That girl crush I have on Aisha Tyler thanks to her work on Talk Soup, Archer and her brilliant stand up comedy specials? Rock solid. What is there not to love about a gal who is frank and open and owning her love of science fiction, video games and being a big old nerd? Heck, if I could hop into a time machine and set if for California circa 1983, I would be eating ice cream sandwiches with Aisha Tyler and asking her what her favorite Ray Bradbury story is. (Mine? All Summer in a Day).

So any wonder I snapped up Aisha Tyler’s Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation after work the other day and disappeared in the bedroom to devour it (along with a Toblerone) after making Blacklight his breakfast? Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation is just what the title implies, Aisha Tyler revealing the truly stupid things that she did to herself. And as her tales (from setting the apartment on fire making home-made french fries as a little kid to her early stand up days) progress you get a look at what made Aisha Tyler the awesome lady she is today. Her bad-ass but loving single father. Her strong and determined mother. Being the only (black kid, vegetarian, science fiction nerd, etc). You know some parts must have been heartbreaking to reveal or repeat (her parent’s divorce, very lean times with her single father) but you end up wanting to give her a supportive hug before suggesting a round of shots and some X-Box. (Note to Aisha: We have Goldschläger, Hotel California in the red bottle, PlayStation 2, Atari 2600, Intellivision, Sega Genesis and Sega Dreamcast…are you cool with that? 🙂

Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation isn’t for everyone (Blacklight: “She doesn’t play Atari 2600 or Minecraft? Whatever…”) but for those open to all the awesome facets of Aisha? Get your mitts on Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation ASAP!