Self-inflicted wounds : heartwarming tales of epic humiliation

"On the wildly popular podcast "Girl on Guy," comedian and actress Aisha Tyler asks her guests to recount moments from their lives when they've done something boneheaded, ill conceived, dangerous, or just plain stupid...to themselves. In Self-Inflicted Wounds, Aisha turns the lens on herself-recounting her most egregious mistakes--to hilarious result. Laugh out loud funny, and totally relatable, Self-Inflicted Wounds highlights a new comedic voice on the rise"-- Read more... Abstract: "On the wildly popular podcast "Girl on Guy," comedian and actress Aisha Tyler asks her guests to recount moments from their lives when they've done something boneheaded, ill conceived, dangerous, or just plain stupid...to themselves. In Self-Inflicted Wounds, Aisha turns the lens on herself-recounting her most egregious mistakes--to hilarious result. Laugh out loud funny, and totally relatable, Self-Inflicted Wounds highlights a new comedic voice on the rise" On The Wildly Popular Podcast 'girl On Guy,' Comedian And Actress Aisha Tyler Asks Her Guests To Recount Moments From Their Lives When They've Done Something Boneheaded, Ill-conceived, Dangerous, Or Just Plain Stupid--to Themselves. In Self-inflicted Wounds, Aisha Turns The Lens On Herself--recounting Her Most Egregious Mistakes--to Hilarious Result-- Introduction: What, Exactly, Is A Self-inflicted Wound? -- Prologue: Why Am I Doing This? Why? -- The Time I Cut Myself In Half -- The Time I Almost Set Myself On Fire -- The Time I Was A Human Maypolse -- The Time I Got My Boobs Way Before Everyone Else -- The Time I Foolishly Tried To Trade Vegetables For Meat -- The Time I Almost Seared My Flesh To My Dad's Motorcycle -- The Time I Peed On Myself And My Surroundings -- The Time I Asked A Boy On A Wildly Inappropriate Date -- The Bunny Fiasco -- The Time I Desperately Wanted To Get My Period -- The Time I Actually Got My Period -- The Time I Snuck Out Of My Home In The Night Like A Cbs After-school Special -- The Time I Got Drunk The Night Before Taking The Sat -- The Time I Puked All Over The Car Of A Boy I Liked In Broad Daylight -- The Hot Wasabi And The Infinite Sadness -- The Time I Was In An A Capella Group -- The Time I Danced Tragically In Front Of My Entire College -- The Time I Created My First Sketch Character -- The Time I Killed A Hobo -- The First Time I Did Standup -- The Tenth Time I Did Standup -- The Hundredth Time I Did Standup -- The Time My Worst Standup Nightmare Came True -- The Time I Wore That Awful See-through Dress -- And Had That Awful Two-toned Hair -- All The Times I Did Those Terrible Corporate Standup Gigs -- The Day The Comedy Died -- The Times I Spit On Someone From The Stage While Doing Standup -- The Time I Broke My Arm At Sundance, And The Ensuing Meltdown -- The Time I Broke My Foot, Alone, In A Hotel Room -- The Time I Fell Asleep On The Patio Furniture At A Birthday Party -- The Time I Vowed To Stop Drunk Tweeting -- The Apologia, Or, Shut Up Aisha, A Far From Comprehensive List Of My Verbal Gaffes -- The Coda: Stop Doing It To Yourself. Aisha Tyler. Includes Bibliographical References. Self-inflicted Wound (n): A Spectacularly Humiliating, And Often Hilarious, Incident Entirely Of One's Own Making. See Also: You Did It To Yourself. Have You Ever Made A Decision You Instantly Regretted? Humiliated Yourself In A Room Of Your Peers, Or Shamed Yourself In Front Of Your Massive Crush? Ever Blown A Job Interview, Frozen During A Presentation, Acted Like A Total Idiot On A Date? Ever Said The Wrong Thing At The Wrong Time, Unable To Keep Your Tongue From Flapping Out The Stupidest Words You've Ever Said In Your Life, Ever? If You Are A Human Being, The Answer, Of Course, Is Yes. Take Heart. You're Not Alone. This Is Known As The Self-inflicted Wound, And Every One Of Us Bears A Scar. Or Several. Here, Aisha Tyler, Comedian, Actress, Cohost Of Cbs's The Talk, Star Of Archer, And Creator Of The Top-ranked Podcast Girl On Guy, Serves Up A Spectacular Collection Of Her Own Self-inflicted Wounds. From Almost Setting Herself On Fire, To Vomiting On A Boy She Liked, To Getting Drunk And Sleeping Through The Sats, To Going Into Crushing Debt To Pay For College And Then Throwing Away Her Degree To Become A Comedian, Aisha's Life Has Been A Series Of Spectacularly Epic Fails. And She's Got The Scars To Prove It. Literally. Through It All, Aisha's Triumphs Haven't Come In Spite Of The Failures, But Because Of Them. Because With Every Failure Comes A Lesson Learned, A Strength Revealed, A Fear Overcome, Or An Adventure Braved. Self-inflicted Wounds Isn't Just About Surviving Failure. It's About Embracing Failure—pursuing It, Even—on The Winding Path To Success. And After You've Failed A Time Or Three, Hopefully You'll Have Learned Something. Or At The Very Least Have A Really Killer Story. Because To Err Is Human, But To Fail Epically Is Hilarious. "On the wildly popular podcast "Girl on Guy," comedian and actress Aisha Tyler asks her guests to recount moments from their lives when they've done something boneheaded, ill conceived, dangerous, or just plain stupid ... to themselves. In Self-Inflicted Wounds, Aisha turns the lens on herself-recounting her most egregious mistakes--to hilarious result. Laugh out loud funny, and totally relatable, Self-Inflicted Wounds highlights a new comedic voice on the rise"-- Provided by publisher