Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Home visit

I came home yesterday to come visit the family for the week.  Dad cooked us some yummy hamburgers last night, and tonight we went to an awesome restaurant called Tin Top in Bon Secour.  They have the best appetizer ever – sautéed crab claws.  One disappointment tonight though, is that what I had my heart set on – the Steamer Platter (Crab legs/Shrimp) was “out” according to our waiter, but there was a lady sitting right behind us that ordered it & got it! Well, she was the lucky lady to get the last batch!  Anyways, Greg and I plan to visit the Oasis tomorrow at the Wharf if the weather is nice, and we can get in!

Rocky is keeping Greg busy, and Tojo is keeping Dad busy.  I restored my last laptop for Rocky, and he has been playing “Spore Creature Creator” on it today.  He is now watching Greg play video games and trying to assist him… and asking him tons of questions.

The Bachelorette finale was tonight, and I was disappointed with the result, I would have liked to see her pick Kiptyn, then when Reid came back… definitely liked her to pick Reid, but she ended up picking Ed. Oh well, I don’t have to worry about keeping up with this season anymore!

Here’s a few pictures from the trip so far – plenty of Tojo, and then a few other random ones. 

Friday, July 24, 2009

Favorite Comedians


Since I haven’t done much today to write about, I am going to make a list of my favorite comedians… and try to put them in order, but it WILL be hard! There are links all over the place in this post!

1. Kyle Cease

My favorite, and I haven’t even seen him live, but my Dad has… in the “Weirder. Blacker. Dimpler.” DVD, Dad was in the second row, and you can see him! I was so jealous that he went to Seattle at the perfect time to catch that show! Oh, and I started his first Facebook fan group :) Click here for the link.

That link to the DVD is actually the WHOLE THING. (You can actually see Dad in the audience in the white shirt!)

2. Mike Birbiglia

I haven’t seen him live either, but next time he comes remotely close, I am going! I love getting e-mail updates from his “Secret Public Journal”

3. Brian Regan

I did see him live on March 28, 2008 in Mobile, I’m actually wearing a shirt right now that says “The big yellow one’s the sun” from a joke he does. Click here for the pictures I got back last March.

4. Daniel Tosh

I was lucky enough to get really close seats for Daniel Tosh in Atlanta on October 24, 2008 for Courtney’s birthday. He was sooo hilarious, and he now hosts the show Tosh.0 (Tosh Point O). Also, I get to see him again the day after my birthday because he’s coming to Auburn!!



5. Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan came to Auburn October 16, 2007, and through the wonders of Facebook after telling him some good places to go after the show, I actually saw him and his opener at Sky Bar after the show. At the show, Courtney, Kelsey, Justin, and I had front row center seats, and I got his autograph after the show too!



6. Demetri Martin

He came to Auburn too, and Courtney and I went and got great seats. Unfortunately we weren’t allowed to take pictures, so nothing to show for it!! He hosted the show “Important Things with Demetri Martin” and I’m sure it will be out with a second season.

7. Nick Swardson On September 27, 2008, Greg and I took a trip to Atlanta to go see Nick Swardson in Atlanta at the Tabernacle with CJ and Drew. He has been in a bunch of movies including Grandma’s Boy, and has a CD/DVD combo called Party, that is hilarious.


8. Zach Galifianakis


I just loved his Comedy Central Presents, one joke that stands out is something like “I like to go to bad movies three weeks late when there’s only one person is in the theater… and sit RIGHT next to them.”
His special “Live at the Purple Onion” is hilarious also, especially when he plays his brother!!


9. Dane Cook

Mom got me tickets to see Dane Cook in Atlanta on November 15, 2007. He was of course hilarious. I’m more of a fan of the older stuff (Retaliation & Harmful if Swallowed) instead of his newest special “ISolated INcident.”


10. Chelsea Handler

I like her Comedy Central Presents, and of course am a fan of her show Chelsea Lately and her previous show Girls Behaving Badly, but I’m not really watching it every night or anything, but when I do watch it, I’m laughing the whole time.

11. Mitch Hedberg


I actually saw Mitch Hedberg perform one of his last shows when he came to Auburn with Jim Breur March 8, 2005. (He passed away March 29). Anyways, he is famous for his one liner jokes, and he put on a good show!

12.Jeff Dunham


I saw him on December 28, 2007 in Mobile, and he was awesome live.




13.John Heffron


He was one of the first comedians I saw and it johnheffroncdwas at the Improv at Harrah’s in in Las Vegas in the FRONT ROW (in 2003). He performed with Jeremy Hotz at the Comedy Club, and I got John’s signature after the show (pictured). He went on to win the second season of Last Comic Standing, which was the only season I watched.

Honorable Mentions ;) Ellen DeGeneres, Lynne Koplitz, Kyle Dunnigan, Stephen Colbert, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, Greg Behrendt, Bo Burnham, Sarah Silverman, Mitch Fatel
Others I’ve seen LIVE: The Amazing Johnathan, Jeff Foxworthy, Jim Breuer, Bruce Bruce, Charlie Murphy, Jeremy Hotz, Cedric Yarbrough, Carlos Alazraqui, Matt Fulchiron, Jennifer Coolidge

Courtney & I and Jeremy Hotz in Las Vegas 2003:

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Jennifer Coolidge Pictures

The show was awesome! That drive to Atlanta wasn’t as much fun two days in a row, but I’m finally back!  The Laughing Skull Comedy Lounge was a really cool place, it only holds 74 people, and our seat was at a two person table in the front row… we could reach out and touch the stage! She had two opening acts, I wish I could remember their names, one was from Alabama.  She came out first as a “California real estate agent” and she is such an awesome “character actress.” Anyways, there are some pictures below, I’m so glad we made the trip!

“I always put the most make-up on right before I go to bed, because you never know who you will meet in your dreams” – Jennifer Coolidge 

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Jennifer Coolidge

Jennifer-Coolidge-1100986So I found out that Jennifer Coolidge is going to be at the Laughing Skull Comedy Club tomorrow night in Atlanta, and I love her.  She is hilarious, but I have never seen her do stand-up.  I didn’t even know she did stand-up!  Anyways, I got the last two VIP tickets for tonight’s show, and Greg and I are driving to Atlanta tonight again to see her.  By the way, VIP in this case meant front row, and the VIP tickets for tonight were cheaper than the regular show tickets for the weekend (she’s in Atlanta from Thursday to Sunday).

If she doesn’t look familiar, then CLICK HERE to see EVERY single movie or show she’s been in,

Mom, Dad – Her first ever appearance was in Seinfeld, but my favorite character is Sherri Ann Cabot in Best in Show

Anyways, I’ll take some pictures tonight and post them later, I’m so excited!

Here’s a link to the show!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Tojo!

 
So I got up today to make the trip to Atlanta to pick up the puppy! I brought him back to Auburn for about an hour, then took him to Montgomery to meet Dad, Mom, Rocky, and Koda! Here's a few pictures.... the rest are on Webshots... CLICK HERE to see all of them!!
He's a cutie! One ear sticks up and one lays down, and he wobbles when he runs! It's adorable!


Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Dinner

How yummy does that look. That = my dinner tonight: "Macaroni Au Gratin" (not all of it!)

New Addition!

The family is getting a new addition on Wednesday, and I can't wait to meet him! He's a little french bulldog, he's a cutie!!

Some pictures from Biloxi

Greg and I at the Beau Rivage Buffet, Yum!!

Rocky and Greg

My Brother and Me .... (like that old Nickelodeon TV Show)