tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:27:03 +0000Val Kappa is a stand-up comic and drifter. These are random things that she typed. All material Copyright 2004-2009 Val Kappa. All Rights Reserved.http://valkappa.blogspot.com/Val.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)Blogger471125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-2423342080079000771Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:22:00 +00002010-01-01T09:55:02.091-05:00Have a Happy New Year, Everyone!10 years ago at this time, I had never traveled on an airplane before!I was horrified/excited that I was about to do that for the first time in about a week.Also, I didn't have an email address or cell phone yet.The thought of having either of those seemed absurd to me back then.I thought I'd tell you that!See you in 2010!http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/12/have-happy-new-year-everyone-10-years.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-1716859792761606980Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:58:00 +00002009-12-26T23:59:44.160-05:00I asked the audience to pose for me "yearbook style":andthey humored me and didbecause they were lovely like that.http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-asked-audience-to-pose-for-me.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-4326102501282071718Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:32:00 +00002009-12-25T15:48:07.762-05:00Happy Holidays, Everyone!http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-holidays-everyone.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-7878882702778331495Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:22:00 +00002009-12-19T23:23:47.578-05:00http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-post.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-2848892351069290615Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:03:00 +00002009-12-15T19:05:33.774-05:00I fall for it everytime!Whenever people dress up like statues I always think they are a real one:http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-fall-for-it-everytime-whenever-people.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-2077366302277579928Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:27:00 +00002009-11-30T09:31:49.107-05:00Hi Everyone!Over the weekend I tested out a camera andtaped my shows at the Comedy Studio.The footage came out a little fuzzy butI thought I'd post a snippet of it anyway.It's from Friday's show.Check it out!It's over here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qenbIZ3LlM0Hope you all had a nice weekend/Thanksgiving!http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/11/hi-everyone-over-weekend-i-tested-out.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-2802780084464061017Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +00002009-11-25T23:02:00.344-05:00Have a nice Thanksgiving, Everyone!http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/11/have-nice-thanksgiving-everyone.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-3254150435235037163Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:38:00 +00002009-11-16T19:54:28.762-05:00I got my hair chopped off on Fridayand am really liking it.Nice work, Wendy(she's the one who chopped it off)!I usually do this once every 10 years(get a drastic haircut)andthis is the first time I wasn't traumatized and didn't feel like crying and leaving the country.I'm pretty sure I started doing this(getting a drastic hircut once every 10 years) after I read a Lenny Kravitz interview when I http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-got-my-hair-chopped-off-on-friday-and.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-3275667434468149777Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:48:00 +00002009-11-04T09:03:19.434-05:00The cool thing about turning the clocks back over the week is that if you happened to be driving, walking, or doing any form of traveling at 2am it was pretty much like you were in a time machine.That's the only positive thing I have to say about turning the clocks back.Speaking of clocks, this one runs on water and lemon juice instead of electricity.I'm fascinated by this.http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/11/cool-thing-about-turning-clocks-back.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-8172095736832311733Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:12:00 +00002009-10-23T09:13:16.399-04:00This is one of my comedy notebooks:http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/10/this-is-one-of-my-comedy-notebooks.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-4919675750210185916Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:55:00 +00002009-10-23T09:10:19.413-04:00Heads up!I'll be in NY on Halloweenandpart of this show:Here's more info:">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189544079072&ref=mfIf you want to go it might be a good idea to get tickets in advance.You can do that over here:">http://www.nuyorican.org/calendar.php?r=0&eid=260http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/10/heads-up-ill-be-in-ny-on-halloween-and.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-3390778249146000678Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:11:00 +00002009-10-08T14:16:24.165-04:00This morning I woke up to the sound of someone using a chainsaw in my neighborhood.My first thoughts on this were,Wow, that's a dramtic way to rob someone's house. They should just bust a window and keep it old school. Who the hell chainsaws through a wall in someone's house to break in?Then I fell back asleep.http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/10/this-morning-i-woke-up-to-sound-of.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-685597638339695682Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:10:00 +00002009-09-25T11:10:34.432-04:00Have a fun weekend!http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/09/have-fun-weekend.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-7244843415350272131Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:07:00 +00002009-09-24T10:34:10.455-04:00Uh oh!In this photo:I...a) look drunk because I am drunkb) am holding an empty coffee cup to try to look like I am drinking coffee instead of the other drinks in front of mec) am just sipping tea and laughing and have no connection to the drinks in front of me.http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/09/uh-oh-in-this-photo-i.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-846138321151770280Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:19:00 +00002009-09-12T18:25:20.500-04:00Happy Saturday!This morning when I brushed my teeth I seemed to have gotten carried awayand brushed my teeth with too much passion.I ended up poking myself in the eye with my toothbrush!Luckily I still have my vision.It made me thankful that I'm not a dentist and never had any aspirations to become onebecauseif I were a dentist I bet a lot of my patients would be walking around wearing an eye http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/09/happy-saturday-this-morning-when-i.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-5199299618500070664Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:43:00 +00002009-09-10T10:52:02.898-04:00I used to write a reminder note to myself then put it in a secret place that I felt certain I would remember to look.I just found one of those notes that I apparently forgot about from a few years back.I found it in a back pack that I never use.The note said,Don't forget to fu@#ing call him!I hope I called him even though I forgot about that reminder note in the secret place.Judging from the notehttp://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-used-to-write-reminder-note-to-myself.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-4695291482115057207Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:41:00 +00002009-09-08T18:42:32.085-04:00I've decided that this is the most soothing place in Boston(until I find a more soothing place):http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/09/ive-decided-that-this-is-most-soothing.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-4930186499048649763Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:20:00 +00002009-09-08T10:27:23.603-04:00I think Express(the clothing store) changed their size system.According to the jeans I purchased from them I am a now size 8,and their size 10 jeans that I tryed on but didn't go with are too big.It's very possible that I have gone done a size since I have been eating healthier and mildly exercisingbutI also notice that they seem to no longer have a size nine on their rack.I think they just call http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-think-expressthe-clothing-store.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-1099692773947130121Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:55:00 +00002009-09-06T09:00:22.841-04:00My friend is doing a music show next weekandsent out an email to tell everyone about it.The opening line in her email is:Hey Everyone,Just a reminder that my next concert with Calliope is one week from tonight...After, I read this I immediately blurted out(in my head):Calliope Torres from Grey's Anatomy?!and started laughing.I don't think anyone else in my head was laughing with me.http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-friend-is-doing-music-show-next-week.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-3806606430295771833Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:47:00 +00002009-08-30T11:58:46.281-04:00Whoops...About a month ago a guy stopped me on the street and asked me for directions.He seemed really desperate and told me he was late and had no idea where his destination was and that he had gotten lost.I thought I knew exactly how to get to where he needed to go so I told him the way with the utmost confidence.As both of us walked away from one another I slowly began to realize that the http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/08/whoops.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-555364603445439960Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:59:00 +00002009-08-30T10:00:29.128-04:00Happy Sunday!http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/08/happy-sunday.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-135332124432470398Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:49:00 +00002009-08-20T08:56:59.248-04:00Is that a scarecrow?For many years in Saugus I would drive by this house and see these sculpture things in this person's yard but I never had any idea who made them. I've just learned that it's a guy who is a landscaper/artist type.I've alway loved the vibe of his yard.It kind of looks like a scene from a Tim Burton movie andat any moment Edward Scissor Hands will walk out the front door and wavehttp://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/08/is-that-scarecrow-for-many-years-in.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-2078621615105042601Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:44:00 +00002009-08-08T18:45:24.704-04:00Happy Saturday!http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/08/happy-saturday.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-7212021720436800661Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:25:00 +00002009-08-04T19:29:58.452-04:003 Things that I have no intention of ever doing in my lifetime include:1) Riding in a dog sled pulled by dogs2) Riding on a carriage pulled by horses3) Riding on one of those mini carriage/buggy things pulled by a person riding a bikefiled under information you didn't ask for but seem to be getting anywayhttp://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/08/3-things-that-i-have-no-intention-of.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062431.post-857505434368719856Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:06:00 +00002009-07-30T11:09:56.481-04:00I just wanted to take a moment to thank the person who came up with the idea of star-shaped post it notes:You are obviously a wise man or womanandyour efforts haven't gone unnoticed(by me).http://valkappa.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-just-wanted-to-take-moment-to-thank.htmlVal.Kappa@gmail.com (Val)1