or working in the offices and shops, and sometimes I will just go bug people.

I really miss Chicago a lot and everyone there and want to get back to visit at least soon, if not try to set up some auditions or something. At the moment my plan is to drive back after the show is done on October 19th to Chicago, drop my stuff off, stop in Pittsburgh to visit Joy at Point Park, then get back to Virginia and drop the car off, maybe stay for a couple of days and then fly back to Chi. I am debating taking a California trip for a week after halloween if nothing turns up right away on the job front. Also, David Thigpen told me about potentially going to India with him and some other people in January, so I'm debating it because why the hell not?

Also, the new Watchmen trailer looks HOT, and I am looking forward to Pineapple Express coming out. Also I am not sure about it, but they are coming out with a Max Payne movie starring Mark Wahlburg. I love the games, but I don't know what I think about him as Max Payne.