two thirty in the morning is as good a time as any to make this announcement:

it looks like i’ve got myself a june sublet, so as of 06/01, i will begin step one in Operation NY AKA Back To The Motherland.

huh. i think i just set a time line for how i’d like this move to go. i may have also just backed myself into a corner, but isn’t that how the best work is done, out of desperation and deadlines? procrastinators, unite! at some point.

this morning i left a rent check for my landlord. i also left him two months’ notice. so. it’s official on the ATL end. now to handle the pesky NYC end. y’know, job and shelter.

i think my life took a major shift today. there’s no turning back. my current game plan:

1) freak out. loud wails, beating of breast, the whole nine.
2) handle shit.

my carry-on bag disintegrated as soon as I landed. the weather was much different than what had been forecasted, forcing me to buy a jacket. I also had to buy a pair of sneakers - which are too small, of course. as I crossed a street, my purse fell off of me. broken strap.

I’m enjoying my trip, even as everything falls apart and I’m burning through money I desperately need.

i haven’t said much about being in new york right now because there might be too much to say. the shows have been great, not in a traditional I KILLED IT! kind of way, but in a oh, i need to adjust things, how can i do that, i have a lot of work to do kind of way. and whereas last time that terrified me, this time it excites me. (still scary, though - don’t get it twisted.)

i will miss one major thing about atlanta comedy - being able to interact with headliners in a meaningful way. that has been a huge help up here.

i’ve been very, “man, i really hope i can work things out and get a day job or else this won’t happen.” but now i’m like BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.

yahoo.com horoscopes for leo, 08.06.2012, daily career edition:

You have been very creative, and others are impressed with your efforts. Not that you need anyone else’s blessing, but it sure feels good when you get it.

my overall goals for this NYC trip were to get a feel of what the scene is like here and do a few shows. it’s going well. i’ve done 3 out of the 4 booked shows and i’ve been pretty happy with all of them. i’ve met some folks, other comics who seem like nice, solid people. (well, as solid as comics can be, anyway. ha.) i caught up with my joke-a-cola folks and talked about how they’re adjusting to the city. i’m starting to seriously contemplate what it will mean to live here.

i must say, andy sandford was a HUGE help - he got the shows for me, he introduced me to a lot of people, he gave me some well-needed perspective and advice. i can’t thank him enough.

when somebody you admire vouches for you and gives you a hand, it feels great.