I finally feel unpacked and that is a nice feeling. I live in a new place and that “in transition” feeling is wearing off. It’s still a little different and sort of weird just because I am living in someone else’s home. But it works out for both of us. I am going to be auditioning for Last Comic Standing next week in Minneapolis. I have zero expectations for that, but you gotta do that stuff. I figure it can’t hurt. I made about 1.5 seconds of airtime in season 2. Some people like it, some hate it. I honestly have never watched an entire episode. Wish me luck, though.
I just put some posters up in my new room. Deciding which posters make the wall is a very tough decision. I have so many posters and they are all fantastic, but only so many can make the wall. I decided on the following: a huge 4ft x 6ft Spiderman movie poster, the Dumb and Dumber movie poster, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom movie poster, Superman II movie poster, and Superman III movie poster. I think this is the first time my Ace Ventura Poster has not been up. I only have so many movie poster frames so I rotate posters in and out.
I had a pretty productive day today so I think I might treat myself to going to bed early. I have been pretty happy lately and that’s exciting. I think its important to figure out what you want in life and go for it, and since I have pushed my way further and further into the world of stand-up comedy, I have really felt like I have direction. Growing up, I had NO idea what I wanted to do. I wanted to be so many different things at different stages in my life, its’ nuts! I have wanted to be a priest, a teacher, an engineer, a restaurant owner, a ninja, and just so many other things. Yeah, of course I wanted to be an actor or a rock star, I think everyone has wanted that. But I sure am glad I stepped on that stage in New York 8 years ago. It’s funny, even throughout all of college, I didn’t know what I wanted. I was in the college of Arts and Science, then Engineering, then Communication, and ended up in Business. I graduated and just got whatever job I could to pay rent… and I am still at that job. Granted, I have worked myself up to a more valuable position than when I started as a temp, but I do think one thing that has allowed me to survive doing what I do for so long is just the knowledge in the back of my head that I am on my way to something I love. I’m not really on my way, I am DOING what I love, pretty much every weekend, too. I think I’m in a good spot because I have always looked back at times in my life that I thought were great and reminisce about them or wished I could go back to when it was great, but I am pretty happy with life right now. Obviously I am striving to move forward, but I am also not ignoring the fact that I am very happy right now. I have a lot of great things in my life. Holy shit, what the hell am I doing? I journal on my computer as well as update my website and so I sort of got onto journal mode. Well, there’s a peak at how I feel about my life for ya. That could all change tomorrow of course if I get a parking ticket or someone at my job sarcastically says, “Hey John, don’t look so happy” right after I wake up from my lunch nap. (sidenote: I think the people I work with think I smoke pot on my lunch-break because I sleep in my car and come back in looking very out of it and my eyes are all red)
What’s the deal with toothbrushes!? Am I right, people? This guy knows what I’m talking about! I mean think about it, it’s not a tooth and its not a brush!! Hey-ooo! Alright, friends, I am going to copy and paste this blog session into my journal and hit the sack… then go to bed. (I think that is the 3rd or 4th time I have done that joke on this website) Thanks for reading. Next time, hopefully it will be hilarious. I think the problem is that when I write something I think is really really funny, I decide to use it as material instead. Well, except that story from the below blog. That is just too hilarious to keep from anyone. I have told it onstage, but that’s just a good story… and a true one. Hey you know what sucks. I had a joke about being so lonely I bought a GPS just to have someone to talk to, and my female physical lover partner pointed out that that is now in a commercial, so I probably won’t use it anymore. Oh, and I do see the irony of that last statement. So you know, the joke was about how I was lonely BEFORE I met my female physical lover partner… and yes, I refer to her as my female physical lover partner. No, I am not bragging, I just forgot her name- Good night, Milwaukee!!