Unknown Comic

The time has come to properly introduce myself to you. I started this blog in 2009 and had no idea what it would grow into. To say that I am pleasantly surprised is an understatement.

When I first started blogging I donned a paper bag to keep myself honest. I believed that a certain sense of anonymity would allow me to in a way be more transparent and it worked. I did feel like I could be more open, more myself, and not worry about El Qué Dirán. I would reveal my true identity to a few people here and there, but for the most part I was happy to be the blogger behind the paper bag. It felt safe.

As the blog has grown, it has become harder and harder to keep my identity a secret and if you really wanted to know you could have figured it out. I’ve left clues. I Facebook “like” my own page under my real name. I’ve “accidentally” sent emails and blog subscriptions from my personal account.

The paper bag has served me well, but it no longer feels like it is keeping me honest. It is starting to feel like I am hiding behind it and I don’t want to hide. I am ready to just be me. Even The Unknown Comic eventually revealed himself. So here goes… [Click for more...]

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Today is the day I start my blog. I went to sleep thinking about it. I’ve been wanting to do this for awhile, but it seems like standing naked in Times Square.

Also, I wasn’t sure how I would deal with the issue of honesty. I mean, I keep a journal or I used to before the baby, and I’m pretty honest because it’s for no one but me. But if I am writing in a public forum, how honest can I be? I was afraid I would worry too much about my loved and not so loved ones reading it and being upset. Then I had an image of the “Unknown Comic” on ” The Gong Show” and I thought, “that’s it! I’ll be the Unknown Mami!”

Why Mami? Because I became a mother a little over 7 months ago. Mami, instead of Mommy because I was raised by a single Mexican mother and grew up speaking Spanish before English. Now, I’m trying to raise a bilingual child and I’m the only Spanish speaker in the house. Not to mention that my Spanish is turning to mierda!

Other things you should know about me: I live in San Francisco, I’m an actor, I’m shy (but you wouldn’t know it), more to come later.

That’s all for now…It’s time for Put Pie’s (my daughter) nap.

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