"Why Don't You Blog About It?"

On Friday morning I threw my neck out! Really! It's mostly better now, but I'm swimming in painkillers. (Suckers!)

So, here are some things.

* The Times agrees, storyteller Mike Daisey is brilliant. Go see his show.

* Hey look, I wrote my first book review, ever.

* Mildly amusing thing.

* NBC's special, Live From New York: Saturday Night Live: The First 5 Years was the best thing I've seen on network TV probably ever. I've already watched it twice. Since Lorne Michaels probably spends his Tuesdays surfing blogs, here are my tips for improving SNL:

1. Start paying the writers and performers much less money. Hungry and uncomfortable breeds funny.
2. Find a way to take the politics out of the show. Maybe by making cast members submit their sketch ideas anonymously. Debbie Downer needs to go ahead and kill herself, for example. Sketches should be done because they're funny, not because they're showcases for the more powerful/connected people on the show.
3. Hire more writers who aren't trying to be performers.
4. More fake commercials. More fake news. Fewer guests on Weekend Update. Don't you know we can tell when you're just being lazy?
5. Stop kissing so much celebrity ass. Since when is the 2 minute presence of Lindsay Lohan a substitute for actual comedy?

(ok, done)

* Don't forget - Ritalin Readings are TOMORROW NIGHT! There's been a change to the lineup, which I'll announce when I stop freaking out about it. Also, instead of a surprise musical guest there will be a surprise GIVEAWAY that will knock your socks off your ass! Seriously.

* Speaking of readings, this Thursday will mark the triumphant return of the Little Gray Books lectures!
And now you can listen to LGB on your iPOD (or computer)