Went to a big comedy festival awards ceremony because my work was nominated for two awards (we lost both). Took mouse as my date. We were leaving after it finished and got chatting to our friend on the way out and then out walked Stewart Lee who had won the legend of comedy award. He joined our conversation and we had a lovely time chatting to him. One of the organisers of the festival came over to tell us there was an after party and would we like to come. So anyway we ended up walking to the "after party" which was a pub all the way across town just me, Nancy, festival organiser and Stewart Lee. It took a while for the other comics to filter in but they arrived in dribs and drabs until there was about twelve of us. We spent all night in the pub getting really hammered and talking about art and life and Nick Cave all sat around one table eating crisps. Stewart is an exceptionally lovely man. When he left the pub everyone just burst into laughter like "what just happened!!!". One of my favourite nights ever. A few days later Stewart wrote an article about it. Me and Nancy are the "vibrant local artists": https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/03/eat-your-heart-out-will-smith-i-certainly-did-oscars-chris-rock
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My first exposure to Stewart Lee and it made me an instant fan. Ending with Robert Pollard is just the icing on the cake.
Jul 4, 2024
Went to the Netflix is a Joke outdoor festival in LA yesterday for mother's Day and it was so fun!!
Got to see Trixie Mattel and Masego and had a blast :) but now it's the next day and my ass is worn OUT
May 13, 2024
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Iβve been going to so many comedy shows lately. At first it was intimidating to go alone but now i love it. Laugh. Time made specifically for laughing. Itβs great. Going to another show next week that a friend i made via comedy is performing at. buy the ticket and go!
Feb 6, 2024
Top Recs from @caskeyc
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1. Don't set an alarm and wake up naturally. Snooze for however long you want to, it's okay
2. Have breakfast. For me it's toast. Have it with butter/jam/honey and a lot of water and coffee and juice.
3. Listen to an album in full and do some puzzles until it ends. I like to stick a record on and do the nyt games (connections, then wordle, then the mini, then I'm ready for a crossword)
4. Shower and use all your best stuff. Smell great. Make your hair feel soft.
5. Wear an outfit you don't get to wear that often. I tend to wear the same thing over and over at work so I wear something a bit more fun and less practical.
6. Go outside. I live near a road with secondhand shops that are great browsing but quite tempting on a budget. To beat the temptation just look in the windows and then walk round the streets or to a green space if it's a nice day. Walk as fast or as slow as you like. Try and spot cats that might let you stroke them. See how each place you go smells different. Walk down streets that you've not been down before just because.
7. Come home and decide how much energy you have. If you have energy do an activity (I would write, play an instrument, do some art, read, play a game) if you don't then watch something from your watchlist. Saturdays feel like a good day to watch something new.
8. Cook yourself a meal. Start before you're hungry and spend ages on it. Use every pot. Listen to music. Sing whilst you wash the dishes.
9. Play! Video games, board games, internet games, card games, phone games, rearrange your plushies, embrace your inner child. Play with ideas, experiment with felt tip pens, write a limerick. Get silly with it.
10. Talk to your friends. Invite them over, call somebody up, text that person back you didn't have time to. I like to spend a good day off by myself then have a great time talking to people after I've recharged.
11. Have so much fun getting to do whatever you want you fall asleep at whatever time. Monday - Friday is about appeasing your body clock, Saturdays are for filthy pleasures like falling asleep at 3am because you were too busy flirting or reading or watching videos.
Apr 16, 2024
Re: my last rec I'm kinda realizing reading this might have changed my life actually
Apr 16, 2024