I’ll take one Magician and Jazz Hand Wrap.

This is the best picture of me from the Taboo Tales show. THE BEST ONE.
I look like I’m trying to show a doctor how it hurts when I squat. With jazz hands.

So many things happened this first week of February that I believe it deserves a wrap-up.
This is my first blog wrap. I’ve had spinach wraps before though.

1. I’ve been in my apartment a year, which goes completely against my normal lack of commitment. The yearly rental increase slid under my door like an eviction notice. I opened it carefully, fearful. Total spike: $2.92. I don’t know if I’ll be able to do it in this economy, but I’ll try.

2. The 45-year-old man in my apartment complex had car troubles. His Mazda Miata convertible died. He bought another Mazda Miata convertible. That is one long, cheap mid-life crisis.

3. My father’s adopted sister (my beautiful Aunt Lisa) found her birth mother after 50-some years. She suddenly has two sisters, and the families reunited this week in Miami. My Uncle T broke the ice by bringing flowers and saying, ‘If you hadn’t done what you did, I wouldn’t have met the love of my life.’ Ummmm…. I’m still crying about it.

4. There are several magicians who want to kill me. I reviewed the Magic Castle HERE, which is worse than drawing Muhammad. Those magicians are sure protective of their prime ribs and bland polenta.

5. I went to a writers’ conference and learned that I’m probably not going to get discovered at a writers’ conference. I tried to do some heavy networking by sitting next to the author of Hot Widow.
AUTHOR: My husband died in 1998.
ME: 1998 was a great year! Oh. Not for you.

6. Taboo Tales Number Two! My partner Corey and I put on the second installment of our storytelling show, Taboo Tales. Again the theater was sold out!!!! The storytellers were brave and insightful and hilarious. I wish everyone could experience what it’s like to bleed words onto an fully accepting audience. It’s magical, and I’m so proud of what we’re doing.

7. The idea of the show is to get people talking about their ‘unspeakable’ truths. If everyone admits to being fucked up, then we all feel normal. I love that message. But what feels even better is that people believe in it and support it. Several members of the audience were people I met through this very blog. I may or may not still be crying about that too.
Taboo bloggers: Rahul, Almie, Hollye, Madge, Linda THANK YOU guys for your laughs and support.

8. Blog Nerd Alert: I’ll soon be switching to WordPress. So… If you’re reading this in a reader, make sure your feed is set to ‘humansarefunny.com‘ and not the old ‘humansarefunny.blogspot.com.‘ 


9. And… that’s a wrap. I’ve always wanted to say that.