Vegas has been great so far; the shows are surprisingly good for me. Usually it takes 3-4 shows for me to get the rhythm of this room, but this time I got it right from the first show. I even wrote some new jokes! Actually, here's a new joke about Tiger Woods...well, the joke itself I've been doing for a few weeks, but the "PGA" line is brand new: Tiger Woods Joke.

Ally came in late Tuesday night, so it's been great having her here and bringing in our first new years together. I know, I know, we're completely disgusting.

And this week I'm working with two really great comics (and great guys), Allan Havey and Marc Price. Always nice to work with good guys.

Tonight should be an adventure, I hear that they (they meaning the Vegas folk) close down the strip and everyone just wanders around in a drunken stooper just yelling, punching and puking. Viva Las Vegas!!!

So what to say to wrap up 2009? It's been one of the best years of my life. First and foremost, I found my soulmate; my perfect woman. So for that I am truly blessed. Then (and no less important) I have a beautiful new niece, Lily. I mean really, is she not beautiful? But add to that, I got to do a military tour of Iraq and bring smiles to those amazing heroes over there, and I got to go back to Sweden for an unbelievable 6 weeks! I've got incredible friends and the best family in the world.

...no offense Jacksons, but my family is the real dynasty.

It's just been a great year and I'm excited to what next year will bring.

Well, I'm about to run out of battery, so I'm signing off.

12/28/09
Holy shit, I didn't realize it's been 20 days since I lasted blogged. Wow, I don't know if I have ever let this slip that long.

Well, what to report for this late blog. First of all, I want to kill my cat...and by "my cat" I mean Ally's cat (hehehe, ally cat). Since we moved in together, I have become their step father. Not the weird "my stepfather touches me" stepfather (which would be weird since they're cats) but more like, "Let me annoy this guy by sitting in front of his computer monitor"...either way, I want to kill her, yet she's adorable. Kinda like Zac Efron.

Tonight I did a spot at the Saddle Ranch. I know I've said this about that room, but I love it for the pure challenge of it all. It's a restaurant (not a comedy club), the crowds are usually spread out and into their own thing, so they're not a "group" yet. So tonight I went up fourth and I had them right from the start. Granted, the comedian before me, Saleem, did a fantastic job and definitely got the crowd on the chain. So it was easier, but I kept them the whole time. It always feels like a triumph when I can do that.

After the show, we all hung out and just acted stupid with some of the audience members...how stupid you ask? Two words: Dance Off.

So now I'm getting ready to drive to Vegas tomorrow where I'm working the Improv for new years. Ally is driving out tomorrow night so she'll be there for a few days. Excited about that. Vegas for new years...should be pretty quiet, no?

I'm also working with two good comics, that's always a plus.

Aside from that, things have just been very quiet and easy. Which is good.

Oh, well there are some cool things now that I think about it. First of all, Ally has her own website now, www.AllisonComedy.com...she also got the domain name www.DirtyGuitarGirl.com. It's the same reason I got FlipSchultz.com and FlipIsFunny.com, sometimes people don't remember my full name, but they remember Flip. Well for Ally, they might not remember Allison, but they'll definitely remember that she's a dirty guitar girl. And when you go there, you'll notice that she's a finalist in the "Fresh Faces Comedy Contest" at the HaHa Cafe on Jan. 4. If you're in the North Hollywood area, come on by and support my gal. And to my Florida friends, that's North Hollywood California...sorry.

I'm so proud of her. :)

Another cool thing that's happened is that I'm now selling the Kanye West Joke t-shirt. If you remember from my Sept. 2009 blog, I started selling the shirts based on my Kanye Joke in Sweden. I thought that after the tour, the joke wouldn't work because it was topical...but much to my surprise, it not only still works, but kills. So I figured, "eh, let me try and sell them again". I only got a limited amount for now. This week in Vegas will be the first time I'm going to sell them in a club. Let's see what happens.

Aside from that (and a great first Christmas with Ally) things are just status-quo and I couldn't be happier about that. Life is really great now and I'm enjoying every second of it.

Well kids, I'll try and blog again before the new year, but in case I can't, have an amazing new year. Yay 2010!!!

And in case I can't blog, here are my new years resolutions (in no particar order):

• Continue treating my friends and family with love and support.
• Continue loving Allison with all of my heart.
• Take my career to a level not yet reached. I'm talking more TV, Skippy hitting a bigger level and taking my ideas and comedy to a place that will make people take notice.
• Getting into better shape. Not lose weight (I've lost enough) but just shape up.
• Stop my drinking and smoking crack.
• Fight the Nazi's.
• Restore peace to the planet Zarcan.
• And finally, I want to direct.

Oh, and speaking of directing, Ally and I saw Xanadu yesterday. I know, it doesn't have a "direct" connection with "directing", but if you thing about it, someone had to direct the show. Anyway, it was a really great show. I just love the original movie because it's campy, horribly acted (with the acception of Gene Kelly) and the music kicks ass. So to see a live show where they not only perform the songs incredibly, but they call attention to how stupid and campy the movie is.

And if you don't believe that she and I could enjoy something so unbelievably campy, cheesy and slightly gay...beyond: Xana-Jews.

G'night kids.

12/8/09
Well, I didn't get any fucking sleep. I swear I tossed and turned for over 10 hours...I am beyond exhausted. Actually, physically I'm really not that tired, but mentally, I am drained. I guess I must've gotten some sleep and I just didn't dream because it all felt continuous. And I know I was awake a lot because I remember looking at the clock and being awake when the sun was coming up. But shit man, I went to bed at 9:45 am and really don't remember falling asleep until after the sun came up...and even then, it was brief.

It was so frustrating; like I actually forgot how to fall asleep. How the hell does someone do that? I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that I was anticipating the sleep, you know? I was waiting to fall asleep as opposed to just falling asleep.

Tonight, hopefully, will be better. I'll be home with Ally and I'll be back on west coast time. I think flying in to Florida on a red eye flight also screwed me up since I didn't get any sleep on that flight either. So I ended up getting to sleep at about 8:00 am and slept until 2:00 pm.

So now I'm on a layover in gloomy, stormy, cold Atlanta. Joy! Only have another hour before we take off; shouldn't be that bad.

I'm so sick of traveling. I think that's another problem, since before I left to Sweden I've been constantly on the move. When I got back from Sweden, I still had 2 weeks in Florida, then when I got back to LA I immediately started to move to my new apartment and within that time I went to Texas twice and then I went to Florida again. Sure, I had a few days here and there where I could relax, but they didn't last long. Now that I have nothing but Vegas for new years (and I'm driving there) I think I'll be able to just calm down, relax and chill out...and rest!

Well, my laptop battery is about to die and there are no plugs so I'm signing off now people.

12/7/09
I'm about to pass out...at least I hope I will. My body's been all screwy lately when it comes to getting sleep. Today I didn't get to sleep until 4:30 am, then I was up at 6:30 and didn't fall back to sleep until after 9:00! Then I woke up at 1:00...so needless to say, I'm exhausted. I just hope I sleep well and through the night cause I don't want to deal with sleeping on the plane again.

Anyway, just wanted to thank everyone who came to the shows in W. Palm with me and Jamie. You guys were great.

OK, short blog, I'm tired. G'night...hopefully...

12/2/09
I can't believe it's December already! What the fuck!?

Time is such a quick little bitch, isn't she? Anyway...

So I'm just getting my shit ready to go to Florida tonight. I'm flying a red eye and starting to work the W. Palm Improv tomorrow. I'm headlining tomorrow and Sunday; hey, wanna come? Well, come on down then...and get in for free! Just print out the JEWPON and you're in!

You're welcome.

In other news...I am all moved in with Ally. I'm officially living with my girlfriend. I guess I can stop boasting about that at this point since it's been a month now, but it still feels so wonderful and new. I remember feeling like this when I moved into my first apartment; just excited that I had my own place. Now it's exciting because not only do I have a new apartment, I have a new roommate...one that I sleep with. :)

So forgive me, but I'm still excited about this.

Other than that, there hasn't been too much big news. There was something that I swear was going to happen, I was soooo sure it would...but it didn't. I was really disappointed...and a little depressed. I mean hell, right now I'm at a good place in my career. I'm workingi, I'm respected and I have money...but there's still more that I want. And there's this stigma about guys my age in the business. After a certain age, it's tougher and tougher to "make it". I'm worried I'm hitting that "age" now, even though I don't look my age. God bless you good genes.

I dunno, I keep seeing friends on TV and hearing all these things about how people are getting these big deals and it still irks me. What the fuck do I have to do to get to that level?

Then again, I'm sitting here watching Ally play guitar just smiling...maybe I have "made it" already? Well I know I'm sooooo fucking lucky to have someone like her in my life. I need to remember that I was wondering "when will I meet someone?" for a long time before I hit the jackpot. So if I just shut up, appreciate all that I have and just keep having faith that it will happen when it happens...but it WILL happen. No question or doubt. Right?

Right.

Well my friends, I'm going to continue to get ready...talk to you later from Florida.