Quality over quantity… I’ve always said that.

My new job at Make It Work has got me busier than I’ve ever been; I’m working nights and Saturdays, trying to work as much as possible so I can make some cash dollars. So far things have been going really well – of the sixty or so consultants in the company, I was ranked number four during my first month of appointments! Pretty kickass – and all the bosses and higher-ups like me. I’ve been to some insanely rich people’s houses, which is always fun. You know when you think “rich people”, you think the driveway at the top of the hill with the gate that opens to the big front door, and then the twirly grand staircase inside, and everything is all gold and frilly and somebody is wiping down the banisters and somebody else is repainting the fence around the olympic sized pool? Been there.
My Mini Cooper has already been to the shop twice (for small dashboard tweaks and fixes), and has made me appreciate it that much more.

Pickup trucks? They suck. I have to drive one for a few days, and I now know what it must be like to be a 300 lb person. Do some situps, Dodge Dakota.

VW Bugs? They also suck. I had no idea – I figured it would be a fun, zippy little car to cruise around in while my Mini was at the doctor’s. Nope. The Bug is a little too big to feel truly small, and it can’t handle its own power – from a stop, if you hit the gas slightly hard, the tires squeal and you look like an idiot. In your yellow Bug. Mine was yellow.

Yeah, yellow. Shut up.

Did you watch the big game? It was really close, I couldn’t believe they pulled out a win at the last second… very impressive. I am of course referring to the Puppy Bowl, the Greatest Sport on Television. The adorableness was simply off the charts this year. What with the frolicking and what not. Go Pups Go!

My parents came in to LA this weekend to visit my sister and I… it was great to see them. I’ve definitely become a lot closer to them in the last few years. I spose it’s because I’ve matured during and after college and can relate to them better now. I don’t automatically hate anything that they like anymore… that’s a step in the right direction, right? When I tell them that the weather here could be a little warmer, they politely remind me that back in Chicago, they have four feet of snow and to quit my complaining. California is crazy – I was driving through the hills in Malibu a few weeks ago thinking “Man, it must be brutal to get up these twisty turns when they’re covered with six inches of snow… ah yes… that doesn’t exist here.” These people have no idea what real weather is.

Dan and I went to the Grammys last Sunday! What a trip… I rented a tux and we got lookin’ all spiffy and rolled into the Staples Center like we owned the place. Pretty damn cool to see so many huge stars in one place. I’ve now seen Tina Turner, John Mayer, Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Daft Punk, Aretha Franklin, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and I was even lucky enough to see the magnificent Mr. Kanye West give one of his trademark uber-cocky thank-you speeches and then get dissed by none other than Vince Gill. The afterparty was pretty cool too, and I fell in love with Natasha Beddingfield. What a babe!

A few final announcements.
Erik is going to open for me at the big show at Lynn University! I got the programs board to fly him out to Florida too so we can hang all weekend and then rock the show on Monday, March 17th. Anybody near Boca Raton should come, I promise to be funny!

My favorite skydiving model/dreamgirl Heather has moved to Zambia for the next year to work for a company called FORGE. I donated $50 to their cause and they won a $10,000 grant by one vote (donation) – so she’s sitting pretty because of yours truly. Yup. All me.

I’m going to Oakland this weekend to visit my Explo homey Elli – should come back with some good stories and pictures, so you won’t have to wait another two months for my next post.

After only going for a few weeks, I’m already hosting the open mic at the Hollywood Improv! Holy cwap! Tomorrow is my first time hosting there… I’m pumped.

And finally, I bit the bullet and bought a really nice HD camcorder and shotgun mic. I should have new standup videos soon. Stay tuned.