Hoi Polloi

I've got a brain for useless trivia. I absorb anything if it has to do with something I am interested in. I like to find out every single piece of information about what I like. I watch DVD special features and director's commentaries constantly. I read Wikipedia for fun. It's almost as if I need to fully immerse myself in my interests to fully appreciate them.

So, for my latest obsession, my improv classes, I've dived right in. I read Truth in Comedy immeadiately after buying it, cover to cover. I am always looking for more to read. Whenever there is a chance to practice, I take it. I am constantly going to shows at the UCB. Analyses of the performers strengths and weaknesses are all I think about on my way home. Then, I think, "If I work hard, I could be a part of this one day."

Now that I've started my class, I'm recognized by a few performers just from being around or having them as a coach. It's struck me that improvisers, from the constant listening training, remember nearly everything as well. Things they don't have to remember just get left in their brain.

Finally, this sponge quality my brain's been cursed with, my voracious curiousity, is finally useful for something. Oddly enough, it's not just for winning Trivial Pursuit.