An Afternoon with Superman - a story by my brother, Sam Marinis

Kryptonite shmiptonite... I caught Superman with a bench vice.

And I guess I thought he would be bigger in person. Kind of a let down.

Like... how did his foes not kick his ass? He's like 3 fucking inches tall... COME ON! You can't be a henchman if ya can't beat a 3 inch guy. I'm sorry!!!!











Where's your wheelchair now Superman!!!

Superman is no longer fire proof.

As you can see, his foot is on fire. He obviously didn't read "How Not to Be on Fire" in the training book which is chapter 2.

And his ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound seems to be an over sold idea.

The Reality Behind the Interview #12

“This position pats $8.50 an hour. Is that ok?”


No. No, it’s not. I made $8.50 an hour working at a bookstore 8 years ago. What is that take home? $250 a week? I get that in unemployment that doesn’t require me to bore myself to tears 40 hours and 6 days a week in your impossibly tiny, dirty, ricketty, undecorated, unfurnished office.


“Sure!”

The Reality Behind the Interview #83

“What attracted you to this position?”

That fact it was available. What company is this again? You are aware I send out hundreds of resumes a day, aren’t you?



“I just really enjoy administration and organizing and being there to help others!”

Worth it?

There are auditions tonight and tomorrow for a play this summer called The Curious Savage that will only run for three shows. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Two months of rehearsal for three shows. I don't know if I like the sound of that. It's frustrating to put in all that work for only three shows. It reminds me of college.

And the theatre is through a church. I have no problem with churches or people who go to them, I just don't want to be preached about converting or joining or any of that jazz. I'm not a religious person and it's not a religious play. I'm just not sure how it all sits with me. I don't know how comfortable I am in churches. I've never spent a lot of time in them and have only ever been to one church service.

I don't know how the whole thing is sitting with me. I ordered the play off Amazon and read it. I like it and there are two or three characters that could be fun to play. It's not like there is a lot of other theatre going on right now as the summer is starting to gear up, companies start gearing down. Mid summer I'll start working on the scripts for the fall theatre season.

It could be fun. I'm out of work right now and it's been a while since I've been on stage. And I may not even get cast. I'm a good actress but I'm not always right for the part. I'm a character actress and enjoy comedies. Drama is not my strong suit or what I really enjoy. These characters are funny and this play is a good one, though a bit dated. This theatre company looks like they do plays from the 50s, which this one is.

Auditioning is always a good thing. Keep yourself sharp, keep yourself on your toes, keep yourself in the game, keep yourself in front of people. It's a cold read audition which are always interesting. And, once again, the call backs are on a night I am supposed to go on a double date. Ain't that the way.