http://www.erinjackson.net/blog Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:51:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ummm, can someone please explain to me why I got an AARP card in the mail? No seriously, is this some kind of joke? "Make the most of life after 50?" Yeah, I'll be sure to do that. In 20 years. Boo hiss. I'm so confused. Did someone steal my identity? Who thinks I'm ... http://www.erinjackson.net/blog/2010/02/27/aarp-wth/ Thank God people are hilarious.! Or else my job would be way harder... I posted this status update on Facebook yesterday after a visit to my local grocery store: FYI, there was plenty o' skim in the dairy aisle. Please check out Exhibit A: I had a show last nite in Baltimore ... http://www.erinjackson.net/blog/2010/02/26/from-the-blog-to-the-stage-the-dairy-aisle/ Before comedy, I had zero robes. Now look at my growing collection! This beauty came to me in the mail today from the HBO folks -- my swag for being a part of the Bill Maher tapings. How neat! It's always exciting to get a package from FedEx when you're not ... http://www.erinjackson.net/blog/2010/02/23/a-fluffy-surprise/ So I just got home from a road trip which covered several events and cities, not the least of which was my visit to Raleigh, NC to open for Bill Maher at the tapings for his latest HBO special. The photo above is me in Raleigh on my way from ... http://www.erinjackson.net/blog/2010/02/21/mr-maher-and-me-a-photo-essay/ I know I've been a lazy blogger but the last two weeks have literally been a blur. After digging my car out of the remnants of Snowpocalypse 2010, I drove down a day early to Raleigh to make sure I didn't miss my Bill Maher shows. On the Sunday morning ... http://www.erinjackson.net/blog/2010/02/21/oversleeping-and-overalls/ I can't even believe I did this. This week I'm at the APCA National Programming Conference in ATL where college and university student planning boards and student activities directors come to watch comedians, musicians, magicians, speakers, and (for lack of a better word) novelty acts showcase and then (hopefully) book them ... http://www.erinjackson.net/blog/2010/02/19/me-and-my-new-boyfriend-jake/ Got snowed in and my neighbors are the greatest. Wish I spent more time here (well no I don't because then I'd be broke) because I had no idea how much fun it is to live in my building! Enjoy. http://www.erinjackson.net/blog/2010/02/09/snowpocalypse-2010-hate-it-love-it/ This is truly the intersection of genius. Stevie Wonder singing Bob Marley's 'Redemption Song.' I figured that having my favorite artist salute my other favorite artist (they're tied for my affections) by covering one of his most important songs was a fitting way to honor his memory. Had he lived to ... http://www.erinjackson.net/blog/2010/02/06/happy-birthday-bob/ Yay! Got to spend a couple hours with Auntie's Baby last nite. He and his mom were in DC visiting and stopped by for a quick visit. As you may remember, Roman LOVES airplanes. Well one of his favorite things to do is watch video of airplane takeoffs and landings on ... http://www.erinjackson.net/blog/2010/02/01/auntie-ejs-loveees/ Ok, so I've been getting a little excited lately with the video blogging, I know. But they're fun (for me at least ;) Check out what happened after I got to where I was going in the blog below. The students at Juniata had fun freaking me out. And I ... http://www.erinjackson.net/blog/2010/01/27/me-in-your-city-juniata-collegehuntingdon-pa/