Comedian Sarah Mowrey!

(This is the rest of a blog post I did here. So onwards and upwards! )

4. Weekly deals. 

 Now, don’t go all Extreme Couponing on us, but at least look at the weekly circulars. In many stores you can find them right at the front. While you’re skimming through the circular, compare it to the items on your list and see which items you’ll be able to get on sale. 

At this point, it may be tempting to deviate from your trusty list. Don’t! Stay the course. If you have to get 3 for $4 Kit-Kat bars (which is a deal I just made up and is horrible, anyway) limit yourself to three items that deviate from the list. This will save you money, time, and keep it much healthier. 

Also, Sunday is usually the best day to buy meats! You can find a slew of manager specials.

5. Make food convenient, make food last.

Like I said before, generics are golden, especially in the way of frozen fruit and veggies. Since fruits and veggies are frozen at their peak ripeness, they don’t lose a lot of nutritional value when you’re ready to use them! So put them in the microwave, thaw, plop in the blender, and enjoy! 

If you’re making a smoothie, you can even sneak some spinach or protein powder in and voila, more nutrients!

If you only cook for one or two usually, I’ve got a couple of tips for you as well. After you come home with a bunch of manager special meats, separate them and put them in freezer specific plastic bags. Personally, I like the ones with the little purple zippers at the top. That way, I know it’s really closed.

6. Water, Water, Water.

Water is free, delicious and keeps your body running right. Try to keep the “8 ounces of water, 8 times a day” rule in mind. The way I think about it is that I am trying to drink 2 liters a day. I know, it sounds scary, but it can be done!

That said, don’t buy water bottles from convenience stores. (I’m so beyond guilty of this!) The cash is going to add up!  Instead, buy two or three BPA free water bottles off of Amazon and refill them. Or, if you have a birthday coming up, ask for an X-Box game and a couple of water bottles. Your mom will be impressed by the implied sportiness of the request, and you’ll be able to remain hydrated!

All of this said, I’m not perfect! I ate at a fast food restaurant today! The goal of eating healthy doesn’t have to be a scary one. Don’t beat yourself up if you slip up.  The goal is just to do a little better than you did yesterday. Before you know it, the little change will turn into a lot of life sustaining, healthy habits!

Sarah

*Okay fine, I’ll list a few: A ten pound bag of potatoes, 1 gallon of orange juice, a package of meatless burgers , a container of strawberries, a bunch of broccoli, 1 pound of lean ground beef, 16 oz of cashews etc.

100yearsoflolitude:

It’s weird to me how “period jokes” is the most common way to complain about female comedy. I think I can count on one hand the number of period jokes I’ve heard women tell. I’d need about a million more hands to say the same thing about literally any male bodily function. Everyone is all “STOP TALKING ABOUT YOUR VAGINAS LADIES GOD WE FUCKING GET IT” but I know detailed information about the nature and character of the penis and/or balls of about 80% of the male stand ups I’ve worked with (and not because I fucked them (and this is absolutely fine by me as long as it’s funny)). Ultimately I’m pretty sure I’ve heard more men make jokes onstage about literally murdering women then I’ve heard women make jokes about periods.

I dunno, one time someone told me that I “made everyone’s girlfriend laugh” at a show, and at first I was insulted, but then I was like “wait why is that half of the audience the bad half”. I mean obviously I want to make EVERYONE laugh, I’m not trying to appeal specifically to women, but even if I was, why would that be bad? There are plenty of comics who attempt to appeal specifically to men. I should have been offended because fuck that guy, not because it’s bad to entertain women, you know? So WHAT if everyone really did to period jokes all the time? I should tell some dude that he “made everyone’s boyfriend laugh”.

It’s so strange and striking to realize how ingrained against female subjectivity we are as a culture, to the point where even actual women have a hard time seeing themselves as central to their own narratives. We still have a hard time thinking of ourselves as the protagonists of our own stories, and that’s really fucked up.

I dunno, none of this is very groundbreaking and I’m not real angry or anything, I’m just thinking about it cuz of that silly quote. Kind of just over worrying about any opinion a man might have on me or my comedy. It seems really tiresome and boring to determine artistic worth based solely on whether men like something.

thecomedybureau:

That’s what often happens when you get two comedians on the same plane together. Follow @marcmaron and @pattonoswalt now.

I don’t know that comedians have a huge community on tumblr but I know for a fact that some of you are out there. I’mma do my best to check tags and get more into the conversation but for now I’d like to attempt to start a discussion. 

So here are a couple of questions:

What tag do you usually go to to like, interact with other comedians or see what’s going on in the comedy world? 

what role do you think social media plays in comedy nowadays? Is it important? annoying? something else? etc? What do you use it for?

So go here and leave me a reply Or write one below?