Mary Van Notes

I’m really excited about doing my hair these days, and being more vintage in general.  My camera’s batteries died so I ended up making a video for my outfit post.

song: Rue St. Vincent by Yves Montand (on the Rushmore soundtrack)
Dress: Vintage via Ebay, Sweater: Mervyn’s, Shoes: Kensie, Tights: Walgreen’s

I took this video right before I went out to perform at Club Deluxe.  That day at work I drew this comic.   It seems that’s how I write these days.   I don’t sit down and write jokes like some other comedians I know, I draw these comics.  And sometimes jokes form out of them.  Such is the case with a joke I wrote that day and performed that night.  Now, since this was a new joke, I was sitting at the back of Club Deluxe writing it out and rehearsing it as the show was going on.   In walked a hot guy I definitely eyeballed.  He was this hot guy, to be more specific.  I could tell he was a rockabilly/punk type, and he definitely voiced how much he appreciated my style and look in his thick English accent.  This leads into a thought I could go into about the type of guys who appreciate vintage, but I’ll save that for another post.  Anyway, this guy saw me writing in my notebook and he was surprised to find out I was a comedian.  As I’m sure anyone would be when they see a girl in a vintage dress and ringlet curls.   I kind of wish I knew how he felt about me after he saw me perform.  I probably freaked him out.

I rarely ever post my standup because I think it’s always better live. But there’s something special, exciting and electric that happens when you do a joke for the first time, especially if it’s based in real life experiences that happened the very week before. ; ) I’m excited about this joke. I see it expanding and changing for the better over time.  Another side note is that this is a real case of a joke that only a girl could get away with.  Can you imagine a guy telling a joke like that?  And that’s what makes it funny, I know… I’m this sweet looking, feminine girl and essentially I start talking and expressing myself rather aggressively and masculinely.  But this is very true to who I am.  I am a feminine girl doing a very masculine thing by getting up on stage and telling jokes.

I wonder if any of the vintage style bloggers I read have a side to them that surprises people.  I like surprising people.  I like the reactions I get from people when I tell them I wrote Mixed Martial Arts For Dummies, or that I perform standup.  But it can also be annoying.  Like why does it have to be such a shocker that I do standup?  And in my own insecurity-ridden head, sometimes I feel like these contrasting sides of myself can be a turn-off and hence why I’m single (I expressed some of this sentiment in this comic - Translation: guys aren’t typically attracted to comediennes).  I’ll just blame my lack of a love life on my favorite excuse: I intimidate men. : )

So that’s what’s been going on in my life and head. Thanks for listening!

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