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There are certain items in everyday life that we need. Cars, clothes, books, computers, cell phones, sinks, bags, food, etc. These are necessary and since we need them we tend to pick out the practical mundane ones. However! We need not be restricted by the beige lovers. Out of all the choices at your fingertips, choose which items make you smile and happy, rather than just ‘work.’ Items you can be proud of. When I go clothes shopping, I pick out blouses and pants and skirts and shoes and things that are out of the ordinary. If I look like everyone else, I feel like I’m trapped. If I wear something that is say electric orange, on the other hand, I can hold my head high and feel like I’m being myself, which means being unique.

That’s why I have a new font. :) This one makes me happier.

Then again, this kind of attitude also leads to me thinking I have to constantly keep looking for something waaay different than what I’ve got. Meaning I need new things to keep myself feeling ‘fresh’ (and not in the “mother, do you ever feel less than fresh?” way). Just that I only like new crazy things till they’re not new anymore. Consumerism much?

And sometimes you need the beige lifestyle. Like at a job interview. It makes me sad that I have to pretend to be someone else when I’m looking for a job, but I guess that’s why I don’t have any conventional jobs for long.

prompt #13

Watch the Billy Connolly youtube thing linked up there under ‘beige lovers’ and laugh. Then when you’ve done your laughing, and seen some of the other Billy Connolly youtubes, write your own standup. No one ever has to see it, so make it outRAGOUS: complain about gas prices, talk about how your mom ruined your life, give an impression of your ex-boss.

EXAMPLE— I don’t know about you guys, but I like to get high. Not regular, “Dude… what’s up with peanuts?” high. I’m talking fiery dragon bong, suck the smoke out of his nose for three hours and then take a fucking adventure in your broom closet high. “These shoes… these shoes! These fucking shoes! Are JESUS! If these high heels *tries them on* came up to Pontius Fucking Pilot and kicked his ass, he would say ‘thank you!’”

See, it doesn’t make much sense, but it makes me and my buddies laugh. Making people laugh is like finding your marketing niche. You learn who your audience is, you learn what you can do to make them laugh, and you make them laugh. Like my ‘getting high’ joke. My friends and I laugh at weed jokes, and I can tell a funny weed story, so that’s my ’standup’ niche.

Writing things like standup comedy gives you diversity. Sometimes I get stuck inside myself and get nnervous about letting people reaqd what I write, especially if I was trying to be funny because I worry about them thinking it’s not funny. If I force myself to tell jokes that I make up myself, (I joke around all the time, but it’s in the moment type stuff, situational comedy that’s only funny in that minute), then I’ll feel more confident in my humor-abilities, which makes me less stoic in my writing. Freedom!


- Robbie Williams Lyrics