standing up

OK so I'm gonna do it. I've started writing out a few bits I've had bouncing around in my head, and variations on them, the Middle East has an open mic night on Tuesday, I'm going to go and try and get through five minutes of stand up without suffocating on stage. I'm not particularly worried, I found with my quiz gig the other night I was shaky for a while and then I fell into a solid rhythm I think this will be the same thing. I know I'm funny, I know I have chops as a performer, particularly comedically, I just need to start honing them into the direction of... let's say stand up comedy to start. Basically I've been listening to a lot of What The Fuck with Marc Maron, which is usually all about the stand up world, and it's been leading me to get psyched up about this new venture. I'm still a little intimidated, I don't expect it to be easy, and going anywhere with it? Forget about it. But the beginning of any journey is the first step, and that's what I'm going to take.