guaranteed to make you smile...

Some people have peanut-butter-jelly-time. when I need a pick-me-up, it's gotta be the Nextel Dance Party commercial.

improv

Dude, improv has rules! They have commandments and a lexicon. Check it out. Crazy. Thinly controlled chaos, I'm thinking.
I've read through all of the glossary. I'm wondering what would happen if I treated everyday life like improv? I'm talking to someone, they "offer" and I "accept" and add conflict and advance the scene. How many people do you/I know who seem to just shoot things down? I'm not even talking in the sense of improv. Doesn't it feel like there are people who just don't advance the conversation but are stuck in a ranty rut? (mmm...ranty rut, I like it.). I'm not sure if I'm going to flesh out this thought. Maybe later after gnawing on it a bit.
Something else that's interesting: my previous blog mentions "Yes-And" as a good technique for getting humor when you're on an awkward date; yes-and is from comedic improv.

Scott Adam's 2-of-6 Rule

I'm really interested in humor, rules of comedy etc, i.e. what makes something funny. Scott Adam's 2-of-6 rule of thumb is very good. Check it out:
http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2005/12/humor_formula.html

Cute (as in kids and animals)

Naughty

Bizarre

Clever

Recognizable (You've been there)

Cruel

More on funny...

I'm not really that keen on MSN's Date and Relate Archive; their latest crapfest on why you should date a stereotype is moronic (see 5 guys every girl's gotta date and 5 women every guy's gotta date)


However, I did think this article wasn't bad. Charm your date with humor

As you've guessed, humor's my bag right now. I find the bait-and-switch kinda cheesy, I usually don't have to rely on it. I'm a devotee of the callback and the yes-and. I use the save a lot. And believe or not, I'm actually attempting character voices in my spare time. Everyone should have at least one good impression up their sleeve to pull out at a Christmas party.

Why am I not obsessed with my friends?

I just found out that my friend Nate just had his daughter. Which she's a super cutie. But if I had just poked around myspace a little more, I would have found this out on my own, instead on AIM, when he IM'ed me.

My friends deserve better than this. I can't seem to keep up with them on a weekly or even monthly basis. If my friends were houseplants, they'd perish. Speaking of which I forgot to water my poinsettia before I left for Dallas. But I've effectively weeded out my friends to the point that only the friends that will tolerate my seasonal attention remain. I love them though! Stanley, Neeta, Nate, Anil, you guys are terrific.

If my friends were houseplants, they'd be cacti.