i'm not crazy, buuuuut......

ok so i will provide the full extent of today's events at a later point, but this is worth immediate cyber disbursement.  after our second city improv show tonight, we were lucky ... nay, blessed ... to receive the kind encounter with our new friend and mentor in life, crazy carl.  we knew he was a kindred spirit when he approached logan, scott, and carolyn with the glorious and humbly honest first words "i'm not crazy, but..."

this is kinda what crazy carl looked like.

crazy carl was in a thuper therious predicament where he felt he could turn to no one.  luckily for him, there were three southern strangers standing on the street and he knew he could win their hearts.   he was being followed by over 200 people (we're not sure who) who were watching him (or from what vantage point) and would not let him leave.  there was a significant reference to a key that was deeply coveted by the irish because they were trying to take over the vatican.  though crazy carl claimed there was no arrest warrant, he says that he can trust no one.  he whipped out his portfolio to share with logan and, jesus, correct me if i'm wrong, his portfolio included mangled writings and BUBBLE WRAP.  there were also manila envelopes and other "important documentation."

scott's account:  i tried to convince him that we needed to leave to purchase bus tickets.  logan was trying to get him to leave us alone, but i felt it was way more fun and good for carl's mental health to plant the seed that yes, indeed, unknown strangers are absolutely watching him.  it's midnight on a gospel sunday, what more could i do than validate crazy carl's ridiculously unfounded claims.  i led carl into the nearest walgreens where i suspected we might have the good fortune of encountering a security camera.  carl glimpsed a video of himself and said stoically, "they are watching us."  

[with a solemn face] scott:  "carl, they are watching you right now.  see? they have you on camera!  you need to get out of here.  head for the lake.  i can distract them - we can be decoys for you so you can get out of here"  

carl:  "where should i go?  north? south? east? west?  THEY CAN FOLLOW ME!  TO THE LAKE!  can you spot me some bus fare?"

the bus driver gently let carl down about his ambitions to travel to lake michigan.  thought i watched over carl like a sentry, i ditched the bus ASAfP because i thought carl might choke me. or something.

 other highlights of tonight?  i got on stage during the second city show, we all laughed until we cried, we sat on the elbow of a bus, and we debuted our gloriously fake laughs.

details tomorrow.  maybe.