If that cutie came over and hit us upside the head, most of us still wouldn’t notice. Now if fate had it’s way maybe you would trip, fall and land perfectly in his lap, fast forward down the road and you and your husband will be telling your grandkids the crazy story about how you met.

They don’t care what you think because they are to busy working on albums, movies, and other projects that will make them millions of dollars and gain them more fame. You are still singing karaoke at some t-shirt country where everyone tells you that you should audition for American Idol, and it makes you feel great but it ends right there.

My trip began Friday night, the second night of Sundance and one of the busiest nights on the town. Every dive-bar and mediocre club on Main Street had been transformed into the glitz and glamorous clubs of New York and Los Angeles and had been taken over by uptight LA bouncers and cut-throat publicists. One thing was clear: Sundance wasn’t about the films. It was about the parties. As Nelly would say on stage a few days later, “Sundance is winter’s Spring Break!” For this week, the signs read Tao, Marquee and Motorola Lounge. Instead of beer-bellied regulars, the bars were filled with Hollywood’s hottest crop of young actors including Sienna Miller, Josh Hartnett, Justin Timberlake and Jared Leto.

The cleverly named 12 Steps Down (both a play on the 12 steps of AA and literally 12 steps down to the bar) is a somewhat hidden find in the Italian Market. Maybe it’s the fact that the bar is below street level and there are no windows – so no walking past wondering what you’re missing. To be fair, there are plenty of signs out front, but I’ve lived in the neighborhood for almost 4 months now and hadn’t felt compelled to visit until the other day. I’m glad I did.

Think of Litquake as Burning Man with clothes, no dust, no scorching temperatures… just art at the highest form replete with great verbs, nouns and applause. Plan, plot, and scheme your literary trek.

Volunteer for the film festival and meet new people -legions of ladies volunteer -and floods of people attend the internationally-acclaimed event. It’s a “do not miss.” Plan your time wisely as the Mill Valley Film Festival dates conflict with Litquake.

A further unwritten rule of dressing for stand-up is “Don’t use shorts to a comedy club.” Comedy clubs want to set on a specialized stand-up comedy present and they are inclined to search down on even brand name new comedians who walk on stage donning shorts. If you’re walking on stage at a comedy club often use pants… (I suggest very long pants).