This is a nice paragraph about Jim Tews that I agree with:
"I have known my friend Jim Tews for a long time, and he is a really great and funny dude. His new standup special is called With Pictures because he performed this hour of comedy with a bunch of images for reference and extra jokes. (Jim is a super talented illustrator/animator as well.) He also edited the whole thing himself. He’s good at too many things and must be stopped. Just kidding. Jim rules. Enjoy his jokes and pictures!"
The rest of the piece is great also! You're great!
Yes! Living in the Red Sox/fascist terror dichotomy is a very weird state! Also makes it tough to answer "How are you?" (When it isn't just the kind of snap really situation where you're expected to answer "I'm good" and keep it moving)
I ran into a friend in January right after the inauguration and I was like: "How are you?" And she REALLY gave me the real answer. Right of the top rope with: "Bad, right? Like, Really bad?"
Back when I posted on the same message board as regular commenter Myq Kaplan, I was in a hardcore band called Positive Reinforcement. This new project of yours is going to make it even harder to find the couple videos of us playing that made it to YouTube. Thanks, I think!
To whomever is going to Italy: Italians can be assholes and fuck with you over the littlest thing. (I asked mistakenly for an uva when I meant to say ova, whilst looking at the eggs, but the woman behind the counter, knowing full well what I wanted as I was pointing at the eggs, kept telling me she didn’t have any grapes until I saw my error, at which point she gave me a wry grin and produced an egg) And I spoke Italian well enough to get by…but I was also told when a guy switched to English for me, that my Italian wasn’t good as he sighed in disgust. My sister lived in Siena for two years, is totally fluent, but was regularly turned away from the post office for a package the USPS said she received…until she pulled out 10 Euro as a bribe. The list goes on. BUT, living internationally will be the best thing you can do for yourself! Most Italians are warm and caring and love to feed you (as per the stereotype!) So don’t worry about not having
everything figured out. Enjoy the experience, but do so with again of salt…and don’t TOUCH anything in a boutique unless you ask, “posso?” or you’ll get your hand slapped. 😂- Lifelong Italian American.
You always make me laugh, and on a Monday no less. So important these days. Off-kilter does not even begin to cover it...Thank you.
Hey thank YOU for reading!
Dear Josh,
Thank you for sharing all of this!
This is a nice paragraph about Jim Tews that I agree with:
"I have known my friend Jim Tews for a long time, and he is a really great and funny dude. His new standup special is called With Pictures because he performed this hour of comedy with a bunch of images for reference and extra jokes. (Jim is a super talented illustrator/animator as well.) He also edited the whole thing himself. He’s good at too many things and must be stopped. Just kidding. Jim rules. Enjoy his jokes and pictures!"
The rest of the piece is great also! You're great!
Love
Myq
Yes! Living in the Red Sox/fascist terror dichotomy is a very weird state! Also makes it tough to answer "How are you?" (When it isn't just the kind of snap really situation where you're expected to answer "I'm good" and keep it moving)
I ran into a friend in January right after the inauguration and I was like: "How are you?" And she REALLY gave me the real answer. Right of the top rope with: "Bad, right? Like, Really bad?"
I applaud that answer!
Back when I posted on the same message board as regular commenter Myq Kaplan, I was in a hardcore band called Positive Reinforcement. This new project of yours is going to make it even harder to find the couple videos of us playing that made it to YouTube. Thanks, I think!
Hahaha oh no I am very sorry!
To whomever is going to Italy: Italians can be assholes and fuck with you over the littlest thing. (I asked mistakenly for an uva when I meant to say ova, whilst looking at the eggs, but the woman behind the counter, knowing full well what I wanted as I was pointing at the eggs, kept telling me she didn’t have any grapes until I saw my error, at which point she gave me a wry grin and produced an egg) And I spoke Italian well enough to get by…but I was also told when a guy switched to English for me, that my Italian wasn’t good as he sighed in disgust. My sister lived in Siena for two years, is totally fluent, but was regularly turned away from the post office for a package the USPS said she received…until she pulled out 10 Euro as a bribe. The list goes on. BUT, living internationally will be the best thing you can do for yourself! Most Italians are warm and caring and love to feed you (as per the stereotype!) So don’t worry about not having
everything figured out. Enjoy the experience, but do so with again of salt…and don’t TOUCH anything in a boutique unless you ask, “posso?” or you’ll get your hand slapped. 😂- Lifelong Italian American.