The last few weeks I've been trying to swear less and offering money for any listeners who catch me out, but this week I went and saw the Mortal Kombat movie in 4DX. It was easily the worst movie I have ever seen in my life, and still, against all odds, it taught me something. Swearing can be a shortcut that robs us of the opportunity to find new, creative language to express ourselves, but the presence of swearing itself has absolutely no bearing on whether or not something is good.

Had a bit of a moment with a bartender on Saturday night. An angry moment. I hate him, which is hard to do on a podcast when you're trying to not swear. I did an okay job at it I reckon, but man did I want to unleash some of this big gun swear words! Also Oporto rocks.

The Comedy Festival is done, and the morning after the closing party my girlfriend and I went out to a farm in the country and saw a bunch of animals - it was a lovely day. Then we had lunch in Newport, and while we were walking back to the car with ice creams, my girlfriend laughed so hard that she coughed up her mouthful of sorbet onto the sidewalk. That's what I'm posing with in the picture this week. Enjoy!

Probably the best episode I've done in a while I reckon, I started talking about the story I did on Comedy Up Late last night, and how that story's meaning to me has changed over the two years I've been telling it. Then towards the end of the pod I read a story out of The Australian Yarn, and after sitting for a moment in the discomfort of not being able to extract any meaning from the story, I found something!! It's a long, agonising process, but this week I really think it's worth it!

I'm having a fantastic run in the Melbourne Comedy Festival, although both of my (admittedly fantastic) reviews have mentioned the frequency with which I swear on stage. I'd like to swear less, so if any of you guys catch me swearing in this podcast and I don't notice it myself, message me with the time I do, and if you're the first one, I'll send you $5.

I've been seeing a new therapist, and it's been great! We're talking about how I experience a lot of anxiety in moments of conflict, or where I feel like I need to challenge someone on something they've said to me. Melbourne Comedy Fest Shows have been going great, come along this week if you're in town, I'm finding so much in the show that I'm excited to work on.

Sometimes I think about whether I should give up on comedy as a full-time career, and go for something more stable while I still can. Friday night I did stand up at a music open mic in an empty office in Collingwood. One of the other performers was introduced as someone who was a musician for 10 years, before making a career change, and I've been thinking about that guy ever since.

Yesterday me and my indoor team won the grand final of the Div. 2 Monday league and it was honestly one of the happiest moments I can remember. The podcast this week is not really about that at all though, it's about why I've been so god damn itchy.

Turns out 'warrenous' isn't a word. Well you know what? I LIKE IT! That's what the book shop in Kyneton was like - warrenous. The book shop where I bought the book 'The Australian Yarn', from which I read a story out of at the end of the pod this week. Warrenous. What other word would do?!

Very frustrated with comedy at the moment, feeling unfulfilled and scared about the fact that more of my happiness in life seems to be coming from other places. Does that mean I shouldn't do comedy? Too much pressure on one aspect of my life? That's what I'm talking about today.