Let me just say that I love twitter. I LOVE it, and I seriously don't get why some people are not down with tweeting. First of all, twitter is da bomb. Yes da bomb, like that play in NFL Blitz that EVERYONE used to run. (Good times) So why does it seem like maybe four of my friends are on twitter? Look, I get it. It can seem weird, juvenile, or maybe even daunting. I saw it as a burden to be constantly funny. I mean that's what I was thinking before I decided to jump in. Believe me, tweeting takes practice. You'll probably start off with the "I'm going to eat an apple now." or "taking a sip of some vita water." It's cool. I'll let it slide. You're a noobie. But after a while, you get the hang of it, and start to appreciate all it has to offer.

Things I've learned from Twitter: via Trending Topics

1. #lilmamais creating buzz for her new show w/ kanye called "so you think you can make things awkward"

2. if #SouljaBoyIsGod then I wanna go straight to hell!

3. there are certain #textthatgetnoreply like "ay girl. Remember when I said I aint got no herpes? Psyche, I does got some herpes!"

First of all, Look. At this blog, I serves up that common sense, fresh, out the pot and to yo momma. And If I am making too much sense for you I suggest you check this out. So without further adieu. I'm goin in <---(lil wayne voice)-------- So you know what's the worst?

Spencer Pratt.

No.

I'm not allowed within 500 feet of Megan Fox. (appellate court ruling pending, fingers crossed)

Nope.

It's living in a dorm where all you know is your draw group. I hate walking past people and giving them the "If I look away, you can't see me." Or the empty, "heyyyy, person I see everyday but don't actually know your name," as you pass in the hallway. That's why freshman year is the best, because like it or not, everybody knows everyone's business, but everyone knows everyone. It's like the Real World.

*TANGENT* Did anyone love this past season as much as I did? My favorite roomie was Emilee. I even follow her on twitter. But real talk, why is her name spelled all funky? Her momma must be stupid. creative! *END TANGENT*

I love dorms that are like families. That's why I went straight back to Uj after spending a year in Toyon. That, and like the black guy on the real world always does....I snapped:

Subject: Enough is Enough Toyon!

Tide WITH BLEACH....if you took my shit give it back. i'm not playin. I'm
living in a room with sol next year. needless to say i'm not happy, i'm
black, and most of you are afraid of me anyway...just imagine how it'll be
if i catch somebody using my tide WITH BLEACH. lets just say that yung joc
put it best when he said "If ya got a problem say it to my face, We can
knuckle up any time any place." I know what you're thinking...all this
over some Tide, some TIDE!! but this aint ya momma's Tide, this shit is
the real deal. BLEACH and everything... i don't appreciate my detergent
bein gone. now i got a load of laundry to do, and i wanna do it on the
first floor. i would love for my box to be in there.

As you can clearly see. I temporarily lost it. That wasn't even the worst. As most of my friends can attest to, I actually went through a phase where I carried a baseball bat, a megaphone, and a can of Lysol around the dorm and to the eating clubs. So what's the point of this story?? I dunno, go say hi to the person across the hall and see what they're up to. You could make a new friend...possibly prevent a potential freakout?

Remember the Sarah Haskin's show "Target Women," which I posted about around Christmas time?

Sarah has been a subversive feminist comedic take on ads targeted at women (for a while) and is very funny, and, at least in the blogosphere, has a following.

So, why does Jimmy Fallon's "Target Demographic" routine seem to be an imitation of Sarah's "Target Women" current_tv show?

The presentation, the name, the subject (women) - everything seems so eerily familiar?

Are the writers for the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show seem to be so out of ideas the first week in that they have to imitate Sarah Haskins (and imitate her badly)?

Here's Jimmy's "oh so original" late night comedy segment:

and here's Sarah's take on skin care ads:

I enjoyed seeing Aziz Ansari at the Punchline in SF this January (yes, this review is way late).

The Punchline is a much better venue in which to enjoy comedy than Cobbs - the seating is more comfortable, the food is better (though the service is slow), and you don't feel like you are packed into a room like sardines.

Ansari was pretty funny, though his act was uneven and didn't flow as well as it could have. This was, I think, due to the fact that our show was being recorded since he was putting together a CD and (as he explained) at each show they were recording different bits so that they had a wide choice for the CD. I think my perception of the "unevenness" was also due to my personal preference - he tried out some comedy for an upcoming Judd Apatow file, Funny People, in which he would be playing a (somewhat misogynistic) comedian called Rodney (to his credit, he did include a warning first).

I didn't find most of the "Rodney" humor funny as it consisted mainly of "Rodney" talking about receiving blow jobs at various locations and a DJ uttering quips about the location, except that I did find the DJ quips for the location of the White House and Toys 'R Us hilarious. I have to say that this bit will be forever linked with the Obama campaign slogan for me.

I enjoyed the second half of the show (where part of his act included discussing how he messes with his 17 year old cousin on Facebook) and found it funnier than the first half.

After the show, we bought some of his t-shirts (and got them signed), and in the brief, 5 minute interaction we had with him and watching him interact with other fans, he came across as a genuinely nice person. A word to the wise - the Punchline does not have an ATM machine and we couldn't use a credit card to purchase his items. So anyone who wants to purchase stuff from the comedian afterwards should be warned to go to the ATMs downstairs first (and spare yourself the trouble of having to send a party member for cash).

Even when he is uneven, Ansari is still funny, and one day I hope to see him in a group performance with the other members of Human Giant.

I bought two tickets to see Aziz Ansari (of Human Giant) when he comes to the Punchline in SF this month. Woo-hoo!! He's pretty funny. Look for a review of his show at the end of this month.

In Sept. we got to see Patton Oswald at Cobbs, it was great. Patton had a whole bunch of new material, and then he riffed on the audience. He was pretty quick on his feet.

We parked at the BART parking lot and took the train in to SF and a taxi to the club because we couldn't figure out where the bus stop was. As far as the venue for comedy goes, you do have to arrive at Cobbs at least a half hour before the show (we were a half-hour early and the room was pretty full). Ticket were around $25, plus a handling fee, and there was a two drink minimum (which seems to be a standard). We hadn't had dinner so we ordered a hor d'oeuvre at Cobbs. A word to the wise - this place does comedy well, but not the food. The hummus plate I ordered was pretty bare, and pretty bland.