The Ring of Fire

It is official. I can not go to any bar without being approached by a scary person.
I went to the Blind Pig Pub tonight. Which with a name like Blind Pig, crazy things were bond to be said by someone. I was talking to Parker, Chuck, Kate and Alex about my friend's sketch comedy group's take of the vampire phenomenon and this man awkwardly sat next me to introduce himself.
Me- Hi?
Man- Hi. Im Jon. I am a vampire.
Me- Are you Vlad the Impaler?
Man- No.
Me- Do you sparkle?
Man- No.
Me- Then you are not.
Man- Who says I am not?
Me- American cinema.
Man- But I worship Satan and suck blood.
Me- Ok.
Man- The Satan stuff is not true. But I do suck blood and you have a lot of it.
Me- Ok...

Man- I don't worship Satan. I was just making that up.

Meanwhile, Chuck and Alex are sipping there beers trying not to laugh.

My tummy is down for the count.

I spent Thanksgiving just like the pilgrims did:
1) Working the retail end of a Cracker Barrel.
2) Watching "Return of Jafar" with the Path family.

They may not tell you this in the history books, but the Pilgrims and Indians loved their animated Arabian adventures.

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Happy Early Thanksgiving, F-List!

Now go put turkeys on your heads and scare the crap out of your parents.

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This gif sums up life.

The Pat on the Head- body language translation for "That'll do, Pig. That'll do."

I hate this economy. I hate not having money and when I do have it, it immediately goes to a bill and not my savings. But what I hate most about it is the fact that with every passing month it becomes harder and harder to make my mother laugh. She has no sense of humor anymore and that is sometimes the rock that I clind to when I am having a bad day. I do not like being the only one laughing right now.

Tommorow is my birthday.

And since I love list, I will make a list of some fantastic things that have happened since last November.

11/06/08-11/06/09
-Collaborated the "Living Newpaper" for Waiting for Lefty. I learned a lot about musical research and historical research from Elliot and am eternally grateful to have that experience.

-Successfully music directed my first Sondheim show for Killer Instincts Productions for which restored my faith in the Evansville theatre scene and in my fellow artists. Clay is one of my theatrical heroes. He does what he wants and does it well, and most importantly- he gets people excited about the material. He believes in people and that will do the world some good. And what can I say, it fucking rocked. LOL

-Meet Me in St Louis. What to say to that? Not everything about it was pleasant, but it taught me a lot about persevering and patience with others, which I would not never replace for anything. The kids were cute. My mind was very preoccupied, but it was a great show to go out on.

-Brown Bag Concert Series. Thank you, Brandon. You always help me out when I ask you to, even when the idea is totally absurd. You, me, Raul Esparza impersonation Cabaret show. It will happen. LOL

-Chinese runs with Josh, Tawni and various others. I miss those outings. I miss the sushi.

- Graduating...FINALLY. Bachelor of Science=BS=BULLSHIT. I hold a useless liberal arts degree. The world is my destiny...sorta, if the job market would just lighten up.

-My summer in Ithaca. It was my first time being out of state for a long period of time. J9 and David were saints to welcome me into their home for that long. I learned alot about the inner workings of a Equity regional theatre. Had some good laughs and drank more in two months than I would have otherwise thanks to Becca and Sam.

-Doctor Who and Fry and Laurie marathon in NY with Parker---because every nerd needs to have one of those. And NO, we were not stoned while we watched them, though that would be interesting.

-New York Adventure with Tawni. Ripley's ripped us off, but who cares. We saw the Pier and it was beautiful.

-Deep, comic and imaginative conversations with James Spaken over the cell.

-Dinners with Kevin B and Ziggy after sucky days.

-Tommy and Chris's rocking wedding!

There are many more, but I will save those for the year end list.

I am slowly coming out of my ugly duckling phase. I can look in the mirror and smile whole heartedly because I like what I am seeing. I am getting better and I am looking better on the inside and out.
It is liberating.

 

 

I was doing some late night shopping and passed this terrifying man wearing a shirt that read:

Alternate Ending to Twilight
Buffy comes and stakes Edward.

Great moment in a grocery store.

 

1. My new bosses favorite actor is Tom Selleck. Magnum flippin' P.I.

2. James upon looking at a picture of me for which I look exceptionally attractive.

James- You don't look like yourself.

Me- I have regenerated since then.

3. My mom upon seeing the preview for "The Vampires Assistant."

"I am so sick of these god-damned vampires."

 

Josh Groban has a messed up twitter page. Just putting that out there. Who knew?

September ended and no one woke me up.  Thanks.

Things that make me happy
-Hugh Jackman getting all Wolverine on someone with a cell phone during a play.
-Keith Sweat's "Nobody" came on my playlist and I remembered I awkwardly danced with a boy at a 7th grade dance to that song. I just realized how dirty the song was. Oh, to be young again.
-I have another job interview this week. : )
-Jeremy Piven themed "Manly Movie Night" with Parker.
-Met someone whose name is "Hi".

Well, I got offered a job today. Start training Thursday. It is a foot in the door.
Naturally that is when I have a huge bill to pay- so I am paranoid about that now.

Dear Haters,

I do not know whether I should be angry at myself for wanting something that I can not describe or identify, or angry at the cynics who question it. I have always had art and music in my life. I can not remember not having a song to sing, or a colorful scenario working in my brain. Imagination makes life interesting and I want that expression more than what is simple and conventional. It makes me happy. What does not make me happy is that I am getting this, "You should go back to school and get a useful degree" or "imagination is not marketable in a real job market". It infuriates me when I am trying to make ends meet at what seems simple and conventional to me (get a job, make money, pay the bills) so I can get to bigger things, and feeling that my "imagination" is the hindering factor upsets me
It is hard out there for everyone regardless of what dreams bounce in your head. No one is getting where they want to go right now.

Take a chill pill,

Out of Work with Liberal Arts Degree.

 

 

Greek mythology makes any pop culture reference a winner.

I have been home for a month now and I can not stand being useless.

I wish I could just put on a resume- "I am awesome. Give me money" and have that be that, but nope; there is a system to everything.

 

 

 

Things I would buy if I had money.

Dirty Shakespeare pillow.

Lightsaber umbrella.

But I am poor---so no useless item shopping.

I wish I had the patience to orchestrate perfection such as this arrangement.  Angels are weeping.

You've been listening to the "Quiet Storm."

"If I were to sleep in the same bed as you, I  swear I would get up and go to class everyday."

I was clearing out a few papers left over from my academic life and found this scribbled on a scrap of notebook paper. I did not recognize the handwritting or recall ever reading it before.  I doubt it was intended for me and how it got into my possession I have no clue, but since it was a very sweet compliment, I figured  I would share. My lady friends would be amused by my findings.

Somewhere a college drop out is weeping and writting emo poetry.

Long story short-I love the Hangar. I love the people who work for the Hangar. I could work there forever.

I had made plans from where I wanted to go from here, but they unfortunately have to be put on hold and I am again snuggled in my Midwestern perch for an undisclosed amount of time.

Things I intend to do:
-Write more music and actually score it properly.
-Meditate.
-Sell possessions on ebay.
-Drink lots of orange juice.
-Spend some time with friends.

Good plans? Yes? No?

My job is stressful...sigh.

-I have been rather depressed lately and I guess it is the new enviroment that has finally caught up with me. I moved here so abruptly that I did not take everything in.

-I have only made 4 friends up here and my cell phone bill is probably going to be a killer because I have been calling a few Indiana friends weekly to check in.

-I jumped into a hot tub with all my clothes on when I was drunk and soaked my ipod. Fail.

-Bought a new ipod the followng week. Win.