Seriously?!

Wait. You're kidding, right?

Pretty sure my next move is to return soda cans

Ah, the glamourous of a full-time comic.

On the bright side, I could buy 27 packs of Ramen noodles.

Auto Show Shuffle 5K

A few weeks ago, I had the brilliant (read: foolish) idea to sign-up for a 5K.  In January.  In Michigan.  Outside.  Keep in mind, this is what Michigan usually looks like in January:

We got slightly lucky in that the temperature was in the 30's instead of the -70's (not that the 30's is lucky, but when you live in a state that resembles an icebox for a good six months per year, you take what you can get).  However, the wind did not cooperate at all.  It blew at us with a cartoonish-like force (I seriously felt like I was running in place because I could barely move with all of the wind coming straight at my body), and I probably sounded like I was hyperventilating.  But, we pushed through and made it to the finish line.  And...with these results:

-Drew got fourth in his age group!
-I had a PR!

Some pictures (and a video at the end, for those of you who enjoy motion versions of under-eye bags and people nearly freezing to death):

All my gear.

 

Never miss an opportunity to wear pro-animal socks!

Feigning excitement over running in the winter. This is my "I love wearing 15 layers and still feeling freezing" face.

Trying not to look completely frozen.

Shots from along the course.

Finally!

Writing and musicals

I am happy to announce that I had my first group writing session of the year. Fellow comic, Leslie Ann Thompson, and I met at Joey's Comedy Club to drink beer, ahem, I mean, work through jokes (there was definitely some beer on hand though). I've been trying to talk about my fall 2012 trip on Greyhound on stage, and after meeting with Leslie, I think I definitely have some things to work with.

I am unhappy to announce that the folks at the Emagine Theatre had the audacity to deny my student ID from eight years ago. The nerve! I mean, seriously.

And my verdict on Les Miz? It was very well done, and the cast was quite impressive (well, minus Russell Crowe, anyway), but after an hour and a half, I was pretty bored with the singing (and this coming from someone with a BFA in theatre). Luckily, I spared the rest of the theatre and resisted the urge to sing along to "On My Own."

Unfortunately, my Honda Civic was not so lucky as I belted it out like something fierce on my way home. Good thing cars don't have ears.

Totally Pauly

Last week, I got to open for Pauly Shore at the Temple Theatre in Saginaw, Michigan.  It was such a wonderful venue, and the staff took such great care of us!  I really enjoyed watching Pauly's act, too.  I had no idea what to expect (would he just say "hey, bu-uddy" the whole time?, would he share behind-the-scenes celeb gossip? just quote his films?) from his show.  What I found was a deeply personal, raw, real and very funny account of his life.  I was definitely impressed!

Some pictures:

That's me, Pauly (duh) and his opener, Sandy Danto (who is hilarious, very nice and a Michigan native - a nice little trifecta, if you ask me).  

Food in the green room.  Ah, the perks of working with famous people.

Five miles!

I ran five miles at the gym today (a first for me)! Shout out to the guy on the treadmill next to me with excessive BO. You, sir, made me run faster than I thought possible (just to get away from you).

New hair

Went back to being blonder. Before and after hair.