Stuff and Also Things
So here's what happened to me over the last 2 weeks. Ready? ADVENTURES!
Thursday, the 17th: Mr Birthday. I am now officially 22. Yay. It didn't top last year's birthday, or the one when I was 8 years old, but it was pretty darn good.
Friday, the 18th: Not a whole heckuva lot.
Saturday, the 19th: International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Yarg! Had a book signing in Ventura, they threw me a pirate party, and lots of people showed up dressed as pirates. Fun times had by all. Afterwards, I ate at a nice japanese restaurant, while reading comical books. Wanted to go a little further up the coast to Ojai to their big Pirate Fair, but decided it was too late in the day.
Sunday, the 20th: Wanted to go to the LA Lobster festival, but didn't for stupid reasons I no longer recall.
Monday the 21st; Picked mum up from the airport, got super bonus birthday presents, including a Napoleon Hat (something I've wanted for AGES!) Bacon mints, and an electronic yodeling pickle (something I didn't know existed prior, but still have been wanting for ages, retroactively)
Tuesday the 22nd: I was asked to be a part of a 2 day book festival at the Barnes & Noble in Woodland Hills, CA. So to save on driving, I arranged to crash at my friend Ben's house, which is relatively nearby. The book fair was fine, except for the fact that nobody showed up. I totally sold books to the 5 kids that did however. My two favorite stories that occurred were: A. a kid who was sitting in the store reading my book, his mom told him it was time to go. He didn't want to stop reading. Mom said they really had to go. Kid said he was going to finish this book, so if mom wanted to leave, she would have to buy it for him, otherwise he's staying here and skipping the silly birthday party. (awesome!) #2: kid was looking all over the store for some different book he really wanted, couldn't find it. Mom had told him he was allowed to buy one book, and since his wasn't available, he would get mine instead. As I'm autographing it for him, mom goes 'Oh wait, here's the book you were looking for!" so now he has a signed copy of my book, and the one he really wanted. He makes a big 'Dilemma!' face, and mom says 'allright, you can buy TWO books." he says yay! and off they trundle away. ONE HOUR LATER: He comes back, saying he decided not to get that other book, and with his 'you get two books' he decided to make the other book also be a book of mine, autograph please!"
Awesome.
Then I went to Ben's house, we bought dinner whilst wearing silly hats to see if anyone would notice. Played Beatles RockBand quietly (his folks were asleep in the other room) decided that rocking out is no fun whilst whispering.
In the morning, I discovered they do street cleaning and my car had gotten a ticket. RAGE.
Day 2 of the book fair, mostly spent it flirting and doodling pictures with the girl who sells the DVDs. One of those friendly goth types, that was fun, as I get so few opportunities to do so (chat with women who think I'm fun, that is, I get chances to doodle ALL THE BLOODY TIME.)
Thursday the 24th. Not Much.
Friday: began doing the layout for a big new book graphic design project I'm working on, that I can't show anybody and will be out in a year. But rest assured, it looks really really cool.
Saturday: Friend of the Family Felicia's Wedding. They had a silly wedding, with dancing down the aisle, humorous vows, and a guy taking pictures accidentally falling down and hurting himself and people nearby. Wore my matrimonial tophat and bowtie. Afterwards, went to the indian restaurant that I LOVE SO VERY VERY MUCH for dinner, and ate far too much. I love the television in there, it's even more interesting for not knowing what's going on. Watched the best music video EVER (trying to track it down on youtube whilst not knowing what it's called.) Remind me to tell you about my favorite Indian sitcom TV show Boscar (bauskhar? SP.) someday, it's AWESOME. Especially the description of it I made up since I don't actually know what it's about.
Sunday: Went down to LA with my fambly members (all jammed into a tiny car together, bleg.) for to see several things! We had tickets to 'An Evening Without Monty Python' -- Eric Idle's latest attempt to cash in on Monty Python's 40th anniversary. Cast included Alan Tudyk, Jane Leeves (Hank Azaria was supposed to be there but then wasn't) and some other way talented people doing a bunch of classic python sketches, in a humor extravaganza. Laughed my arse off, it was glorious. They ran through the audience for a fair swath of 'Mr SmokesTooMuch complains about traveling" and so got to see everybody way up close (jane's behind in particular, as they swangled right in front of me) pushing thru the audience members and yelling. One of the company was a splendid Michael Palin imersonator, I must remember him for if I ever need a faux MP. Jane played all the parts that involved having a moustache and shouting. Alan played most of the Pepperpot roles.It was unequivocally great. It's playing another week in LA, and then in New York. GO AND SEE IT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. Wish I had taken pictures. Plus, it was at the Ricardo Montalbon theater, which is epic win.
THEN we went to universal city walk, to eat at the hardrock cafe (this one didn't have nearly enough Beatles memorabilia if you ask me.) and go see a concert afterwards (chickenfeet was playing this same day, and Dad is a big fan, who doesn't like going to concerts alone. 3 hours of loudness if you ask my uncultured opinion, but everyone else seemed to enjoy it. I mostly waited for it to be over, and enjoyed texting messages to the thingy that makes them appear on screen. Interactive concerts hurray! Most of the other people texted about how drunk they were, or wether anyone could hook them up with backstage passes.)
But inbetween eating and the concert, we saw Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs in 3D (it was a great movie. Seems like the sort of thing I would create, and coming from an ego as ridiculously large as mine, I consider that high praise indeed.) and also wandered around the city walk, where I bought a splendiferious fake moustache.
That is all.
Thursday, the 17th: Mr Birthday. I am now officially 22. Yay. It didn't top last year's birthday, or the one when I was 8 years old, but it was pretty darn good.
Friday, the 18th: Not a whole heckuva lot.
Saturday, the 19th: International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Yarg! Had a book signing in Ventura, they threw me a pirate party, and lots of people showed up dressed as pirates. Fun times had by all. Afterwards, I ate at a nice japanese restaurant, while reading comical books. Wanted to go a little further up the coast to Ojai to their big Pirate Fair, but decided it was too late in the day.
Sunday, the 20th: Wanted to go to the LA Lobster festival, but didn't for stupid reasons I no longer recall.
Monday the 21st; Picked mum up from the airport, got super bonus birthday presents, including a Napoleon Hat (something I've wanted for AGES!) Bacon mints, and an electronic yodeling pickle (something I didn't know existed prior, but still have been wanting for ages, retroactively)
Tuesday the 22nd: I was asked to be a part of a 2 day book festival at the Barnes & Noble in Woodland Hills, CA. So to save on driving, I arranged to crash at my friend Ben's house, which is relatively nearby. The book fair was fine, except for the fact that nobody showed up. I totally sold books to the 5 kids that did however. My two favorite stories that occurred were: A. a kid who was sitting in the store reading my book, his mom told him it was time to go. He didn't want to stop reading. Mom said they really had to go. Kid said he was going to finish this book, so if mom wanted to leave, she would have to buy it for him, otherwise he's staying here and skipping the silly birthday party. (awesome!) #2: kid was looking all over the store for some different book he really wanted, couldn't find it. Mom had told him he was allowed to buy one book, and since his wasn't available, he would get mine instead. As I'm autographing it for him, mom goes 'Oh wait, here's the book you were looking for!" so now he has a signed copy of my book, and the one he really wanted. He makes a big 'Dilemma!' face, and mom says 'allright, you can buy TWO books." he says yay! and off they trundle away. ONE HOUR LATER: He comes back, saying he decided not to get that other book, and with his 'you get two books' he decided to make the other book also be a book of mine, autograph please!"
Awesome.
Then I went to Ben's house, we bought dinner whilst wearing silly hats to see if anyone would notice. Played Beatles RockBand quietly (his folks were asleep in the other room) decided that rocking out is no fun whilst whispering.
In the morning, I discovered they do street cleaning and my car had gotten a ticket. RAGE.
Day 2 of the book fair, mostly spent it flirting and doodling pictures with the girl who sells the DVDs. One of those friendly goth types, that was fun, as I get so few opportunities to do so (chat with women who think I'm fun, that is, I get chances to doodle ALL THE BLOODY TIME.)
Thursday the 24th. Not Much.
Friday: began doing the layout for a big new book graphic design project I'm working on, that I can't show anybody and will be out in a year. But rest assured, it looks really really cool.
Saturday: Friend of the Family Felicia's Wedding. They had a silly wedding, with dancing down the aisle, humorous vows, and a guy taking pictures accidentally falling down and hurting himself and people nearby. Wore my matrimonial tophat and bowtie. Afterwards, went to the indian restaurant that I LOVE SO VERY VERY MUCH for dinner, and ate far too much. I love the television in there, it's even more interesting for not knowing what's going on. Watched the best music video EVER (trying to track it down on youtube whilst not knowing what it's called.) Remind me to tell you about my favorite Indian sitcom TV show Boscar (bauskhar? SP.) someday, it's AWESOME. Especially the description of it I made up since I don't actually know what it's about.
Sunday: Went down to LA with my fambly members (all jammed into a tiny car together, bleg.) for to see several things! We had tickets to 'An Evening Without Monty Python' -- Eric Idle's latest attempt to cash in on Monty Python's 40th anniversary. Cast included Alan Tudyk, Jane Leeves (Hank Azaria was supposed to be there but then wasn't) and some other way talented people doing a bunch of classic python sketches, in a humor extravaganza. Laughed my arse off, it was glorious. They ran through the audience for a fair swath of 'Mr SmokesTooMuch complains about traveling" and so got to see everybody way up close (jane's behind in particular, as they swangled right in front of me) pushing thru the audience members and yelling. One of the company was a splendid Michael Palin imersonator, I must remember him for if I ever need a faux MP. Jane played all the parts that involved having a moustache and shouting. Alan played most of the Pepperpot roles.It was unequivocally great. It's playing another week in LA, and then in New York. GO AND SEE IT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. Wish I had taken pictures. Plus, it was at the Ricardo Montalbon theater, which is epic win.
THEN we went to universal city walk, to eat at the hardrock cafe (this one didn't have nearly enough Beatles memorabilia if you ask me.) and go see a concert afterwards (chickenfeet was playing this same day, and Dad is a big fan, who doesn't like going to concerts alone. 3 hours of loudness if you ask my uncultured opinion, but everyone else seemed to enjoy it. I mostly waited for it to be over, and enjoyed texting messages to the thingy that makes them appear on screen. Interactive concerts hurray! Most of the other people texted about how drunk they were, or wether anyone could hook them up with backstage passes.)
But inbetween eating and the concert, we saw Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs in 3D (it was a great movie. Seems like the sort of thing I would create, and coming from an ego as ridiculously large as mine, I consider that high praise indeed.) and also wandered around the city walk, where I bought a splendiferious fake moustache.
That is all.