Had a moment tonight
Well, a few really. Moments where everything just kinda slowed down for a second and I did the whole cheesy, Wonder Years-esque inner monologue where I examine how I feel and what it means in the bigger picture.
It began with a walk to practice in the snow. Snow is quite possibly my favorite thing ever and as I walked to practice with Jess and Brady, I started thinking about how great it was to just be there in that moment.
Fast forward to the Columbus Comedy Festival. Right before going on stage, my hands were a little shaky and I was nervous, but all that faded as I jumped into the first few scenes. I looked out at the audience and my friends on stage and on the side and felt that feeling all performers get that tells them “I wanna do this for the rest of my life!”
The set went well, and we all went outside to talk, and as we touched on some of the funnier points in the set, I just looked around at everyone laughing. Some of these people I’d known for a few years now and others, only a few months, but in that moment, I was ecstatic to be laughing with them. I realized just how much I love these people, and while I that feeling may have ebbed and flowed at times, it was always there. “These are people I wanna know forever, and hang out with when we’re adults and famous.”
Then, fast forward to the end of the night: me, Martin, and Kevin being true collegiates standing outside Catfish Biff’s eating pizza and talking about the set and Fracas, and just improv and life in general. There was just a GOOD feeling and it was untouchable. We joked and laughed and I just felt in place, which doesn’t happen often for me. In short, everything about tonight was good, and while it saddens me to know it can’t last forever, I’m happy for the time I’ve had here and can’t wait to see what’s left!
