Friday, July 22, 2005
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
tuesday
monday
went to work. it's nice to listen to kuow.org at work. it is the *best* npr station i've heard. and yes, it's better than kut.
i feel the need to talk to people about the state of affairs in the world. back in the day, jeff beebe and i would talk about this shit, but he's been busy watching cable. how droll. not that i'm judgemental or anything, but DON'T LET YOUR MIND ROT IN FRONT OF THE TELEVISION. the way i see it, if i have time to watch tv, i have time to work on my career. right? right.
speaking of, i meet with the soma theatre guy tomorrow. adam larmer and i will be co-teaching training starting in the fall with this theatre company. exciting because: a) i get to teach training, b) robyn will mentor us through the process of developing our own approach and c) refer to "b." i'm also gonna teach three acting classes in renton this fall and i think i'll work at the ikea performing arts center doing something as yet to be determined.
talked to jesse yesterday. seems he's having a pretty crazy time in college station this summer. he's been hanging out at revolution, which just happens to be owned by the sister of the guy that owns caffe capri. as idiodic and backwards as my hometown-hamlet is, it's nice to know all the cool kids haven't left town (although they probably should.)
kelly gets here tomorrow. i don't know how i feel about this - sometimes, i want to tell her to run away from me. however, i do enjoy her companionship and her perspective (12 years or so), but i feel like i have very little to offer her.
left work early today as i've been feeling sickly. namely, tired. i've been exhausted since the p3 workshop ended. can you get mono twice? didn't think so. what the fuck is wrong with me. all i want to do is sleep. all the time.
dennis and i will get broadband soon. and he'll probably want cable. i don't want cable. i don't want to be distracted by that shit. i'd much rather get netflix. hmph. i think i will.
went to work. it's nice to listen to kuow.org at work. it is the *best* npr station i've heard. and yes, it's better than kut.
i feel the need to talk to people about the state of affairs in the world. back in the day, jeff beebe and i would talk about this shit, but he's been busy watching cable. how droll. not that i'm judgemental or anything, but DON'T LET YOUR MIND ROT IN FRONT OF THE TELEVISION. the way i see it, if i have time to watch tv, i have time to work on my career. right? right.
speaking of, i meet with the soma theatre guy tomorrow. adam larmer and i will be co-teaching training starting in the fall with this theatre company. exciting because: a) i get to teach training, b) robyn will mentor us through the process of developing our own approach and c) refer to "b." i'm also gonna teach three acting classes in renton this fall and i think i'll work at the ikea performing arts center doing something as yet to be determined.
talked to jesse yesterday. seems he's having a pretty crazy time in college station this summer. he's been hanging out at revolution, which just happens to be owned by the sister of the guy that owns caffe capri. as idiodic and backwards as my hometown-hamlet is, it's nice to know all the cool kids haven't left town (although they probably should.)
kelly gets here tomorrow. i don't know how i feel about this - sometimes, i want to tell her to run away from me. however, i do enjoy her companionship and her perspective (12 years or so), but i feel like i have very little to offer her.
left work early today as i've been feeling sickly. namely, tired. i've been exhausted since the p3 workshop ended. can you get mono twice? didn't think so. what the fuck is wrong with me. all i want to do is sleep. all the time.
dennis and i will get broadband soon. and he'll probably want cable. i don't want cable. i don't want to be distracted by that shit. i'd much rather get netflix. hmph. i think i will.
Sunday, July 17, 2005
weekend update
thursday evening, tim johnson arrived from ohio. tim is one of my former classmates. i constantly refer to him as the "mother" of our class. i mean this in the absolute best way as tim took care of us and made sure we took care of each other. he was in town for an alexander technique "intensive." tim is tenure-track faculty at university of ohio in athens and i spent much of his visit asking about how his job search went, what to expect, etc. great resource - and great to see him. he hasn't changed a bit.
friday, amy thone at seattle shakespeare called me. she was very happy to hear i had returned to seattle and wanted me to come in for their general audition. also, dennis, tim and i went to 5 spot for a quick drink.
saturday morning, i had breakfast with lo in wallingford. i woke up early to take tim to the workshop, then picked lo up at the u-district farmer's market. i will have to walk there next weekend. it was great talking to her. she's from oklahoma and we have that southern perspective in common, but she is also obsessed with physical training (the suzuki work i do) and does yoga. lo has spent much time studying astrology and i was fascinated to hear bits and pieces of my chart and what it means. apparently, my saturn has not yet returned, which is a good thing. i may have figured some shit out over the past year, but i have no order in my life right now.
went for a three hour walk after breakfast to the udistrict, where i bought star trek: first contact on dvd. star trek makes my day better. yes, i am a big fucking geek. fuck you if you judge me - i'm sure you silly little life has it's assortment of trivia that makes you and only you happy. whoa. why the hell am i so defensive?
mt. rainier was out in it's full glory all weekend. even after 5 years of viewing it, it still takes my breath away. went down to kerry park and sat for about an hour admiring the view of the city and the mountain as the sun set. i love my city. even if it feels empty.
i have very little capacity for love right now. i don't know how to connect emotionally - this has always been somewhat of a problem as i go to either extreme. now, i wade in the shallow end of the romance pool. damn - i'm not quite sure what to do with all that.
sunday morning, i took tim to the airport. went home and auditioned for seattle shakes. easy and fun, as stephanie and amy are very warm. then i went on a five hour trek through the city. again, over and down queen anne, through fremont, across the lower lip of wallingford, up the u-district and ending up in ravenna.
hung out with elizabeth for a bit. we met up at dania, a swanky furniture store then went to whole foods (whole paycheck) and sampled all the fresh fruits. fuck, i love summer time. i miss my mom's garden. fresh cherries, fresh peaches and fresh tomatoes are so damn good. i bought a nectarine and it was the best nectarine of my life. elizabeth bought a watermelon, but it wasn't very sweet.
so i'm home now.
friday, amy thone at seattle shakespeare called me. she was very happy to hear i had returned to seattle and wanted me to come in for their general audition. also, dennis, tim and i went to 5 spot for a quick drink.
saturday morning, i had breakfast with lo in wallingford. i woke up early to take tim to the workshop, then picked lo up at the u-district farmer's market. i will have to walk there next weekend. it was great talking to her. she's from oklahoma and we have that southern perspective in common, but she is also obsessed with physical training (the suzuki work i do) and does yoga. lo has spent much time studying astrology and i was fascinated to hear bits and pieces of my chart and what it means. apparently, my saturn has not yet returned, which is a good thing. i may have figured some shit out over the past year, but i have no order in my life right now.
went for a three hour walk after breakfast to the udistrict, where i bought star trek: first contact on dvd. star trek makes my day better. yes, i am a big fucking geek. fuck you if you judge me - i'm sure you silly little life has it's assortment of trivia that makes you and only you happy. whoa. why the hell am i so defensive?
mt. rainier was out in it's full glory all weekend. even after 5 years of viewing it, it still takes my breath away. went down to kerry park and sat for about an hour admiring the view of the city and the mountain as the sun set. i love my city. even if it feels empty.
i have very little capacity for love right now. i don't know how to connect emotionally - this has always been somewhat of a problem as i go to either extreme. now, i wade in the shallow end of the romance pool. damn - i'm not quite sure what to do with all that.
sunday morning, i took tim to the airport. went home and auditioned for seattle shakes. easy and fun, as stephanie and amy are very warm. then i went on a five hour trek through the city. again, over and down queen anne, through fremont, across the lower lip of wallingford, up the u-district and ending up in ravenna.
hung out with elizabeth for a bit. we met up at dania, a swanky furniture store then went to whole foods (whole paycheck) and sampled all the fresh fruits. fuck, i love summer time. i miss my mom's garden. fresh cherries, fresh peaches and fresh tomatoes are so damn good. i bought a nectarine and it was the best nectarine of my life. elizabeth bought a watermelon, but it wasn't very sweet.
so i'm home now.
Saturday, July 16, 2005
tabula rasa
Pronunciation: "ta-by&-l&-'rä-z&, -s&
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ta·bu·lae ra·sae /-"lI-'rä-"zI, -"sI/
Etymology: Latin, smoothed or erased tablet
1 : the mind in its hypothetical primary blank or empty state before receiving outside impressions
2 : something existing in its original pristine state
so i'm yet at another time of new beginnings. respectfully letting go of the past is difficult. i love beth's most recent post. recounting life a year ago.
a year ago, i was lonely and without any friends in austin.
a year ago, i worked in sales at dell.
a year ago, i was miserable in the dying gasps of a long-term relationship.
a year ago, jeff beebe and i went to our first monday night dinner at adam, dory and cassidy's.
a year ago, i was applying for jobs like a madman.
now, i am in seattle.
i work at starbucks, but like dell, it is only temp.
i am not in a relationship, and despite jeff's claim otherwise, i'm not "thirty seconds away from one."
i have a new monday night dinner crew, although it's been 5 weeks since my last dinner. need to change that.
however, i am applying for jobs like a madman.
specifically, teaching jobs. i will stay here and teach at a civic theatre in renton, a community just south of seattle. adult, shakespeare and a teen class. also, this fall i will begin a kind of apprenticeship with my physical training mentor, robyn hunt.
after next year, however, i will apply for university teaching positions across the us.
things are beginning to come together for me. all in a new way - a clean slate, i guess.
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ta·bu·lae ra·sae /-"lI-'rä-"zI, -"sI/
Etymology: Latin, smoothed or erased tablet
1 : the mind in its hypothetical primary blank or empty state before receiving outside impressions
2 : something existing in its original pristine state
so i'm yet at another time of new beginnings. respectfully letting go of the past is difficult. i love beth's most recent post. recounting life a year ago.
a year ago, i was lonely and without any friends in austin.
a year ago, i worked in sales at dell.
a year ago, i was miserable in the dying gasps of a long-term relationship.
a year ago, jeff beebe and i went to our first monday night dinner at adam, dory and cassidy's.
a year ago, i was applying for jobs like a madman.
now, i am in seattle.
i work at starbucks, but like dell, it is only temp.
i am not in a relationship, and despite jeff's claim otherwise, i'm not "thirty seconds away from one."
i have a new monday night dinner crew, although it's been 5 weeks since my last dinner. need to change that.
however, i am applying for jobs like a madman.
specifically, teaching jobs. i will stay here and teach at a civic theatre in renton, a community just south of seattle. adult, shakespeare and a teen class. also, this fall i will begin a kind of apprenticeship with my physical training mentor, robyn hunt.
after next year, however, i will apply for university teaching positions across the us.
things are beginning to come together for me. all in a new way - a clean slate, i guess.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
days
what a wacky day.
first, my boss at starbucks wanted to know if i'd like to go work in a store. okay.
i called vj at renton civic theatre and i have an interview tomorrow. i'm not sure what position, but i'm glad that's gonna happen.
then robyn hunt emails me regarding teaching physical training with a new group here in seattle. cool.
then i ran into tricia chapman on the street today. we dated for about ten minutes, right before i met elizabeth back in 2002. tricia is moving to nyc in october. oh, and she is engaged. wacky.
and boston was ALL over the place today. GEEBUS.
flickr is too damn fun. i setup my account back in december, but didn't touch it again until yesterday. FLICKR IS DAMN FUN.
first, my boss at starbucks wanted to know if i'd like to go work in a store. okay.
i called vj at renton civic theatre and i have an interview tomorrow. i'm not sure what position, but i'm glad that's gonna happen.
then robyn hunt emails me regarding teaching physical training with a new group here in seattle. cool.
then i ran into tricia chapman on the street today. we dated for about ten minutes, right before i met elizabeth back in 2002. tricia is moving to nyc in october. oh, and she is engaged. wacky.
and boston was ALL over the place today. GEEBUS.
flickr is too damn fun. i setup my account back in december, but didn't touch it again until yesterday. FLICKR IS DAMN FUN.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
music
so i posted some new entries from the last month. i will go back and add photos, etc soon. when i have time. geeze. check our the archives for june, if you are so inclined.
lately, i've been listening to a lot of:
ben lee | awake is the new sleep
jem | finally woken
moby | hotel
i understand i have to get the new gorillaz cd. whatchall think of it?
and finally, i have started listening to npr again. after the election, i had to cut out all media. well at least npr. i was pissed. ya'll remember that night, eh? good times.
is it strange that i am haunted by women of my past? tonight, i went to a bar to see someone from uw that currently lives in nyc. of all the peeps invited, the one random person i had never met before was brendan. brendan just happened to be the same brendan that becca hung out with when i left. just two weeks ago, i met a guy that was head-over heels for this woman. i think it's funny how after love's fire fails, your mind still finds things to remind you of said failure. how many ford escapes did i see today? 11. how many times did i read the word "boston" today? 5. how many times did i see a red sox hat today? 4. how many times did drive by massachusetts drive today? 2. how many times did i drive on belmont? 4.
then the akward batch of emails with kelly.
this is funny to me, as i was sad today and i couldn't identify why. so i listened to tenacious d | fuck her gently. that made me laugh. maybe npr makes me depressed.
slowly but surely, flickr will replace the photo journals.
lately, i've been listening to a lot of:
ben lee | awake is the new sleep
jem | finally woken
moby | hotel
i understand i have to get the new gorillaz cd. whatchall think of it?
and finally, i have started listening to npr again. after the election, i had to cut out all media. well at least npr. i was pissed. ya'll remember that night, eh? good times.
is it strange that i am haunted by women of my past? tonight, i went to a bar to see someone from uw that currently lives in nyc. of all the peeps invited, the one random person i had never met before was brendan. brendan just happened to be the same brendan that becca hung out with when i left. just two weeks ago, i met a guy that was head-over heels for this woman. i think it's funny how after love's fire fails, your mind still finds things to remind you of said failure. how many ford escapes did i see today? 11. how many times did i read the word "boston" today? 5. how many times did i see a red sox hat today? 4. how many times did drive by massachusetts drive today? 2. how many times did i drive on belmont? 4.
then the akward batch of emails with kelly.
this is funny to me, as i was sad today and i couldn't identify why. so i listened to tenacious d | fuck her gently. that made me laugh. maybe npr makes me depressed.
slowly but surely, flickr will replace the photo journals.
Thursday, July 07, 2005
tuesday july 7th
went to work. my first time to stay until 6pm. got home and had dinner with dennis. he brought salmon, corn on the cob, baked beans and asparagus from his parent's cookout. we watched kinsey. overall, i thought it was good, but the last 30 minutes were... uneven. tim, dennis's cast mate, is staying with us. he brough pizza from olympia pizza, so i had a second dinner. talked to jennifer for a bit. she's having family trauma as her step-mother is divorcing her father. geeze. 17 years of marriage, evaporated.
Monday, July 04, 2005
monday july 4th
cleaned room. found some becca and mern stuff. called kelly.
walked from queen anne to eastlake via fremont and wallingford. hung out at micky's for the afternoon. walked to down to pete's in eastlake - i love my old neighborhood. if i stay in seattle after next year, i would like to live there again. we got some cookies and ice cream. went back to his place, then crawled on the roof to camp out for fireworks on lake union. jamie and connell came over and we started the grill. bacon cheese burgers on a sunny july 4th are AWESOME. megan and leah from p3 came over for a bit, then had to leave to host their own party.
walked from eastake to wallingford to watch the fireworks from the place elizabeth was housesitting. her roommates sebastian and rian where there, as well as her old roommate paul and his mother susan. fireworks were great. last time i saw fireworks in seattle was new year's 2004 from adele and becca's place in the u district. i think this was the 3rd year elizabeth and i spent july 4th together. seems like we should have a tradition. happy birthday, america.
traffic was schiesty leaving wallingford. we took everyone back to the ravenna house, and then she dropped me off. i finally got my rice cooker back.
walked from queen anne to eastlake via fremont and wallingford. hung out at micky's for the afternoon. walked to down to pete's in eastlake - i love my old neighborhood. if i stay in seattle after next year, i would like to live there again. we got some cookies and ice cream. went back to his place, then crawled on the roof to camp out for fireworks on lake union. jamie and connell came over and we started the grill. bacon cheese burgers on a sunny july 4th are AWESOME. megan and leah from p3 came over for a bit, then had to leave to host their own party.
walked from eastake to wallingford to watch the fireworks from the place elizabeth was housesitting. her roommates sebastian and rian where there, as well as her old roommate paul and his mother susan. fireworks were great. last time i saw fireworks in seattle was new year's 2004 from adele and becca's place in the u district. i think this was the 3rd year elizabeth and i spent july 4th together. seems like we should have a tradition. happy birthday, america.
traffic was schiesty leaving wallingford. we took everyone back to the ravenna house, and then she dropped me off. i finally got my rice cooker back.
Sunday, July 03, 2005
sunday july 3rd
micky, lathrop and i went to "war of the worlds." it was alright, but the last 5 minutes blew.
saw becca from training at target, but only said hi. watchen "citizen kane." that was a great movie.
saw becca from training at target, but only said hi. watchen "citizen kane." that was a great movie.
month update update
so the workshop is finished and i have a lot to do. watch out during the next week as you may be hit with many updates from the past month.
Saturday, July 02, 2005
saturday july 2nd
went to golden gardens in ballard with micky and lathrop for jamie's birthday party. had a great time playing destroy the wind-up helicopter with the frisbee. also enoyed bratwurst. something about 4th of july weekend and bratwurst... they just go together. it rained a bit, but cleared up. golden gardens is awesome - i had never been there before. everyday, i'm amazed at how much of seattle i missed while i was in school.
saturday night, elizabeth came over. we walked down the hill to uptown for a bit of exercise. she talked to me about current issues. we walked back up the hill and went to the 5 spot. okay, so that was my 3rd trip in 4 days. i can't help it! it is good and cheap. i mean COME ON! dollar PBRs??? that's cheaper than getting them at the grocery store!
best quote of the weekend: "it's still light and i'm drunk!" - from someone leaving peso's in uptown.
saturday night, elizabeth came over. we walked down the hill to uptown for a bit of exercise. she talked to me about current issues. we walked back up the hill and went to the 5 spot. okay, so that was my 3rd trip in 4 days. i can't help it! it is good and cheap. i mean COME ON! dollar PBRs??? that's cheaper than getting them at the grocery store!
best quote of the weekend: "it's still light and i'm drunk!" - from someone leaving peso's in uptown.
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