Laugh for Wellspring.

I know I have precious little free time as it is, but all the same, at the start of July I auditioned for and joined an improv comedy group here in London called F For Fantastic.

The group has been active for a few years, and I’ve been attending rehearsals near every Wednesday and Friday afternoons in anticipation of the newest lineup’s debut performance August 15th at Laugh for Wellspring.

The Laugh for Wellspring show is a benefit variety show in support of Wellspring, a network of community support centres in Ontario, Alberta, and Nova Scotia. Wellspring offers support and counsel for people diagnosed with cancer, and has many programs for the benefit of them and their families. Our show, is going to raise funds in support of Wellspring and its endeavours.

I am honoured to say that I’ve been selected to host the event, and alongside musical acts Revolution Runners and Kilworth, performances by F For Fantastic and stand-up comedian Darrin Rose headlining, I will be onstage here in London to assist in making a night to remember in support of a very worthy cause.

Doors open at 6:30 pm, and we begin at 7:00 pm. The show will be featured at the Wolf Performance Hall in London’s Central Library, downtown London at 251 Dundas St (near Wellington). This show is organized by and a production of All Kinds of Talent Entertainment, managed by Christian Harter.

Admission is $10, and amongst other attractions there will be a silent auction with proceeds going to Wellspring. Tickets are available primarily through performers, so let me know how many you might want and I will be sure to set them aside for you. I really do hope to see you there.

Testing…

So I’ve recently downgraded from Flock to Firefox. It was a difficult decision to make, and not one I enjoyed having to carry out, but now it’s done.

See, I had no problems overlooking the fact that there were compatibility issues left and right with the browser – instead downloading the Firefox equivalent patches and services to most great success – but lately it’s just been running far too slowly. The browser is fantastic, and I loved having every social app and network integrated into the browser, but when it came down to it I really didn’t need it.

So the challenge becomes to make Firefox more like the type of browser that I’m used to. I’ve been checking out the add-ons to see what I can find and incorporate into Firefox to make it more like the social browser I’ve left behind. Finding a way to integrate my Gmail was easy, but finding a blogging tool and an RSS feed reader for it have so far been less than fun.

So here I am, testing out a blogging add-on. Hopefully this will appear exactly the way that I want it to with little to no editing or formatting on my part. If so, I think I could stick with it, at least until something better came along. Right now, though, I’m not so much impressed that I can’t write in some kind of a Source mode… fingers crossed, everyone.

Edit: I found the Source view. Seems I’ll have control over all I want, and this entry looks no different than any other. Time will tell…

Harry Potter and the Douchebag Magicians.

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There’s nothing I can do or say to make this any better. Honestly I like it as an alternate ending, if for any reason the other one doesn’t work out…

You mean Awesome Day.

Me, one week ago at the Canada Day celebration in downtown London. It was raining, but the city still put on a a great fireworks display. Sure, there are undeniable similes tying the fireworks and celebration to wars past, but all the same, the spirit it inspires in everyone is a pretty cool thing.

Also, I received that hat as a Christmas present countless years ago. This marked the first – and so far, only – time I’ve ever worn it. I love it now, though. So very much.

Memory.

“While we are all unique and irreplaceable on a personal scale, as far as public perception is concerned, the world will produce new soldiers, cops, and firefighters. I think it’s okay to recognize that Michael Jackson is gone, and we will never, ever see the likes of him again.”

via Lolliblog. I think this touches on the matter very well. Watching the memorial while I was at work today got me feeling pretty heavy – like I was a kid again, listening to his records, not quite yet appreciating the brilliance of it as I enjoyed every second. Funny how time plays with a memory like that.

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