Blog From The Bench

I've been taking this supplement called Relacore which is supposedly a "cortisol blocker" which a lot of people are claiming will make you less stressed and less prone to fat. I'm not sure I believe any of this, but it does seem to make me more relaxed and less prone to freaking out... well, at least until I get into a really major traffic snarl on the freeway, and then nothing is going to save me. Especially not some herbs and a lot of Viatmin C.

Audtioned for RAISED IN CAPTIVITY this Saturday, a Nicky Silver play I did back in 1997 at Theatre Memphis. It was odd, because we all went in one by one and read a monologue then left. I like it better when you read with other actors - just more fun. I did the opening piece, and I still remembered most of it so I did it from memory for the most part. I was nervous though, and I think I'll never lose that sense of stagefright ever. Not even while on Relacore obviously.

Been watching FANTASTIC PLANET on DVD - the cartoon from 1971 that won top prize at Cannes. Interesting little Sci Fi tale that I had forgotten about. Very cool title to rent if you're looking for something different - it's about a group of humans kept as pets by some large blue fish-looking aliens, and a revolution led by one who learns things on a fluke. Really a satire on communist rule of Czechoslavakia, so deep subject broached by light sci fi (a favorite genre).