Bleah.

To: My body
Sure, great, thanks.

Here I am, trying to organize a strong defensive position, trying to get you healthy and happy, trying to prevent the Martian Death Flu...

And you betray me with a stomach virus thing two days before I go cold turkey and give up the sugars.

Not only that, but you timed it perfectly: Just in time for my brief break and only "off" time for the End Of The Year/Beginning Of The Year celebration.

You suck, Body!
No love,
Kukla



I had Xmas goodies to eat! I had delicious egg nog and champagne to drink. Hell, those things are still sitting in my kitchen, laughing at me.

No sugar means no Bubble tea. I got my Bubble tea yesterday with great company, but then the tummeh went all funneh and I lost a whole evening to praying that the problem would exit through the back door and not escape through the attic window.

(Yeah. I'd rather have the worst @ssplosion in the world than vomit. No really.)

I was thinking that I would go and indulge my passion for bubble tea one last time today, but yesterday has left me weak and whiny and not wanting to go anywhere or do anything (much less shower and put on actual clothes.)

So I'm going to go ahead and state that I don't think I'll be going anywhere or doing anything celebratory tonight. I will, instead, stay here and screw around on the internet in between bouts of sleeping and reading and drinking fluids that are not booze.

Maybe I'll push back my sugar fast until the weekend. Start on Sunday, at the beginning of the week. Nah, eating more sugar is just going to make me feel bad for longer.




Sigh.

New year, new project, new show!

Conflation this year will be February 20-22nd, the theme is "Steampunk". www.conflation.org

It has been a great many years since I put on a show at Conflation, and I'm feeling nostalgic.

I'm putting together a Steampunk Burlesque Show for FRIDAY night at Conflation. Would you like to come play with me?
Since "Burlesque" originally was nothing more than low-brow musical parody (think SNL!) with ladies on the stage (as performers, distractions, etc.) I intend to showcase a variety show of silly sketches interspersed with modern Burlesque performances.

I have written several sketches, and am interested in finding out who can commit to this project. I need actors, dancers, singers, stage ninjas, backstage dressers/undressers, audience shills, writers, musicians, and the like. Some of you have already been contacted regarding a particular part or project, some of you haven't... yet.

Please respond promptly with an email or by commenting here with your email address so that I can put you on my personal email list to keep you abreast of the situation as it develops. I'm not going to bother with a Yahoogroup or LJ community or anything, just emails amongst ourselves. (Comments are screened, of course.)

Some potential questions and their answers:
"Thanks for inviting me, but I don't want to go on the stage."
No problem, although I should point out that I will also need backstage helpers, shills in the audience to provide a few carefully scripted cat-calls, and help building props/costumes/set pieces. If you are interested in helping out with some non-performance related activities, let me know!

"Will anyone else see my email?"
No, I intend to make these messages "BCC" only, but if you wish for your email to be shared, simply speak up. If the group at large decides unanimously that the emails should be visible to each other, we'll do it that way instead.

"I want to join in the fun, but not using the email you used for this message."
Send me an email and tell me which address you'd prefer for me to use.

"I am not interested, but my friend is!"
Send me your friend's contact info, and I will contact them privately. Warn them that I will be contacting them, please!

"Are we going to get paid for this? Is this a Troupe performance?"
No, and No.
This is something I am doing purely for the fun of it. I am not being paid, you are not being paid. Conflation couldn't afford a "professional" presentation, anyway. The good news is that I'm very relaxed about the show and so long as everyone has a good time I will call it a success! So don't worry about living up to a professional reputation, come to a few rehearsals, and let's put on a show "in the barn!"

"I have a cool idea for a skit of my own!"
Email me and tell me all about it! Keep it short and funny and I'll include it in the show, and help you recruit actors and help with sets, props, or costumes. However, the deadline for new submissions is going to have to be January 20th.


"I live out of town, can I still play?"
Keeping in mind that our show will be on Friday night, (Probably long about 8pm or later, after Opening Ceremonies) let me know if you think you can make it in town in time to play. If you can arrive with a fully-formed performance of some kind or other, let me know and I'll work it into the schedule!