Hello everyone, this is Refried. It is Sunday, August 10 at 10. Really it is 10:30 but yesterday I did a post on the 9th at 9.  So I was trying to create a pattern.

Today was my comedy show. It went well and I am thankful. Honestly I could lose control of my innards so just getting through it is great.  I think actually I had a boredom feeling that I was contending with, more than stage fright.  So that is interesting. Maybe I should be doing open mics with old material.

The show was fun and what surprised me is how good everyone's routines were.  And they were well memorized.  So that is cool.  On one show another time, a lot of people forgot their material, but everyone was really funny and loved.  This time was different and in a different venue.  The audience laughed some for everyone but would stop laughing sometimes. It was odd and it happened to several of us.  But I felt fine.  It is just that some of my easy jokes that were obvious didn't get some laughs that I think they deserved.  But I felt like some of my riskier jokes got a lot of laughs, so that was nice of the people.  I mean they really tracked with the schizophrenia stuff, so that is great.

Interestingly, I did not successfully invite guests to the show.  But I talked to about ten people as I prepared for the show and went there myself.  And it was some great socializing. I mean it is weird, what does it mean? Some phone calls, texts, contacts who I haven't talked to in a while.  So that is nice.

Then tonight I went to a mensa bible study and it is great. There is a lot to discuss and I am going to really see something about God's works. We are studying Joshua. And it is about salvation, interestingly.

I drank too much coffee today, and that is too bad. But it is okay. I did leave about six hours between each huge amount of caffeine.  I feel the anxiety from it but don't have bad tachyardia.

Tomorrow I go to my mental health program and I will be glad to be back. I also need to do another good grocery store visit, probably to Stop and Shop.

I ate a steak today at Kabooz's.  It was mostly yummy. And there were cheese grits and eggs. I liked the waitress and the staff conspired to make it not seem like a conspiracy.  A hello from TK.

So let's review, who did I talk to during these comedy days: Haley, Robert, Claire, Katie, Ann K, MC, MC2, Kelly Mc, hmm, that is an interesting pattern. Who else, the facebook people, the movie people, Marissa, Sharon, Lauren, pending is Cynthia, last week was Brian and Jay, and Valita and Jeremy. I think I am forgetting some people, but this is great support and a feeling of successful friendship.  Because it is lonely going to comedy class with a feeling of mental illness. And then on my facebook posts, a good showing from Janice, Connie, and others. Thanks, Connie. 

Well everyone, have a nice day.