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The Story of My Year as a Nomad
In my 1,000th performance in my 50th state on my 32nd birthday, I shared the journey of what it was like to live as a nomad, why I did it, and what I learned from the experience. A big shout-out to Civil Beat in Honolulu for letting me tell this story and for putting on […]
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The Butt Sketch Artist
Do you think you can be anything you want to be, as long as you set your mind to it? I didn’t used to think so. I mean, people are limited by education, environment, and circumstance. And then I saw something, or rather someone, who changed my mind. The Butt Sketch Artist I was sitting at the […]
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The Walmart Sleeping Lot
11 May 2015. Somewhere outside of Portland, ME I awoke at 06:30 in the morning. It wasn’t the most restful sleep I’d ever had, but that’s somewhat expected when you are sleeping in a Walmart parking lot in a Ford Fiesta. I had done a standup show in Montpelier, VT the night before and had driven through state of New […]
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Storytime in Brussels
25 April 2015. Brussels, Belgium I cringed slightly as I took the picture. Up until that point, it was the creepiest picture I had ever taken. Sadly, in less than an hour, it was going to become the second creepiest picture I had every taken. The picture was of Manneken Pis. I was in Brussels and my companion, […]
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A Boat, A Bridge, and Boom
25 April 2015. Amsterdam, Netherlands My boots landed with a heavy thud as I ran down the Amsterdam street. With every step I took, every move I made, I was missing Biggie Smalls… but also making my way closer to Central Station in Amsterdam. I had just finished a standup show at Boom Chicago in Amsterdam. […]
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Journey to the Top
20 April 2015. Preikestolen, Norway My feet hung over the cliff, where 600 meters (1980 feet) below, the blue water of the Norwegian fjord settled like blue concrete. My right hand held a Kvikk Lunsj chocolate bar (basically a Norwegian Kit Kat) as my left hand held on for dear life. My friend and travel companion, Harald, took my picture […]
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Homemade Happiness
19 April 2015. Stavanger, Norway I swallowed the last of my homemade ice cream and set the spoon down. I was seated at the kitchen table of a near-stranger’s home, with two near-strangers as tablemates. To my left was Amanda, a Vietnamese woman who had recently moved to Norway for a job. To my right was […]
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5 Guys, 1 Fish
19 April 2015. Stavanger, Norway I casted my line out into the water. The lore made a “plop” sound, much like an Oreo does when you accidentally drop it into your chocolate milk. I’d finally gotten the hang of fishing without a bob after many many attempts. I was in Norway, enjoying a gorgeous day, standing on the […]
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The 8th Floor Alumni Weekend
11 April 2015. Columbus, OH I looked around the room at the 30+ people playing the warm up Kitty in the Corner. Everyone participating was at least 18 years old and having an incredibly fun time. I was the oldest person in that room (by just a few weeks). I was also one of the reasons they were in that room […]
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The Best Teacher I’ve Ever Had
31 March 2015. New York, NY “Who was the best teacher you’ve ever had?” The question was posed to me as part of an interview. I was sitting in the The Flatiron School’s headquarters in New York. They were about to embark on a massive initiative to teach high school students how to code in […]
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