At the time I felt pretty busy working full time and going to school full time, but in hindsight all I remember is pulling up to the party on my brand new scooter, reading in the condo hot tub, dusting my glass desk, and over-wearing my brown floral dress. I know one day I will look back on these early Chicago years and feel just as rosy. For myself on that day, for posterity, an outline of October 1st:
8 - wake up and finish/revise a piece for my sketch class
9:30 - advanced aerobic step class followed by steam room
11 - shower and race around packing my backpack with show clothes and scripts
11: 30 - take $4 Lyft to theatre for sketch class
11:55 - run through Whole Foods across from theatre buying fast lunch/breakfast ($9)
12 - unapologetically eat chili throughout first twenty minutes of class
1:30 - on a break from class buy and consume spinach smoothie and Cliff bar ($10)
2:55 - run out of class
3 - check-in to an audition for a new show at same theatre
4:40 - dash out of the audition and once again into WF for a sushi roll ($8)
4:45 - Uber to SC ($3), scarf wasabi
5 - rapid-fire rehearsal of archived sketch show
7:10 - run to the bathroom, lock the door, flat iron my hair and throw on a dress
7:30 - perform sketch show
8:10 - get notes from director
8:20 - take the train home while answering student emails
9:05 - eat pretzels and hummus, change into casual performance attire
9:15 - Uber to comedy theatre ($4)
9:35 - orchestrate a brief hangout with and old friend from the scene in STL
10:10 - call time for improv show downstairs
10:30 - perform my first sit-in show for WNT
12 - show's over, sit in the greenroom
12:10 - walk to the train
12:40 - arrive home, exhausted but heart still pounding
1 - try to read, pass out
In summation: I spent truly all day yesterday doing comedy. I got paid zero dollars. I spent $46. I should buy stock in Whole Foods. For my first two hours of consciousness today, I stayed in bed.
