If I were famous, people would read this...

Last night was my 29th birthday; because of that and because I am leaving town for a four weeks, I decided to invite a bunch of my co-workers from the Boathouse to see the show at the Comedy Forum. To my utter amazement, a huge group came out for the show. The show was more of a showcase than it was an open mic, which was really cool because my friends got to see the best and brightest (and hopefully they'll be more willing to come to another show). I went on stage last, and Al Canal even brought me up (after making the crowd sing happy birthday to me. My set went well, I got it on tape (Even Al's intro) and afterward Sarah threw an after party at her place. Tomorrow I head out of town, and it's really exciting, though already I can feel the pressure of not having a ton of money to spend on this trip and I'm already a little anxious about paying my bills when I get home, but I suppose that's just one of the "fun" parts about stand up comedy. It's like being nervous on a roller coaster, only instead of fearing a possibly-lethal ride malfunction, I fear not making a payment to my condo association.