Aw, poor Chinventory.

I got hired/asked to write “An Improvised Blog” for ChicagoNow.com. I’m very excited to be part of this new media venture (according to the trades that should read “New Media Venture”); it may be a model for online journalists (though it’s obviously loosely based on the Huffington Post. I’m supposed to update 4 or 5 times a week, 3 at a minimum. The trick is balancing my writing for the improv community and the “Muggles” that will see it on ChicagoNow. The need for updates and just my own predilictions have expanded my jurisdiction to the broader fields of theater and comedy in general.

Wow, this girl at Caribou Coffee has beautiful teeth. I like nice teeth.

As of this moment, I have 5 blogs and 3 Twitter accounts. Blogs: ChicagoNow, Chinventory, I Hate Clark Street, Holmes Sick and I contribute to the Nerdington Post. On Twitter, I have my own personal account, one for Del Close, and one for my “ID” on ChicagoNow. Ugh.

I’m heading to Australia soon. I’m not ashamed to tell you that I’m a bit nervous. I’ve never travelled off the continent before. (well, Jamaica, but that was so long ago that I just needed to show my Teen Work Permit to travel. And to Toronto, I just showed a utility bill!!) I’m underprepared for the travel. I know it’s a common wish, but I wish I a bajillion dollars; I’d visit every city on the planet.

There are weird things happening in my life right now. I could disappear tomorrow and it really wouldn't’ affect much of anything, to tell the truth. What if I didn’t come back? I could pull a David Banner and just thumb across the country helping people out of jams with my wisdom. If only I had some sort of secret power; like kung-fu, a rampaging super-strong monster, or even a talking car. What am I going to do, improvise a monologue?

With ChicagoNow taking up some of blog-juice, I thought this blog was dead, but the need to communicate and write on other subjects is stirred by a steady stream of writing so just the opposite is happening. Hopefully, I’ll be able to update from Australia.