Drugs, sex, spending, the gym, eating. You listed them like they're lateral moves. But they're not. Each one is quieter than the last. Fewer people in the room every time. Drugs at least had a crowd.
The alarm system thing, I keep coming back to it. You set it to keep everything out and it works. That's the problem. It's not broken, you just can't tell it which rooms to skip.
Your mother calling it an excuse while having the metabolism of a hummingbird. That's not even irony, that's just the specific kind of cruelty you only get from someone who never had to negotiate with their own body.The cat-caller color chart is going to rattle around in my head for a bit.
You are about 1 centimeter away from having a stand up routine. You are truly a funny lady and I love your lack of inhibitions. Did I say you are a funny lady. I guess I must have.
thanks. I did a stand up open mic night once. Unfortunately, at those kinds of things, apparently the only peope there are the people you or other stand uppers bring. I didn’t bring anyone. And my jokes went over a lot of heads. I was using references for folks my age, talking about Ayds candies and no one knew what I was talking about. What I’d be really good at is being a talk show guest. I wanted to be Johnny Carson’s favorite guest, the way Teri Garr and Charles Grodin were.
I always thought it was David Letterman and Teri Garr that had a real chemistry. She probably had enough chemistry for both of them with some to spare.
I think any endeavor needs honing. I listen to a lot of comics on podcasts and over and over again they talk about bombing time after time. And playing in bowling alleys. I think a bawdy old broad (and I mean that in a good way) might be a good fit. Phyllis Diller comes to mind - but she wasn't very bawdy. Anyway - just a thought.
Great post- and love seeing you live in the video. I do think that inner beauty shines through after our outer beauty fades- it’s just that not everyone’s minds are open to seeing that. It’s puzzling, to say the least, and it must be frustrating to hear that the doctors think that your mom has no dementia or Alzheimers. Sending love, and thank you for sharing your thoughts and heart❤️
"Denial is like a burglar alarm system. It keeps the bad things out. I don’t know how to set it for one part of my life and not for another." This is just so fucking good.
I hadn't seen the video but you are just the best--raw, funny, so alive and perceptive. Sorry not much has changed. This has been a long, long haul for you. Sending hugs, as always. ❤️
I really thought that if I filmed my little fat self and made it public, it would shame me into losing weight. Much like when I bought a $400 pair of leather pants after losing weight, I thought that that cost would prevent me from gaining weight back. Wrong. Wrong. So now, I'm just embracing who I am. No shame. No concern for throwing money away either, apparently. Thanks for reading Dana. 💕
Drugs, sex, spending, the gym, eating. You listed them like they're lateral moves. But they're not. Each one is quieter than the last. Fewer people in the room every time. Drugs at least had a crowd.
The alarm system thing, I keep coming back to it. You set it to keep everything out and it works. That's the problem. It's not broken, you just can't tell it which rooms to skip.
Your mother calling it an excuse while having the metabolism of a hummingbird. That's not even irony, that's just the specific kind of cruelty you only get from someone who never had to negotiate with their own body.The cat-caller color chart is going to rattle around in my head for a bit.
You are about 1 centimeter away from having a stand up routine. You are truly a funny lady and I love your lack of inhibitions. Did I say you are a funny lady. I guess I must have.
Do something with that talent. Really!!!
thanks. I did a stand up open mic night once. Unfortunately, at those kinds of things, apparently the only peope there are the people you or other stand uppers bring. I didn’t bring anyone. And my jokes went over a lot of heads. I was using references for folks my age, talking about Ayds candies and no one knew what I was talking about. What I’d be really good at is being a talk show guest. I wanted to be Johnny Carson’s favorite guest, the way Teri Garr and Charles Grodin were.
I always thought it was David Letterman and Teri Garr that had a real chemistry. She probably had enough chemistry for both of them with some to spare.
I think any endeavor needs honing. I listen to a lot of comics on podcasts and over and over again they talk about bombing time after time. And playing in bowling alleys. I think a bawdy old broad (and I mean that in a good way) might be a good fit. Phyllis Diller comes to mind - but she wasn't very bawdy. Anyway - just a thought.
Here's a tiny clip. The whole show is on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6l7BPAobs4
in awe of your writing. Plus you make me laugh 🔥🔥
The laughter is the best part. 💕
Great post- and love seeing you live in the video. I do think that inner beauty shines through after our outer beauty fades- it’s just that not everyone’s minds are open to seeing that. It’s puzzling, to say the least, and it must be frustrating to hear that the doctors think that your mom has no dementia or Alzheimers. Sending love, and thank you for sharing your thoughts and heart❤️
"Denial is like a burglar alarm system. It keeps the bad things out. I don’t know how to set it for one part of my life and not for another." This is just so fucking good.
I hadn't seen the video but you are just the best--raw, funny, so alive and perceptive. Sorry not much has changed. This has been a long, long haul for you. Sending hugs, as always. ❤️
This was one of my favourites Jodi ❤️😊
I really thought that if I filmed my little fat self and made it public, it would shame me into losing weight. Much like when I bought a $400 pair of leather pants after losing weight, I thought that that cost would prevent me from gaining weight back. Wrong. Wrong. So now, I'm just embracing who I am. No shame. No concern for throwing money away either, apparently. Thanks for reading Dana. 💕