Just got back from visiting Boston, had a blast. Lot’s of great sights and sounds. Food was boss, and so was drink. Stayed at a creepy hotel called Lord Wakefield’s. Did an open mic at said hotel. Had the worst Chinese Food of all time. Slept in an airport for five hours waiting for a rental car place to open. Stared down a creepy soldier statue. Ate shrimp after shrimp after shrimp. Had some terrible rootbeer at Borders. Loved the carts with the words “Fried Dough” plastered to them, but didn’t eat any. Climbed a tree. Watched a clown juggle on a tightrope in the Quincy Marketplace. Bought a new brown suit. Attended an Italian wedding. Performed at the Comedy Studio. Here are some pictures of all these things.

Be sure to check out the new edition of SHARP ALPHABET over in the comics section. It’s all new for the month of June, and all in new colors.

So I stumbled upon this great little blog while sifting through my google search results, and I couldn’t have been more excited. It’s a blog about the life of a guy named Budd Denson, who has some amazing stories to tell.

His first name is one letter off from my last name, so naturally, I was intrigued. Check out his site to peruse his details on making a profit from fire ants:

“I am now offering free to a good home purebred, suitable for breeding purposes, very prolific, quality mound building fire ants. They make great gifts for Yankees.”

Be sure to check out his blog on home protection, as well:

“I’ve got several handguns but when things go bump I reach for a shotgun.”

Like Budd, I too hate when things go bump. Whenever I hear something go bump, I immedately want to blast away at it with a shotgun. When something bumps, you know it means business.

Last, this blogger switches it up every now and then with a little fiction, but doesn’t use titles or headers of any kind to identify the text as such, thus making a random daily entry stand out as a vibrantly as a rich, premium channel drama like True Blood:

“Budd pleasantly walks in smiles and very nicely says to the nurses Hello how are you? Suddenly fangs and claws appear and Budd is being attacked he fights for his life,he can’t just fight his way to freedom he must save the patient.”

So be sure to check out my buddy Budd and follow his adventures. I know I will.

After all, I’m always looking for new bits.

Scrubs Finale was really good. They said it’s “JD’s Finale” but I hope the whole series is over, and they don’t try and bring back some washed up version of the show for another season. I wouldn’t mind a spin-off called like “Scrubs:  Interns” or something to keep that kind of comedy going in a hospital setting, but the ending on this last season was so good, it would make an excellent end to the series.

How I Met Your Mother is one of the funniest shows on TV. The cast is amazing and the jokes and story lines are so well written. There’s that intertwining, hint-of-Seinfeld thing going on inmost episodes, too, which is always impressive.

Harper’s Island is one of the lamest new shows on right now, but I can’t stop watching it. Someone, sometimes more than someone, gets killed every episode, usually in a brutal way, which makes it watchable in my book. The acting and characters are very lame, so watching them all die is the best part. Check this out if you’re looking for a non-funny version of CLUE on an island with no talent.

The Mentalist is the best new show this year, and even though it’s the same scenario every episode, it hooks me because the main character is such a slickster. The show is about an Australian actor with an American accent constantly outsmarting people, but for some reason I feel dumber after every viewing. I think it’s the idea of something so simple trapping me on the couch for an hour every week that makes me feel like less of a sleuth and more of a lazy jackass. But the show is good!

I’ll stop here with the newest season of RENO 911! which is one of my favorite shows of all time. They lost three of their best characters for some unknown reason this season, and it started off with a bad episode and no hope, but it got so much better. Every episode since the first has been perfect. Great characters and scenes all around. Junior is my new favorite character. Watch the episode where they try and disgust the pope’s clergy so he won’t make a visit to Reno so they don’t have to do extra crowd control and work. It’s great.

My tag team partner IRS and I at my friend Ron’s 23rd birthday party. Everyone had to dress like wrestlers.

Me, Robert Kelly, and Nathan Timmel at the Chicago Improv on 03.01.09.

My first brand new car. Got it on 03.03.09. I got to ring this giant bell like Quasimodo.

I think the Secret Lives of Bees could have used more with the bees. But it was pretty good.

Oh man is this the best interview ever!

Crazy Joaquin Phoenix.

I’m an even bigger fan of this inaudible rap.

Live in Las Vegas.

I hope this means Reese Witherspoon is starting a porn career or something to even out the madness. Them’s would be the days.

So I saw today that a nine year old kid has a book deal based off his three page pamphlet on how to talk to girls that he wrote for a school book fair. Then Harper Collins bought the book idea from him and turned it into a forty six page deal, and now it’s being turned into a movie of the same title. From three, crayon drawn pages to 120+ for a full length script, this kid is my hero. Kind of a douche, but very clever. I guess it’s too late to try and sell my 3rd grade Young Author’s story called “How to tie your shoes.” If it ain’t sexy, it don’t sell.

I haven’t updated my blog in like two months, but I will try to do it more often. Starting January 1st, 2009, it will be updated every day with a new something something. For twenty six days. It’s a new experiment I’m trying. I hope people dig it, because I dig it. Oh and I’ve got a new video camera, so some video projects should be up soon. And new standup clips. Check for those soon.

See you soon kiddies. And stop writing books. You’re too young. And I’m too sour to appreciate them.

I hosted a show at Maxum Bar and Grill last night. It was a show. That’s about it. Fun times with comics Dan Brennan and Ryan Andrews though, check them out sometime.

I’ve been watching The Simpsons a lot lately on DVD and are finding them hilarious. Seasons 8 and 9 have some great episodes so far. Great show to fall asleep laughing to.

I’m reading the third Harry Potter Book. I’m very behind in the whole popularity of the series, but it’s a good read all the same. I get the hoopla, but each book isn’t that much different from the previous one so far. We’ll see.

I have been reading hilarious “true” ER Horror stories on doctor’s websites. If you’re bored, google it and cringe away. Here’s a good list to start with.

I now am the proud possessor of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s complete filmography. Every movie ever. It’s a glorious day in the history of my life.

Next weekend, Ash moves up to Chi-town, The Dark Knight comes out, I get paid, I’m featuring at the Barrel, and two of my best friends are having blowout graduation parties. I don’t think it gets any better than that. What an orgy of fun times.