At this second I'm listening to "The Man in Me" by Bob Dylan, consider it mood music.

I get off the Berwyn stop and show up early to 5153 North Ashland Ave. This isn't coincidence.

Every time I go to the Neo-Futurists, I learn something new. I don't have to pay the 275$ for a class, but I am learning a little by seeing the performances.

Megan, Tim, John, Phil, Eliza, Jessica, and Ryan were in the cast tonight.

I walk up the stairs with John and I shake his hand to introduce myself again, even though I probably have three or four times already.
I help Ryan clean out the refrigerator.
I have a conversation with Phil about his IMDB page.
I laugh with Jessica about eating habits; pickle juice vs sugar.
I make small talk with Eliza.
At the beginning of the night I introduce myself to Tim and I say that it's great that we're on a first name basis, and he said maybe soon we'll be on a first and last name basis. I tell him my last name figuring it wasn't important and he wouldn't remember it, but at the very end of the show, even though he had all his lines to worry about, he said thanks to all the volunteers including, "Eric Ruelle." It was a simple gesture that just shows how much character he has.
And finally, I wish Megan good luck during her time off the stage from 'Too Much Light.'

It was a great night