Author: Amanda ReCupido

Amanda ReCupido is a writer, publicist and sometimes stand-up living in the Chicago area. Follow her on Twitter @amandarecupido.

Congratulations! You, an improviser, are about to have sex! But this isn’t an excuse to let your training in the art of improvisation slide. Instead, think of it as an opportunity to enhance your improv skills in a new setting… the bedroom! Setting the Mood Playing the right music can help set the stage, much like the improviser knows that basic piano music, a spotlight on a half-second delay and four semi-broken chairs in a black box theater signal that some hot improvisation is about to start. Remember to focus on the task at hand and not let yourself get…

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Year 1: You can finally fart in front of each other. Magical! Year 2: Something unreturnable from Etsy. Year 3: Clean the gutters exactly one time. Year 4: Staring into your partner’s eyes as they catch you peeing with the bathroom door open. Bliss. Year 5: I guess we should have kids now? Year 6: A “fun outing” where you have to make all the arrangements for yourself. Year 7: A little black dress THAT’S THE WRONG SIZE, MICHAEL. Year 8: I feel like this isn’t even an important year? Year 9: A night without the kids to make you…

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7 a.m. Wake up. All right! Another chance to bring joy to soulless workers at an all-day conference through the power of song. Let’s do this! Song selection: “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor 8 a.m. At the convention center and the attendees are just filing in, many of whom left their families behind for the week and flew in on red eyes and just want a few hours back at the hotel to sleep. But it’s MY job to make sure they’re properly energized and that we kick off this company event right! Gotta pick the right track to…

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1. Smells Like White Nationalism 2. Say it Ain’t So (Election Night Opus) 3. Been Caught Stealing Elections 4. All Apologies (by the Democrats) 5. (Please Don’t) Rape Me 6. Tiny Hand in My Pocket 7. Better Man (an Ode to the Republican Primaries) 8. Don’t Look Back in Anger (Give Him a Chance) 9. Very-Charmed Life 10. Come as You Are (If You’re White and Male) 11. Wake Me Up When November Ends 12. (Populism) Around the World 13. Higher Ground (a “Climate Change” Survival Guide) 14. American Idiot

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