No, not another post about the showers at the Y. <\/p>\n

I’m actually going back to the Y in the morning again. I think I’ve waited long enough for the New Year’s Resolution rush to pass. There was virtually nobody there this morning.<\/p>\n

Last Thursday I had my first class at Bad Dog’s Writing for Stand Up with Dawn Whitwell<\/a>. I liked it, so far: it’s like improv but sitting down. We were asked to relate two stories (one verbal, one written in a stream of consciousness style) to the class and both of them were about me crying<\/a> like a baby in public<\/a>. Awkward? Check! Funny? Only the bit about my brother’s gay 70’s moustache and his career as a Gay Russian History professor got the biggest laughs. I learned that you don’t fucking make jokes about people with RLS<\/a>, it’s NOT FUCKING FUNNY<\/a>. This week we’ll be dissecting a comic’s delivery. There are two people in my class I recognize from Video On Trial and other Much Music shows. I’m star stuck!<\/p>\n

I’m loving Flickr.<\/a> I love being able to flash up a photo and have groups of strangers view stuff I find funny, weird or beautiful. I know… 5 years too late for this trend. But I’m grooving on it, none the less. I’ve joined a few groups like “Gays and their iPhones”, “12 Months, Your Very Best” and “Sexy Men of Sci Fi”.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Speaking of which, I got a shot of the new restaurant opening steps away from my house called Chew Chew<\/strong>! It has a big train mural on the side of the building, duh! I’m not to warm to the colours they used for the walls, but the place looks clean and brushed metal new so I’m hopeful. I think they’ll be open by tomorrow!<\/p>\n

Still off Facebook\/Twitter\/IM apps. Leave me alone! No, better yet. You come to me! <\/p>\n

Da is still ok. He’s eating again, but not anything like glass or nitro. He meets with the surgeon tomorrow to see if he can bump up the operation. Hi Dalton!<\/p>\n

The Vegas\/Palm Springs\/LA trip looms closer. So far, I’ve lost $1000+ dollars on my iPhone Blackjack game. Very telling. I guess I should stick to the nickel machines.<\/p>\n

I’m incensed that I wasn’t chosen for Test the Nation – Bloggers<\/a>. Actually I’m really glad they won. Though I probably would have brought their average up with my 50 out of 60 questions right, but never mind. I’ll just continue to blog over here about nothing at all. Which makes me wonder what the hell I’ve been doing with this site for the last 5 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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