This is mostly for my own bookkeeping.
But I forgot to add that my third performance was the one with my comedy class at Gotham!
(well, I added this a while ago...whatever)
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Commencing
Today I began my productivity. In the morning I finished Zelda! Take that Ganandorf! But now I cannot waste my time with that, which is good. I watched TPIR and other various TV while I ate lunch and did my laundry. For dinner I finished some chili that had lasted a few dinners. Then we hung out, watched jeopardy, watched Bill finally drive his moped.
Comedy wise, I finally began to do things. I sent some e-mails following up to my class and also a few regarding future gigs. I have one lined up for this Friday, I just have to confirm it. I spent a nice chunk of time writing. Nothing terribly refined, just throwing some ideas out there. I feel like I am easily distracted, especially since each unit of comedy is so small. It's not like I can write a whole paragrpah at a time. Maybe a sentence or two. Then I need to think of something quickly or my mind/internet wanders. But then I'll think of something and snap back. So I just need to minimize the in between time to be more productive. But really, if I can maintian my rate of productivity for 4-5 hours a day (which is about what I did), I think that would be decent. I should not be worried about the rate, I just need to make sure I'm working for that long. And that work is actually work, not pretending to work.
Comedy wise, I finally began to do things. I sent some e-mails following up to my class and also a few regarding future gigs. I have one lined up for this Friday, I just have to confirm it. I spent a nice chunk of time writing. Nothing terribly refined, just throwing some ideas out there. I feel like I am easily distracted, especially since each unit of comedy is so small. It's not like I can write a whole paragrpah at a time. Maybe a sentence or two. Then I need to think of something quickly or my mind/internet wanders. But then I'll think of something and snap back. So I just need to minimize the in between time to be more productive. But really, if I can maintian my rate of productivity for 4-5 hours a day (which is about what I did), I think that would be decent. I should not be worried about the rate, I just need to make sure I'm working for that long. And that work is actually work, not pretending to work.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Ending
...my terrific streak of unproductive days, that is! So this will hopefully be the last non-comedy post for a while...
Today started with watching some ridiculous tennis. It was pretty crazy, as everyone in the house awoke we gathered around the TV for some pretty epic tennis. In the afternoon we made a house trip to the Rhode Island/Brentwood shopping center where we got more propane for the grill and other people did accessory chores. In the afternoon we watched Idle Hands, which was a comedy/horror movie that was fairly self-mocking. It was not great cinema, but entertaining enough. We barbecued some leftovers for dinner, and with the grill working and a less hectic environment, it was much better. Then we just hung out during the evening.
So tomorrow I will beat Ocarina of Time, watch Price is Right, and then in the afternoon I'll do some writing. I already have some ideas that I'd like to hash out. Woo.
Today started with watching some ridiculous tennis. It was pretty crazy, as everyone in the house awoke we gathered around the TV for some pretty epic tennis. In the afternoon we made a house trip to the Rhode Island/Brentwood shopping center where we got more propane for the grill and other people did accessory chores. In the afternoon we watched Idle Hands, which was a comedy/horror movie that was fairly self-mocking. It was not great cinema, but entertaining enough. We barbecued some leftovers for dinner, and with the grill working and a less hectic environment, it was much better. Then we just hung out during the evening.
So tomorrow I will beat Ocarina of Time, watch Price is Right, and then in the afternoon I'll do some writing. I already have some ideas that I'd like to hash out. Woo.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Celebrating
...because it is July 4th! Still no comedy. Watched Wimbledon in the morning, then played a lot of Zelda. I found (with a guide...) all 100 Skulltula tokens. I'm almost complete in my quest, which will probably reach its triumphant conclusion tomorrow. Sweet. Then we all just hung out during the day until it was time to prepare for our cookout. The cookout was off to a slow start as the propane grill would not light, but then we utilized the little charcoal grill and the range and things progressed nicely. A solid menu - hamburgers, hot dogs, corn, baked beans, potato salad. Then we walked to the capitol area to watch the fireworks. They were good, but I think I have seen better. Now we're just hanging out, celebrating our wonderful country with Fla-Vor-Ice. Fantastic.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Watching
This serves two meanings! First, the answer (question? ha.) to last night's WOF clue was Jeopardy! Host Alex Trebek. The exclamation point really gave it away.
The first watching refers to some that I did today of stand-up comedians. Comedy Central has a whole weekend of stand-up, so I watched some. It strikes me more and more that the atmosphere is so important to get people laughing. D.L. Hughley was poorly making fun of people in the front row, and everyone was laughing. It was just not too funny. I like how I can call watching TV research. But it is helpful to see how people do well (or poorly...or somewhere in between).
As stated before, no other comedy today but for jotting down some ideas. But if each of them becomes a joke, that would be solid. I played a lot of Zelda and watched a lot of mediocre television. I ate fairly well though, so that was solid.
To fill the comedy void, I will at last respond to a request for video. I did not want to post this until after my Gotham show since I used some of the same material. But this was taken from my very first show. I see now that I have definitely improved since then, which is good. But for those of you who haven't been able to see me, this is a taste. Be warned, it is probably rated PG-13, so keep away from impressionable children (my freakin' ears!). Enjoy your turn to watch!
The first watching refers to some that I did today of stand-up comedians. Comedy Central has a whole weekend of stand-up, so I watched some. It strikes me more and more that the atmosphere is so important to get people laughing. D.L. Hughley was poorly making fun of people in the front row, and everyone was laughing. It was just not too funny. I like how I can call watching TV research. But it is helpful to see how people do well (or poorly...or somewhere in between).
As stated before, no other comedy today but for jotting down some ideas. But if each of them becomes a joke, that would be solid. I played a lot of Zelda and watched a lot of mediocre television. I ate fairly well though, so that was solid.
To fill the comedy void, I will at last respond to a request for video. I did not want to post this until after my Gotham show since I used some of the same material. But this was taken from my very first show. I see now that I have definitely improved since then, which is good. But for those of you who haven't been able to see me, this is a taste. Be warned, it is probably rated PG-13, so keep away from impressionable children (my freakin' ears!). Enjoy your turn to watch!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Lazing
Another day of no comedy. And most likely this weekend will be pretty non-comedy full, since people will be around and there will be 4th of July celebrations. So I'm pretty much taking this weekend to do administrative things/laundry/enjoy DC, then right to work on Monday.
In other news, I beat the Spirit Temple today. Now to complete the side quests before my final battle. Played some piano, I was a bit rusty. Went grocery shopping, got food probably for 3-ish weeks. The deal of the day: 10 for $10 on Cedar's hummus, normally $4 a pack. Nice. And Triscuits were on sale. Perfect.
Hung out in the evening. The biggest news: I added one more to the "Wheel of Fortune puzzles I've gotten with no letters" category. Here it is:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Person
Yeah, I'm pretty good. I'll reveal the answer in my next post.
OK, that is all. I swear I'll work hard soon.
In other news, I beat the Spirit Temple today. Now to complete the side quests before my final battle. Played some piano, I was a bit rusty. Went grocery shopping, got food probably for 3-ish weeks. The deal of the day: 10 for $10 on Cedar's hummus, normally $4 a pack. Nice. And Triscuits were on sale. Perfect.
Hung out in the evening. The biggest news: I added one more to the "Wheel of Fortune puzzles I've gotten with no letters" category. Here it is:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Category: Person
Yeah, I'm pretty good. I'll reveal the answer in my next post.
OK, that is all. I swear I'll work hard soon.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Restarting
As I mentioned in the previous blog post, today marked the beginning of the entirely solo phase of my summer. So in a sense I'm restarting my summer.
No comedy today. Drove back to DC today, it took just over 3 hours. Then just hung out here, unpacked, cleaned a bit, greeted all of my housemates. Nothing terribly exciting, but it's good to be be back. Tomorrow I have to go restock my food supplies, do some follow-up things for my course, and start figuring out the rest of my plans.
In other news, why are simple tasks difficult? We ordered 3 P'Zones aka calzones from Pizza Hut (now known as The Hut.) We receive a pizza and a calzone. They then take another hour to bring us our other two. Just read my order. And deliver it to me. Grumble. But we did get to keep the mis-delivered pizza. So that was good. Life goes on.
No comedy today. Drove back to DC today, it took just over 3 hours. Then just hung out here, unpacked, cleaned a bit, greeted all of my housemates. Nothing terribly exciting, but it's good to be be back. Tomorrow I have to go restock my food supplies, do some follow-up things for my course, and start figuring out the rest of my plans.
In other news, why are simple tasks difficult? We ordered 3 P'Zones aka calzones from Pizza Hut (now known as The Hut.) We receive a pizza and a calzone. They then take another hour to bring us our other two. Just read my order. And deliver it to me. Grumble. But we did get to keep the mis-delivered pizza. So that was good. Life goes on.
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