93. In the Pineapple Express commercial, when Seth Rogan puts his gun to his nose and says it smells like tapioca.
93. "Ghostwriter (Remix)" - RJD2
94. Jasmine's sense of humor, and her willingness to accept the people in her life the way they are
95. Seeing how naturally Caroline has taken to motherhood, and what a good job she and KB are doing with Nolan
96. Guacamole parties with cool, new people
97. Julie's success, and her happy life with Andrew
98. Watching Red Sox games with Casey
99. Eating at Toi on Sunset with Jody
100. Listening to Todd's funny outlook on life
101. My consistent, 24-year friendship with Amy
102. Swedes, Please
103. Going to shows at UCB-LA
104. Fat babies
105. Bagel Nosh in Santa Monica - FINALLY good, NY-ish bagels in LA
106. Driving down San Vicente Blvd on the Westside and hitting only green lights until 26th st.
107. The fact that even after 12 years, I still have to sometimes pinch myself when I drive down Sunset Blvd to believe that I live here
108. Pane e Vino
109. That clean laundry can sometimes feel like a new wardrobe
110. The miraculous birth and good health of Teagan
111. Jen-Jen's car dance to the Backstreet Boys
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Up?
55. Hibachi House frozen Chinese food
56. Henryetta, my favorite stuffed animal and my most prized possession
57. Tejava iced tea
58. Clueless
59. Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion
60. "Letters from LA" - short story in The Informers, by Bret Easton Ellis
61. Talking shop
62. How quiet Santa Monica can get at 9:30pm
63. Three-way IMs with Dru & Joy
64. A good haircut
65. Christmas decorations at any mall
66. Having coffee with my friend Jeff
67. The Friends Thanksgiving episode where Rachel makes the trifle and Phoebe dreams of Jacques Custeau
68. School supplies
69. Reading a really introspective quote about love or life or disappointment that makes me reflect on my own
70. Really good-fitting underwear
71. Listening to comedians drop their cynical nature to talk about other comics they really admire
72. Knowing in my gut that I made the right decision
73. Robert Downey, Jr.
74. Ryan Adams' Gold
75. Getting enough sun on my face to make my cheeks pink
76. Revolving restaurants
77. A meal of a sandwich, a cookie, and a beer
78. The scattered moments that last about 90 seconds when I think that I might actually know what I'm doing
79. The ballet of umbrellas in NYC when it rains
80. Being old enough to know that I know nothing
81.Wine from 2004
82. "Aristotle with the Bust of Homer" -Rembrandt painting in Gallery 13 at the Met in NY
83. The Fricke Museum in NY
84. REM, and how Automatic for the People takes me back to college unlike any other album
85. Knowing that Los Angeles is my home
86. The Black Crows cover of "Hard to Handle"
87. Shopping with Amy and allowing her to talk me into buying things I don't want, and then later on realizing she's right
88. Having Broccoli in LA and seeing her appreciate all the great stuff the city has to offer
89. Riding in Victoria's convertible down Sunset Bl.
90. Free wi-fi
91. Make-up days at Barneys with girlfriends
92. Friends who make an attempt to understand why I am the way I am or why I do the things I do in the way I do them, and love me anyway
56. Henryetta, my favorite stuffed animal and my most prized possession
57. Tejava iced tea
58. Clueless
59. Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion
60. "Letters from LA" - short story in The Informers, by Bret Easton Ellis
61. Talking shop
62. How quiet Santa Monica can get at 9:30pm
63. Three-way IMs with Dru & Joy
64. A good haircut
65. Christmas decorations at any mall
66. Having coffee with my friend Jeff
67. The Friends Thanksgiving episode where Rachel makes the trifle and Phoebe dreams of Jacques Custeau
68. School supplies
69. Reading a really introspective quote about love or life or disappointment that makes me reflect on my own
70. Really good-fitting underwear
71. Listening to comedians drop their cynical nature to talk about other comics they really admire
72. Knowing in my gut that I made the right decision
73. Robert Downey, Jr.
74. Ryan Adams' Gold
75. Getting enough sun on my face to make my cheeks pink
76. Revolving restaurants
77. A meal of a sandwich, a cookie, and a beer
78. The scattered moments that last about 90 seconds when I think that I might actually know what I'm doing
79. The ballet of umbrellas in NYC when it rains
80. Being old enough to know that I know nothing
81.Wine from 2004
82. "Aristotle with the Bust of Homer" -Rembrandt painting in Gallery 13 at the Met in NY
83. The Fricke Museum in NY
84. REM, and how Automatic for the People takes me back to college unlike any other album
85. Knowing that Los Angeles is my home
86. The Black Crows cover of "Hard to Handle"
87. Shopping with Amy and allowing her to talk me into buying things I don't want, and then later on realizing she's right
88. Having Broccoli in LA and seeing her appreciate all the great stuff the city has to offer
89. Riding in Victoria's convertible down Sunset Bl.
90. Free wi-fi
91. Make-up days at Barneys with girlfriends
92. Friends who make an attempt to understand why I am the way I am or why I do the things I do in the way I do them, and love me anyway
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Down
I just came back from hanging with an old friend who I don't see enough. We went for happy hour sushi and drinks at a place right around the corner from me, then went to a bar across town that has a bunch of video games. Some of them didn't work, and we were the only ones in there, but we'd been talking about going there for so long...
Maybe that was part of the let-down. I'm here at home now, and I'm kind of bummed for reasons I can't put my finger on. I have a lot of stress going on right now, so that's probably some of it, but it feels like I'm more sensitive to it at this moment for some reason. I'm aware that I'm down, I don't really know why, and I don't really know what to do about it. So I'm sad.
But I know that there are many things to be happy about. There's a comic, Tom Rhodes (you may remember a Saturday morning show many years ago called "Mr. Rhodes". That was him, which is funny because he's a stand-up comic. And if you know anything about comics, the line to a time slot normally reserved for Smurfs is not exactly linear.). Anyway, so Tom knows a comic friend of mine from back in the day, and Tom was in town doing a show, so our mutual friend coerced me into going.
I'd never paid that much attention to his act; I always knew he was funny, but he never resonated with me personally. The production we saw was less comedy act and more a one-man show. He's traveled all over the world and met all sorts of people (mostly a lot of women)...just really lived life. He was funny quite a bit, and also a little inspirational.
Some of what he talked about was a list of things that make him happy. He keeps it on his website; you can find it here. He's up to 1150. It includes such examples as "orange juice", "performing at the Hotel du Nord in Paris", and "knowing that God looks out for comedians and retards".
So, with that in mind, and in an effort to try to ward off this sadness - actually, scratch that, I want to kick this sadness in its balls - I'm starting my own list on this blog. I'll continue to write about bullshit like Mr Mister videos and what I'm up to in the future, but I'll try to add to this list from time to time. 'Cause dude, I could really use a reference point for this stuff sometimes.
And I encourage each of you to start a list and share.
So here goes:
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY
1. Knowing that my friends, even just a few of them, read this and care.
2. Decent, $3 happy hour wine
3. Hearing the latest awesome, sometimes ridiculous stuff that Nolan is in to
4. Reconnecting with friends on Facebook
5. Watching 'Sex and the City' reruns on TV before bed even though I've seen them five times each already
6. Doing the same with 'Gilmore Girls"
7. The configuration of my living room
8. Having a piece of original artwork on my wall that was made by my friend Drew, who's a real artist
9. Steve Martin's smiling face
10. Coming home to a book I'm excited about.
11. Browsing Barnes and Noble on a Friday night with nowhere else to be
12. Finding a song I love and being able to download it from iTunes at anytime, even 3am
13. Hearing a room full of people laugh at comedians I've booked
14. Target
15. Running errands in my neighborhood when traffic isn't busy
16. Having a reason to be up at 5am and getting out into the world that early and feeling like the city is my own
17. Being at Starbucks that early
18. Being up that early and getting a ton of stuff done, and then taking a nap at 11am
19. Coming up with a finely crafted comment on Defamer that makes me laugh
20. Nebraska football games, both live and on TV
21. Red Sox bars
22. Sam Adams Light
23. Marlborough St in Boston
24. The Public Garden in Boston
25. All things Boston
26. Woodburning stoves
27. Flipz, the chocolate-covered pretzel snack
28. Rain in Wyoming
29. A point on Yellowstone Rd where there are no street lamps and no stop lights, only stars
30. Le Petit Cafe in Santa Monica and how it actually does feel like being in France
31. Making a mix cd for a friend
32. This free t-shirt/hoodie I won at a KCRW raffle that fits perfectly
33. Fishing in Wyoming
34. Hearing my Dad call me "kiddo"
35. Fuzzy dogs
36. Puppies of all kinds
37. Brunch at my friend Jason's
38. Chinese food
39. Finding a great present for a friend
40. How my car looks when it's clean
41. Dodger games
42. Walking with my iPod
43. Jon Stewart when he gets silly
44. How obnoxious Stephen Colbert's "character" is on the "Colbert Report"
45. The fact that the "t" in "Report" is silent
46. Steve Carell in anything
47. How Rainn Wilson pronounces "Dwight Schrute"
48. "Kelly Kapoor"
49. Eating at Mama's with Zach
50. City Lights bookstore in San Francisco
51. Tosca in SF
52. Vesuvio in SF
53. Breakfast burritos from the MTV commissary in Santa Monica
54. Coming home after my house has been cleaned
Ok, I need to go to bed, but this is a start. Honest to God, I do feel a little better.
Maybe that was part of the let-down. I'm here at home now, and I'm kind of bummed for reasons I can't put my finger on. I have a lot of stress going on right now, so that's probably some of it, but it feels like I'm more sensitive to it at this moment for some reason. I'm aware that I'm down, I don't really know why, and I don't really know what to do about it. So I'm sad.
But I know that there are many things to be happy about. There's a comic, Tom Rhodes (you may remember a Saturday morning show many years ago called "Mr. Rhodes". That was him, which is funny because he's a stand-up comic. And if you know anything about comics, the line to a time slot normally reserved for Smurfs is not exactly linear.). Anyway, so Tom knows a comic friend of mine from back in the day, and Tom was in town doing a show, so our mutual friend coerced me into going.
I'd never paid that much attention to his act; I always knew he was funny, but he never resonated with me personally. The production we saw was less comedy act and more a one-man show. He's traveled all over the world and met all sorts of people (mostly a lot of women)...just really lived life. He was funny quite a bit, and also a little inspirational.
Some of what he talked about was a list of things that make him happy. He keeps it on his website; you can find it here. He's up to 1150. It includes such examples as "orange juice", "performing at the Hotel du Nord in Paris", and "knowing that God looks out for comedians and retards".
So, with that in mind, and in an effort to try to ward off this sadness - actually, scratch that, I want to kick this sadness in its balls - I'm starting my own list on this blog. I'll continue to write about bullshit like Mr Mister videos and what I'm up to in the future, but I'll try to add to this list from time to time. 'Cause dude, I could really use a reference point for this stuff sometimes.
And I encourage each of you to start a list and share.
So here goes:
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY
1. Knowing that my friends, even just a few of them, read this and care.
2. Decent, $3 happy hour wine
3. Hearing the latest awesome, sometimes ridiculous stuff that Nolan is in to
4. Reconnecting with friends on Facebook
5. Watching 'Sex and the City' reruns on TV before bed even though I've seen them five times each already
6. Doing the same with 'Gilmore Girls"
7. The configuration of my living room
8. Having a piece of original artwork on my wall that was made by my friend Drew, who's a real artist
9. Steve Martin's smiling face
10. Coming home to a book I'm excited about.
11. Browsing Barnes and Noble on a Friday night with nowhere else to be
12. Finding a song I love and being able to download it from iTunes at anytime, even 3am
13. Hearing a room full of people laugh at comedians I've booked
14. Target
15. Running errands in my neighborhood when traffic isn't busy
16. Having a reason to be up at 5am and getting out into the world that early and feeling like the city is my own
17. Being at Starbucks that early
18. Being up that early and getting a ton of stuff done, and then taking a nap at 11am
19. Coming up with a finely crafted comment on Defamer that makes me laugh
20. Nebraska football games, both live and on TV
21. Red Sox bars
22. Sam Adams Light
23. Marlborough St in Boston
24. The Public Garden in Boston
25. All things Boston
26. Woodburning stoves
27. Flipz, the chocolate-covered pretzel snack
28. Rain in Wyoming
29. A point on Yellowstone Rd where there are no street lamps and no stop lights, only stars
30. Le Petit Cafe in Santa Monica and how it actually does feel like being in France
31. Making a mix cd for a friend
32. This free t-shirt/hoodie I won at a KCRW raffle that fits perfectly
33. Fishing in Wyoming
34. Hearing my Dad call me "kiddo"
35. Fuzzy dogs
36. Puppies of all kinds
37. Brunch at my friend Jason's
38. Chinese food
39. Finding a great present for a friend
40. How my car looks when it's clean
41. Dodger games
42. Walking with my iPod
43. Jon Stewart when he gets silly
44. How obnoxious Stephen Colbert's "character" is on the "Colbert Report"
45. The fact that the "t" in "Report" is silent
46. Steve Carell in anything
47. How Rainn Wilson pronounces "Dwight Schrute"
48. "Kelly Kapoor"
49. Eating at Mama's with Zach
50. City Lights bookstore in San Francisco
51. Tosca in SF
52. Vesuvio in SF
53. Breakfast burritos from the MTV commissary in Santa Monica
54. Coming home after my house has been cleaned
Ok, I need to go to bed, but this is a start. Honest to God, I do feel a little better.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
I'll Tumblr For Ya
Yes, I've found yet another way to support my increasing web-narcissism. In addition to this blog, Myspace, Facebook, Friendster (ok, I don't really use that one anymore), and Twitter, you can now find me here on Tumblr. Think of it as micro-blogging. They make it ridiculously easy to import multi-media. But also, as technology has a way of doing, it gets fucked up from time to time, too. (See example, Omaha lightning video post.)
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