update: life

so last week I went into the hospital. Long story short I had something growing in my brain that shouldn't and that caused me to loose control of the fine and gross motor skills of the left side of my body. SO I was in Yale-New Haven for two and a half days while I did more tests than one should be subjected to in a short amount of time. I was released after it was determined that there wasn't anything for them to do.

Then I went back to work less than 24-hours after being released. Remember, only one side of my body that wasn't working well. It wasn't completely immobile, just some fine motor skills. and i walk with a limp and a cane.

I'm the only one not freaking out.

moving on...

i was out for thanksgiving. so went into NYC as per usual, which was nice. nothing terribly interesting to report there.

The first snow orf the season happened Sat night/Sun morning. which turned to rain, so it all vanished. it wasn't more than half an inch, but still.

that's all i got right now.

oh yea, our big "holiday" show is about to open.

now that's all

the on going battle, you know, that thing called life? yea that

so i've been busy.

I am now a slave to regional theatre, which is fine because I like it. Being low man on the totem pole isn't so bad.

I work 6 days a week and well, thats about my life right now.

recently broke up with the girlfriend because "the distance is killing me, it's killing you" to quote a certain band. I'm going to do the single thing for a while, no need to try to rush into something else.

Not a whole lot else interesting right now other than my current show is staring Brian Dennehy. Who is hysterical backstage. Quite the cranky old man. But all is well with the show.

I did just take a trip up to Keene, NH to visit the Alma Mater, it was good to see some old familiar faces and catch up a little. Made me miss Keene a little, not the school so much as the town and the people in it.

life. moves. on.

Thank you CC company

This is a shout out to my bank which just upped my credit limit on one of my credit cards to $6900. Because you know, i really need all of that credit...now what useless thing can i go buy....

I: Instalment #2

I love to tease with kisses on the neck
I melt when my ear is nibbled
I am a personal and transportable furnace
I know how to make people laugh
I know how to console
I hate being consoled, I think
I really love music
I am a dork and I love being a dork
I personally think dorks are the coolest
I think I am pretty cool
I am unique
I am an individual
I am told I am one of a kind, in more than the typical sense
I am told I am a great guy
I know how to treat women they way the should be treated
I know how to treat people
I love to argue, politely
I read the newspaper
I am stubborn and sarcastic
I will repeat myself
I despised most people in my high school
I could care less about reunions unless it’s with people I care about
I separate work from play, and working play from playing work
I am very independent, I pay bills, and I buy my own everything
I think far too much
I see into things well, like walls, and people
I wear boxers AND boxer briefs
I am nice but not a push over
I think world poverty is our own fault and we do not do enough to fix it
“I’d rather be…” bumper stickers are not as funny as the should be
I hate jesus bumper stickers
I do not like the fact Word wants to capitalize jesus, even though it is a name, like bob, but it won’t capitalize bob because it’s also a word. Sally…..but I will capitalize sally…but not that time…according to dictionary.com sally means:

1. To rush out or leap forth suddenly.
2. To issue suddenly from a defensive or besieged position to attack an enemy.
3. To set out on a trip or excursion: sallied forth to see the world.
I sallied away from the stove when it caught on fire and let bob take care of it
I think people calling water fountains “bubblers” is ridiculous
I hate the fact I use the word wicked
I dislike rap/hip-hop
I sing along to my music
I love my music
I have not yet used the word wicked to describe something in this list yet

waiting for life

the new job starts on Monday, and I could not be more excited. The shtick I have been doing is getting to be old hat. The new job will bring the opportunity to work with some great people in my field, which has made a few friends jealous which is always a fun thing to be able to do. Also IT'S A REAL JOB IN MY FIELD! TAKE THAT DAD!

sorry. he just always doubted me so now i get to throw it in his face.

ha. ha. ha.

While the job will be somewhat monotonous it will be a steady pay check. which is what i need right now. start saving up so i can get the fuck out of this town. like now. i don't care where I go, well, I do, but it needs to not be this small town. there are some places I can think of. Sadly that wont be for quite sometime. The job contract goes till June, so I have some time to plan life out.

things wrong with the world.

I sometimes wonder how it is certain people get by in life.

The other week I watched a video from the NYtimes.com about how Florida schools were NOW requiring students, 8th graders, to learn about evolution. It is now the year 2008 and there are still children not being taught science in the classroom. The children said such memorable things such as "when I go to church I am told god put us here, and I believe that. Then when I go to school they tell me something else, and I have hard time believing it". "They have theories about how it could have happened [evolution] but I'm just not sure about it". "It kinda went over my head, the whole thing."

Yes that's right folks. American kids ARE that stupid and ignorant. They literally have not been taught the things the rest, or most of, the nation is learning. Is there not a national curriculum of sorts? What about the teachers, don't they feel they have some obligation to be teaching them the things they should be learning. The 'South' or not you can't ignore certain well know, well, theories about life. and NO god does not count. That is religious, in my opinion, bullshit. Not to be talked about in schools. If the parents of the children do not want them to learn about out scientific theories of evolution, they can send them to private god school. No one will care how much they fail in life there after, I know I don't. If their beliefs cause them distress later on, good!

I know this may seem mean, but I am sick of getting the opposite from people about the non-believers. Many and most of them have great lives, with great jobs. Not having jesus in their lives isnt going to change a thing.


OH and Sarah Palin. Congrats Ms. Palin, abstinence DOESN'T WORK! Thank you for helping proove that.

I hope no one is under the illusion that Bristol and her husband are getting married out of love...cause thats a joke....political stunt, not them getting knocked up, them getting married.

and honestly...an old-guy and someone who hasnt even reached the senate before, a mayor and govenor...

I know the other side is Obama is only a jr congressmen, but its more than the other side has got.


sorry about that rant. just feel the need to do it sometimes.


on more interesting news, we got to meet Ian's (my sister's b/f) parent's who are most interesting. To be more accurate we met his mother and step-dad. The mothers name is Honey...or is it spelled Honi, or Hunnie..you get the picture. Thr step-dad is Ken and they are nice people...I could deal with them being in-laws, the insinuation there is that my sister and Ian may get married at somepoint in the near-ish future. But who knows.

well, thats all i got for now....

Just When I Was Getting Used To The Place...

...it was time to fly home back to CT.

I did not want to leave. Chicago grew on me, quick. What wasn't love to love? A big city. Lots of people (and one special one). Job opportunities. the list continues on...

Never-the-less it was one fantastic week I will never forget. We were [almost] busy little bees. While we took the mornings to ourselves to slowly sip our morning coffee and bowl of cereal and read the newspaper, the afternoons and evenings is when we came alive.

to pick up where I left off, which was day three I think. We spent more time by the lake and some time downtown with her friends. Of course as any new boyfriend I had to pass the friend test.

Tuesday night we went to Wrigley Field and watch the Cubs play the Astros. It was a great back and forth game which unfortunately did not end in the Cubs favor...but it was still great to go to one of the most historic ball parks in America.

The last day there we caught lunch with yet another friend downtown, spent sometime cuddling on the couch, then sadly set out to O'Hara Airport for my 7:30CT flight.

Touched down in CT at 10:30ET and was home shortly after midnight.

then i was up at at work by 11:30. fun times.

Now all I have to look forward to is My job that starts in a few days and Oct when Denise comes to NYC for a 3 week re-mount of a show....

I don't know what I'm going to do till then...

I: Instalment #1

this begins a list I started freshmen year of college. Not for any reason really. There are a couple word doc. pages of it and this is the first of them, I will sporadically post them. enjoy:

I am a hopeless romantic
I love nothing more than to spend the night in by candle light and music
I love candle light dinners
I cook
I love long walks on the beach at night
I love the night
I love a good pair of eyes, any color
I love playing with a girl’s hair until its silky smooth
I love to cuddle....that if anything is my favorite thing to do
I hate praise, if that doesn’t sound crazy, in life or work
I like being philosophical with out being pretentious
I never shut up and I am liable to repeat myself
I love long aimless drives
I love the human voice
I love the silence
I love the silence of a cold winter day
I am still as much as man as the next
I build shit with my bare hands
I get dirty
I get sweaty
I love laughter
I love sarcasm
I do not sleep
I like getting dirty
I like taking showers
I like all the seasons in the following order: spring, winter, summer, fall
I like the seasoning: garlic, salt, pepper, allspice (it just sounds so cocky) oregano, basil, bouillon cubes chicken or beef
I like olives
I do not like gossip and movie starts private lives
I cannot dance for the life of me
I wish I could play guitar
I love the smell of a woman
I love the smell of French Vanilla
I think Canadians are funny
I am afraid of townies
I love coffee and coffee houses
I love the water
I absolutely love playing Frisbee
I love playing Frisbee on the beach
I live in the theatre
I love the theatre
I live for theatre
I love the touch
I love the way skin feels
I love the way a girl’s smooth leg feels against mine

Jeff, THE GOD OF BISCUITS!

last night we watched Eddie Izzard's 'Dressed to Kill'. So to pay homage to The President of Burundi, I will drink my coffee with a spoon.

Day 2 in Chicago.

Our second full day in the windy city was FANTASTIC!

We did part of my tour of the city. We hit a part of downtown known as the Magnificent Mile where all the high end shopping is. We ate at the most amazing restaurant, Grand Lux Cafe. I wanted to eat the entire menu. But I left my extra stomachs at home, so I had to settle for one meal.

Then we traveled to the Navy Pier. Nothing too exciting there but a nice view of Lake Michigan and of the city skyline.

From there we went to Millennium Park. A very nice photo op. which I took full advantage.

from there we were tired. so we took a nap. we just had some fantastic Thia food and are drinking beers. HOORAY BEER! we are killing time waiting to see a late night play "Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Bling" where the actors try to do 30 plays in 60 minutes. The plays are chosen that night, the order that is. We aren't clear which way it is, but if they either do, or don't finish, they buy the audience pizza.

We have plans to meet up with friends tomorrow during the day and a party at a bar tomorrow night.

I have to say. I kinda love Chicago.

Come On, Feel the Illinoise!

finally here in Chicago. It's raining and there are a few personal things the girl is doing so I am taking a moment to blog.


The two day trip was nice. But that's all. PA, Ohio, (a side trip to Michigan) Indiana and Illinois are all pretty boring. PA had some hills, but the rest was flat and terribly boring.

The side trip to Mich wasn't bad however. We went to meet her best friend for lunch. Had some fantastic Indian food in the middle of nowhere.

The night before we stayed somewhere in Ohio for the night were we met up with Justin and his newly acquired puppy, which is yet to be named. We had a late dinner at a T.G.I. Fridays and by 10:30 or so when we left we had been the only ones there for an hour and they locked the doors as we left. Apparently Ohio didn't get the memo that people function after 8pm.

We went out for dinner and drinks after unpacking the car and vegging out for a bit. A burger and a beer was all either of us really needed. After being Eastern Time and switching to central after two days of driving threw our internal clocks off we were in bed by 10, which really felt like 11 and we managed to stay in bed till 10. The most relaxed I have felt in a while.

We have some plans for dinner and drinks throughout the week with her friends which I am looking forward to. As well as sightseeing and meandering the city aimlessly.

so far so good.

showers and coffee make the world go round

okay, I'm rested (almost) showered and caffeinated. Feeling a little bit better now that the trip is over.

on to what I have been looking forward to for WEEKS now. My trip to Chicago with Denise.

-le sigh-

I have never been to Chicago so I am looking forward to getting out to see a new place. Somewhere I may eventually move to, who knows? I'm at a place in my life where I can pretty much do as I please as long as I have a job and place to stay. If it means being close to the people I care about, all the better.

Speaking of the girl we hit our one month after 'unofficially' dating for about a month before that, and a year long courtship of sorts. Things are going well, apart from the distance factor. But As one of my good friends said, "it speaks a lot to your character that you don't go for what's convenient (an ex that lives close) and you go for what your heart really wants"

Too many miles

welcome to the blog. the first entry will probably a little long.


For a while there, I didn't think we'd ever get home.

1,245.6 miles later the family has returned from out yearly journey to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

BACKSTORY
This has become the family vacation spot since I was born. I have only missed out on 2 years where work prevented me from traveling. My parents discovered the OBX two years prior to what was then my sister and I. We started the trip down. As children the trip took 12 hours. That was with lots of stops, a ferry ride, and occasionally stopping over night at a hotel half way.
4 people, 1 station wagon, 1 ton of shit. Life wasn't so bad. We spent two weeks at the beach and as kids, couldn't be happier.

Then the little brother came along, same scenario +1 person. Life still good.

Then we grew up. Three grown children no longer fit in the back seat of a station wagon. Nor did the amount of crap we took along with into one car, or roof rack.

So started the need to take two cars. My parents in one with the stuff, most of it anyway. The other carried my sister, brother and I plus what was left of the stuff. I would follow my father (more to come on that) and my sister would follow my mother. When we started this my brother could not yet drive. By this point even in one car the trip was reduced to 10 hours.

there is a little more back story, but enough of that for now...

TO PRESENT DAY
This trip, and when I say trip I mean the part where we get in a car and go from point A to point B was by far the WORST trip we have ever taken apart in.

Lets start with the trip down:

8-16-08
wake up call: 4:00am. But apparently only for me because my parents decided to sleep till 5.

on the road by: 5:30am with my father behind the wheel of one car and myself the other

first pit stop: somewhere between 9 and 9:30am at the Pilot gas station at the very bottom of the NJ Tpke.

first driver switch: 11:30am Some gas station in Sailsbury, MD total drive time thus far=6 hours

TRAFFIC: 1:30pm on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
TRAFFIC TIME: 1 hour....

second driver switch: just after the traffic...just after 2:30pm (from here its only another 1.5 hours to the OBX)

Arrive in the....TRAFFIC: just outside the OBX sometime after 4pm, there was a little congestion in between.

Get to the Reality to pick up keys to condo 5:50pm.....drive time 9 something hours.....


THEN ITS TIME TO HIT THE BEACH!!!!!!

and that was great, warm weather, nice waves. good times all around. but this is not a feel good post.


the trip home......

8-23-08
Revere: 6:15am

get to and leave the D&D: 7:10am

almost clean drivin to the Bay Bridge: 9:30 (first driver change, mom and sis take over)

moving along.....and lunch time: 11:45am (all this means is we get subway and eat in on the road, driver change back to dad and myself)

we don't change drivers again. we are in Sailsbury, Md at the very least it is 6 hours.

.....


TRAFFIC, and lots of it....


so we hit traffic upon more traffic upon more traffic


but a quick side note:

i am the only one who drives when my dad drives. following him, on any road, forget 95 or any major highway, is like following the Tazmanian Devil. He lane changes swerves and speeds at will. You have to be psyco to want to follow his ass. but i seem to get the wonderful task of doing so,

now apply this to traffic. you loose him. there is no keeping up.

so we get lost in traffic.

we change lanes more time than Micheal Jackson changes ethnicities/molested little kids (you pick), OJ Simpson was filmed driving his white truck, and Micheal Bolton wrote a terrible song, combined.

we find out that 95 is jammed with traffic, so we get off on rural route 13, to hit slow moving volume. We change back to 295, to the Garden State. Only to go back to 95 for a time. Then we hop over to 87....but MORE TRAFFIC so we change to Route 6, which only goes through ALL OF BUMBLEFUCK,....but after hours of slow driving we manage to get home at sometime after 7:30....drive time=10ish hours...with the longest being a 7 hour stint....

was it worth it?

ask me after i sleep it off...


thats it for now.