Sounds and Silence of Laughter

Know your audience-There are a wide variety of jokes but they cannot be effective without using them in the proper setting. If you know the sense of humor your audience has you can tailor your jokes to that.  Steal jokes from real comedians-There are so many stand up specials out there that people can hardly tell if you steal a joke, besides, if it is a good one nobody will care Circle back to something from the start of the conversation later-This is always appreciated because it shows you were listening and it is funny if you can work that back into the conversation Work on telling quick, witty jokes off the cuff-They don't have to be as good because they happen so quickly, people just react with laughter Keep up with current events-The best jokes are often stories, and if you are aware of what is going on in the world around you, you can make light of things most everyone has heard about

I grew up loving Speed Racer. My bed frame was his car, and I woke up every Saturday for the cartoons to watch it. My favorite part was all the different buttons his car had for every situation. He could flip his car into the air to hurtle objects on the track or use spikes to pop the tires of other racers. I was also a big fan of Spirtle and his pet monkey Chim-Chim. They provided some good humor to every episode with their shenanigans. 

Napolean Dynamite Caddyshack Step Brothers Borat Superbad Watching the silent film scenes, it was interesting to see what was considered very humourous at that time. The bit where the characters have the little feet they control with their hands must have been a big deal but I did not understand why. They also loved people in distress hanging from buildings or outside of windows that was another big theme. The one I liked the most was the Harold Lloyd scenes, he had the most creative ones. My favorite was the hiding on the coat rack in their own jackets from the woman.  

One of my favorite childhood books about the greatest presidential election of all time...Duck for President. I hope everybody is staying safe and is healthy. 

This is about a tactic I like to use when it seems like my life is getting hectic and out of control. Especially at TCU, there is such an emphasis on being involved and if you have down time, you're probably doing something wrong. Which is really unfortunate as having down time every once in a while is crucial to making sure your mental health is in a good spot. When I get really stressed over anything and it feels like life is going at 1,000mph I think back to this fishing trip vacation my grandpa and cousins took to Canada. We took a pair of hopper plans to get to this lodge way out in the middle of nowhere, Canada. Cell phone service was so bad they only worked when you were inside. At night, if all the lights were out in the house, it was so naturally dark that you couldn't see your hand an inch away from your face. I've never breathed oxygen that pure before. It's as if you were constantly breathing through an oxygen tank 24/7. We'd go fish in the mornings, a...