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Rereading Sherlock Holmes
Books
Sherlock Holmes was perhaps one of the first non-school books I have ever read. My first books were goosebumps, nancy drew, hardy boys and then I graduated to Sherlock Holmes and LOTR. I mostly read Sherlock in the summer, when I would have a lot of free time and would often be traveling t . . . Read more
Apple
Professional Assholes
Never buy an Apple product which is not in stock. I made this mistake and it took over a month to get this Macbook Air and its not even the greatest model in the world. This would have been fine had they told me it was going to take a month to get the laptop, but instead every 3-4 days they would . . . Read more
On the stage of Improv
Improv Journal
Life is profoundly sad. It is filled with loneliness, with regrets, lost chances, sad memories, words you can never take back, friends you’ll never see again, fractured pieces of your Self floating across the ocean of Life. But on the stage, you forget. You forget the profu . . . Read more
Russian Doll
Series
Russian Doll is a modern day interpretation of the Groundhog Day. While the theme itself is quite cliché and played out, Russian Doll brings in Netflix’s awesome production to create a mostly enjoyable series. With eight short episodes this is basically the length of a long movie, perfect l . . . Read more
Short Form
Improv Journal
Short form improv is the most popular form of improv, thanks to shows like Whose Line is it Anyway?. In some ways sketch comedy like SNL is closer to Short Form than Long Form. Short form scenes are shorter (2 mins) with a . . . Read more
Three Body Problem
Books
"Weakness and ignorance are not barriers to survival, but arrogance is." < . . . Read more
Scene Work 1
Improv Journal
This 301 class is about game, the backbone of all Improv scenes. We talked about the importance of setting up the base reality. We started with a warm up called the Robot Game. This game involves two people and these are the only lines they’re allow . . . Read more
Character as Game
Improv Journal
We talked about how it is possible to play a character that is either close to you, completely opposite of you. Both are completely valid options to play. And by making choices for what character to play, the character itself can become the game in the scene. . . . Read more
VAPAPO
Improv Journal
VAPAPO is a character creation technique created by Jill Bernard, the author of Small Cute Book of Improv. . . . Read more
The Handmaiden
Movies
This movie is Rashomon meets Oldboy meets a Tinto Brass. There is something disturbing about Ko . . . Read more