Things are running through my head like will the microphone make my butt look big? Show starts at 8 pm with Tim Lee headlining. Get your tickets here: http://www.goldstar.com.
This just in: Performing at Helium Wed.
TIM LEE is a phenom stand up: Written up in the New York Times and chalked up 3 million hits for his video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olizH7ri9No He's performing at Helium Comedy Club Wednesday night and asked me to do a guest set - yeaw! Thanks, Tim! It'll be a rockin fun night. There's stand up, …
Uber Clean Open Mic tonight
Ack! I really need to practice some pet jokes tonight to get ready for a fundraising performance in April, but no babysitter! It's tough when teenager schedules make the difference in whether your set will suck or not. Other comics will be there though - and they'll be hilarious. 6:30 pm doors open/7 show starts …
Snarfles and tired and barfs – oh my!
Don't you just love winter with its ever-changing fabric of kid illnesses? Today marks Day 6 of the Kid Sick at Home Crisis. SO grateful my daughter's illness isn't serious after all, but there were some scary moments: high fever, rashes. The fever caused her to hallucinate, screaming at a picture on the wall: "That …
When did Valentine’s turn into “Valoween?”
What happened to TLA (true love always), secret notes and sticky Valentine's cards? My kids came home with buckets of candy to rival Halloween. MARS candy, Hershey's, they're all in on it. What's worse is they devoured cupcakes in class with frosting the height of Bob's Big Boy hair. My son softened his approach this …
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Size matters. Sleep matters more.
That's right! Tomorrow night is our best-selling show, "Honey, I Shrunk My Libido." I'm a little worried I'm losing my VOICE (not Virginity, you pervs). Anyway, I love this show. Plus, we've got some fresh perspectives coming from Carmen Trineece and Gretchen McNeely. Just in time for Valentine's Day. Score tickets at http://www.curiouscomedy.org.
The sex talk: Are you ready?
It's inevitable, that dreaded sex talk. But there's help! I found a book and DVD that helps you navigate the whole situation. Here's a column on it: http://www.kidzlist.com/article/986/are-you-ready-for-the-sex-talk
Flashback: Revisiting the movies that scared you then
We’re always looking for movies to watch with our kids, which got us thinking: Would we still be scared of the movies that freaked us out way back then? In 1974, I was a toothless, eight-year-old third grader in Baltimore, Maryland. At the time, I was obsessed with Randolph Mantooth’s eyebrows on “Emergency!” That’s probably …
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Giving moms a break
Getting ready to head to the coast with fellow mom comic Betsy Kauffman to perform for a group of moms who have kids with cancer. An organization called Empowering Grace completely organized this event that involves lots of pampering, yoga and if we do our jobs, laughter. Sharla, the mom who runs the organization, poured …
Getting paid in frozen waffles
My currency can be found in the freezer. Form of: frozen waffles. Chocolate chip. Toasted, not stirred. Just posted a new column about it on http://www.kidzlist.com. Here's where to see it: http://www.kidzlist.com/article/974/success-measured-in-waffles
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