Sitting Under A Tree

After talking last week about the girl I've been seeing and my evolving thoughts on seeing other people at the same time, someone wrote me with a bunch of advice and thoughts based on their experience, so I went through that. Also admitted to watching a full Emma Chamberlain video on YouTube, which was pretty brutal. Music: Not That Special - Lily Moore Photo Credit: Ann Gibbons

Didn't mean to talk about personal, love-life shit today, but I did. I guess that's what's on my mind, I'm excited about it, I'm really having a great time lately, I wouldn't change much about life right now, except stand up not existing. And my phone. Fucking JB Hi-Fi. I still hate you dogs. Music: Enough - Bad Sounds

I think I'm a much angrier person than I realise, usually it's only at myself which is probably why I never give it the credit it deserves. Anyway, on Friday night I had a great time uncovering that with a mate who is also angry in a similar way. One week without my beloved Google Pixel 3 down, three to go. Music: Core 'N Grato (The Ungrateful Heart) - Dominic Chianese

Shit day today. Phone stopped working last night. Back fence just got about 1m taller blocking sun from my garden, and builders trampled my garden while they were doing it. Real shitty mood, real shitty podcast. Might go for a run I guess. Music: Survival of the Fittest - Mobb Deep

We got Hungry Jack's last night, and it knocked me out for an extra hour of sleep, which doesn't sound like a lot, but is honestly insane to me when I think about the fact that just eating some different food can do that to your body. We got it on a voucher though, so 100% worth it. MONEYYYY!! Music: Turiya & Ramakrishna - Alice Coltrane

I started out today angry because of some shit with the lease of the place we used to live in two years ago that still hasn't been resolved. Then I was excited about learning how to use YouTube and promote the gardening videos I've been making. Then I told a sad story that isn't really that sad at all, more just funny. Good time today! Music: When She Loved Me - Sarah McLachlan

My mic cable fell out three times during this ep and it really upset me, but I'm in a good mood so I ended up laughing pretty quickly after each time. I am very well aware that something like that in the description of a podcast is probably enough to make people not want to listen to it, but I figured it'd be better to let you know what you're in for. The rest of it is actually real good this week, I promise. I'm in a great mood today! Music: Catching Feelings - Riton & Kah-Lo

I did acid on Saturday night with some friends and realised how lucky and thankful I am to be able to share those kinds of experiences with people I love. That in turn made me accept that I need to start taking social distancing more seriously. Conveniently, the next day the Victorian State Government made gatherings of more than two people illegal, and punishable by a $1600 fine. Guess who's going to have a incredible garden come springtime. Song: Cold Summer - Georgia Maq

Six months they reckon. Six months. Say it slowly to yourself, really let it sink in. We're going to be sat in our houses going slowly insane, for... six... months. It's all I can think about right now, clearly evidenced by this absolute shambles of a podcast. Stay sane everyone. Music: Vibe - Cookie Kawaii

Okay so I don't have Coronavirus, and I'm not technically in quarantine, but I do have a cold and I am staying at home and man it feels like the start of a long, long few months doesn't it!? This may be one of the best episodes I've done I reckon, it has that feel I like where I start off sad and manage to end up laughing. Sorry about the sniffles, and when you're done listening, check back to this link for the Feel Good News Story of the Week I was talking about. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/technology/coronavirus-purell-wipes-amazon-sellers.html Music: Innerbloom - Rüfüs Du Sol

The world is in the grips of panic about the coronavirus, I am addicted to the 24-hour new cycle and have been using it as an anxiety release in social situations. Somehow reading about this global catastrophe feels like a calming escape from the anxieties of prolonged social interaction. At least I'm not panic-buying toilet paper. Music: Waiting for the Great Leap Fowards - Billy Bragg

Buying new things is great, but learning how to use them and breaking them in is fucking HARD! It's WORK, man. My feet are cut to ribbons from wearing my new boots, and the thought of having to teach myself how to use my new MacBook Pro fills me with dread. Maybe I have a problem? Music: One Crowded Hour - Augie March Follow the podcast on Instagram @sittingunderpodcast for each episode's artwork. And follow me at @aidanjonescomedy .

The whole of last week I was checking my bank account to see if my $10k from Perth Fringe had been transferred yet, and it hadn't. It was excruciating. Then on Monday afternoon it came through, and my life has remained more or less the same, only difference being today I am very tired.

First week back in Melbourne and I've spent most of my time pottering around my empty house with no clothes on. I also did the feature spot at one of the Raw Comedy heats on Saturday, which honestly was a bit of a big moment for me, and so rather than using my 8 years of experience as a comedian to tell jokes, I took the opportunity to lecture the crowd and impart my wisdom unto the new acts at the show. What a loser. Music: Lost In U (feat. McLean) - Logistics

I bought a new bedspread today from this Japanese linen store called Muji, it cost $230 for two pillowcases, a duvet cover and a fitted sheet, and the pillowcases I got are the wrong size. They're too big. I'm taking them back tomorrow to trade them for the right ones. I made a lot of money in Perth and this is the sort of thing that is going to happen all the time from now on. Music: Know What I Mean - The Manor

Last week I had sold out shows and amazing reviews, it looks like I'm going to make $10k from this run, but it's never enough is it. Even if I had the perfect run for the next few months, and even for the rest of the year, next year it all starts again. How to escape this cycle and stop running on the wheel? Music: The Things That I Used To Do - G. Love and Special Sauce

Yesterday I spent the whole day sitting in a pool eating great food and not thinking about comedy. It was fantastic. I feel rejuvenated. On Saturday I spent three hours doing my taxes and it was awful. This is life, no? Music: Before I Lose My Mind - Claptone

I didn't want to leave Melbourne on Friday, I was thinking about my garden, and my piano, and my friends and how I wouldn't see any of them for a month and it made me sad. But Perth is awesome, it really is. The beach, the weather, the fact that there's no smoke. And the first two shows have been great. It's just leaving home is always hard, especially when you've never had a home before! Music: Kojaque - Eviction Notice

Someone messaged me and called me a douchebag because I was a douchebag, so I've tried to apologise on my podcast, which to be honest, seems exactly like something a douchebag would do. Also I discuss a business case for the continuation and expansion of the fires. Gotta keep the wheels turning, baby! Music: Way Down The Line - The Offspring

Melbourne has been covered in smoke for a lot of this week, the whole city smells like a campfire. Scotty Dumbcunt isn't doing shit, people's lives are being ruined, and every inner-city artist I know is absolutely furious. It feels silly to talk about my own emotional exhaustion when I haven't lost so much as a fencepost to these fires. But it has been an infuriating, exhausting, and sad few days. I hope we figure out how to do something about it. Music: Transmission Pt. 2 - DJ Shadow What Does Your Soul Look Like Pt. 1 - DJ Shadow