…and here’s why.

Last night I performed a solo acoustic set at a local open mic talent show for the first time. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do but never really had the balls quite yet. I rehearsed a set full of Pixies tunes and got up enough courage to do it, and so I did. Very surprisingly, I won the popular vote for last night’s show. I have no idea how…the other people before me were far surperior. I was completely shocked. When he said my name, I laughed and said “what the hell?” Very cool, though. Definitely boosts my self-esteem.

Today I break down another barrier. A friend of mine from the Comedy Whorehouse, a local improv comedy troupe I was once a part of, created a sketch with a friend whose wife hosts a local women’s show. He needed someone to play another character and I was the first person he thought of. We’ve been rehearsing a lot for the past two weeks and today we’re filming the sketch. It will be put on DVD and sent around to all sorts of different media outlets. Who knows where it’ll go from there.

I’m happy to be over the hump on these two tasks. I’ve been busy as hell lately without a chance to breathe, and now that everything is said and done, I can get back to my other tasks, such as catching up on my online screenwriting class and working on my screenplay.

I just got off the phone with my childhood best friend who’s currently with the Marines in Quantico, VA. He’s having a kid this coming June. What’s worse is that his little sister is turning 16. I remember when she was running around in diapers; we were 6 years old. I can hear all the 30 and 40 somethings out there laughing it up, but shit, hearing that made me feel old. It’s not like it’s a big deal though, cause I think I’m permanently 18.

In other news, I played Civilization III for 5 hours straight last night, and the only reason why I went to bed at 2AM was because I had to be up at 6AM. It took me at least 3 hours to defeat the Aztecs. It shouldn’t take 3 hours to conquer the Aztecs. I’m hooked.