Day 35: Life Lessons from Adam Carolla

Today, I saw the Adam Carolla do stand up live at The Punchline. Obviously, I can never relay how funny it was and how much I loved being at the show, but I can tell you that at the end, he slapped us upside the head with a life lesson. Carolla went through his Social Security report from when he graduated high school to around 2004 and showed the audience how terribly he lived, never making more than $22,000 a year before he turned 30. After that time, he secured spots with The Man Show, Loveline, and other career successes, making between $300,000-2,000,000 per year for about five years; clearly, he found his stride. With this showing of pursuing his goals no matter what the return, he advised the audience, "If there is any kernel in you that says, "I wanna do, what I wanna do," I hope you go out and f***ing do it."

This so deeply inspired me (maybe it was just the two lemon drops I consumed beforehand, or just the point of life I'm in right now), to pursue everything I love, that in addition to being the funniest show I've seen to date, I will count this among the best live shows I've ever attended.

Yes, I Do Think I can Dance!

My childhood activity was dancing. I started at age five, and unlike most parents who encourage their children to try everything to see what they like, my mother opted for the "do-this-one-thing-to-the-best-of-your-ability" and "finish-what-you-start" approach. So, from five to twenty-something, I danced every style imaginable--from swing and tap dance to ballet and kickline. It should come as no surprise that I am feverishly in love with So You Think You Can Dance.

My wonderful and loving boyfriend takes hints very well, so when SYTYCD Tour tickets went on sale, and the Atlanta date was listed in my birth month, this was the conversation:

Leah: SYTYCD TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW!!! YOU SHOULD BUY THEM FOR ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY!!
Mark: Yeah, sure.

We really have a good open lines of communication.

Today, I saw the So You Think You Can Dance Tour with one of my old dancer friends, Kaylee, who was my partner in crime for many years.

The show, in short, was dazzling, exciting and indubitably better in person than on TV. I got to see all of my favorite dances from this season like the baseball dance, the homeless and rich man dance, Travis Wall's mom's dance, and the prom dance with a "bonus ending" sort of thing...even "Get Outta Your Mind" with Alex & Twitch on the jumbo-tron!

I was so captivated by the whole event that I couldn't even snap a single picture with my camera.

Makes me want to stop by a dance studio and pick up where I left off...