Saw WYSIWYG last night...

I'm sure they will post a full run-down over there so I won't go into too much detail, but it was a great show as always. (Click the title to go their website.) PS 122 is such a great space and Chris, Andy and Dan get performers that are all so talented and unique so you really get to hear 6 different voices with 6 different experiences, all presented with humor and intelligence. Especially hilarious to me was Jon Friedman and his tale of selling mirrored hats. I laughed so hard my abs ached, and until that point I'd forgotten I had abs. Michelle Collins was also very funny talking about her day job and having to hide in the file room to give interviews about Votergasm, a project she headed in the fall to encourage young people to vote and then have sex with another voter. (And whose website is now blocked by the illustrious place of my temp-tation. Aren't you proud?) I took their pledge, but like everything else fucked that up, too. Dan Radosh had a great story about working for the DOT, and Andy Horwitz was as deep as he was funny talking about leaving Baltimore and dropping acid (not necessarily in that order). Brian Grosz told a very unique tale about being a "Special Ability Driver" on the set of Catch Me if You Can, (You go, SAG Rambo!) and Elizabeth Spiers provided a real inside look at the world of blogging as a founding editor at Gawker. I had never heard of Lockhart Steele before last night, but I will never forget his name now!

I brought my friend Gabe (who was fresh off the Easter Bonnet Competition where he met David Hyde Pierce - my fave!) and we sat next to Cheryl B. and in front of Rachel. Briefly saw Alexis (you are so pretty, child!) and Allison as well. Some people went to Cheap Shots after, but since I can't drink and I was on a date, Gabe and I waited in line for 5 hours at Cold Stone on 8th Street. (Yes, that is an oxymoron, but so is the nearby Astor Place "Sculpture for Living," though did I mention I'm buying an apartment there? It's only half-a-mil - it's a total steal...) Nothin' like puttin' a high class apartment building right across the street from KMart. But I digress...

I didn't get anything at Cold Stone because thanks to Rachel's reminder, I made it to free cone day at Ben & Jerry's! They were running a really tight ship over there on 43rd and 8th, and I got in, got my cookies and cream and got out! I think I'll go back sometime to try the Appl-y Ever After. Sounds good!

I'm busy all week this week because I'm doing a reading at Second Stage on Sunday, so if you can come, let me know! (See my RSS Calendar in the sidebar for the deets.) I went to my friend Allen's reading of Ondine at Jean Cocteau on Monday night and it was great. That's a really great theatre company if you have never been to a show there. There was one chick, Megan Byrne who I recognized from TV (she has a recurring on Law & Order). She was really funny. The whole cast was strong - Yale and Julliard types. Keep your eye out for Reginald Veneziano - he's really cute and was very funny and is gonna be on Rescue Me starting this summer.

That's about it, y'all. I am wiped. I have to admit I didn't know until this morning they elected the new Pope. I'm always one meal ahead and one step behind...