Tomorrow night the Moth brings Valentine's Day to love burnt New Yorkers a little bit early (can't we just rip it off like a Band-Aid?). The event, called "Shot Through the Heart: Stories of Beaus and Arrows,” will feature stories from Christian McBride, Tina McElroy Ansa, Walter Mosley, Todd Bush, and Rachel Dratch (the evening is hosted by Mike Birbiglia). Recently Rachel—who lives in New York with her baby son—talked to us about the dreaded V-day, being a mom, living in a one-bedroom, and yes, Zazu. She may also be our first interview subject to use the C word (it's anecdotal!).

Is this your first Moth storytelling event? Yes. Help!

The event is called "Shot Through The Heart: Stories of Beaus and Arrows." Is there a story you left on the cutting room floor that you can share with us? Oh lord. I have quite a few. Most of them aren't really funny though.

How are you celebrating Valentine's Day? Do you think it's an overrated holiday? I never seem to have a "candy and flowers" type of Valentine's Day. I have been single for many Valentine's Days. I used to look at canoodling couples with envy, but now that I'm older I don't idealize others as much. When I see a couple on Valentine's Day that looks super in-love, like they have birds tweeting around their heads, instead of being jealous I think "I wonder what their secret problem is."

How is motherhood? Is being a mom in NYC challenging? I was never a "baby person" who was always like "Ohhh! Can I hold your baaaaby?" yet I always imagined having kids. So when I discovered i was going to be a mom, I had no idea what to expect . But I ended up surprising myself and in reality being pretty zenned out about the whole thing. The only bad thing is you don't have a second of free time for such luxuries as doing the dishes or taking a shower. This poor kid is going to be scarred for life because he has to watch me take a shower every morning. The most fun part is that he is very smiley. No matter how early it is when he wakes me up in the morning, it's a pretty great way to start the day to look over and see a little peanut laughing his head off.

As for in NYC—I guess the only NYC specific thing is that I just have a one-bedroom apartment. I guess eventually i'll have to move to a bigger place. I'm not trying to make a joke here: I actually dread having to find another apartment in NYC more than I dreaded giving birth.

Which do you prefer—performing live or taping/filming work? Well, when you get a film you feel like you've really made it! Doing a film seems the most prestigious, and you are seen by a wider audience, and it pays better than live theater. However I find doing live theater much more fun. Doing a comic play or improvising—that gives me a sort of high.

What are you going to be reading from during Celebrity Autobiography on February 28? Do you have any recommendations for what celebrities autobiographies we should read? I always read the same ones—Joan Lunden, one of the Jonas Brothers...my favorite one is a piece in which Burt Reynolds wrote one, Loni Anderson wrote one and then, get this, Burt Reynolds' secretary wrote one too. So I like reading hers.

Do you get tired of people making the Debbie Downer noise to you? Or do they yell "Zazu!"? I really don't get tired of that. The funniest incident was I was walking down the street at night on Houston and there was a couple walking by me who didn't see me and the woman said to the man " I mean, I don't want to be a Debbie Downer..." RIGHT as I passed them. I wish I had had my wits about me to tap her on the shoulder and say in the voice "You're not being a Debbie Downer. I am. Waah-waaah."

So, we're a NYC blog, you live in NYC... can you share your strangest "only in New York" story. Well, the night I met the guy who would become the father of my baby, or "baby daddy" as they say, we were sitting outside at a table at a bar with a little group. A man who was walking by with 2 large dogs just suddenly turned to our table and said "YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF COCKSUCKERS! AND YOU!" he said looking directly at me..."YOU'RE A FUCKING CUNT!!" That's something you think would happen in NYC but never in all my days had anything like that ever happened to me. I guess it all worked out though.

Which New Yorker do you most admire? Whoever invented SeamlessWeb. Are they a New Yorker? I don't know. But it lets you order delivery without having to talk to anyone on the phone or have cash on hand.

Given the opportunity, how would you change the city? My snap response is I wouldn't change anything! It's open all night, we recycle, and you can walk into a nail salon and get a 10 minute backrub for 10 bucks. Those are my criteria for a good city.