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Jan 11, 2007

I have this recurring daydream that I will lose all my
memory and will have to use my cell phone to figure
out who I am. And I try to imagine what people in my
cell phone would say if I called them and asked them
who I was. I've been thinking about this a lot.
Maybe it will become a play.

I recently put in my parent's phone number into my new
phone under "mom and dad" even though the number has
remained unchanged for all my life and there is no
sane reason for me to have that number programmed into
my phone. I'd like to think that when I get amnesia I
will call them first. Of course they won't be home
and I wouldn't know to call K. I may change her
number in my phone to say girlfriend. If you had
amnesia, would you dial the number programmed into
your phone as significant other or would you assume
it's a business or something?

what is your recurring daydream/fear?

on writing

http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/lpt/nwpr/456

thanks to malachy

http://litdept.blogspot.com/

Jan 8, 2007

K and I joined the Y on Atlantic. We are very excited
and going to go there tonight and work out for the
first time. They have a pool and a basketball court
and it is only 40 bucks each a month because of her
insurance.

I just have to actually go there. I think I can do
it. It seems like a place I will enjoy going to.
right? I just have to not be so freaking lazy all the
time.

Jan 6, 2007

Incendiary coming soon

a scene i had to delete from incendiary

i like this scene. i'm sorry to have to lose it. Scene 25 (TOMMY, JIMMY, GARY and CARRIE in CARRIE’s burnt office. JIMMY is flipping through a phone book.) CARRIE My rug. TOMMY And you sure she went to this boyfriend’s house. CARRIE I’m not sure but where else would she go? JIMMY Statberg? CARRIE No. It was Jake Statsomething. JIMMY Stathouse? CARRIE No. TOMMY Keep looking. CARRIE I loved that rug. I can’t believe she burned that rug. You remember when I got that rug, Gary? Gary? GARY So we’re cool now, right? TOMMY I don’t know what you mean. Do you know what he means? JIMMY I haven’t the foggiest. GARY So you can leave me alone now and go after her. TOMMY Well, how do we know she set the other building on fire? JIMMY That’s true. We don’t know that. CARRIE She did set it on fire. GARY When you catch her, I’m sure she’ll tell you all about it. JIMMY Yeah but . . . GARY What? TOMMY See the thing is, you can’t really believe what people tell you under torture. GARY Then why do you do it? JIMMY It’s our nature. Statler? CARRIE No. GARY So what? I have to go with you? CARRIE Yeah, yeah, let’s go with them. GARY Darling. CARRIE What? GARY You’re not helping. TOMMY You still owe Liz some spy stuff, right? I think you better come along with us at least until we get a hold of this dame. GARY But he’s a cop. Why am I following you to some cop’s house? JIMMY He’s a cop? CARRIE Yeah. Detective Jake Stasomething. TOMMY We’re going to some detective’s house? JIMMY What, all of a sudden you are afraid of the law? TOMMY I just want to get it clear. We’re going to go in there and get some broad from some cop? GARY You can’t handle that? TOMMY I can handle don’t ask me what I can handle. CARRIE Do you think I’m a bad therapist? I mean she’s right, I didn’t help her stop setting fires. But sometimes it made her so happy I didn’t even want to help her. Helping her would hurt her. You should have seen the look on her face when she talked about it. It was like when we were first married, Gary how you used to look at me. Why don’t you look at me like that anymore? Was it something I did or something I said or did you just grow sick of me or is it something else? You know, we go to school get our license and everything but really it’s all instinct and my instinct was telling me to let her set fires throughout the city. Am I a bad person? Is that why you don’t look at me like that anymore? JIMMY Hey, now, I bet you’re a really good therapist. TOMMY Jimmy Splinters is right. I already feel better just being in this room. Although I do think you should get a new rug. JIMMY I know a guy. CARRIE But do you feel your antisocial impulses confirmed? TOMMY I’m very social. CARRIE Or are you going to give it all up because you realize it’s wrong and harmful to society. JIMMY What we do is not harmful to society. We are like checks and balances. Some guy gets out of line, he’s got to be put into check. GARY How noble. TOMMY Don’t get smart. JIMMY Wait, is it Jake Stratford? CARRIE Yeah. I think so. JIMMY Tommy, you remember Detective Stratford? TOMMY No . . . oh, yeah. (sincerely) A shame about his wife. JIMMY That was a shame. Here it is. Twenty Sixth street. TOMMY Let’s go. Scene 26

short play going up in dc

http://www.madcapplayers.com/ anuary 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27, 2007 at 8:00 PM January 21 and 28, 2007 at 2:00 PM Pay-What-You-Can Preview January 18, 2007 at 8:00 PM (Pay-What-You-Can tickets are only available at the door on January 18 after 7:00 PM.) Run time: 2 hours and 15 minutes including one intermission. H STREET PLAYHOUSE 1365 H Street NE, Washington, DC Click here for a map to the theatre. There is ample on-street parking available after rush hour (6:30pm). ALL TICKETS ARE $15 available by calling 1.800.494.TIXS or visiting www.boxtofficetickets.com The Junior Banana-Boat Free-Balloon Special By Joe Byers Directed by Christopher Snipe Featuring: Grace Ross, Terry Nicholetti and Fredric Ashley Surprise By Mark Harvey Levine Directed by Patrick Torres Featuring: Jason McCool, Erin Kaufman and Samantha Merrick Howard By Mark Harvey Levine Directed by Akiva Fox Featuring: Leo Goodman, Neil Conway and Bill Brannigan The Lullabies of Farewell By Gary Raymond Fry, Jr. Directed by Paul Douglas Michnewicz Featuring: James Ray Biggs and Vanessa Kinzey High Noon By Adam Szymkowicz Directed by Chris Davenport Featuring: Peter Stray, Ashley Demain and Lucas Maloney Writer's Block By Hilary Trudell Directed by Merry Alderman Featuring: James Garland, Annie Mueller and Peter Stray Adonis Written and Directed by Shanna Beauchamp Choreographed by Andrew Honeycutt Featuring: Miriam Ganz, Lucas Maloney, Alex Zavistovich and Jjana Valentiner Lost Sock: Have You Seen Me? By Shawn Northrip Directed by Betsy Rosen Musical Direction by Jeffery Watson Featuring Matt Lopez, Andrew Kreysa, Tyler Smith, Katie Molinaro, Meredith Rachlin, Leo Goodman and Brianne Cobuzzi

Jan 5, 2007

meme meme meme

5 things you may not know about me...hmm...

Tagged by james

http://jamespeak.blogspot.com/2007/01/gettin-to-know-your-comtois.html

no one else tag me for anything OK?

5 things you may not know about me...hmm...hmm hmmm
hmm hmm


1. I was an Eagle Scout.

2. I once had a job as a deckhand on the CT river. I
had to carry kegs of beer and big bags of trash, throw
the lines on the posts when we docked. I also
sometimes had to steer the boat. They made you buy
their shirt and wear it as a uniform. I was 17 and
was making 5 dollars an hour. The next summer I was a
tour guide at Gillette Castle State Park which is "on"
but not on the CT river.

3. I don't drink coffee or soda.

4. I have a terrible, some might say nonexistent
sense of direction.

5. I am allergic to chicken and turkey. (actually
many of you already know that so I'll do one more)

6. I'm writing a novel. Did I tell you I'm writing a
novel? I'm writing a novel. slowly. 7. I once had long blue hair. really.

I'm not tagging anyone but feel free to talk about
yourself, everyone.

I'm looking for

one person shows with multiple characters that i could
read. who knows some?

A

Jan 4, 2007

mid jan short play in MA

http://www.acmetheater.com/index.asp Acme Theater of Maynard, MA is pleased to announce our lineup for the 6th annual New Works Winter Festival. The festival will be performed on January 12, 13, 19 and 20 at 8PM. All tickets $12. Call the Box office 978-823-0003 for your reservation today! TRACK A (Performs Fri, Jan 12 and Sat, Jan 20) Ariel by John C. Davenport Ambience Pizza by Adam Szymkowicz Cloud 7 by Lisa Burdick Jumping The Wind by Tara Meddaugh One More To Go by Debbie Wiess Have A Seat, Please by Steven Bergman Brother Santa Sister Clause by Jay Hanagan A Match Lit In Heaven by Lila Louise Nawrocki Still Life by K. Alexa Mavromatis TRACK B (Performs Sat, Jan 13 and Fri, Jan 19) Still Life With Elephant by John Shanahan Do Twinkle Lights Really Change The Atmosphere? by Anne Freund The Rental by Mark Harvey Levine Goons by David Robson Patrick and Gwen by Philana Gnatowski The Catharsis by Kristyn Leigh Robinson Elephants and Coffee by Aoise Stratford Mouse Trapped by Claudia Haas Ranch on the Run by Paul Kahn

Jan 3, 2007

ny times on free will

"The order of brain activities seemed to be perception
of motion, and then decision, rather than the other
way around.

In short, the conscious brain was only playing
catch-up to what the unconscious brain was already
doing. The decision to act was an illusion, the monkey
making up a story about what the tiger had already
done."

and

"Dr. Wegner of Harvard said: "We worry that explaining
evil condones it. We have to maintain our outrage at
Hitler. But wouldn't it be nice to have a theory of
evil in advance that could keep him from coming to
power?"

He added, "A system a bit more focused on helping
people change rather than paying them back for what
they've done might be a good thing.""

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/02/science/02free.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5087%0A&em&en=30114785d6264b5f&ex=1167973200

Jan 2, 2007

the James Comtois 06 list

I made the comtois top ten list twice for this year
along with some plays I loved, some I didn't see and
one i downright hated.

check it out here

http://jamespeak.blogspot.com/2007/01/top-10-of-2006.html