High anxiety, some wisdom from Kris Kringle, keeping things cool, suicide kills, a little tribute to Nicky Katt, missing Adrienne Shelly, and getting my shit together. Stuff mentioned: Laura Branigan "Gloria" (1982), Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970), Maury Laws & Jules Bass "Put One Foot in Front of the Other" (1970), Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive" (1978), Dazed and Confused (1993), The Limey (1999), Andy Warhol's Frankenstein (1974), Andy Warhol's Dracula (1974), Insomnia (2002), Trust (1990), Simple Men (1992), Waitress (2007), Boston Legal (2004-2008), and Lynn Smith "NIcky Katt, a Go-To Guy With a Can-Do Attitude" (Los Angeles Times, August 1, 2002 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-01-wk-smith1-story.html).