Birthday Boy

No more teenagers for us. In celebration of the big two oh, Dara arranged for all of us to go to the Punchline in San Francisco to see Mike Birbiglia. None of us was familiar with him, but he was terrific. Garrett was happy to find out that he didn't smash food onstage. Apparently his style is only to do comedy that centers around his real life. In describing how decidedly non-technical his mother was, he said she faxed him something and then called to ask him if he could fax it back because it was her only copy. His most entertaining pieces for me anyway were about his sister being charged by a bear on their trip to Alaska, and his tendency to sleepwalk and act out his dreams. In the latter case, he apparently jumped through the window of a hotel. He said he eventually learned he had REM Behavior Disorder, which I just looked up:

Dreams that involve physical or violent activity— such as fighting, dancing, running, chasing, attacking, being attacked, running from an assailant— are more likely to trigger RBD activity. Sleepers with RBD sometimes injure their bed partners. Some people have been known to leave the bed, run into a wall, run through a window, or run down the stairs. But RBD activity is usually confined to the bed and the surrounding area.

Anyway... he was very funny and would come highly recommended from us if you ever get the chance.