Follow Friday - hotter than hell edition.

Lately, the stand up comedy class has been consuming my time. It's been a blast. The teacher, Gerry Katzman, is brilliant at inspiring us while keeping the process fun. I'm getting better at speaking in front of the group. It was nervewracking at first but, bit by bit, I'm getting more comfortable. Or maybe it's that I've come to embrace my nervousness. After all, I'm not doing powerpoint -- I'm doing stand up. If I strangle the microphone in my fists and scrunch up my face, maybe it's OK. As long as I can get through the 10 minutes, I don't care. Whatever. I'm so happy that I'm taking steps to force myself on stage. Time to quit being such a chickenshit.

Eventually, I'll put some stuff into a video and post it on here. Not yet though. But the purpose of this post isn't to talk about that because.....

It's Follow Friday!

Here are 5 cool people to follow.

@primalpurge She is brilliant and unpredictable. Follow her today and spice up your feed!

@Dolanite She can be clever and she can be silly. Always cool. Oaktown! Do yourself a favor: Add her.

@Boner_Stabone This guy is inappropriate and fantastic. His killer tweets are not to be missed.

@Atencio Just found out this guy is a writer/director. His tweeting is high-caliber, so I'm gonna check out some of his vids.

@kichaa New find! Just started following the other day, and have been been digging everything, so far. Get on board!

Follow Friday - Independence Day Edition

My summer has officially begun. The ants are back! Regular readers of this blog may recall that I battled them last summer too. But when I wasn't squishing the little bastards, I was enjoying the tweets of these 5 warriors...

@fireland He's doing something very unique with his tweets. At their best, they read like micro-stories. He won't disappoint you.

@lukeinvan I have long admired the tweeting of this bitter Dad. Hat's off! You should add him to your list today.

@rsmallbone I've been following this maniac since I first got on Twitter. Multiple recipient of the Blue Lanugo Medallion For Excellence In Tweeting.

@Zaius13 Somehow this ape man manages to capture something universal and human in his tweets. Follow him now.

@Jim_Hamilton A recent discovery. Was lucky enough to catch his standup show a few weeks ago. Highly recommended.

Batman

I keep pointing to this wall and asking A whether she can see Batman. She says no. Guess it's a boy thing.

Handshake fail

Just ran into a pal at this crappy (so far) rock show. We were both with friends and travelling in different directions, so we only had enough time for a handshake.

He went with "The Pope," while I went with a "Fist Bump.". I wound up punching the palm of his hand.

AWKWARD!

Oh well.

My comedy education

Just started a stand up comedy class, a 10-week boot camp designed to turn me into a standup comedian. Ten weeks from now, I will get up on stage before a room full of strangers and try to win them over with my "set." I am thrilled. I am terrified.

Tonight is easy; I am doing homework. As the sun goes down, I sip a fine Irish whiskey while dictating "premises" into a handheld recorder. These "premises" don't have to be funny; it is more important that they be true. In fact, that's the only thing the matters, tonight.

Look for updated reports on my comedy education by visiting this website on a regular basis.