Kiss Fist Magazine

I'm featured on pages 36 & 37 of this month's issue of "Kiss Fist", a beautifully laid out magazine that caters to the Deaf Community. All contributors and those featured are either deaf or a CODA. Check out the third issue here: http://read.kiss-fist.com/issue-03 and be sure to bookmark it to read about all the wonderful things happening in the Deaf world.

--Kambri

Holy Holiday Crapness

It feels like not much is going due to the holidays on but where the hell did the time go?

We're working on updating Christian's bio, resume and what not in preparation for the big PR for his DVD. After his photo shoot, we've narrowed down his promo shots to 50. The cover of the DVD is already designed and the second cut of his hour special was delivered yesterday. So, all is chugging along on that end.

Brian Posehn and David Alan Grier are in town back-to-back weekends so I'm busy with their PR schedules, designing the Comix holiday card, updating the mailing lists and planning the annual holiday party. With all that and Thanksgiving in Boston, there wasn't much time to focus on writing even though it's all I want to be doing. While in Boston, we stayed at the Parker House across from the Granary Cemetery. The Parker House has a rich history which includes notables such as Ho Chi Minh, Malcolm X, JFK and the like. The Granary boasts the remains of John Hancock, Paul Revere, Sam Adams and Mother Goose. Quite the spot to spend some time meandering around on Black Friday.

Christian's family all live relatively close to one another so they all drive to eat turkey, call it a day and pfffttt, that's it. Couldn't we just do that some other Thursday when no one else is traveling and, therefore, traffic and prices are normal? Holidays...I don't get 'em. That said, we of the kids' table, had a great time doing a TDay pub crawl through Boston with Christian's cousin, his fiance, his other cousin and his sis-in-law. The six of us created a new tradition from here on out, and I look forward to the next time we see them. You know, just for fun and because we actually like each other and not because the calendar dictates it.

I'm going to dub one random day a Festivus-type holidy and shake things up. We can pretend it's a tradition in my family and Christian really needs his family's support to make me feel welcome. It will involve chanting, candles, robes...oh, wait, that's just church. Hmm...guess nothing's weirder that what's already out there.

--Kambri
Truth is stranger than fiction.

First Friday Roundup - Lone Star Beer & FREE Sunburns!

Join us for FREE Sunburns (tequila, triple sec & cranberry) cocktails and $4 Lone Stars this Friday!

There are other cheap drink specials, $4 Lone Star Beer while supplies last, and delicious food at a discount. Bring your business cards and a smile as this is a great mixer, meet & greet opportunity.

Discounted food and drinks available from 6:30 - 9:00.

FRI, DEC 5th - 6:00 - 10:00
Comix
353 W. 14th Street
http://www.comixny.com/ 212.524.2500

Space is limited. RSVP REQUIRED . We burst at the seams at the last event! RSVP to kcrews@comixny.com.

--Kambri

"Au Contraire!" Rough Cut Update

I finally saw the first rough cut of Christian's one hour DVD special we produced in front of two live audiences in Philly. Christian spent most of Sunday taking painstakingly detailed notes on specific cutaways, line reads, edits, sound edits, etc. After the initial negative feelings and comments that are natural for anyone putting together a special like this who isn't wholly delusional, he's pretty pleased with it. And he should be. It looks fantastic and is pretty awesome for a rough cut.

Once Warner Bros. gives us a budget for the DVD extras, we'll be busy filming those. The scripts are written, we have two different film crews lined up and people in mind to cast. (Sorry to you hopefuls but the role of our Chihuahua will go to our Chihuahua, Paquita Borgito Borgato Chorizo Jimenez.) If we use a location rather than a studio, then I'm sure Comix or Ochi's Lounge will work out for what Christian has in mind. So, now it's just a matter of how much can we spend to produce them. The Comedy Central air date is not contingent on the extras being completed so the other question is: When will it air? I don't know yet but we're aiming for Spring 2009. No matter what the date, you can rest assure that I will be the first to shout from the rooftops.

--Kambri

Proud wife and pleased publicist.

On Real Estate

We officially withdrew our offer for the co-op we liked on the UWS. The building, a lovely brownstone right on Riverside Park and three blocks from Central Park, was only 50% owner occupied. The other 50% were owned by the sponsor. Not good in these troubled financial times and our broker, attorney and accountant all felt the same. We should wait for prices to drop and find a place that has only 10% or fewer units owned by the sponsor. Or, better yet, find a condo.

We've actually got our eye on a few new condos in Long Island City right on the East River with breathtaking views of Manhattan and only one subway stop (or two?) from Grand Central Station. With LIC being the new "it" residence and new developments popping up left and right, we can afford to sit tight and see what the market does.

Christian is right: I love projects and take on new ones all the time without dropping any old ones. So, with that out of the way, I hope to spend less time thinking about real estate and more time writing. Browsing various real estate, decorating and furniture websites daydreaming about a new place was a HUGE time killer for me.

--Kambri
Speaking of writing, off to do just that for another 10 to 12 hours today.