My pants are coming off in public this Sunday

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Last year, over 100 people came together for a common cause: the cause of taking off our pants and riding on the Light Rail.

OK, so we didn't try and cure cancer. But we sure had a lot of fun! We got great local, national and even international news coverage. Rumor has it my bare legs were seen on Scandinavian television the next day. Guess they don't have a lot to do up there. That, or looking at my gams keeps them warm at night. My money is on the former.

It's time to do it again. This coming Sunday, January 10th. You really should come out and take your pants off with us, as it's a grand old time. I'll be there again. With no pants on.

Having epic amounts of fun

#eshb09 - Epic Super Hero/Villain Battle 2009

Originally uploaded by sheiladeeisme

Last night was the Epic Super Hero/Villain Battle 2009. I helped organize the event as part of Improv AZ. Additionally, I took on directorial duties to coordinate the Hero-side of the battle.

As you can see from dozens of pics on Flickr, the battle was a smash success. Truly meeting the "epic" descriptor. While it looks like it went off without a hitch -- a hitch there was. Scottsdale Fashion Square security intercepted my intrepid band of heroes before we could step foot inside the mall. After some tense negotiation (kidding -- everyone was quite friendly) between our group, security and a lone police officer, we were allowed to pass through the mall sans masks. Since the battle was taking place outside of the mall-proper (you don't think we're stupid enough to do this inside the mall, do you?), we modified our plans slightly and proceeded.

Which brings me to the point of this post. You see, Improv AZ is fun. PodCamp AZ is fun. Hacknight at Gangplank is fun. Ignite Phoenix is fun. And #evfn is a heck of a lot of fun.

I'm working a full time job now. With a 45 minute one-way commute. And I'm still dedicating 15 - 20 hours a week to my duties for Podiobooks.com¹.

I spend a lot of time on things that are fun. And when something stops being fun, I stop doing it. Save the work stuff. But I try and make that fun, too.

Are you having fun?

^{1 - Podiobooks.com is a hell of a lot of fun. I put it here in the "work" paragraph because it's more than fun, and I can quantify the time.}

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Improv AZ mission #2 a success!

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How did your spend your Sunday afternoon? We spent ours welcoming back a total stranger at the airport.

Nope. Not kidding.

It's another one of our "warm ups" for Improv AZ that started with the No Pants Day Light Rail ride a few months ago (that amazingly got picked up by the press in places like BOSTON!). This one is called Welcome Back!, and it's a solid staple in the "Improv Everywhere" lineup. Our little group is shaping up to be a lot of fun, and I look forward to the next event! Check out the write-up, complete with pics and a video. Everyone wanted to be Debbie!

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