No Notes!

Tonight was the first night in 2.5 years of doing stand-up that I didn't physically prepare in some way before my set. What I mean by that is that normally I write notes about the jokes that I plan to do and up until recent months I always had them on the stool next to me. Lately however I've been doing better about keeping the notes in my pocket, not needing to pull them out at all. But tonight I hosted and didn't write any notes whatsoever, just planned about 2/3 of my set in my head and winged the rest. I'm not saying this because it was a particularly spectacular set or anything. And I'm definitely not trying to boast, if anything it really means that I need to write some more new material. I'm just saying this because it IS a milestone for me (albeit a small one) and it MAY serve to inspire someone else in the similar position of trying to reach a new level with both mastery of your material and your comfort onstage.