Merry Christmas

... so bring us some figgy pudding...

MERRY CHRISTMAS
and
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season this year. May your days be blessed with abundant love, peace, and happiness.

... and in the words of Tiny Tim, "God bless us, every one."

weekend

the party edition

Thursday
The best girlfriend in the world came to visit me (no, not yours... mine). I took her out on an awesome date that night since our six month anniversary was on the 9th. We went to Johnny Carino's for dinner. It was yummy. We then went to see Happy Feet. It was REALLY good. Erin and I laughed so much it hurt. Not only was it a very sweet movie, and it had some political and environmental messages as well. After that we went to the Paddy Wagon for a couple of drinks before heading back to watch some Ghost Whisperer before bed.

Friday
Erin and I slept in, then went to LiveWire and met Dustin for lunch. I left Erin and Dustin to gab a bit since I had to go to my Web Publishing class for my final, which consisted of showing off our web pages and getting back various papers and our grade for the class (I got a 94... yeah, I'm awesome). For dinner, Erin and I ate at B.D.'s Mongolian Grill... AWESOME. I highly recommend it! After dinner we went to St. Awesome's Christmas Party. We sat at a table with a bunch of the guys I volunteer with and Erin and I danced to the music the 3 piece jazz combo was playing. After the party wound down, we headed home and watch MORE Ghost Whisperer.

Saturday
I made brunch for Erin, Dustin, and Katie. Probably the biggest meal I've ever attempted. I'm generally a one dish meal kind of guy... mostly because it's tough to make a full meal for just one person. We had scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns, and biscuits. Erin helped me do some more Christmas shopping before the big party at Dustin and Katie's. We had a blast! We played a couple rousing games of Scene It and had a wine-gift exchange. We tried one wine, and it tasted like Dimetap cough syrup.

Sunday
Erin left. I was sad. I wrote out Christmas Cards and went to bed.

Monday
Finished up Christmas shopping! ... and six days before I needed to be! Now I'm watching the Cincinnati Bengals play the Indianapolis Colts. Major game.

exciting

like i have ants in my pants...

Erin comes in tomorrow!

YAY!

weekend

apparently that's the only time stuff happens to me...

Friday
I had a nice relaxing day. I woke up when my body decide it was time to get up. I cleaned up a little but in anticipation for Katie's family coming in for a visit for the weekend. That afternoon, I went to the mall, got a much needed haircut (as in a couple months, dirty-hippie-looking, needed). After that, I wandered around the mall and did some Christmas shopping. I decided to treat myself to a movie and went to see The Holiday with Kate Winslet, Jack Black, Cameron Diaz, and Jude Law. It was really good. Caught myself tearing up a little bit several times. Afterwards, I bought a few groceries in anticipation for Erin's visit this coming weekend and headed home.

Saturday
I slept in again, and then headed to St. Awesome's to volunteer as lighting director. The band and vocal team were doing some really cool versions of carols, and they seemed to be having some difficulty getting it all together. But as always, the finished product was amazing. Went home after church and crashed.

Sunday
As with most Sundays I volunteer, the morning came way too early. After church, I came home and watched the Bengals beat the Raiders. It was a really fun game to watch. :) That means the Bengals are still in the Playoff Race... they're seeded #5 right now (which means if the season ended last weekend, Cincy would be in the playoffs). Crashed hard again after the game. Woke up in time for Dustin to ask me how I like my steak cooked. Medium-well. I made some garlic cheese mashed potatoes and Dustin, Katie, and I had a nice dinner. After dinner, I exiled myself to my room to study for my finals on Monday. (which went very well! thanks for asking!)

redesign launch

new. simple.

Been working on this for a couple weeks. It was one of the projects i teased you about a while back... this is obviously the one I wasn't getting paid for. I'm still working out a couple of kinks, but so far I like it. Tell me what you think.

random

fun facts to get you through the day

- December 9th marks mine and Erin's 6 month anniversary. :)We're going to celebrate when she comes into town at the end of the week. :)

- Took my final final.

- Scored perfect on my lab notebook for Graphics Communications.

- I like blackberry cobbler from Aesop's in Buckhannon.

Christmas Wishes

Brought to you by my wonderful girlfriend.

STEP ONE
Make a post to your live journal or blog. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related to medium to really big. The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.

If you wish for real life things, make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you. Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your live journal or blog.

STEP TWO
Surf around your friends journals and blogs to see who has posted their list. If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.

You don't have to spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call.

There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just... wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.

... in no particular order... except the first one...
1. A closer relationship with God.

2. To not be a burden on people, whether it be family, friends, or society.

3. A worry and stress-free holiday season. (for me, "holiday" means Christmas and New Year)

4. More time with my girlfriend.

5. For everyone I love to be in the same room at the same time.

6. To be able to give Erin the present she really wants for Christmas (and that I really want to give her).

7. To be with Stephanie and Chris. I miss them so much, and I'm not sure when I'll get to see them again.

8. Wisdom. For everyone. An end to ignorance. An end to warring nations.

9. For all of my loved ones to have a safe travels and happy holidays.

10. To know that my dad is proud of me.

Journey love

I have some of the coolest friends...

This is just a small example of why I have some of the best friends in the world.

The Holiday

Bottom line. Go see this movie.

Let's work our way back to the top, now... Kate Winslet and all the British actors in this film are brilliant. Kate is adorable.

The movie is one of those heart-warming-feel-good kind of holiday movies. I welled up with tears for about the last half of the movie. It's just a sweet, wonderful movie.

Go see it.

Gutenberg Awards!

I know, I know, what the HECK are the Gutenberg Awards?

The Gutenberg Awards is a contest sponsored by The International Graphic Arts Education Association (IGAEA). As many of my faithful readers know, I've been taking a Graphic Communications class. We learn a variety of techniques, including screen printing T-shirts.

Dr. Dailey, my Graphic Comm professor asked me for one of the shirts I printed, he told me that he's going to submit it to the Gutenberg Awards!!! What a compliment!!!

Anyway, I thought it was really cool that he wants to submit my shirt to the contest. I'm all excited.

light at the end of the CARES tunnel

I'm all registered up for another round of classes at EKU for the Spring semester. Here's what I'm taking...

- English Literature I
- Graphics Communications II
- Web Animation
- Astronomy
- Costume Design

... okay, that last one is not my first choice. Generally as a theatre major, you have a choice of three (3) design courses (scenic, lighting, costume). Unfortunately with how small the department is, there's never enough interest in lighting to warrant the class... so I'm taking what I can get. It's my last theatre class i need.

For those of you who have attended EKU, you'll know what CARES is. For the rest of you, it's the listing of all the classes you're required to take, and each semester it's updated and will show you what you have left. Stuff you still need to take is generally in bold or a color. There's a whole lot less bold and color on my CARES report than before the beginning of this semester. After the spring semester I'll only need 8 more classes! Whoo hoo!!!

weekend

Friday
I met up with Dustin for lunch at our usual haunt. Unfortunately, when I first arrived, LiveWire was closed due to the fact that the power was out for their building. Apparently, the crazy windstorm we had knocked out the power about mid-morning. Normally, Dustin and I meet for lunch on Wednesdays. This week we ended up eating lunch together Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Too cool.

Saturday
I made some cinnamon rolls for breakfast (shared them with Dustin & Katie) and headed to church to setup and run lights. Before we got started we had some fun "guy" talk. It was good times. Stayed up late Saturday night talking with Erin... we had a really fun conversation that night, and neither of us really wanted to hang up.

Sunday
After the sun ticked me off for coming up so early, I headed back to church to continue my weekend duties. The band played some really awesome instrumental Christmas carols. After church, I went home and crashed. Hard. I took about a 4 hour nap, ate some dinner, took another nap, hung out a bit with Dustin & Katie, and then went to bed.

sudden change

December is PISSED OFF that November let us off with such nice weather and now it's out for revenge!

WHO DEY!!!!

Bengals defeat the Ravens 13 - 7.

The Bengals had a lot going against them. Going into this game, Baltimore had one of the highest rated defense teams in the NFL. The rain was coming down pretty steady in Cincinnati tonight as well. The thing both teams had as motivation was playoff hopes. The Ravens had hopes of clinching a playoff berth, and the Bengals were fighting for the chances for a wild-card spot. This brings the Bengals to 7 - 5, and drops the Ravens to 9 - 3. Cincinnati held Baltimore to a scoreless game through about a minute and a half remaining in the fourth quarter with hopes of a second straight shut-out after Sunday's 30 - 0 win over the Cleveland Browns.

video fun

silently into the night

With everything that's been going on this semester, I totally forgot to wish my blog a happy birthday. This blog has been around since October of 2003.. I've been blogging for 3 years straight. That's a lot of crap to tell the world, huh?

I raise the proverbial glass, and thank all of you for reading!

weekend - holiday edition

.. is that all you do around here?

Wednesday
I traveled up North to visit the family for the holidays. Went over to Erin's that night to celebrate her birthday with her and her family. We cuddled up and watched a movie together late that night.

Thursday
Went and did the family thing. Had a great time hanging out with my plethora of cousins. It was so nice outside, we were even able to get out into the back year and play some games with the itty bitty ones. Ate a lot and watched a little bit of football. None of the games really interested me, though, so I talked with my cousins most of the time. Went home and crashed hard.

Friday
Slept in until about 10. Another nice day, so my cousins and I went and played a round of frisbee golf in the afternoon. Hit the bed pretty hard again after a good dinner. In Erin-land - she and the ladies of her family shopped all the black-friday sales for about 12 hours starting at 4:30am. (yikes)

Saturday
Mom and my uncles went house-hunting for an uncle who is looking to move to the area. Meanwhile, I spent most of the day with Erin and her folks. Erin has this huge village that she puts up ever year. It takes over most of the kitchen. She's been collecting these village pieces every year since she was in high school, and she has 26 individual buildings. After decorating, we ate dinner, and played some games. Erin and I cuddled up and watched "A Muppet Christmas Carol" before I headed back to mom's.

Sunday
Drove home bright and early. Watched the Bengals beat the Browns (30 - 0)! Chatted about the holidays a bit with Dustin and Katie. Had some dinner, did some homework, unpacked, and went to bed.

Who Dey!!!

The Cincinnati Bengals defeat the Cleveland Browns in a blowout score of 30 - 0!

sadness

i guess that's why they call them the blues...

The past three weeks have felt very normal. Safe. Everything in it's place. Happy. Tomorrow as of 2:55pm, all that goes back to the way it was prior to these three weeks. My best friend goes back across the pond to continue her new life. Last time she left it was pretty rough, but I knew she would be back in a relatively short amount of time. This time it's tougher, I won't get to see her for over a year.

I'm going to miss you, friend.

is late really better than never?

It's been well over a week since I last blogged. I must apologize. I've been really busy. Here's what's been going on:

Last week: Pretty much the normal stuff happened. Class; homework; lunches at LiveWire with Dustin (always highlights of my week); job searching. I also had a job interview at Hastings. We'll see how that winds up.

The weekend gave way to a LOT of driving...

Friday I went to good ole Prestonsburg to do some work for JWT. It was a decent day's work, and as a bonus, I got to see a lot of old friends who were in for "A Christmas Survival Guide"... I enjoyed my visit with everyone and probably would've enjoyed it more if I hadn't had a horrible cold. My front passenger seat was filled with used tissues, and i called it my "rolling bio-hazard".

I woke up really early on Saturday morning to take a 5 hour drive from Prestonsburg to Columbus. I then drove mom and I to my girlfriend's parent's house in Newark in order to watch the biggest college football game of the season. The OSU v Michigan game. Her parents were having a small get-together and it was the first time her parents and my mom got to meet. I think they got along very well! That night, my mom, Erin and I drove into downtown Columbus to see The Kings Singers in concert. (by the way, they have a myspace page now... so check 'em out) The concert was amazing as always. The six men that make up this group can create sounds with their voices you wouldn't think possible.

On Sunday, Steph, Chris, Doris, Erin, my mom, and I went to lunch together since we didn't have much change to really chat the day before. They all met at my mom's house and those who hadn't been there before got the quick nickel tour before we left to eat. After lunch we all split up and went our separate ways. After a little more visiting with Erin and my mom, I headed back home. I crashed early Sunday night... still quite sick from my cold.

So far this week has been pretty much business as usual, except I went to see the new bond film with Steph and Chris (which was really good!). And they blessed me not only with their company, but also with a late birthday / early christmas gift. An awesome fossil watch! I've been wanting a dressy watch for a while now, especially lately as I've been in so many weddings, my brown leather everyday watch seems a little blah for special occasions or when I'm wearing a suit... so I know I'll get a lot of use out of it.

Okay... now, back to work... i have a paper due for my class tonight... yuk!

weekend

I left after class on Thursday to suprise Erin after her show. She was suprised. :)

Friday, we ate dinner with Erin's parents (who were also in) and then went to watch "The Spitfire Grill" which Erin was the lead in. She and the rest of the cast were fantastic. Almost difficult to believe that it was a college production and not a professional one. After the show, we went to the cast party, and had a BLAST! (too much fun? no such thing) Erin really got to unwind, which was almost a necessity at this point in her semester.

On Saturday we ate lunch with Erin's parents again, and watched the first half of the OSU vs Northwestern. I dropped Erin off so she could get ready for the show, then watched the second half of the game with her parents. We were all gluttons for "punishment" and went back and saw the show again on Saturday night.

We all had lunch one more time on Sunday before her parents left, and then a couple hours later when i left. I listened to the bengals on the radio on the way home, and was disappointed again, but not as badly this time... at least they are playing better. Picked up some chinese food for Dustin, Katie and myself on the way in and we stuffed ourselves while watching Smallville.

random

- I have two projects that i'm working on right now. One of them i'm actually getting paid for!

- Erin is an amazing singer/actress. She was brilliant in "Spitfire Grill" this weekend.

- Job interview tomorrow at Hasting's. Wish me luck.

brilliance in flash video form

Chris - Stephanie - HERE...

that's the path this little piece of awesomeness took to get to yours truly. Steph posted this on her blog, but it's one of those gems that necessitate repeating.

Enjoy.

awesomeness

I'm pretty excited right now (seriously).

On November 18, Barenaked Ladies are on tour in Cincy. Dustin signed up for a contest on their website... and WON!

1) He blogs about his experience at the Cincy concert on the BNL blog.
2) He gets two free front row tickets.
3) He gets two "meet & greet" passes to meet the band after the show!!!!!!

We were talking about it, and we don't know anyone (personally) that's won something like that before!! It's really awesome! Dustin & Katie are going to have an AMAZING time in Cincy! Congratulations!!! (bring me back some sweat from Ed or Steve) ;)

phoney calls

Setup: Stephanie and I are watching Smallville. The phone rings, it's Chris. I answer the phone...

Payoff:
Me: (in a deep mexican accent) Hola, que tal?

Chris: (in his british accent) Hello?

Me: Hola?

Chris: I'm sorry, I must have the wrong number.

Me: Chris, Chris, Chris! It's me, Scott.

... Stephanie and I bust out laughing...

- fin -

weekend

Erin came in Thursday evening, and we got to spend all day Friday together. We pretty much just lounged around and watched TV and movies most of the day, then we went to the mall and wandered around a bit before meeting Stephanie to see The Prestige and eat at O'Charley's. We came back home and did more of the same for the rest of the evening.

Saturday morning, Erin had to leave early because she had rehearsal back in WV. After she left, I went back to bed for a bit, and then got up, made breakfast and volunteered at St. Awesome's. (Mid-week, myself, Matt, and Charlie hung some lights to go over the communion tables for the new weekend experience. They looked great!)

Sunday was another early morning at St. Awesome's. Stephanie paid a visit to the green room between services to see some old friends, and we bid Erin a fond-farewell as it was her last weekend at Crossroads. After church, I came back home to watch the Bengals nearly defeat the Ravens (but a near-win is still a loss). Went to Casa Fiesta (one of the two best Mexican restaurants ever) with Steph, her mom, and some of her family that was in. After dinner, I came home and did homework before crawling into bed.

random

- best Halloween costume ever. Sorry Patch, it beats out even the gay skeleton.

- I have 6 more papers to write this month (4 for 1 class)

- The Cincinnati Bengals showed so much promise at the beginning of the season... what happened?

- I currently have a 92.6 in my Web Publishing Class

Bengal fan

It was the first day of first grade and the teacher was telling the kids about herself. She said that she was a big Pittsburgh Steelers fan and asked the kids who else was.

Every kid raised their hand trying to impress the teacher except for one little boy. The teacher asked him why he wasn't raising his hand and the boy said, "because I'm a Cincinnati Bengals fan."

The teacher asked him why he was a Bengals fan and the boy said because his Mom and Dad were. The teacher said that you don't have to be everything your parents are.

Then she said "what if your Mom was an idiot and your Dad was a moron what would you be??"

The little boy replied, "Then I'd be a Pittsburgh Steelers fan."

(sorry Dustin)

Celebrate! (still)

Today, Monday, October 30, 2006, I have a lot to be excited about.

First, Erin passed the preliminary auditions for SETC (SouthEastern Theatre Conference) so she can audition for about 100 theatre companies this spring to get a job after she graduates! I'm so proud of her, and she's VERY excited!

Also, Stephanie and Chris are in the country. Stephanie is hanging out in the Richmond/Lexington area for 3 weeks while Chris is on tour here. I'm very excite to see them both!

Lastly - I finally figured out what I'm doing with a t-shirt design for my Graphics Communication class! Whoo hoo! Good times all around!

weekend

Friday was VERY boring. Not interesting at all. I tried to get a head start on homework for this week. I went to Wal-mart to buy my costume for Patrick's party.

Saturday was quite a bit more interesting. I volunteered at St. Awesome's. It was my first time volunteering since we went to the "merged" environment weekend experience. I really like it. It actually (from my end of things) reminded me of how we did services in the old space (sans getting up for communion). After the service, I changed mostly into my halloween costume, but saved the finishing touches for when I arrived at the party... mostly because I changed in the bathroom at St. Awesome's and secondly because I had time to kill between church and the party. I went to Meijer to buy some party snacks and to buy the final piece of my costume. The party was awesome! There were a lot of people there, and I knew a lot of them, which always makes for a better time than if you don't know hardly anyone at all. There was a costume contest, and an acoustic cover band played for about an hour near the end of the party. All-in-all... it was a blast.

On Sunday, I volunteered again at church and came home to watch the Bengals play the Falcons. It was a good game, unfortunately, Atlanta won by 2 points.

celebrate!

random awesomeness

- Patrick's party was a blast! (more info later)

- Erin did well at WVTC Auditions!

- Stephanie & Chris are coming home!

(Don't forget to set your clocks back 1 hour!)

vague pondering

Ever wonder if the decisions you make in life are ever the correct ones?

random - update

- I bought an umbrella

- I bought gloves


that is all

random

- new adventures in [ Web Publishing ]. make sure you navigate all the pages to get the "jist"

- Firefox v.2 is out. Get it.

- it's freaking cold outside.

- i need to buy gloves.

weekend

Friday, my wonderful girlfriend, Erin, drove in for the weekend. Her one class was cancelled which allowed her to leave earlier than she normally would be able to. That afternoon, I had an interview for a job with Starbucks in Lexington. I feel like the interview went really well, and I should hear something sometime this week. After my interview, Erin and I killed some time in Hamburg at Old Navy. After we successfully killed enough time, we headed to Louisville so she could meet my "big brother", Kelly, and his wife, Jamie. When we got there, we were greeted with open arms and a special suprise... Jamie was pregnant. We got to see the "baby photos" before heading to Outback for dinner. After dinner we came back to the house and watched some TV and talked over champagne, beer, and Jim Beam before heading to bed.

On Saturday, we slept in a bit, and then had some breakfast and decided to go to the mall to get some ideas for christmas gifts. A couple times, Erin and I went on our own, and a couple of times we snuck off to look at some very serious jewelry, so I have an idea what Erin likes and what to get when the day comes to pop the question. Honestly, it was a whole lot of fun to be looking at rings with her... I feel like I had a huge smile on my face the whole time. We ate dinner at a mongolian grill (yummy) and then came back to Richmond and enjoyed a simple and romantic evening to ourselves.

Erin had to go back to West Virginia on Sunday, but not before having a quick lunch. When I got back home, I watched the Bengals beat the Panthers... it was a close game, very frustrating, but satisfying in the end. I pretty much vegged out and did homework the rest of the evening.

Monday was a normal day, except that I got to eat dinner with my cousin Tommy and my Aunt Jane. We went to Halls on the River, which is an excellent place to eat. I had the Kentucky Hot Brown, and it was amazing!

A VERY good weekend.

Who Dey!!!

Bengals end two-game losing streak.

Cincy had a really poor start, not getting into any kind of rythm. Starting in the second half, they found it and came from behind with a couple of conifidence booster plays to win it against the Carolina Panters, 17-14.

Rude People

rantings of a patience-worn man

There are a few people in my Graphics Comm. class that are just completely without tact. They general talk during class, and the classroom isn't that big, everyone can hear them... unfortunately, I sit right in front of them. Making it really difficult for me to concentrate. The icing on the already huge cake is that today the professor ran a few minutes late on his lecture, and instead of just politely informing him, they chose the crappy route of closing books really loudly (over and over) and zipping up backpacks really loudly (over and over). One of them actually got up to leave in the middle of the lecture. When the professor called him out, that's when someone finally said something. And after class, he was in the lab, not doing work, but looking at FACEBOOK. The best part is that Dr. Dailey came into the lab and saw it... and called him out on it.

[pant, pant, pant]

There, i feel better... sorta. Now, if there was just something I could do about those pesky kids. ;)

Whoo Hoo

... in other words, i'm excited!

Two really great things happened to me today.

1) I called around about auto insurance quotes and by switching to a new agency, I'm saving $400!!!!

2) Shortly after getting off the phone with the insurance company, Starbucks called me!!! I have an interview with them on Friday!!!

Thanks for all the people who have been thinking and praying about this for me. Please continue to keep me in your prayers as getting a job is a big priority for me right now.

- in other news... my mid-semester night class starts tonight. :( Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 to 8:30pm, I'll be writing persuasive papers or something like that. Boo.

random

- this just in... another adventure in Web Publishing [CSS Navigation]

- talked to Stephanie today during lunch! it was awesome!

- tornadoes hit in a neighborhood a few miles away from where my mom lives last weekend.

- no clue what i'm going to put on a shirt for my Graphics Communication classs. :(

- my half-semester class starts tomorrow. Boo.

- apparently in the NFL, you're not allowed to tackle the quarterback anymore.

- still need to buy an umbrella

weekend - family sized

On Thursday, I busted out of Richmond around noon and headed to Columbus to visit my mom. Mom made dinner and then I met Erin (who went home as well) at a big indoor / outdoor shopping mall called Easton for dessert and to see a movie. We saw "Hollywoodland". I enjoyed the movie, but left feeling... mmm.. unfulfilled. After the movie we wandered around the mall for a bit and then called it a night.

Woke up mid-morning on Friday and did some quick shopping with Mom. Erin came over that evening for dinner and to hang out with me and mom. After dinner, Erin and I ran to Meijer really quick so I could by an OSU shirt for the next day, and we picked up some apple cider. When we got back to the house, we drank hot apple cider and watched "Finding Nemo", which my mom hadn't seen before. It was a nice evening.

Saturday was a big day. I was meeting Erin, her mom, and dad, for lunch and then going to watch the OSU vs Michigan State game at her house. They have a tradition that they go to Wendy's for lunch and get a Buckeye Frosty before the game. OSU pretty much demolished Michigan. After the game, Erin's mom made a really great dinner, and then we played card games. Erin's family is insane when it comes to card games, apparently, so they were preparing me for the holidays. They played a game much like Phase 10, and then a game called Sequence. Both were a lot of fun. I did really well in the first game until the last couple of hands. And Erin and I took on her mom and dad in Sequence and dominated! After Erin's parents went to bed, we cuddled on the couch and watched TV. It was about one or two AM when I decided it was time for me to head back to mom's.

The worst part of the trip was the drive back to Richmond on Sunday. I listened to Cincy take on Tampa Bay on the drive home. Both teams played sloppy, and by the end of the game, the officials had taken then game pretty much out of the players hands and were the ones moving the ball. Several bad calls for both teams in delicate situations resulted in a Bengals loss and an extremely bitter and pissed off Scott. A pretty sucky way to end a really terrific weekend.

random

- I have a 98.5 in my Graphics Communications class! Whoo hoo!

- I need to buy an umbrella

weekend - late edition

all the news I forgot to print

Well, my weekend started off Friday evening with Ben & Rebekah's rehearsal at Anchor Baptist church, and the dinner afterwards at Ramsey's. Geron, the best man, reserved a hotel suite for the bachelor party. The suite had two TV's and we set up a projector as well as three Xboxes all connected together and played some multiplayer Halo2. Some had brought some alcohol and some had brought some cigars for the occasion. All the married guys were giving Ben advice for the wedding night. We had a great time.

On Saturday morning, a few of the guys met at cracker for brunch before heading over to the church to get ready and take pictures. The ceremony was very nice. The guys all looked super sexy in our tuxes, and the ladies looked lovely in their dresses. Ben looked incredibly handsome and Rebekah was gorgeous! The reception was a lot of fun. They had a sit-down dinner and showed photo montages of Ben and Rebekah growing up and then photos of them together. For the seating chart, they 'borrowed' an idea from Stephanie and Chris where the tables were all named for significant places in their lives while they dated and were engaged. For instance the "head table" was Hartland Park which is the place where Ben actually proposed. After dinner, all the usual reception activities progressed - the toasts, the cutting of the cake, the first dances, etc. Then the party got started. A lot of dancing happened. The day and evening were very nice.

After the wedding, I headed home and planned on doing laundry in order to travel to West Virginia to visit Erin on Sunday. Shortly after I got home, Erin called and convinced me (with little effort) to come in Saturday night instead.

Sunday through Tuesday seems like such a blur. There was a lot of hanging out... and eating of food... and I got to sit in on a couple of the rehearsals for her show "The Spitfire Grill" that opens in November. It was a good weekend, and it wasn't as difficult to say goodbye this time, because we're going to see each other this weekend in Columbus when we visit parents. Tuesday night I helped out at St. Awesome's to take down a bunch of truss we had set up for the past message series. It was a really cool look. After we were done, Matt and I went to Starbuck's to grab a beverage, sit around and hang out for a little bit.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to
Ben & Rebekah Stewart!!!
Have an awesome Honeymoon!!!!!!

Love you guys, and God bless!

Awesome!

Capoiera video... these guys make Eddy Gordo look like a chump!

weekend + 1

The best and the brightest from St. Awesome's returned from Chicago late Friday night.

I didn't get nearly enough sleep on Saturday before I went to church to setup and run lights. With the whole restructuring of the services, I tried to give the crowd a feel for what the service might begin to look like from a lighting stand point. After the service, I went home ate some cheesy scrambled eggs with salsa, and slept.

Sunday was another early morning at St. Awesome's. For the last full-fledged Reverb, I decided to do similarly what I did with the classic service, and give them a little extra flavor with the lights. Showing them that subtle dynamic lighting in the service is not a distraction, but adds to the worship experience and environment. I wish I could've gone to church in the evening, because I feel like I needed to after the Cincy Bengals lost to the Patriots that afternoon. The evening was homework-filled.

Today, aka Monday wasn't just another day. Our next project in my Graphic Comm. class is screen printing (aka t-shirts). Today we learned the process from start to finish, even printed out a shirt with the EKU logo on it. Now we'll start designing our own shirt and printing some. Do I smell Christmas gifts? In my Web Pub class, we created CSS menus.

chicago: the return

Really, Patch says it best, so go check out the story on his blog and check out "chicago recap". There are a couple photos of us all looking like dorks. Good times.

In conclusion - the trip was fun and I made a little money in the process.

Bengals Watch Sunday

Today, at 4:15pm, Cincinnati will be playing the New England Patriots.

Who Dey?

Update:
After much cussing at the tv, and a probable rise in my blood pressure, the Bengals lost to the Patriots today 13-38. This puts them at 3 wins and 1 loss.

Also, I hate Corey Dillon. He used to play for the Bengals a few years ago, and was traded. During the game today, he ran in a touchdown after the Bengals stopped him three times. He threw the ball into the stands (which is illegal in the NFL) and then was penalized with excessive celebrating. Overall a big dick.

away response

Gone to Chicago. Be back late Friday night. There's drinks in the fridge and food in the pantry... make yourself at home.

...in the meantime check out my latest assignment for my web puublishing class.
[ CSS Typography ]

Birthday Wishes!

Happy Birthday Stephanie!

(Erin, at least I'm not as old as her! haha!)

rejoice!

I talked to Stephanie today!!!!!!!!!

yay.

weekend

This weekend was pretty light on adventure, but heavy on heart.

Being a glutton for punishment... and a fool for love, I traveled to West Virginia again on Friday afternoon. It rained the whole drive. Of the three or four times I've driven to see Erin, it's only NOT rained once. WV hates me, apparently, because it's always sunny and dry when I'm leaving. That night we had some dinner with Jerry (whom I had met) and Alice (whom I had not met) and afterward, went to "the apartment" where a bunch of Erin's friends hang out. I witnessed for the first time a contest of manly might known as "Beer Pong". We had a blast, then went back to Erin's room and crashed.

Saturday, we slept in until after noon, watched DVDs of Firefly most of the afternoon, and that evening went to WVWC's version of American Idol - Wesleyan Idol. A few of Erin's friends were participating in it, and everyone that was in the show was really good... it was tough to choose the winner, but it ended up being her friend Lauren Roots who sang Superstitious by Stevie Wonder. She was backed up by a funk-band composed of the members of Phi Mu Alpha (all of whom Erin knows). We hung out at the apartment for about an hour after, then grabbed some Wendy's and headed to her room to watch more Firefly and fall asleep.

On Sunday, we just relaxed and enjoyed each other's company until I had to leave. Once again, the trip home was dry and sunny.

sidenote...
I must say, I feel really blessed that all of Erin's friends like me, except for one... but y'know... there's one in every bunch... the one that can't be happy that someone else is happy. Everyone that's met Erin has loved her, too... and all the people that haven't met her are very excited to meet her! (which is how friends should be) and I can't wait for Erin to meet all the rest of my friends and family!

Bengals Watch | 3 - 0

The Cincinnati Bengals are now up three to zero in 2006 after defeating the Pittsburg Steelers 28 - 20 at Heinz Field.

Bengals Steel one
from Bengals.com
What a difference 239 days makes.

The Bengals, who saw last year's wild card game against Pittsburgh slip because of a lack of composure, survived six sacks, three turnovers, and just one catch from wide receiver Chad Johnson to post a 28-20 come-from-behind fourth quarter victory Sunday at Heinz Field over those same Steelers.

Trailing 17-14 in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Bengals forced two fumbles and turned them into 14 points in a span of 54 seconds.

"I don't know if a couple of years ago we had the confidence and resiliency to come back like that," said wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who scored both of those touchdowns on throws from quarterback Carson Palmer. "I know last year in the playoff game we were losing and, myself included, we got frustrated."

But the Bengals hung in there with Houshmandzadeh celebrating his 2006 debut with nine catches for 94 yards and Palmer beating his old nemesis with four touchdown passes to tie a career high.

[ full story @ Bengals.com ]

Sad News

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week.

Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey" died peacefully at the age of 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in.

And then the trouble started.

Launch!

After a few weeks of working on the site design and then coding up the site in my free time, my online resume and portfolio is finally up and ready. Go ahead, check it out over at [ scottglascock.net ] then come back here and tell me what you think, or you can use the contact form on my site to do the same thing.

Exciting!

sorrow to dancing

I posted a few days ago about losing my 1GB USB thumb drive. Well, today, as I was getting in my car to come home... I found it! It was in a place that I actually had looked several times. It was between the door and the seat. "Giggy", as I have fondly known him, and I would like to thank you all for your thoughts and well-wishes in this technological tale of a prodigal son returned home.

random

- currently, my favorite article of clothing is my Cambridge University hoodie. it reminds me of the fun i had with Stephanie and the gang while I was in London.

- apparently gas prices are supposed to reach below $2.00 sometime next week.

- Cincinnati defeated Cleveland on Sunday in pro-football.

- i used an industrial paper cutter to cut paper for my notepad project in Graphics Comm.

- we're getting fancier in my web publishing class.
check out my "links page"

weekend - highlights

- went to visit Erin after class on Wednesday, celebrated our 3 month anniversary, came home on Saturday

- on Saturday and Sunday, I volunteered at church as video switcher. Awesome.

- Sunday afternoon we had a production team meeting at church.

Verse

Even though I am free of the demands and expectations of everyone, I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all in order to reach a wide range of people: religious, nonreligious, meticulous moralists, loose-living immoralists, the defeated, the demoralized—whoever. I didn't take on their way of life. I kept my bearings in Christ—but I entered their world and tried to experience things from their point of view. I've become just about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life. I did all this because of the Message. I didn't just want to talk about it; I wanted to be in on it!


1 Corinthians 9:19-23 (The Message)

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I think this is an amazing verse when it comes to friendships between Christians and non-Christians or between people of differing values and ways of thinking. It's a verse that pretty much tells us to love the person whether we agree with their choices, their lifestyle, or their beliefs. We should show them love and grace... interact with them, but remain true to yourself and your faith and values. Do not judge. Love.

Bengals Watch

Bengals vs. Browns
Sunday, September 17, 2006

The first of Cincy's six division games kicks off in Cincinnati this weekend versus Ohio rivals Cleveland Browns.

I only have one dilemma this Sunday... whether or not to call Erin's dad and rub it in if the Bengals win.

GAME DAY UPDATE:::
Cinci beat Cleveland 34 - 17

When Worlds Collide

Seth MacFarlane must love musicals. Here's a gem I caught the last bit of on TV and went searching for it to see the whole thing.


Family Guy-Shipoopi - video powered by Metacafe

weekend

Friday night I went to watch Dustin test for his 4th degree black belt. This was a pretty big test for him because not only did it give him a new belt rank, but he was also bestowed upon the title of Shihan. Dustin has been taking Karate pretty much as long as I've lived in the Richmond / Lexington area. Very proud of him. After that I went with him, Katie, and a bunch of the gang from the dojo to Banana's to eat.

Saturday, I volunteered at church as lighting director. Nothing too out of the ordinary, really. After the service, I met up with my friend Katie and a couple of her friends who were in from Bowling Green. We went to dinner at Belle Notte, which happened to be my first time eating there, and it was great. After dinner we hit Common Grounds (cool coffee house in Lexington), where we met up with another buddy of mine who just started at UK. It was a blast. The big bummer of the day was Erin and I couldn't be together - it was our 3 month aniversary. The worse part was Erin and I were both very cranky that we couldn't be together and really took it out on each other.

Sunday, I went to church again. Came home after church to watch Cincy beat Kansas City. Then I fell asleep, and took an inadvertant 4 hour nap. Sunday night Erin and I were able to talk about what had been bugging us and came to the conclusion that we love each other, and we're both big idiots (each in our own right).

chapter: next

You may (or may not) have noticed the title change to the blog.

Life After August.

This title was originally in mind after a post I made a while back about Stephanie moving to London. My life after she left (August) would not be the same... and it's definitely not. But it's not all for the worse. After thinking about it for a while I realized that there were a lot of good things in my life after August. First off it starts a wonderful journey with my girlfriend, Erin. Also, I'm back in school to (eventually) finish my degree and be free of the chains of the undergrad.

Life is an adventure. The best part about life is the journey... not the destination.

... and this is the next part of the story.

Love

1 Corinthians 13: 4-7

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Bible Gateway.com

memorial

On Wednesday, I lost my 1GB USB Flash Drive. I'm pretty torn up about it... I had a lot of uses for it... especially now that I'm back in school and in the technology department. I can work on things in the lab, take them home, work some more, and then finish in the lab. I can do a lot of the searching for graphics at home and then do all the editing and layout at school. Anyway... it's a pretty big blow to me. I'm sure someone out there is enjoying it. But if anyone would like to buy me a new one and give it to me as a "Scott's a really cool guy" gift... I wouldn't mind. Just click that little link up there and order it off of buy.com. That is all. Thank you.

Bengals Watch '06 Begins

Cincy vs. Kansas City
Sunday, September 10, 2006






Bengals, Chiefs welcome back Palmer
This is the day and the opponent Carson Palmer focused on through the blur and the haze of rehab.

Sept. 10. At Kansas City.

"Once the schedule came out," Palmer said, "I had something to aim for."

A sure sign he has reached the elite is that his foes that day may be on the other sideline, but they are in his corner. Palmer may have had the fewest snaps of any starting quarterback in the preseason, but those snaps were so good that on Wednesday it was assumed he’ll be as good as ever.

Check out the [ full story ]

on notice

HAPPY 800th POST!!!

You're all on notice!

I think this is an appropriate way to thank you for your loyal viewing.

Skippy and the Princess

Erin built Super Skippy [left] and I built Princess Sweetie [right] and we gave them to each other as a symbol of our vomit inducing love...

... and I wouldn't trade any of it for anything.

weekend - Labor Day edition

As I posted earlier, Erin came in on Friday. We ate at Madison Garden and then went to LiveWire. We sipped on our coffee-house-type beverages and listened to the live band that was playing. We also played scrabble. After LiveWire, we came home and went to bed.

On Saturday, Erin went with me to the Fayette Mall to be measured for Ben's wedding in October. (alright people! enough with the weddings!!!) Then we met Ben and Rebekah at Starbucks so that everyone could meet. Ben and I talked geek pretty much like we always do when we get together. Hopefully everybody liked each other! That's something that Erin and I have been VERY fortunate about. Her family likes me (and mine likes her), and her friends... even the ones who have NEVER liked anyone she's dated, have really gotten along with me well. And my friends LOVE her! Anyway, on Saturday night, Dustin & Katie cooked dinner for us and for Jared & Kelly. After dinner we played "The Game of Life". It was really fun.

Erin woke up Sunday feeling really ill. She was supposed to go back on Sunday for a friend's wedding shower, and she had classes on Monday (WVWC doesn't celebrate Labor day for some reason...). She was in no shape to drive for 5 hours, so she stayed, and I took care of her. I know this is bad, but I'm really glad she got to stay around on Sunday, even though she was feeling bad. I made her Cinnamon toast for breakfast, and grabbed some Chinese Take-Out for dinner. We laid around most of the day, watched TV and watched the movie Serenity before going to bed.

Monday, Erin was feeling a little bit better, and I was treated to something special... I was finally able to speak with Stephanie! It's the first time I've spoken with her since I came back from London (which for us is way too long). After we said our goodbyes, Erin and I went to Sonny's for some BBQ Pork... mmmm... and then we parted ways as she headed back to WV. I went to Wally World, grabbed a few groceries, including some comfort food, and went home. Later... Dustin, Katie, and I watched the old movie Wizard. Then I went to bed.

... really?

Check this out. This is the first thing we've learned in my TEC255 Web Publishing class.

http://studentweb.eku.edu/scott_glascock/255/

Comparitively speaking... just sad.

old

Erin and I are officially old (apparently).

When Erin got into town, she was hungry, so I took her to Madison Gardens for dinner. Then we went to LiveWire, grabbed some coffee, played Scrabble, listened to the band, and came home. It is now 9:45pm, and we're both tired, and practically ready for bed.

Peaked too early.

Rough Patch

A challenge was laid down... I accepted. And here's the results.

exciting

Erin comes in tonight!! YAY!

that is all...

Collage

When I get bored, or I'm procrastinating, I come up with projects for myself. Since Stephanie and Chris have been on my mind a lot lately. Due to the fact that the last time I talked to them was August 15 in the London Heathrow airport. And the only way I can cope is by looking at photos and focusing on the good times we've shared instead of thinking about how much I miss Stephanie and wish she were around so I could share with her my daily life just like always. So here's a mini-project I made last night in procrastination / anti-depression attempts.

weekend - long winded

My weekend actually started off on Thursday when I travelled to West Virginia to visit my girlfriend, Erin. I had a bit of an adventure getting across the KY/WV border since I-64 was shut down in that area. After sitting in traffic for an hour, I detoured through Ohio and finally made it to her school. That night we grabbed some coffee with her friend Sean. Cool guy.

Friday, Erin showed me around Buckhannon, WV, which is a REALLY small town... if you ever thought your hometown was small, you've never been to Buckhannon. That night we watched movies and ordered pizza for dinner. :)

A lot more lounging around and enjoying each other's company was what Saturday was all about. We ate dinner with a couple of Erin's friends: Sean, Shifty (Brian), and Amy (?). After dinner we went back to her room and hung out for a bit, got ready and then headed over to "The Apartment". It's the place where Erin and her friends all go to unwind, drink, and shoot the crap. We had a blast that night... I pretty much met all the crew she hangs out with (or at least the most important ones. We all got along really well.

On Sunday morning, we had another sad farewell as I drove back home. The trip was very uneventful.

I had an unexpected surprise on Monday. The touring group from JWT was in Richmond this week. A few of the gang that I've worked with over the past couple years were in the show and we met up to hang out. Elizabeth (worked with her on the Promo Tour at the beginning of the summer) and I went to Casa Cafe for dinner and then grabbed Robbie and Beth to go to the bowling alley... we ended up not bowling but going to the bar, drinking, watching the Bengals whip up on the Packers, playing the TV Trivia game, and heckling the band that was playing.

Adventures in Randomness

Okay... so if you've been on Mars lately, you may not know that my best friend just recently got married and moved halfway around the world. I've been quite depressed about this the past week or two and went back into archives and things looking at different quotes and sayings that either one of us might have said. Here's some of my favorites:

"Love. Sacrifice. Laughter. Compassion. A hug. A kind word.
These are the greatest tools of friendship. Remember them. Use them.

BE them."

"You know, good friends are a great thing. Good idea, God. Especially those friends that just seem to know when you need them there.

Thank you, friend."

"...it really is easy to be your friend (at least I think so). You don't ask for much in your friends, just the basics... love me, respect me, and don't piss me off."

"A good friend is someone who will hold you while you cry.
An amazing friend is someone who will hold you until you stop crying."

"I don't know what I have ever done to deserve the friends I have. Thank you friend for loving me so selflessly. We could all use a little more of that kind of love in our lives."

"I can't help but be incredibly proud of my friend."

Home

Back home from seeing my girl. Updates on the way! ... later.

Country Roads

Going to visit Erin this weekend... yay!


"Country Roads" by John Denver

Almost heaven, west virginia
Blue ridge mountains
Shenandoah river -
Life is old there
Older than the trees
Younger than the mountains
Growin like a breeze

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads
...

First Day

I had my first classes today... they were great! I'm really glad I picked up the Computer Electronic Publishing minor... I'm really going to like my classes. Graphic Communications is all about print media, etc. We're going to be making a note pad and probably a poster or t-shirts for final projects. The Web Publishing class is going to be fairly simple, I believe... I think for the most part it's going to be correcting any bad habits I picked up when I taught myself XHTML and CSS.

As a bonus: I got to have lunch with Dustin today. I had a huge break between classes (as I will every Wednesday) and went to LiveWire... about an hour later, Dustin showed up on his lunch break. Cool.

In other news... - Stephanie and Chris are back from their honeymoon, and Steph called me today while I was in class and I missed her call. Stephanie! I miss you! Call me again!!!!!!!

Nerves

Okay, so I registered for classes and my first day is tomorrow. Now, normally this wouldn't be a big deal to me... but I haven't stepped foot inside a classroom in about 2 years. I must say I'm a little nervous to go "back to school". I'm only taking 9 hours this semester, in order to be able to get a part time job to pay the bills... another thing I'm nervous about, I haven't worked a job that wasn't in theatre in about 4 or 5 years. And I think what makes it a bit worse is that my main outlet of moral support over the past 6 years (Stephanie) is gone.

Too much, too fast.

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Here's the classes I'm excited about:

Mon/Wed
10:10a-11:00a - GCM211 - Graphic Communications
11:15a-01:10p - GCM212 - Graphic Comm. Lab - M only
02:30p-04:25p - TEC255 - Web Publishing

My other class doesn't start until Oct 16! It's a Tue/Thur night class.

Random

In other news...

I'm a decendant of Daniel Boone.

Quote

We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.

-Unknown

weekend - extended version

Wednesday
Flew back into the country, Erin picked me up from the airport and I crashed at her parent's house after an awesome grilled out dinner and s'mores afterwards.

Thursday
Watched part of Under the Tuscan Sun (Erin's favorite movie), ate lunch at Brews and met her friend Josh. Then went to Witts to eat some ice cream and meet her friend Whitney. Both Whitney and Josh were very nice and friendly, and I think we all got along really well. That evening Erin met my mom for the first time... she was really nervous, it was cute! We ate dinner at Wendel's Pub and then went back to mom's to look at photos from London.

Friday
Mom and I drove from Columbus to Lexington to drop me off at my car. Mom then went to visit my Aunt Jane in Winchester. I tried unpacking... with not much luck.

Saturday
Volunteered at St. Awesome's for our Music Minister's (Mary Beth) last weekend on staff. I worked the stage camera (and worked it I did) from just behind the piano. The service was amazing, it was really good to have something to get me off my butt this weekend.

Sunday
Returned to St. Awesome's for the service... the whole creative arts team was really on their game this weekend... it was incredible. Came home and acted like I was going to clean my room... but didn't. Laid in bed and slept most of the day.

Bengals Watch '06

The NFL Preseason has started, and Cincy is off to a bang. Defeated Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills with relative ease. Carson Palmer is ready to get back to the game next week against Green Bay after having a serious knee injury in the Wildcard Playoff game against Pittsburg last season.

Only two more pre-season games to go before the regular season begins on Sept. 10 against Kansas City.

In other news... my girlfriend's family are Cleveland Browns fans... sad news.

WHO-DEY

Weekend Haiku

Life after August.
Mixed feelings swirl in my heart.
Happiness and not.

Things that Make Me Happy

We're starting a new segment on skipthehero.com called, "Things That Make Me Happy"... this is part one of our 127 part feature.

Today, while grocery shopping, I found these:



Cheese balls. 25oz of processed cheesey snack goodness. Thank you God, for this wonderful treat!

Meet the Parents... part 2

Okay, so I met Erin's parents, and Erin met my best friends, and we both passed that test. Now it's vice-versa...

Erin picked me up from the Cincy Airport and I spent the night with her at her parents house. That night I got to meet the woman who is like her second mom, Judy. She's a really nice lady, although I didn't get a long chance to speak with her. Erin's parents grilled out for us and then we had s'mores. The next day, we went to one of her favorite places, called "Brews". Judy's son, Josh works there, and we went so I could meet him. He's a really cool guy, and seems like a lot of fun. After "Brews" we went to get ice cream a couple of doors down to meet her friend Whitney. She was a hoot and a half, and I saw a lot of similarities between her and Erin, especially vocal and physical manerisms.

After Ice Cream, Erin and I went to my mom's house so that they could meet each other. We went out to dinner to Wendell's Pub and had a nice dinner, and went back home and chatted for a bit. My cousin Debbie and some of her kids stopped by to say hi and Erin got to meet them.

All in all, it was a lot of fun, although it didn't last near long enough.

London Antics, part 2

Highlighting the rest of my romp across the pond...

Visited London (Day Two) -
- took a river ride on the Thames River
- saw St. Paul's Cathedral
- went to the temple church (was closed for renovation)
- went to the Tate Modern museum - Stephanie and I made fun of a lot of modern art
- saw the musical "The Producers" on London's version of Broadway, The West End
- saw a street performer do Houdini's "The Great Escape".. he was hilarious
- visited Covent Garden

Visted Windsor (Last Day) -
- saw the home of the queen (from the outside)
- took a short walk down her driveway (miles long)
- ate at a pub

Heathrow Airport -
- Stephanie, Chris and Doris brought me to the airport around 11:00-11:30.
- Left me at 12:30-1:00
- Cried like a baby from 1:00-2:00

London Antics, part 1

This is my trip so far - highlights only:

- got an upgrade on the plane to business class

Visited Cambridge -
- went to a wedding (had a blast)
- ate at a small pub called The Maypole, had a pint of ale and 'bangers and mash'
- ate a traditional "full english breakfast"
- drank tea
- wondered around the downtown scene visited Kings College (origination of the King's Singers... although not affiliated with them anymore)

Visited London (Day One) -
- hitched a ride on a red bus tour
- saw Big Ben, Parlament, Trafalgar Square
- attended mass at Westminster Abbey (Evensong mass)
- ate at The Kings Head Pub

... more to come... :)

London, Baby!

Alright gang, I'm packed and heading out. If I get a chance to post during the week I'm overseas, I'll do so. Otherwise look forward to some good photos and good stories when I get back!

Later.

why do now?

... what you can put off for later?

Okay, I'm doing laundry and packing for my trip to London tomorrow and watching Eddie Izzard, "Glorious" on BBCAmerica. Eddie Izzard is a hilarious comedian... for one, he's a cross dresser, two - he's british, and three - his jokes are funny and intellectual.

Okay... I guess I'm going to go back to packing... ugh.

Awesome

If you haven't seen this video... watch it now.

coming soon...

Nearing the End

This is the part of the summer I wasn't looking forward to at all. I'm a big, weepy, crying, sniffling, mess.

How can I do it? What will life be like after August? How does one survive when it feels like part of your heart is half-way around the world?

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My apologies - I should have started this post much differently. Things that are on my mind now are of a slightly selfish nature.
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Stephanie and Chris. Words cannot express the happiness I have for the two of you. God smiled on yesterday. His hand was everywhere. His embrace held us all. Stephanie was beautiful, Chris was handsome, and the wedding was a glorious celebration and culmination of their love, their families' love, and their friend's love. And I am so greatful and blessed that I was able to be a part of it all.

weekend - director's cut

Monday
Erin and I enjoyed a lazy day, ate at Casa Cafe for lunch, watched M. Night Shamalamadingdong's "The Village", and then Dustin and Katie made a roast for dinner. After dinner we played Euchre and Balderdash. We tried to watch RENT but only made it about half-way through.

Tuesday
Again, we slept in. For lunch we ate at Sonic and then came back to hang out at the house before Erin had to leave. Stephanie called and knew I would be down after Erin left and invited me to dinner with her, Chris, her mom, Chris's mom & dad, and his best man, Craig at Boone's Tavern in Berea. A very nice restaurant... you can always tell by the menu when a place is nicer... the fewer items on the menu, the fancier the place. After dinner, Chris, Steph, Craig, and I went to The Paddy Wagon, an Irish pub in downtown Richmond. It was a lot of fun, and I really appreciate Steph and Chris cheering me up. They are really awesome people, and I know that they are going to have a lifetime of happiness together. After "drowning my sorrows" with a pint of Killian's, I went home, and got to talk to Erin before we went to bed. Hearing her voice cheered me up so much, it was incredible. This was a really awsome "weekend".

weekend

This weekend was awesome. After returning from a visit to JWT to see Erin, she was able to come down and spend the weekend with me!

Friday
Erin arrived around 2:00pm and after getting some alone time in, I dragged her along to Stephanie's graduation where she got to meet Steph and Chris for the first time. After the graduation, the four of us went to LiveWire to hang out and to let the other three get to know each other a bit better. It was really important to me for Erin and Stephanie to meet. Erin and I went back home, cuddled on the couch, drank some champagne, and watched Kiki's Delivery Service. At midnight Erin gave me my presents.

Saturday
AKA - Scott's Birthday.
Laid around with Erin until about 1:00 and then went to the Fayette Mall. I had just recently found a great deal on a pretty cool shirt at Hollister's and wanted to try my luck again... no such luck. We wondered around the mall and we stopped in the Build-A-Bear Workshop where Erin built a bear for me, and I built a bear for her. (too sweet... I know... ouch, cavities!) Bought a bunch of chocolate truffles at Godiva (my weakness). Later we went to Joseph Beth where Erin was in heaven... she really likes to read and loves books. After prying Erin away from the bookstore, we met up with Stephanie and Chris at Miyako's for my birtday dinner. It was Erin and Chris' first time eating hibachi, and Erin tried some of my sushi and liked it... what a girl! Erin and I went back home to cuddle more and watched Love, Actually.

Sunday
We woke up early Sunday morning... a little too early if you ask erin. ;) We went to church at St. Awesome's (ala Patch). It was my first time being to church since the beginning of summer, and it felt great... very energizing! After the service I introduced Erin to pretty much everybody there that's important to me - Matt, Greg, MB, Janine, Patch, Ira, Chris. I apologized later, because even to me it felt like I was parading her around, saying, "look at me, i've got a girlfriend!"... but it really was that she's special to me and I wanted everyone to meet her (that way when I talk about her, they know who I'm talking about). After church, Erin and I met up with Stephanie and Chris at O'Charley's in Richmond for lunch. After lunch it was time for Erin to head back to JWT. :( Fortunately, she drove back after her show was over and arrived at about 1:00am on Monday morning to spend two more days with me!

Meet the Parents

I just returned from my visit to Prestonsburg to see Erin and the rest of the gang at JWT... but mostly to see Erin.

Monday I arrived a little before noon and went straight to the cabins to get Erin out of bed. :) We went to lunch and then I checked into my hotel room. That night we went to see Lady in the Water which was really good, actually I enjoyed it WAY more than I expected. The movie is not at all what you expect it to be... much like the rest of M. Night Shamalamadingdong's movies. It's a definite buy... plus it was mine and Erin's second date movie. :)

On Tuesday, I was really nervous... Erin's family came into town to see the shows at JWT. It was a big family thing... her mom and dad, two aunts, an uncle, and a grandmother came down from Newark, Ohio (near Columbus). As Erin is my first girlfriend, I've never known the anxiety of "I hope her family likes me". That night we ate at Billy Ray's, which is an awesome home-style cooking restaurant... and apparently while I would be talking to one family member, the others over my shoulder to Erin would mouth the words, "we like him", and "he's a good one". That evening I went to watch the show (Legend of Jenny Wiley) and ended up running music and sound effects for it.

Erin, her family, and I rented a pontoon boat on Wednesday. It was her mother's birthday, and we had cake and chips and cookies out on the boat. It really was a beautiful day to spend with some fine folks. Watched Footloose and hung out with some of the gang after the show.

It was a great week so far, and Erin comes to visit tomorrow, and she'll be staying through Sunday!!! She'll be here for my birthday, which is an awesome present in itself!! A lot of my friends will get to meet her, which I am very excited about! I think she's as nervous to meet all of my friends as I was to meet her parents. She's adorable. :)

Haiku

Running out of time.
Going to be left behind.
Life won't be the same.

Really Great Week

This past week, I got to hang out with Stephanie a lot. Y'know some last-chance one-to-one friend time.

Tuesday was her last day at work, and so we celebrated by taking in a double feature of Click and Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest. Both movies were really great... we were both really pleased because for some reason we had both heard fairly bad reviews for Pirates (not that I take too much stock in what critics think). Oh and by the way... for all of you movie goers that like to stick around for something to possibly happen after the credits... something does happen, and it's not worth sticking around. If you want to know - I'll tell you.

Wednesday I helped Stephanie clean up her house a bit for when Chris came to visit. I also got a new toy that I can't get enough of. I ordered a Palm T|X from buy.com... it's really awesome. It's equipped with BlueTooth and WiFi and has expandable memory. You can check email and browse the internet. You can also view photos, watch videos, and listen to music on it. I really love the ability to take photos with me instead of carrying them in my wallet.

Thursday I finally got my LiveWire fix after 3 months of being away. Dustin joined me after work. Stephanie and Chris joined us a little later... Steph had just gotten back from picking him up at the airport. And Katie joined us shortly after that. Then we all went to Casa Cafe where Steph's mom joined us and we all dined on great mexican food.

Friday I went to Steph's and hung out with her and Chris, and they helped me out with a cover letter for my resume that I'm sending to Barter Theatre. Then we watched Office Space which Chris hadn't seen, ate some dinner, and then played the requisite game of Mario Party on GameCube.

Saturday I headed up to Fayette Mall in the morning because JWT was doing a promo in the mall and Erin was going to be there. Unfortunately, I only was able to spend about 30 minutes with her because 1) the vehicle she was riding in was the last one to arrive (a little late, too) and 2) I had to drive back to Richmond for Stephanie and Chris' co-ed wedding shower. Erin and I both pretty much agreed that any amount of time we get to see each other is completely worth it. On the upside, I bought a really awesome shirt at Hollister for 20 bucks. When I left the Mall, I drove down for the wedding shower... which was a blast. There are just some groups of people that you can't help but have a good time with... those people were all there. After the wedding shower, it was bachelor/ette party time. Now Chris had already had his actual bachelor party in England, so really it was just a few guys going out drinking... pretty low key. We went bowling for a bit, then hit a pool hall and shot pool for a couple hours. It was still a great time, just what the doctor ordered.

Living

I was thinking the other day about all the places I've lived and how long I've lived there (since moving out of my parents house). Here's what I came up with:

January 2000
Moved to Richmond, KY - Keystone Drive
Total: 17 months [1 year, 5 months]

May 2001
No actual residence - first summer at JWT

August 2001
Found apartment - Marietha Drive
Total: 24 months [2 years]

August 2003
Moved in with Dustin / Brian - High Street
Total: 16 months [1 year, 4 months]

January 2005
Moved to Lexington - Todds Road
Total: 12 months [1 year]

January 2006
Moved in with Dustin / Katie - Caroline Drive
Current total: 7 months

* Summers of 2001 - 2006, resided at JWT Company Housing

Stupid 'Net Tricks

Scott -- [noun]: A poltergeist sent back in time to change the course of history forever 'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Another Photo

Me and Erin
Originally uploaded by sglascock.

This one is another good photo of Erin... try to ignore the sober-challenged person next to her.

Home | Bittersweet Good-byes

Well, I'm home at last. Looking at the calendar, I should be able to have a little bit of down time before one of two things happens (school or barter theatre gig).

I'm going to be taking as much opportunity as I can to spend time with Stephanie before she gets hitched and leaves for London. I also have some time that Erin and I can visit each other, she's coming to Richmond some, and I'll head to Prestonsburg some. We're both really excited about it. I'm very excited for her to meet as many of my friends as possible.

Last night was really tough on me. I had to leave a bunch of great new friends way too soon. I'm not used to leaving during the middle of the season... actually, the past couple of seasons, I've been one of the last people to leave due to my involvement with the Theatre On Wheels school tours after the summer season. I decided I wanted to have lunch with some people before I left, and I spread the word that whoever wanted to, could come... I was only expecting 4 or 5 people to show up, but there were around 16! Erin of course was there, Elizabeth and Wade (who I worked with on the promo tour), Wes (a buddy of mine from college/JWT), Scott (my boss), Sarah & Hemphill who I knew from last summer, plus a couple of other people in the company that i'd grown close to over the past months (Katie M., Katie Pfrogner, Bronson, Lindsay, and Tony).

It was really tough to say good-bye to all of those people. I have this category of people that I call "Good People". This means they're good to have around in pretty much any situation, and you really don't get tired of being around them. The group that came to eat lunch with me are all good people. And even though I know in this business it's tough to keep in touch with everyone you meet... a good number of these people will never be more than a phone call or an e-mail away.

Best Last Day

Today is my last day at good ole' JWT. I woke up today and took Erin to a spot on the lake where we had a yummy picnic consisting of sandwiches, potato salad, pasta salad, drinks, with oreo delight and butterfinger delight for dessert. After eating we took a dip in the lake and enjoyed each other's company. It was a great day.

Erin also made me a farewell mix CD. It was very sweet... here's the list:

I'll Cover You - RENT
Let Your Troubles Roll By - Carbon Leaf
I've Got a Crush on You - Michael Buble' (boo-bley)
Dare You to Move - Switchfoot
The Perfect Drug - Nine Inch Nails
Here With Me - Plumb
I'd Give It All For You - Songs for A New World
I Won't Spend Another Night Alone - The Ataris
Symphony - Jessica Riddle
The Blower's Daughter - Damien Rice
Gone - Switchfoot
The Days Go By So Slow - Nightmare of Ya
La Vie Theadore - Alain Souchon
Since You've Been Gone - Theory of a Dead Man
Casmir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens
The Greatest View - Silverchair
Looking Back on Today - The Ataris
That I Would Be Good - Alanis Morissette

Things I'll Miss:
- Erin (everything about her)
- the friends I've made here
- the paycheck

Things I won't Miss:
- worrying about rain
- being so far away from my friends

What I look forward to:
- any day I get to see Erin
- all my friends meeting Erin
- spending time with Stephanie
- spending time with Dustin & Katie
- spending time at LiveWire
- Sushi
- Thai Food

Untimely Opportunities

Situation:

You have your life all set up for the next year to eighteen months, and then events take place to make you question all that. It makes you rethink what's best for you, friends, family, and career, etc.

Explanation:

I have been planning on going back to school this fall after returning from my summer at JWT and traveling abroad to celebrate Stephanie and Chris' wedding in London. Yesterday, I was given a possible job opportunity. The Barter Theatre in Virginia is looking for a Master Electrician. It would be an 8 month contract that would be well paying and include housing. The down side is that I wouldn't be going back to school this fall. This is a great opportunity for me to expand my horizons and further myself in my field and expand my resume by working at a theatre that's not JWT.

Question:

Any advice? If there's any clarification needed, I'd be happy to accommodate.

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Okay, If you haven't already seen "W's" cover of this U2 Song.... go watch it now.

Check out the video.

Upgrades

It's amazing how something simple in your life will reenergize it for you. Well, this can almost be taken literally for me. I just recently bought a new battery for my laptop. I had been confined to the 6 foot leash of power for several months now, and it feels great to be able to just open up my laptop and do some quick work without having to pull out the power cable and find an outlet. This will be particularly helpful in my vagrant past time of visiting coffee houses and other Wi-Fi hotspots. Aside from my new freedom in Lithium Ion form, I also purchased a 1GB USB Thumbdrive. It too has come in VERY handy so far. I've been able to transfer pictures from friends computers to mine, as well as having documents available wherever I go that I might need them (without having to carry around my computer).

I purchased both of these things on Buy.com for a VERY reasonable price. The 1GB thumbdrive was only $27. Go me! I'm thinking about maxing out my memory in my computer while I'm at it to give it just a little bit more life until I can afford to buy a new computer. Those MacBook Pros are looking quite interesting.

iPod Musings

To understand what this is all about... check out Patch's blog. A lot of mine made sense... some didn't... and some were just eerie.

Will I get far in life?
Last Night's Daydream (Downhere)

How do my friends see me?
Open Your Eyes (Goldfinger)

Where will I get married?
When I Go Out (Five Iron Frenzy)

What is my best friendÂ’s theme song?
Stardust (Frank Sinatra)

What is the story of my life?
You Don't Know how it Feels (Tom Petty)

What was high school like?
Dateless Losers (Reel Big Fish)

How can I get ahead in life?
Cheer Up (Reel Big Fish)

What is the best thing about me?
Pressing On (Relient K)

How is today going to be?
It's Still Rock n Roll to Me (Billy Joel)

What is in store for this weekend?
Kit Kat Jam (Dave Matthews Band)

What song describes my parents?
Pressure (Billy Joel)

My grandparents?
Tribute (Tenacious D)

How is my life going?
Elephant Love Medley (Moulin Rouge Soundtrack)

What song will they play at my funeral?
The Kids Don't Like It (Reel Big Fish)

How does the world see me?
One Real Thing (Skillet)

Will I have a happy life?
If It Were Up To Me (Rooney)

What do my friends really think of me?
The Remedy (Jason Mraz)

Do people secretly lust after me?
You May Be Right (Billy Joel)

How can I make myself happy?
All You Can Ever Learn is What You Already Know (The Ataris)

What should I do with my life?
Brick (Ben Folds Five)

Will I ever have children?
New Beginning (Trapt)

What is some good advice?
Rain King (Counting Crows)

What is my signature dancing song?
Rosanna (Toto)

What do I think my current theme song is?
Tiny Dancer (Elton John)

What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
Scott's A Dork (Reel Big Fish)

What type of men/women do you like?
3000 Miles Away (Daily Planet)

Finally

Okay, here's a picture of me and my girl. Cute, huh?

July 4th - 24 hours

Okay, my fourth of july was pretty good. It actually started on the 3rd. Some quick background. A friend of mine here (Elizabeth Kenseck - I worked with her on the Promo Tour before the summer season started) and I decided we needed to have a tequila night. Well, unfortunatly with her rehearsal schedule and my build schedule, there was never really a night that either of us could afford to stay up late to drink... The entire crew and cast had July 4th off... so the night of July 3rd was to become Tequila Night.

July 3rd, 10:00pm - Operation: Tequila Night commences.
This was the first night in a long time that I've had the chance to spread my social butterfly wings. It was a lot of fun. After a bottle of tequila and 3 coronas, the night for me was over... Erin was really down about me leaving on the 14th, and so I gave her some one-on-one time and cheered her up. We had a really awesome night.

July 4th, 11:00am - Operation: Tequila Night aftermath.
I woke up feeling pretty chipper, no hangover, no headache or anything. I'm pretty smart how I handle my alcohol, so I rarely feel bad the next day.

Today one of the local cast members was hosting a party at their house...kind of a cookout sort of thing. It was a blast and there was great food. A bunch of us took a dip in the lake, and then went home to change for a carnival at Archer park and then to watch fireworks... well, as well all began to emerge from our showers, it began to pour outside. We decided to go to Applebee's in Pikeville as a big group, and had some drinks and appetizers instead. This was a LOT of fun.

We never made it to the fireworks, but we bought some sparklers and played with those when we got home.

That was about 11:00pm when all was said and done. A very enjoyable 4th of July experience.... sans fireworks. :(

iMix of the Moment

Taking a small cue from Patch and his playlists... this is the first installment of iMix of the Moment.

01. The Darkness - I believe in a thing called love
02. The Romantics - What I like about you
03. Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
04. Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
05. Counting Crows - Accidentally in Love
06. Ben Folds - The Luckiest
07. Elton John - Your Song
08. Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
09. Five Iron Frenzy - Every New Day
10. Huey Lewis & The News - Power of Love

The "G" Word

Okay, it's not like it's a bad word or anything... just the first time I can say that I've had one of these.

girlfriend.

It's official. I don't know how long this will last, if it ends up just being a summer romance, or what. But I'm loving every minute of it... and I think she is too. Unfortunately we both keep looking towards July 14th (my last day at JWT) and what that all means for "us". I keep trying to have a very fun and positive attitude towards the relationship, but July 14th keeps coming back into my mind. :(

Yeah... kind like that.

Okay, so situation:

You've never drank a coke in your life, and someone gave you a sip.. and you decided you really liked it... wouldn't you want to drink a coke as much as possible? You might drink one every day... or perhaps for every meal.

I really like coke. ;)

Good Things...

... come to those who wait.

Life's going really well right now. The season at Jenny Wiley is awesome so far. I was also able to go work the Willow Creek Creative Arts Conference in Chicago with some guys from St. Awesome's. It was a great experience.

Some very exciting news - I've actually met a girl. Her name is Erin. She's really awesome and sweet and cute, and we have a blast together. I look forward to this journey (wherever it leads) each day. :)


- It is better to have loved and lost, then never to have loved at all.

106 miles to Chicago

106 miles to Chicago
Originally uploaded by sglascock.

Tim, Chris, Matt & Scott at Willow Creek Creative Arts Conference.

Update

Okay, so I'm out here in grand P-burg. I'm getting buff and tan. Working and making money. Times are good. The lighting department is in an awesome place, we're ahead of the game, and it's very nice.

Last night was a much needed 'decompress' night for me. One of the actresses had a bad day, and she needed some company in her libation indulgence. To help cheer her up a bit, I took her out to Reno's to the bar. It was nice, we had some good conversation, I had a beer, and we came back... apparently a lot of people needed to decompress. It was the first "stay up late and drink" night we've had... and probably the last until The Music Man opens on June 7th. We ended up playing three-man (if you don't know, I'll tell you later) into some wee hours.

I'm having some of those mixed feelings about the summer.

1) I'm looking forward to getting back to Richmond at the end of my contract to spend time with my friends (especially Stephanie).

2) I'm going to miss out on the fun part of the summer when all the shows are built and we're just running them at night, and hanging out during the day.

Yeah, I know... cry me a river.

That's all for now... somebody call me, I miss you guys!

Politics & Dancing

Politics & Dancing
Originally uploaded by sglascock.

Breathing Room?

I finally have a chance to post for real. Hooray for a day off!

The Promo Tour is over, and I have mixed feelings. One one side, I'm glad that I can focus on just the lighting job; on the other side, I really enjoyed the company of the people I worked with on the tour and performing is always a good time for me.

Our Company Picnic is tonight @ 6:00. It's basically for all the board members to meet all the cast and crew for the season... and kind of builds a little bit of community for the theatre.

Played Frisbee Golf with a couple folks last night, it was their first time, but they both did really well. It was a blast. Then went out to the Holiday Inn for Karaoke with Elizabeth, Wade, and SFB. SFB sang "Wanted, Dead or Alive", Wade sang... well, the song title has slipped my mind for the moment. And I sang, "Soul Man".

In other news - I went with a few guys to see the DaVinci Code on Friday night. It was really good. I had a few issues with the movie... but I was pleased. Definitely read the book when you get the chance.

Work is going really well, my crew is awesome. We're quite a bit ahead right now... and hoping to stay that way.

Aside from work, sleep, and eat... ... well there is no aside from that other than what I've already mentioned. Pretty much a "same old, same old" kind of situation here.

Later taters.