chess.

last night i told eric that people from switzerland were swedish. people from sweden are swedish.

eric and i play chess. a lot. if you were to come backstage at any point in the show where ruthie and winfield were not onstage, we are playing chess.

we are equally annoying players, which is good news. eric likes to sing when he makes some BA move. "isnt it a lovely night....?" is his favorite, probably because he knows how it makes my spine tingle with disdain.

i like to talk to the chess pieces when i take them. i am also very ADD when i play chess. this is because there is no green room that is not segregated by gender, so we set up the playing field in the middle of the hallway. and the hallway is an entertaining place.

i also have a counsel. this is because i learnt to play chess about a month ago, and eric is a seasoned player. when one of my older brothers walks by, they will aid me in the kicking of eric's butt. which i have done. 5 times. out of 17 games. i am quite pleased with these odds.

eric has one counsel member. her name is olivia. she may or may not actually be good at chess. but her advice to eric is this. when allison looks away, steal her pieces.

andrew donnelly is the one who watches the game and goes 'ohhhh. shouldnt'a done that'. which is exceedingly helpful after eric takes my piece. thanks donnelly. in all actuality, he's probably the best counsel-member, because he makes eric the most furious when he tells me what to do.

when joe plays with me, the game automatically becomes r rated. erics pieces turn into little f***ers. and ya gotta show the little f***ers who's boss. pieces are slashed off the board left and right. i usually lose when i play with this mindset, but its a lot more fufilling that way.

matt provided the chess board and drew me up a cheat sheet when i was learning to play. so he's the winner.

and nick, my fbbf (face book best friend) makes grunting noises while i still have my hand on the piece. if its a grunt with an upward inflection, im doing something right.

chess is fun. and nerdy. which is irrelevant. because its fun.

blog post numba five.