It always makes me nervous, being in front of people. Which is why, standing at the back of a small auditorium, full of people that have come to see ME do stand-up comedy, I was feeling pretty 'jittery'.
Not sure if that is in fact a word, but it has a nice onomatopaeic tone for how I was feeling.
The worst thing was, it was entirely my own fault. No one asked me to do it, I chose to sign up. I chose to have the three all-nighters trying to come up with material (to no avail).
Sometimes challenging yourself can be a really good thing. it's a way of keeping your brain active and trying new things. I've been in this job for three years now, got a steady partner and am quite stable, so I need to push myself sometimes.
Next week, I get my first tattoo...
Oh, the stand up seemed to go down pretty well, thanks for asking!