Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
The Oakland Tribune featured a wacky photo of me on Friday along with the eerily prophetic "Boo? Yeah". Having never seen "It's Showtime at the Apollo," Harihareswara has been experiencing people saying things to her …
I realized various things I could have done to improve my reception at the Apollo Amateur Night. Upon entering the stage: "Here's the deal: if you give me two minutes, I'll take my shirt off." …
I lost the Apollo Amateur Night regional competition. However, I enjoyed meeting the other performers and the Apollo crew, and I know that my performance did not cause my outcome. By the time I went …
Leonard is helping me finalise my act for tomorrow evening. What a collaborator, and in a good way. I'll miss work for the rehearsal, so three-day weekend, yippee. As in previous similar situations, I forgot …
I'd ben preparing for this showcase night in spurts for days and days, and then I was frantically memorizing a sequence of bits. And then the emcee discombobulated me by interacting with my companion, who …
Tonight I did not-too-badly at The Brain Wash, that laundromat performance venue restaurant in SF. I'd never been, but Joe fully acted as my text adventure help/hints screen. "The man over there runs comedy classes …
I'm steadily developing new material for tomorrow's A Cuppa Tea open mic, my "showcase" performance (up to ten whole minutes!) for A Cuppa Tea next Tuesday, and of course for the Apollo Amateur Night on …
Well, I was wrong. Musharraf's still around. That's the unfortunate thing about "today in history" -- it renders your "One Year Hence" predictions awfully available for inspection. From last night: "Oh, you're going to do …
I find myself thinking of photos to use as headshots in case I get famous. How 'bout this one?
People actually are asking me to put them in my group-discount list for my Apollo performance. I think I'll get 10, especially if you write me!