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Monday, May 12th, 2008
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12:45 pm - Pi, in the fringe.
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PI got into the San Francisco FRINGE festival!
very exciting.
kind of a big deal for us.
september 3rd-14th.
doing our death show entitled AFTER-PARTY.
lots of work.
but we have plenty of time to work on it
also, we got into the Circus Center showcase.
not as big of a fancy deal
but still pretty sweet..
so in the end of june life will be crazy here in the clown commune.
but tis good.
things are a happenin'.
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| Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
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7:56 pm - clowns.
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been a long time my internet friends.
this weekend, if you are in the city my clown troupe has a show!
PI, the Physical Comedy Troupe presents:
SEXY with sexy friends.
come join Pi for an evening of cabaret style performance with our sexy friends The Magiclowns, Alec Jones and The Flying Heseds.
Performances are in San Francisco at the Boxcar Theatre at 505 Natoma street.
April 24th, 25th, 26th at 8pm.
tickets are a sliding scale of 9-20 dollars bought at the door.
bring a date, its a scary neighborhood.
in other news...
pi just became the "artist in residence" for Boxcar theatre.
not sure what that means but it seems pretty sweet.
lots of performance opportunity and a place to rehearse and store some props and things.
my circus has fallen on some awkward times...not a lot of work these days.
but the coming months are looking better.
lots of random gigs.
got a gig in dallas in june.
should be fun.
the pi house here has fallen under some hard times.
two of our members lost a loved one just last night.
interesting when we are right in the middle of doing a show that deals with death.
but so sad.
not much else to update on my life
living in san francisco with a house full of clowns is always interesting and often booze filled.
love.
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| Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
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12:13 am
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hey friends
i need a song.
craig and i are trying to work on a sweet clown piece that would involve a song that we could sing to each other.
we had the idea to use the song anyone else but you by the moldy peaches.
but then...of course..a major lovely motion picture used it in the exact way that we were thinking of doing this piece.
as a result, we can't really keep using that song.
people will think that we stole the idea from the movie.
sooo.....my music loving slash knowing friends...any ideas?
something cute and sweet and simple?
something craig and i could sing?
something lovely and loving that is not overtly about love?
any leads or ideas would be great.
thanks!
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| Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
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1:00 am - come see a clown show!
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Pi, the physical comedy troupe, is making their san francisco debut with their new clown show,
Movin' Madness
"Moving into a new home can be rough. Moving into a new home when you're a clown is down right funny. Join Caboose and the clowns of Pi as they encounter the zaniness and absurdity of making a house a home. With juggling, feats of incredible strength, puppets, mime and acrobatics, these short vignettes keep the show movin' right along. We'll also try to answer the age old question: how many clowns does it take to screw in a lightbulb?"
to buy tickets or to get more information please visit www.boxcartheatre.org
or call 415.776.1747
woot!
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| Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
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11:38 pm
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circus life is interseting.
and expensive.
have my first two gigs this weekend...lets see how well i do.
kind of frightened of one of the events.
winter wonderland party greeter.
dressed as an extremely elaborate version of the sunset blvd lady.
but should be lovely.
and the other event is at the oakland museum
which is our introduction to the world as this new performance troupe.
only about 10 minutes.
but...i'm excited about that one..
and i get to speak some german in it and wear a coat with tails and heels.
might have a new years party here.
what are you doing for new years?
want to be in san fran?
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| Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
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9:36 pm
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just signed my contract.
one year to velocity.
had our first rehearsal today.
tired.
we are just getting ready for our premiere show, so no learning sweet new things yet.
man.
professional clown.
really.
scary.
exciting.
eep!
clown house life is good.
andrew got me earplugs
at first they were weird...but they work so well.
frighteningly well.
don't want to get addicted to these.
but the sleep is so complete
no refrigerator noises our people waking up noises, no footsteps or crunching of plastic bags.
the damn plastic bags.
i'm exhausted.
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| Monday, November 5th, 2007
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2:46 pm - back to the circus.
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well, ladies and gentlemen,
i am very excited to let you know that i have
JOINED A CIRCUS.
a professional one.
last weekend i went to my callback at Velocity circus, and i was cast.
as a head clown.
its the new Velocity Circus Performance Troupe that will be the main show that is sent out for the company.
training three days a week in classes such as swordfighting, powerizers(bouncy stilts), acro and aerial, and who knows what else.
don't have to pay for the training and get paid for the gigs.
there are already more gigs booked for us then they can tell us about, including out of state.
they have 5 people who just book gigs.
a full costume shop and prop shop.
man.
sorry, i'm just extremely excited!!!!
also most shows aren't hiring lady clowns. its very rare for a lady clown to be the head clown.
however, i am the head clown.
in a big theatrical circus.
normally i don't give a hoot about feminist shit, but i do have to say its pretty interesting in the clown world.
ok, i'm just excited and rambling now.
here is the website for the company - our thing is brand new so its not on there yet, but have a looks-y at the things they do.
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| Thursday, October 25th, 2007
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2:20 pm
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well.
life in the clown commune is lovely.
i may not get much sleep, my bed may be a little on the hard side, i may have to walls made of curtains(sexy red ones though), i may have to walk 20 minutes to and from a bus everyday, sometimes in the rain at midnight, i may never have a moment of privacy, i may not even have my own computer (hence the lack of communications lately)
but no matter,
because i am happy.
this place, these people, this house even...its grand.
come visit us.
a house of 7 clowns.
its an interesting life.
a lovely life.
i may just need to invest in some earplugs for dining room sleeping.
now if only my love life was doing better....
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| Sunday, September 30th, 2007
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8:11 am - moving into the (sort of) unknown.
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i'm finishing packing up and moving my house today.
the three of us did not find places to live.
impossible.
nick may be taking this house over...which i feel sorry for but at least its a place.
aaron is moving back to his parents
and i am moving into the clown house for a month trial run.
i will be sort of living in a living room again, but paying a LOT less money per month, which will be lovely. andrew has crazy ideas to actually build me walls...we will see.
and its unfortunate because busses are rather bad, but all the clowns have cars so i will be able to get groceries and what not.
i'm moving lots of stuff to my sister's, whom i LOVE, because i just don't think there is the space for my mass amounts of treasures.
i figure, if there is ever a time in my life to live in a crazy situation then this is it. fresh out off of a circus tour, 23, single, occupation professional clown...i can handle the crazies.
so yes, today i move to the clown commune.
want to come visit?
please do.
lets make it even crazier.
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| Sunday, August 26th, 2007
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10:22 am - i need some insight....
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the clowns got a house. and i don't know if i should move into it with them or go somewhere else with aaron.
the pros:
VERY nice neighborhood, one people are dying to live in.
living with all of my lovely clowns, who i would probably be hanging out with on a very regular basis anyway.
get to wake up to group juggling.
get my own bedroom complete with a DOOR and a closet.
more then TWO bathrooms.
has a living room and a dining room and a yard.
and a playground.
dishwasher. washer and dryer.
its in a eucalyptus forest.
i don't have to pay rent for september, even though they are moving in then.
the cons:
the nice neighborhood is the park presidio,
which means it is still not IN the city and about as far away from things as i am now.
there are only 4 bedrooms and a liveable basement for 7 people.
transportation to and from the presidio is not very good at all.
its by a golf course.
and its military run...which as far as i can tell just means you can't buy or paint or anything...but i don't know what else it means. parties? can we have them?
its 4000 a month and to have my own room means i will pay more then some(around 650?) and this is not including utilities.
if i don't move in with them, they are a little fucked moneywise, and may have to find another person to take my place.
aaron won't be living there, which means i put him out on his own and that i won't be living with him anymore.
i've been looking around for a two bedroom place cuz aaron and i are talking about moving to the mission or somewhere city in october...however the cheapest(which is hard to find) is around 1900 a month, which i can definitely not afford. we need more people, or i don't know how to do it.
so do i suck it up and live where i don't want to live but with the people i want to live with? or do i somehow try to find a new place for probably a lot more?
it would be a nice place to live, but the transportation and location or just so far from ideal.
now is the time to decide.
any insight you have would be lovely.
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| Thursday, August 16th, 2007
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11:26 am
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lady appointments.
awkward.
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| Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
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9:57 pm
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napa...
was lovely. a week of teaching circus camp and then doing some pretty sweet shows where they let me play a lot more.
very sunny.
it was fantastic.
smoked my first cigar, drunk by the hotel pool at 3am.
great food, lots of wine, little bit of a tan.
not to mention, queen latifah walked through our camp, and we got backstage to watch her show for free.
harry potter...
worked the midnight party.
never seen so many adults dressed up!!
it was crazy but loads of fun.
got home around 3:30am after many crazies were already halfway through it, i'm sure.
currently reading the book.
taking my sweet time.
tomorrow i leave for santa rosa for three days with the circus.
staying in the hilton.
should be nice.
i need a big ole distraction right now.
i think i'm slightly heartbroken.
its ok, it happens.
but santa rosa will be a nice way to sort myself out.
then my circus will be fully over.
sad.
next?
i can't wait for pi to get here.
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| Monday, July 9th, 2007
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9:49 pm
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going to napa for the week.
leave tomorrow morn.
back on the 15th.
hotel.
per diem.
pool.
wine.
money.
napa.
so excited!
if you are going to be around napa and want to see a show
http://www.napavalleyoperahouse.org/events/index.html
this friday and saturday.
san francisco circus, impressions.
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| Thursday, July 5th, 2007
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9:09 am
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living right by the beach at 4th of july time is both wonderful and shit
fireworks all night long.
yes they are pretty
and the only way i got to see any since i closed last night, which was nice,
BUT so fucking LOUD.
when its 4 in the morning, maybe we shouldn't be sending off huge fireworks that loudly explode over or near my house.
no sleep the last two nights.
but luckily, no work today!
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| Sunday, June 17th, 2007
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10:03 am - got my rubber chicken.
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GRADUATED!
i am now a certified clown.
and a professional paid clown.
schwoo.
DONE!
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| Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
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10:57 am - CLOWN SOUP. come see our clown show.
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i'm posting this everywhere...but only because i was asked to.
come see CLOWN SOUP
our big final clown conservatory class of 2007 show.
777 valencia street, new college theatre
5-15 dollar sliding scale
tonight, thurs and friday at 7pm
saturday at 2pm, our graduation, then at 7pm.
www.clownconservatory.org for more info...and no, i don't know how to make a web address a link.
but yes, if you are in town, bored or want to see what this clowning thing is all about, then come see our show. should be lots of fun.
and we will go out drinking after.
woooot.
so come see it.
thats all.
-kelsey
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| Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
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5:39 am
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nothing says fun like waking up at 5am to perform for kids.
school tour is going well...our piece still has its issues, but hopefully they are slowly working themselves out. its not too bad, but not exactly the show i had hoped for.
my fancy circus opened and it went rather well.
got a lot of nice compliments.
one of my very respected teachers put a hand on my shoulder and said "good"
mr. lui yi shook my hand and said "thank you. you funny"
these are amazing compliments from amazing people.
circus compliments. the simpler the better.
i am slowly realizing just how different circus and theatre are.
in circus, if the music stops, the show stops. there is no just going on. you stop and you wait for things to get back on track. so strange.
in circus, you bow twice. you actually choreograph a second bow because you know that people will want it.
in circus, after the show, people still expect you to be funny. (and you HAVE to go see them while still in costume) they point at you and wait for you to do something "clowny". i have never had someone laugh at something i said, point at me and wait for me to say or do something else. very odd.
but with the two shows open, this year almost done, my grandmother's surgery going well and some good(although still unsure) boyness, there is definately less stress in my life. which is great. and means that i'm sleeping...at least a little bit.
now i just have to figure out my summer.
job? classes? summer lovin'?
well off to a three show tour today.
then working at borders.
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| Monday, April 30th, 2007
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7:27 pm
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hot waterless for a weekend.
so we boiled each other showers.
not as fun as one might think.
but the heat is back!
and the days are warm...although still with a cold breeze
and the sunsets are amazing.
although insanely tired and busy still
things aren't too shabby.
i write my last clown school check tomorrow!
thank you tax refund.
from now on..its saving money time.
with the possibility of *gasp* being able to spend some!
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| Sunday, April 15th, 2007
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12:55 pm
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my little heart is getting tugged around in a few different directions.
i don't know what i'm doing.
o, san francisco.
you sure do keep things interesting.
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| Friday, March 30th, 2007
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9:25 pm
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i did a two minute handstand.
and a one handed cartwheel.
then i got kicked in the head
pulled a muscle
and broke my finger.
i can't figure out if i should have just stayed home today.
shit shit shit.
a broken finger is going to fuck my shit up all over.
damn.
why is it when things are going well
(in this case acro and boy)
...they always end up going wrong?
guess its just how my life goes.
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