Indelible Adventures

This past week I hit the stage for my first Improv performance…    As you know I’ve been attending Improv classes since May and currently completing level C, in fact next week is my final class at this level.   I’ll miss it, no I think I'll miss my classmates most of all as we've really bonded. Improv rocks! There is always a little angst amongst the group as to whose moving on to the next level and who is going to take a break.   I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve been with four of my classmates since we began way back in May, which isn’t bad for a class of 13.   With the final week looming there are a number of my classmates that are still undecided as to whether they’re going to come back for level D. For me it hasn’t been a hard decision to continue as I’ve been hooked on Improv since my first class, well that isn’t entirely true…perhaps I should have been more specific.   Even though my first two instructors were good the classes during t...

Life is finally settling down for me after a few tumultuous years, with Dad dying and my fourteen year marriage ending in 2011, then layer on me changing jobs in mid 2012 to spend more time with the kids it seems to have been one thing after another for a while there. Clearly there were times when I doubted I could survive it all emotionally, but here I am a couple of years on and finally getting it together.  Los Angeles taken from Griffiths Observatory last weekend Have you ever felt like the world is at your feet?  Surprisingly the last few weeks I’ve really had that feeling again.  I must admit over recent years it’s been a very sporadic and fleeting feeling, that being said for some inexplicable reason it’s resurfaced. ☺ Don't get me wrong I like it!  That feeling of endless choices in your life and the confidence that no matter what route you take things are going to be great and turn out for the best is truly exhilarating and somewhat addictive....

As many of you will remember last Christmas Zach, Sami and I undertook a road trip to Florida for our week together.   We had a great time driving to Florida, granted it took us the better part of 32 hours because of our circuitous route and constant stops, but we had a great time!  Who knew that a road trip with teenagers could be so enjoyable…actually I did and I think deep down so did they.   The reality of it is that they're excellent travellers who I've trained well especially when it comes to packing light for a flight, yes carryon only thank you very much!  Two curious souls who enjoy exploring as much as I do...thank goodness.  ☺    En-route to Los Angeles earlier today and following along on the seat map As I write this week’s blog we’re somewhere over Iowa jetting toward Los Angeles for a long weekend of fun and exploration.  Incidentally this weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving hence the long weekend. This time last year Sami and ...

As many of my regular readers know I’ve been taking Improv classes each week for the past six months, and recently started level C which is the mid point in the workshop series as it goes up to level E.   Once you progress past level E you have to audition to get into the conservatory program, which is another full years worth of study.   Over the ensuing months I’ve been asked by lots of people, not just Zach and Sami why I’m taking Improv. Initially the kids were more than a little concerned as they both thought that I was going to quit my day job and become a comedian, nothing could be further from the truth, actually I'm taking Improv for fun!  As an aside, they are thoroughly embarrassed that their friends might find out that I’m taking Improv.   Who knew that there’d be such a “stigma” attached to me doing Improv within my own household, never the less I’m soldiering on!  J Level C has presented a number of big challenges since the ...