Monday, January 8, 2024

Happy Holidays

I send "Happy New Years" cards to friends and family. I've done this for almost 15 years. I do this to wish my friends well with hopes for a happy new year. I also do this because I know I can never get my cards out by mid-December, when the "Happy Holidays" greeting is more appropriate. Knowing this about myself, I cover my ass and give myself to well into January when the "Happy New Year" greeting is still acceptable (minus Larry David), even if a bit well-worn. 

In the same vein of covering my ass, I also tend to say: "nice to see you" when I meet someone who looks vaguely familiar. It covers me in the event that we have, in fact, already met. This happened on several occasions, where I said: "nice to meet you" to someone who was only too happy to point out that we had already met. Shame me once, shame on me... 

But the way I say "nice to meet you" has to be kind and sincere, lest the other person think I am suggesting we have already met. It is merely a placeholder in case we have, not a direct assault on our prior knowledge of each other. It's similar to the difference between saying "you're welcome!" when someone has done something for you that you want to acknowledge and saying "you're welcome!"(2) when you think someone hasn't said thank you. People that say "you're welcome!"(2) suck. Don't be a "you're welcome!"(2) person.

So I do many things late, wrong or not at all. As a comic, it is hard to keep up a social media presence if constantly clipping and sharing your work is not your absolute priority. Jokes become no longer current or someone else gets a similar joke out first. It can be hard to keep up with every platform all the time. With that in mind, I am here, on my blog, sharing a video I made last week, but simply forgot to share here.

I make a Year In Review video each year for the past several years. I have fun making these videos... right up until the last day when I panic that I have to perfect it, share it and get it out in time for the new year. But once it is shared, I can relax and welcome in the new year. I relaxed prematurely and forgot to share here, a mistake I am correcting with this post.

In the interest of securing your forgiveness, I am including last year's video, in case you happened to miss that one. I think most people missed it... except Fall Out Boy. They definitely saw it. 😉

In addition, I am including a bonus video that I made with family, for family, and also you, loyal blog reader, cause you're also like family. After all, it was Christmas and at Christmas you tell the truth, and the truth is, I have neglected this blog for the past few years as I have started performing live, but that doesn't mean I don't still love you.

So Happy Holiday! Happy New Year! Nice to see you!

xo

2023 Year In Review

2022 Year In Review

Happy Holidays

Friday, January 5, 2024

Happy Holidays

I send "Happy New Years" cards to friends and family. I've done this for almost 15 years. I do this to wish my friends well with hopes for a happy new year. I also do this because I know I can never get my cards out by mid-December, when the "Happy Holidays" greeting is more appropriate. Knowing this about myself, I cover my ass and give myself to well into January when the "Happy New Year" greeting is still acceptable, even if a bit well-worn. 

In the same vein of covering my ass, I also tend to say: "nice to see you" when I meet someone who looks vaguely familiar. It covers me in the event that we have, in fact, already met. This happened on several occasions, where I said: "nice to meet you" to someone who was only too happy to point out that we had already met. Shame me once, shame on me... 

But the way I say "nice to meet you" has to be kind and sincere, lest the other person think I am suggesting we have already met. It is merely a placeholder in case we have, not a direct assault on our prior knowledge of each other. It's similar to the difference between saying "you're welcome!" when someone has done something for you that you want to acknowledge and saying "you're welcome!"(2) when you think someone hasn't said thank you. People that say "you're welcome!"(2) suck. Don't be a "you're welcome!"(2) person.

So I do many things late, wrong or not at all. As a comic, it is hard to keep up a social media presence if constantly clipping and sharing your work is not your absolute priority. Jokes become no longer current or someone else gets a similar joke out first. It can be hard to keep up with every platform all the time. With that in mind, I am here, on my blog, sharing a video I made last week, but simply forgot to share here.

I make a Year In Review video each year for the past several years. I have fun making these videos... right up until the last day when I panic that I have to perfect it, share it and get it out in time for the new year. But once it is shared, I can relax and welcome in the new year. I relaxed prematurely and forgot to share here, a mistake I am correcting with this post.

In the interest of securing your forgiveness, I am including last year's video, in case you happened to miss that one. I think most people missed it... except Fall Out Boy. They definitely saw it. 😉

In addition, I am including a bonus video that I made with family, for family, and also you, loyal blog reader, cause you're also like family. After all, it was Christmas and at Christmas you tell the truth, and the truth is, I have neglected this blog for the past few years as I have started performing live, but that doesn't mean I don't still love you.

So Happy Holiday! Happy New Year! Nice to see you!

xo

2023 Year In Review

2022 Year In Review

Happy Holidays


Thursday, May 11, 2023

This Mother's Day

Mom has been through a lot these past few years. This Mother's Day, give her a token of your affection to show her who her best bud is. 

Flowers die. Macaroni jewelry ain't gonna cut it. Those homemade coupon books are cute, but give mom what she really wants this year...


This Mother's Day, show your mom she's high on your list.


Saturday, December 31, 2022

2022 in Re(ar)view

Another year in the rearview, another year in review.

Please enjoy the word salad that was 2022.

Wishing you a wonderful new year filled with only the best love, laughter and celebrity drama there is.

It can still get better!

2022 in Re(ar)view


Friday, April 22, 2022

Happy Earth Day!

Funny thing about the Earth: it's not indestructable. Funnier thing about humans: despite needing the Earth to live on, we are actively destroying it. Not cool.

Climate scientists are trying to warn us, but we are not listening... kinda reminds me of kids in general. We want to protect them and keep them safe, but they just don't want to hear it. Climate scientists are just trying to help and world leaders just don't want to hear it.

Hope you will like and share this video.



Also, if you can, here are some great places to donate money.

If you can't donate money, do what you can: compost, bring a reusable bag, recycle, call your elected officials and tell them you care about the Earth remaining inhabitable. We can only make a difference if we work together.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Jokes!

I've been performing standup for a few years now, which is live and fleeting and amazing.

But to be hip like the young kids nowadays, I have to create content for online consumption...

Enter the video of a live joke:

I'm hoping to post one every week... which most likely means I will post one for three weeks in a row, then once a month, then once in a while. Does owning my lack of motivation make it better? Maybe!

If you like my joke videos, hope you'll check out my Showtime! page and join me at a live show.

Monday, January 10, 2022

Are you still watching?

Netflix loves a good algorithm. So if they have you watching one of their shows, they want to keep you for other shows. 

I am recommending they develop a new technology: the "sounds like" algorithm, a way to rebrand shows to appeal to fans of their other shows. 

For example, for fans of the show Cobra Kai, they will now offer:

Cobra Sty: Hoarders

Cobra Buy: Shark Tank

Cobra Pie: Great British Baking Show

Cobra High: Dopesick

Cobra High: Free Solo

Cobra High: High School Musical the Musical the Series

Cobra Chai: (pronounced like the Hebrew letter chai): Unorthodox

Cobra Chai: (pronounced like the tea beverage): all of their Bollywood titles

Cobra Eye: Queer Eye For the Straight Guy

Cobra Spy: The James Bond catalog

Cobra Thigh: Workout Classes

Cobra Nye: Bill Nye Science Guy

Cobra Fry: Supersize Me and The Founder

Cobra Why: The Footloose re-make from 2011 and the Overboard remake from 2018 (also could be called Cobra Unnecessary)

and something for the kids, because it's too easy: Cobra Caillou