My Two Loves

So, as we are wont to do, after my Longform class, we went to Polly's for drinks and carousing, which is always a good time. It was a light night, there were about eight of us there, including Patrick and Ken, instructor and TA respectively. We drank and laughed and the numbers slowly dwindled as people scurried off for home, etc. I ended up sitting next to Patrick and he asked me what my "plan" was with Improv. And that ended up sparking a fairly introspective conversation about what I want. I love improv. Every class I take sets that feeling. Every show I do sets that feeling. It is such an intense high after a great show, knowing that you have made people think, laugh, cry, pee themselves, etc. Patrick was very understanding of my mentality about how I felt. I told him I wanted to get into every troupe WIT has, because they are the Top Dog of improv in DC. He asked me about Chicago and I talked myself in circles about the whole idea. I know that I want improv to be a big part of my life. I can't see myself without improv. After talking with Patrick, I started thinking about Chicago. I had never really thought about it before. I mean, I knew I could go there and take classes and learn, but was it what I really wanted? Did I have the balls to just up and move? Leave a comfort zone and enter uncharted territory? As I talked more and more with Patrick about improv and Chicago, I found myself thinking more and more about going out there. Maybe not forever, but definitely so I could take advantage of the classes and the training and the people. See, this is where my parent's brainwashing kills me. They always said,
"It's good to dream, but keep your feet on the ground." So I dream about two worlds, and they evolve around my two loves. Jenny and Improv. Now, the two don't exist on separate dimensions. They are tied together, but Chicago is a long way away from Jenny, and friends, and family, and a comfort I have grown accustom to, and probably complacent with. I know that I have a lot of searching to do. I just want to make the decision that benefits me the most.