Shopfession: Feminist Comedy and Work Wardrobe

I have another shopfession. I needed more plain tees to wear to work so I picked one up in royal blue for $9 at Target. It's simple and practical.

I also bought the album of a feminist comic for $9.99 on iTunes. Liz Miele got a lot of attention recently for her bit about feminist sex positions that is definitely worth a watch/listen. I would have downloaded it from her website or Bandcamp but it was only on iTunes or Amazon.

I've been checking out Beck post-Kanye idiocy and he's got that sound I expect would accompany me in the indie movie that would be my life. Other groups I've thought would fit this bill are Now, Now and The Joy Formidable. Maybe a little Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs.

Honestly, before Kanye decided to prove he's an egotistical man-child again, the only thing I knew about Beck was that he had a really cool music video back when MTV and VH1 used to air those. I know I like one song. I don't count this album as part of my shopfession since I 'bought' it with Viggle points.

The big shopfession I have is two dresses I got from eshakti. They make great clothes, I was bored, and everything on the website was 30% off. I got one jersey shirtdress for $56 plus $7 for customizing the sleeves in addition to this red and black color block dress for $46 plus $7 for nixing the sleeves.

The color block dress is what started this. It reminded me of Deadpool and I could wear it to work. If I 86 the sleeves it will be easier to rock them in the summer and I've got all sorts of shrugs and cardigans. While both dresses are practical, it definitely does remind why I use website blockers. I considered asking for them for by birthday but I figured if I want to embrace consumerism, I should pay for it.

I really suck at this not buying stuff thing.

Current Music: Think I'm in Love by Beck

Funny Ha-Ha

I follow 8fact on Facebook and I saw a factoid today that I strongly believe in.

A research conducted on comedians and people generally perceived as humorous showed that funny people are usually more depressed than others.

In order to mock the world around them, funny people must first be clever enough to see it for what it truly is. Our world is a deeply screwed up and depressing place. You can’t put a comical spin on what you don’t see. When things are dark and awful, you can laugh or cry. Funny folks choose to have others laugh with/at us.

Lewis Black is considered an extremely funny guy but would you ever describe him as happy? Most of his specials are prolonged rants about what’s real in life. Christmas showing up Hanukkah? True. Starbucks inescapably out of control? Fact. Celebrities getting stupider? Totally a thing. His observational humor is hilarious but in order to get to funny he had to get frustrated at first.

Most people try to deal with their issues or push them down and ignore them. Comedians exploit them. Neurotic or OCD? Laugh at my oddities. Can’t sustain a relationship? Schadenfreude humor. Plagued by racial stereotypes? Comic fodder. Your family is a complete nightmare? Let’s hear a story about last Christmas.

One of my best, and oft requested stories, is about a date where I almost had a panic attack. It’s a great story but I can’t tell it more than twice in a night because I have to relive what almost drove me to the panic attack each time.

My friends would absolutely tell you I’m funny. I have a dry, sarcastic wit and a bit of blackness to my humor. You don’t get those things from seeing the world as a haven to rainbows and kittens. In the past I have been depressed to the point where I should have been talking to a professional but couldn’t afford it. I’m better now but I am no stranger to Eeyore days. I’ve just gotten better at spotting those days and trying to cut them off at the pass.

To paraphrase PostSecret founder Frank Warren, every person you meet is fighting a hard battle and if you knew it, it would break your heart. I believe every person who can make you laugh could just as easily tell you a story to break your heart. We choose to laugh instead of cry.

Music: I’ll Go Crazy if I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight by U2