Alan Irwin’s Blog

OH MY GOD! Dark? Depressing? Sure. Distrubing? Absolutely. Political? Not even subtle! The best hour and a half of science fiction video ever? Without a doubt! I think it took a couple of days just for me to be able to write out my thoughts, and it still feels like a lot of fanboy “Oooooh! [...]

Harriet was out of town this weekend (someday I’ll write about “The Elves”), and so I decided to get caught up on a lot of videos. Most important was getting through the typical three Netflix DVDs which are kept sitting around for weeks. I chose to watch some old Dr. Who episodes from 1964! One [...]

Mikki, my trainer from Fitness Transform, loves to throw new terms and acronyms at me. The latest is LSD (Long Slow Distance). Apparently, I’ve been overtraining. No really. Who knew? My current training schedule consist of two days of strength training (in a gym, using weights) and three to four days of cardiovascular interval training [...]

We have a Caught in the Act show coming up Saturday October 21. For now, you can find the particulars in my Improv Blog post. Last night we had a Caught in the Act meeting in order to get ready for the new show. Improv ‘rehersals’ are a chance for the troupe to work together, [...]

Magellan’s is a fabulous travel supply store that has its headquarters here in Santa Barbara. We generally hit the place a few times before a trip, and the good news is that they have a big sale about this time of year. This year, thanks to my weight loss, I need new travel clothes, and [...]