A girl, some bills, and a show

Monday.

Had a good time at the Oscar party I attended. Mostly my group. I say mostly, because it seemed odd that it was seven guys and one girl.

Another girl did show up later, but seven months pregnant, and without her hubby.

Our group has certainly been transformed lately.

After the show, we played poker. Fun, but I was the first to crap out. Sat there talking with everyone else, but I could tell I was a distraction, so I left the table.

Then, on a lark, I texted my date.

I was going to go for silly, and bet her Crash would win the Oscar(3 hours after it did), but then I thought, what if she is working and taped the show, and then gets my corny joke and I blow it all for her. So, I went for even cornier and bet her Star Wars would win.

After I sent it, I felt a bit silly for doing it, but I let it go. It wasn't until an hour and a half later that I checked my phone and saw that she had responded almost immediately.

She made a crack about being thirty years too late for Star Wars to win, and that I had better not be talking about ep 3.

That made me smile.

I know I should be talking to other women, and that the chances of this working out are very slim, but I am having a good time with it. The guys ragged me again last night about getting out there, and I was trying to keep my eye open this week, I just didn't meet anyone, or see anyone, that I felt compelled to approach.

My friend in the wager actually gained a pound, so the bet is now going backwards, but let's see what the next few weeks brings.

Made a dentist appointment today. There goes more money to the docs. I just paid $800 for my other thing, and might not be done, and now here comes the dentist. I'm probably looking at $400, because of this TMJ thing, and now I think I have a cavity too. Ugh.

Got into an interesting debate last night about the improv show.

I was asked if I actually wanted to move up to the higher company.

They have been struggling with there show, and the two friends of mine who moved up without me have lamented not being in my show. Poetic justice for me, but still the whole point of this company is to move forward.

Plus, not paying dues would be a generous help to my monthly budget.

One of the guys said however, why would you want to leave this great show you are doing?

Begging the question really, is the success due to the people or the show? The show I am in has been built by many of the people who are advancing. We made it great. However, the format is a very open one, and the higher company has not yet found as similar of an open format.

Right now, they are doing our show, but with half the cast as puppets. It isn't working.

They are already talking of scrapping that format, and maybe doing a musical next. That would be more open. A musical scares me, but hey, so did improv.

I think that the company makes the show. I think if the key people, who helped build our show now, all get moved up, as they should, then we can build a great show as the advanced crew as well.

It will be a challenge.

Seriously, though, I'm not worried. If I move up, then it means no dues and a new challenge. Fun.

If I don't move up, then it means a new show where I feel comfortable, and can just have fun. Fun.