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I'm currently in my third Improv class (Improv 301) at HUGE Theater! I was in the first Improv 101 class to be offered by HUGE just before they opened their doors to the public.

Anyone who is the slightest bit interested in Improv should take the 101 level class. 101 classes start this Sunday, May 1st!
Go here to register!

If you have concerns about paying the $200 up front, send the instructor an e-mail and they may be willing to work with you. They're super nice folks. It's a ten week class and they're really great. There's no pressure and you have a lot of fun... Seriously, I highly recommend it.

HUGE classes specialize in longform improv which are made up of longer, more engaging scenes. What you see in 'Who's Line..' is more considered shortform. Both forms involve games and characters, but longform allows you to really dig into scene work.

There is no straight line from taking classes to going into performing. I've had classes with experienced performers looking for a refresher.

Brave New Workshop has workshops available that guide you towards performance and some require an audition. HUGE and Brave New Workshop have great working relationships with each other and you'll see improvisors reporting in at both spots.

If you take a class at HUGE, you also get to go to their shows for free Sunday through Wednesday nights as a student. Shows are $5 normally and usually start around 8pm.

If you're looking to get your nerd on with the other improvisers, you may find some solace in the Minneapolis Improv Boards, although I don't think it's extremely active.

Disclaimer: I had ZERO improv or acting experience before going into class .. I had a friend who suggested I try a workshop for fun and I ended up signing up for the 101 class and loved it. I plan to continue on and even try my hand at performing after this class.

Good luck and I'll see you out there!

Edit: Oh yeah, if you're interested in some light reading, I recommend Truth in Comedy. Del Close helped start Improv as we know it today. Also, it used to be on Netflix Watch Instantly, but you definitely want to watch Trust Us, This Is All Made Up to see how amazing Improv can be.

> They don't have permission to invade my headspace or take up storage in my meat.

That would directly conflict with the generally recognized (in the United States at least) freedom of speech. Keeping your headspace free of undesired ideas and thoughts would necessarily require others around you to only say things you deem acceptable.

> PS? Fuck property, It's a stupid fucking idea.

If I recall correctly from our conversation at the OccupyMN tent event you're an anarchist. This is where our two different form of anarchism certainly diverge as I believe in absolute property rights.

Societies sprout concepts of property rights when resource starts becoming scarce (scarce defined as a resource that can be depleted by the current technological capabilities of the society). An interesting historical example of this (but by no means the sole example) is look at American Indians. Before the introduction of the horse American Indians had very little recognition of property rights because none of the resources they relied upon were scarce (hard to make or acquire items were recognized property of specific individuals but that was about it). The techniques they had available to them for hunting buffalo for instance had too low of a yield to worry about wiping out entire herds.

After the introduction of the horse American Indian tribes started developing concepts of property rights. As the horses themselves were scarce they were kept and controlled by the recognized owner. Tribes also started marking off hunting land with stones containing the Tribe's symbol. The reason for marking off hunting territory was because the horse increase their capability to hunt buffalo. Increasing this ability had two side effects; many plains Indian tribes become more dependent on buffalo and they now had the ability to wipe out entire herds through hunting.

An excellent book on the subject is The Not So Wild, Wild West by Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill.

Historically we can see property rights emerge is most societies at some point in the societies technological development. Oil is another resource that little thought was given to property rights until society started finding use for it (making it of value) and it became economically scarce. Interesting enough if we relied on property rights to trade for oil instead of using our military to take it there would be far less social strife in the world.

Usually when I bring up the fact I believe in absolute property rights I'm asked how can a large and influential corporation or individual be prevented from buying up all property and thus establishing itself as a de facto state. As corporations can't exist without a state that recognizes their limited liability I feel that question is self-answering when discussing a stateless society. Since the possibility of an individual grabbing up land is still a concern I will answer that question as I'm on the subject anyway.

Those who oppose property rights usually view the placing of ownership on an object as being an arbitrary act without justificable reason (basically people believe something only belongs to somebody because they claim it does). An opposing view to this, and one I subscribe to, is the idea that property rights are an extension of the self-ownership axiom (which states you own yourself). The only way to obtain property legitimately is by either homesteading or voluntary trade with a current owner.

Simply walking onto a piece of land and calling it yours does not make it yours. If that were the means of obtaining property (which is what our society uses as all land is declared as property of the government) I don't believe it would be accepted without the application of force. On the other hand the act of homesteading makes a logical argument for homesteading.

Homesteading is the act of mixing your labor with natural resources. For instance building a home on a piece of unowned property requires the expenditure of your labor on that land (you can also trade with somebody to build your home for you but again what you trade is a product of your labor at some point unless it was freely given to you). As you have expended a part of yourself on the land it is now an extension of yourself, it is mixed with you so to speak. Under such a system one could not simply stand on a piece of land and declare it theirs, they would have to expend labor on changing the land in some way.

And excellent writeup of this concept can be found in The Ethics of Liberty by Murray Rothbard.

> Do you think anyone would put up with this bullshit if someone DID NOT have a gun to their head?

Yes because property rights are mechanisms of conflict avoidance and ultimately are a system societies put into place when resources become scarce.

I don't believe what we recognize as property right in the United States today, where the government has claimed ownership over all, would be recognized without the use of force. But as most societies eventually develop some concept of property rights I can point to historical examples demonstrating the acceptance of such systems without a prerequisite of force.

Property rights are important for peacefully dividing scarce resources. Whether the rights of some of these resources become communal or individual can be debated but from my studies I find communal property rights generally don't work out well (tragedy of the commons is a common term for what often happens to communally owned property).

Property rights also become important because humans are, to an extent, territorial. If I build a home I don't want some schmuck coming by and spray painting graffiti on it, if I wanted graffiti on there I'd have either put it there myself or asked another to do it in my place. I also like keeping my stuff in good condition which is often difficult is others use said stuff. While I put great effort into maintaing my vehicle another person may simply drive the thing 10,000 miles without changing the oil. Without property rights I would have no way of ensuring my stuff stays in a satisfactory condition as others who don't have the same level of care are likely going to trash the truck. Since property rights are recognized on the truck I don't have to worry about this, were property rights not recognized it would be a point of great conflict.

I just got into real brewing (started with a Mr. Beer 4 years ago and it has taken me this many years to start up again after that nightmare).

The basic equipment is cheap. I spent $89 for a proper starter + add-on kit.

I made a wort chiller for $7 and bought an additional carboy so I can have multiple batches going.

I spent $20 on hops rhizomes (Cascades) and those went crazy this summer.

10 days ago I did a honey wheat (having a friend walk me through the process - and he did most of the work).

He set it up for a 2nd fermentation on Saturday ( since it was so nasty out I wasn't able to get to his place) and I'll bottle it next weekend.

This past Saturday I made a Stout and a Nut Brown Ale. And that is the problem with brewing. I like dark beers that usually take weeks before bottling (looking at 4 weeks to bottling for the last 2 and then another 2 weeks in the bottles).

I really need to start drinking Pilsners. That way I can drink them 7-10 days later.

The point I'm trying to make is that it's cheap and it really is easy but the waiting game sucks.

If you want someone to help you with your first batch just let me know and you can come over and we'll make a couple. I'm going to try to brew 5 gallons a week for a while so I can always have some homebrew ready to drink.

I'd recommend getting a copy of The Complete Joy of Home Brewing

It has everything in it that you need to know and has a bunch of recipes from beginner to advanced.

I also just picked up Clone Brews which has a lot of popular beers in it and how to make them yourself.

And as they say at Midwest Supplies , you really should do 5 or 10 batches from their brew kits to learn the full process and how different ingredients affect the flavor of your beer.

Just my two-cents.

I also started r/TCBrewers but no one has used it yet.

There was some talk of a Brew Party (As Midwest_Product pointed out) that was going to be Nov. 20th but I haven't heard anything about it in quite a while.

Anyhow, it seems there is a lot of interest in a Brew Party so if no one else steps up I could always have it at my place but it would probably have to be outside in turkey fryers. I have a nice bonfire pit so that would be our source of warmth.

If you go to taylors falls, be sure to explore and get past the tourist rocks (those first things you see heading down the trail) and get into some of the more "fun" routes. Also, check out the WI side - they have some great stuff, and its rarely as busy.

Red Wing is also great once you are comfortable with sport climbing - there are a few pretty easy routes there to get going on.

this is a great guidebook for local climbing.

If your house is anything like mine, I'd guess it will be in the upper 40s in the morning.

Get yourself a heated mattress pad. Easily one of the best purchases I've made in a long time. I think I read somewhere that it only costs like 2 cents/night to run and there's nothing better than jumping into a toasty warm bed at night. I had waited so long to buy it because I had experience with other mattress pads where you could feel the wires, but this one is nothing like that. Super soft. And it lets us set the thermostat super low at night no problem. Beats the old space heater hands down.

Good luck with the pipes.

We currently pay $1300 for a 1.5 bedroom. We are flexible. We'll definitely consider Prospect Park, especially if you're willing to practice archery and go halves on a boat to escape the city when the change happens.

Just bring The Good Book and start quoting scripture!

http://www.amazon.com/kitchen-dining/dp/B001JU31MO

Are you serious?! I actually live up here, and I could have helped, but nooooooooooooo, somebody had to see this before me and be helpful.

But on a serious note, be extra careful about draining your battery during the winter. A completely dead car battery can freeze solid, rendering it dead forever. Also, a great investment is a portable jump pack. It has saved me endless times, as I am a person who leaves their lights on all the time.

I can confirm this; Wal-Mart on Robert Street has these and three aisles of Mexican snacks like SPONCH!

I've got these on my rear wheel now, but haven't gotten around to the front yet.

I'm still with the stock wheels (32mm) and am thinking about picking up some 700x32 studded tires (looks possible) so I don't need to buy a new wheelset.

My only concern is that I had to lob off some of the metal rod on on the fenders so they would fit, and I may've put them on too tight to fit the snow tires on under the fender. I guess I'll have to try it to find out.

I've thought about running slicks, but I'm sort of nervous. This will also be my first winter commuting (granted I've only got about 3 miles from Uptown to Downtown)

A young cat like that should adapt pretty well to soft claws or many of the other anti-clawing systems. I would give one of these a shot before de-clawing.

Not sure I agree with some others that you are a bad person for considering de-clawing, but I do think there are many alternatives to try first.

I'll either be on time or half an hour late. I have purchased Anomia.

EDIT: 45 minutes late and bringing Cards Against Humanity and Monty Python Fluxx.

Herniated disk? Consider reading this

You can still get their greatest hits. (iTunes has it for $9.99)

Library Book Sales. You can check out the Hennepin County Library website for lists of when they are going on. I went to the "blow out sale" (a bunch of libraries combined) last fall and got about $600 worth of books for $23.

Paper backs are usually 5 for $1 and hard covers are usually $1.

A couple of treats I picked up for a buck:

The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker

and

The Standard Book of Knowledge (I can't find any good images, but I believe it was copyrighted in 1911?)

Corn starch suckas. If you arent using this, you're doing it wrong.