I had a fun start of the week in Cadillac, MI with some friends where we found joy in collecting firewood, starting fires, and reciting this 1991 commercial for the Chicagoland favorite Mr. Sub.

A dog at one point joined us, who was incredibly mangy and old, and who I think was really just a homeless-hippie-werewolf that was waiting to turn back into a homeless-hippie. I think at one point he may have asked us for spare change with his barks, which was very impressive.

I ate at Culver’s on the way home from the trip. I got this Moutain Dew Chill thing that was pretty great looking, but upon taste was deathly sour. It had to be like fourteen cans of M.D. condensed into one slurpee texture. It ended up melting in the car on the way home while I watched season two of Arrested Development.

Culver’s should really think about just throwing cocaine on their menus. Have a line with every bite of butterburger. Those two vices service each other very well. And cocaine doesn’t melt unless you burn it. Right?

Ending, in the words of Scottie Pippen about his lacking skill of sub eating, “ThisisonesixfooterIcan’thandleladieslet’shaveaparty.”

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I’m sitting in my college-cluttered room trying to find places to put all of my beer bongs and Animal House posters. Just kidding, I’m actually trying to find places in my house to do crossword puzzles where my parents won’t offer their advice on filling in the squares.

My phone got run over today on Harlem Ave. in Palos Heights, Illinois. That was sad/rad. I was crossing the busy street with some friends on bikes and I had this pouch on mine that holds stuff. It was holding my friend’s cell phone and my cell phone when they suddenly decided they wanted to check out the ground during our crossing. By the time we heard the clickity click of them bouncing off the ground, they were exploded into the sky into several pieces by a barrage of traffic. We picked up all the pieces, recited several situation-appropriate jokes like, “Can you hear me now,” and “Hey, looks like I’m not going over my minutes this month!” and then went and got smoothies at a Christian bookstore/cafe. The whole story sounds like a scene from a movie where some bike riders go missing on the campus of a Christian college, so I might just get to writing that semi-autobiographical tale soon.

I’ve got a lot of cool stuff coming up. Tons of shows all around Illinois, a lot of writing projects with various people, and possibly some speech coaching at my old high school in the summer and fall. I’m applying for jobs, too, so that could add some extra mayhem to the incredibly open (so far) summer days.

I’m going to start my screenplay about Rollerblading soon.

That’s right. Rollerblading.

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Hey I’ve got most of my stuff transfered over to my new site from the old one, but it’s not perfect looking yet. Bio, History, Shows, Videos, and Links all look OK but Pictures needs a little work. There’s this flash gallery thing I’m trying to throw in that looks awesome, but it doesn’t look exactly the way I want so I have to keep tweaking it. The header at the top of every page with pictures of me performing fading in and out looks pretty swell, though I have to throw a “Ryan Budds.com” logo up there somewhere, too.

College is over in one day! Insane. Time flew. It was a blast though and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I’ve got an open summer ahead of me to write, perform, and try to find a day job. Exciting stuff. I’m doing a show at the high school I went to, Alan B. Shepard, this Saturday night May 10th. Check my shows page for all the details. It’s only $5 and there’s some awesome live comedy going on in the form of Shepard’s Comedy Troupe, the sketch group Big Dog Eat Child, and myself.

Holla.

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Hey this is the home of ryanbudds.com, I’m working on making this my new site currently, so bare with me. Check back soon for blogs, news, pictures, vids, shows, and all the rest. Thanks for stopping by.

Check out my myspace page, ya’ll.

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