I'm gonna pie somebody good

One of the things I love about being with Todd is that he finds the most interesting and surprising things to do—things that I would never even know about on my own, let alone be a part of. Last night was no exception. It's currently The New York Clown Theater Festival, and they kicked off the festivities with a participatory pie fight.

We showed up at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn totally, completely, and utterly incorrectly dressed. We'd come straight from work and were the only people in office duds. The rest of the people were dressed like clowns or at least goof balls. We gamely got into the fray anyway, though, hurling shaving cream pies at each other and a handful of other fighters, while an audience of 25 or so watched from relative safety on the other side of a clear plastic sheet. As you can see from the photo, it got a little hairy! Todd and I both came out looking the worse for wear, but I think he got the brunt of it. One of the organizers told Todd afterward that we (and he in particular) were particularly fun to target because we looked (accurately) like we'd just come from work. All the people who came in wearing pie-ready outfits just weren't as fun to take down, apparently.

The whole event was crazy and so much fun. We just gave ourselves over to the slippery mess of it all and had a blast. There should be more opportunities to act loony, make a mess, and laugh throughout it all.