Interview Game

(questions provided by Mr. Hibbity Gibbity).

1) If you could be an article of clothing, which would you be and why?

I would be 1 of two things (or types of things)... 1) an article of women's under garment... or 2) a warm sweatshirt. Why? 1) to be close to her heart 2) to keep her warm :) You thought I was going to go somewhere dirty with that didn't you?

2) Of all the nicknames you've had over the years, what's been the worst? The best?

- The worst - donkey dick. Sure, it seems like a compliment, doesn't it. And NO, I haven't accidentally exposed myself in public... and YES it is that big. :) A close second is "you little F#@ker".
- The best - skip or skippy... and a particular fav variation - skip nasty. Of course I've always been fond of a lispy "scottie" spelled sthcottie - but it's not really a nickname.

3) What are your top 5 favorite movies of all time?

Army of Darkness, The Princess Bride, The Jerk, Airplane, Pirates of the Caribbean

4) Is Ken gay or is Barbie just playing hard to get?

Barbie is just a little tease who has everything while Ken just sits there and pines away for her... whoa... sorry. That's the 26 years without a girlfriend talkin'.

5) What's one thing that you absolutely, positively must do before you die?

Before I die, I must begin to live. Do more things... travel more. Enjoy life to it's fullest because we're only here a short time. Oh, and have sex. I hear that's a lot of fun.

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Official Rules for The Interview Game

1. If you want to participate, leave a comment below saying "interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five questions - each person's will be different.
3. You will update your journal/blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions
6. I will answer reasonable follow up questions if you leave a comment.

Love smells a lot like Gas

I can't tell if they think they know me... or they're mocking me.

from Excite Horiscopes
Less than a week to go before Valentine's Day and you know what that means. It's time, once again, to reinforce your reputation as the most romantic sign in the zodiac. Not that you mind, or that it's hard work for you to pull off. You love being in love, you love being romantic, and you're very, very good at it! So get started. Think about what to do to make it the most special day of all for your dear ones.

Getting close

check out the progress

Believe it or not... I really do listen to you guys when you comment.

And thanks, in part, to your comments, the creative block has been removed. I've been showing some of you my progress every now and then just for poops and grins, and to kind of get a reaction from people... so far, so good. I'm getting really close to getting it just how I want it. Hey, check out my progress, and then come back and tell me what you think. I'm going to bed, now.... zzZZZzzzzzzzZZZZzzZZzZzZzzzZZzzzzzz

(Stand-by... and GO feedback!)

Bathroom

... apparently, that's what my car is

The past couple of days, as I've gotten into my car, there has been bird poo on the driver side door and front window. Apparently there is some sick bird, or birds, that decide the tree I park under is the designated restroom. Submitted for your approval are two photos of said "poo".

As with all the photos on my blog, click them for a larger image.



Needless to say, I've moved my car.

Poo on me once, shame on you... poo on me twice, shame on me.

Looting...

from the blog archives of patrick drury

Okay, a comment that Patch made on one of my posts made me go dig through his archives to find what he was talking about. He's talking about the new Apple Stuff. Check out the comments especially... I think you need to read straight through them to understand the conversation.

Enjoy.

[this has been an advertisement for Patrick Drury's blog.]

weekend update

on the lighter side

After a barrage of weekends out and about and traveling, I had the opportunity to just kick back a little. I had a really great weekend! Can't really be compared to last weekend, but it's apples and oranges. Get-aways and get-togethers.

Friday...
The weekend started out kind of slow with a Friday night spent at home... but I actually enjoyed it. At first, I really wanted to go out and see a movie, but staying at home and just spending an evening on the couch catching up on some shows I hadn't seen in a while, due to my busy schedule, was just the thing I needed to slow down the pace. Easy Mac, wheat-thins and beer cheese, vanilla candles, and Stargate SG-1/Atlantis. Wow, the candles make it sound kinda girly.

Saturday...
I slept in until about 10:00 am. Woke up, grabbed some breakfast (Eggo Mini-Waffles) and jumped in the shower. Headed over to the church at 1:00 pm to setup for the weekend services. It had been over a month since I had ran lights for church, and almost that amount of time since I had actually been able to attend a service. Last one was Christmas Eve. I've been on the road every weekend since Christmas. So this was a breath of fresh air. It was good to see everyone again.

After church, a friend of mine, Jon Adams, hosted a poker night at his home. It was an extremely fun night. A bunch of guys playing poker, having a drink, shooting the bull, and cracking up. Best part was Jon's wife, Erin, was our "beer-and-snack wench" although, she just mostly played with their son, Addison and watched Seinfeld in the living room. It was just fun to call her "beer wench". Those in attendance were: Jon (host), John Graul, Mike Tuttle, Bret Butler, and myself. Later in the evening Bret left, and Mike's friend, "Lito" Tamez joined. We played until about 1:00 am, then we finally broke up the party and headed home. I definitely needed a night to just hang out with a bunch of guys. I don't get that too often as most of my friends either are girls or have girlfriends/wives. That night... er... morning, as soon as my head hit the pillow, I was out like a baby.

Sunday...
7:30 am came way too soon on Sunday morning. I had to be at church at 8:00 am for the 3 Sunday morning services... first one at 9:00 am. Quick shower and a granola bar, and I'm out the door. The services all went fine, and I got to talk to some friends I hadn't seen in a while. Afterwards, I went home, called a friend (left a message), checked the ole email and worked on the new design for the blog. A few hours later, my friend (btw, it's Stephanie) returned my call, and we made plans to hang out for a while that evening when she got home. I set aside my work, curled on the couch to take a nap. The evening came and I had a nice visit with Steph, even if she did have a headache. About 10:00 pm, I headed back home.

This was a great weekend. I spent time with God. I spent time alone, happily. And I spent time with friends.

Sabotage

my own worst enemy

I get thoughts in my head that make me doubt, second guess, and rethink certain situations (way before they ever happen). Sometimes I think it's just a defense mechanism so I don't get hurt (this has roots stemming back from when my dad passed away). Other times I think it could be low self-esteem. And then a thought that popped into my head today, "Do I sabotage myself because I don't want myself to be happy?" I don't know. I can't figure it out. Oh, and if you didn't figure it out, I'm talking about love.

For those of you that know me... advice would be nice. If it's a bit too personal, an email would be appreciated.

Friday Night

Too bad I don't have any cheesecake. :)

Creative Block

the ideas are flowing like molasses

I've had this site design since I moved my blog to my own server, it was never meant to be a permanent look. It was just meant to be a learning opportunity and a template for me. Now, I'm stuck. I've been working on a couple things for the past couple of weeks, and here's what I came up with. But they just don't feel quite right (one reason could be, because they aren't finished). It's like inspiration came kinda sporatically, and now it's dried up a bit. I know the layout I want for the site. It's not too different from what it is now... it's more the color scheme and graphics and the FEEL of the site.

I frequently visit several design websites and just look at them in awe and wonder, and think "Hey, I could do that". But of course I don't want to do THAT... I want to do my own thing... but what is my own thing?

Ah, perhaps that's where the block comes in.

Is she coming onto you?

help wanted

Okay. I was sent this article by a friend, and I need some actual women to put their input in here... and I mean all of you. I know at least two women that read this blog, and I want comments from ya' both. Go to the article, read it, and then return. You can add advice, debunk the article, or what-not... just do it! Men, if you feel you have any good input on this subject... feel free.

Read the article, then come back here.

My Favorite Toy

a story about innocence lost

Did you ever have a toy when you were younger that was just your most favorite toy in the whole world? You played with it and played with it. You would play with it with all your other toys, even if it wasn't like the others. For example if your favorite toy was a G.I. Joe and you played with him with Ninja Turtles, or your favorite toy was a My Little Pony, and you played Barbie with it. Whatever or however you played with it, you made sure it was safe and secure when you put away your toys for the day... it may have even been on the very top of the toybox. Maybe you even took it to bed with you when you slept. It was important to you.

Then one day, an accident happened, maybe you did it, maybe a neighborhood friend did it... all you knew is it was done. Your toy was broken. You may have cried... even loudly. You may have been angry, or in shock. You probably took your toy to your mother or father and begged for them to fix it. But in the end, you knew... no rubberband, no kind of tape, and no amount of glue would ever make the toy complete and whole again. It would never be able to bend and articulate like it once did... its hair would never shine as bright. You try to play with it as you once did, but it's just not the same.

Eventually, your toy gets lost under the bed, or at the bottom of the toybox. You grow up, and forget about the toy. You go off to college, and one day when you're home for the holidays, your mother or father asks you to go though some belongings in order to get ready for a garage sale or to just make room for other boxes. You open up a box marked, "junk" in sharpie, and begin to go through it. There are papers and awards and trophies. Eventually you find the toy that was once your favorite, still with the rubberband or glue or tape on it. You take it out of the box and set it aside, not willing to give it away or sell it. You take it with you, and now as an adult, you put your toy on a shelf, maybe in a case, or on a mantle. You do this as a reminder of simpler and happier times, knowing they will never be the same again. Times when innocence was all you were, and adventure was in your imagination and just outside your front door. And your favorite toy was your best friend, and your best friend was right at the top of your toybox or on your bed, eagerly waiting for you to come play.

The end.

Gatlinburg 2005

good food, cold weather, warm friends

On January 21st at about 7:00pm, 11 friends, some new, some old, headed down to Gatlinburg, TN, for a weekend that they would never forget.

We started off by grabbing a quick bite to eat in Richmond, KY, and then endured the rest of the trip to Gatlinburg. When we got there, we took a quick tour of the 3 story, fun feature filled cabin, and then quickly set to the task of unloading luggage and groceries from the three cars.

Friday night, until the wee hours of the morning, sounds from arcade games, video games, people enjoying the hot tub, people watching family guy on the big screen TV echoed through the cabin.

Saturday was greeted by a veritable feast of Pancakes, Eggs, Sausage, and Bacon. The gang split into two groups and headed toward Pigeon Forge to do a little Outlet Shopping and other activities. When the two groups returned to the cabin, another feast was instantly in the works. This time, spaghetti and salad and garlic bread adorned the tables. And many enjoyed a glass, or bottle (or two) of their favorite adult beverage. After dinner, there was more enjoyment of all the amenities the cabin had to offer. And again, those sounds echoed through the cabin until the wee hours.


Sunday came upon us with a surprise. Snow had fallen in the night. Some debate was held whether we would be able to make it down the mountain safely. Some HOPED we would have to wait it out by spending another day in the cabin. But by noon, the roads became clear, and the group of 11 headed home. Their one last stop was the Applebarn, to eat lunch. Then the three cars travelled at their own pace, each to their own destination, until everyone made it safely and soundly... home.

P.S. - The trip was fun, the cabin was great, and the company... well, you can't beat 'em... they were the best. We might try to do it again, next year.

seasons

now is the winter of our discontent

I sense the inevitable autumn turning to winter in a friendship. I can only wish for spring.

DRUM SOLO

who's a rock-star?

Anyone with (or without rhythm) or anyone who loves music, has ever dreamed of being in a band, playing drums and having that sweet drum solo where everyone is looking at you and watching your mad stick skills as you pound the skins and feel the energy of a whole crowd of people feeding into you.

Oh, it's time. The dream becomes real.

Time to "throw down".

testing

anyone seen my #2?

Paul Harvey

the rest of the story

Paul Harvey says:
"I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December. I don't agree with Darwin, but I didn't go out and hire a lawyer when my high school teacher taught his theory of evolution. Life, liberty or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered because someone says a 30-second prayer before a football game.

So what's the big deal? It's not like somebody is up there reading the entire book of Acts. They're just talking to a God they believe in and asking him to grant safety to the players on the field and the fans going home from the game.

"But it's a Christian prayer," some will argue. Yes, and this is the United States of America, a country founded on Christian principles. According to our very own phone book, Christian churches outnumber all others better than 200-to-1. So what would you expect-somebody chanting Hare Krishna? If I went to a football game in Jerusalem, I would expect to hear a Jewish prayer. If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad, I would expect to hear a Muslim prayer. If I went to a ping pong match in China, I would expect to hear someone pray to Buddha. And I wouldn't be offended. It wouldn't bother me one bit. When in Rome...

"But what about the atheists?" is another argument. What about them? Nobody is asking them to be baptized. We're not going to pass the collection plate. Just humor us for 30 seconds.. If that's asking too much, bring a Walkman or a pair of ear plugs. Go to the bathroom. Visit the concession stand. Call your lawyer. Unfortunately, one or two will make that call.

One or two will tell thousands what they can and cannot do. I don't think a short prayer at a football game is going to shake the world's foundations.

Christians are just sick and tired of turning the other cheek while our courts strip us of all our rights. Our parents and grandparents taught us to pray before eating, to pray before we go to sleep.

Our Bible tells us to pray without ceasing. Now a handful of people and their lawyers are telling us to cease praying. God, help us. And if that last sentence offends you, well..........just sue me.

The silent majority has been silent too long. It's time we let that one or two who scream loud enough to be heard, know that the vast majority don't care what they want. It is time the majority rules!

It's time we tell them, you don't have to pray, you don't have to say the pledge of allegiance, you don't have to believe in God or attend services that honor Him. That is your right, and we will honor your right but by golly, you are no longer going to take our rights away... we are fighting back and we WILL WIN!

God bless us one and all, especially those who denounce Him. God bless America, despite all her faults, she is still the greatest nation of all.

God bless our service men who are fighting to protect our right to pray and worship God.

May 2005 be the year the silent majority is heard and we put God back as the foundation of our families and institutions.

Keep looking up! In God WE Trust.

The Best ... The Worst

aka - the good, the bad, and the ugly

Okay, I'm ripping this idea off of my friend Ben.

What's the WORST gift you got this year?
What's the BEST gift you got this year?

When I say "WORST" gift, no one should take offense, it's just the least of the gifts you recieved. No hurt feelings should happen. For instance, the worst gift you recieved could be video game console (Xbox, PS2, GameCube) - if the other gifts you got were: a Mercedes, a huge wide screen Plasma TV, etc.

My best gift was the poker chip set mentioned in the last post.
My worst gift was an Angel Visor Clip from my mom (she got it free at Halmark for buying so many cards).

Get it? Got it? Now go!

The End

took me long enough

Christmas is finally over for me (I just have one more gift to GIVE), but all my booty is in.

I got the coolest gift from my best friend Stephanie this year. She usually does a good job picking out gifts for me, but I think she outdid herself this year. Here's what she got me:


These are 11.5 gram official casino weight/size poker chips! I have recently gotten into playing poker (when I can find people to play) and I've enjoyed watching the Celebrity Poker Tournaments on Bravo. I don't know exactly when I mentioned to her that I would like those chips... but I'm glad she remembered. I've got a few trips to Gatlinburg this year with friends, and I plan on bringing them on each trip. I'm very excited about this... it can easily be the best gift I recieved this year.

Thanks Steph!

Fun Fact of the Day

don't you love randomness

EMBARGO spelled backwards is O GRAB ME

Quote of the Moment

real quotes by real people... really

The Quote:
"I have my pulse on the vein of... the music... scene... "(trailing off, then busting out laughing)
-Stephanie, January 07, 2005

The Story:
I was telling Steph about Ben, Rebekah, and myself trying to figure out who sang a certain song... none of us knew, and at the time we didn't have access to a computer to figure it out. She said I should've called her beacause: [quote]

What she was trying to say was (for you laymen): "I have my finger on the pulse of the music scene."

Merry Christmas

...finally

As many of my regular readers/guests know, I was unable to be with my family for Christmas (the first time EVER in my 26 years of life) due to weather and road conditions. Well, this weekend, my mother and I finally celebrated Christmas. It's not quite the same when it's over two weeks later... but it was still well worth the trip. Sometimes I wish I lived closer to my mother and the rest of my family, or that they lived closer to me. Or maybe we could all split the difference. Anyway, I enjoyed my visit with my mom, we exchanged gifts and the natural balance of life returned to its equilibrium.

As of right now, I have almost completed my Christmas rounds...

Here's the booty tally so far:

Simpsons - Season 1
USB 2.0 card for laptop
HALO 2
Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again DVD
Piano Cheese/Dip Server set
Candle
Cookies
Cash

Okay, I can now finish up 2004... on to 2005!

A Happy Occasion

if you like that sort of thing...

Weddings can be a happy occasion... and I guess this one is for some... for me, I'm amazed, and hope he's grown up.

Photos from The Edge

the NEW good times




Top Row: Bruce & Rachel (The Kids Table) • Rebekah & Ben
Bottom Row: Chris, Ben, Me • Tyler & Craig

Gatlinburg Trip #1 - the Preview

I should just move to Gatlinburg

In three weeks, I'll be heading to Gatlinburg for a nice vacation with friends (at least if all goes well). I'd just like to let everyone know where I'll be spending my time.

Click the photos for a better view.



Hey guys, you see on the left side of the screen of the second photo... BIG SCREEN TV! I'm bringin' the XBOX baby! I'm talking BIG SCREEN 4 PLAYER HALO/HALO 2, BABY!!!!!

Dawn of a New Era

the crowd rejoices

Blockbuster has announced that they are getting rid of LATE FEES! (you read that correctly) No more late fees! I'll say that one more time, No More Late Fees!

Dustin mentioned it to me a few weeks ago, but I had forgotten about it until I saw a commercial making the announcement. The new policy started on January 1, 2005... see, it's already starting to be a great New Year!

Check it out at Blockbuster.com and check out their F.A.Q.

Link of the Day

c'mon... click it. CLICK IT!

penisland.net

... discuss.

Voltage Brothers

and other wonderful findings

Throw Down
While at dinner one night this week Chris Ross, one of the guys I worked with this week, was talking about how he worked at a college radio station and that the station had all kinds of records that were pretty much just strewn about around the studio... so late one night, he decided to go through them, and he found an album by " The Voltage Brothers". One particular song he found and played on the air, became popular and requested quite often was called "Throw Down". Now, Chris sang the first part of the song, and it was great.

Update: I am now in search of a copy of this song.

Ad Graveyard
While perusing a frequented design website, a friend of mine found this wonderful discarded ad.

Check out more at: www.zeldman.com/adgraveyard/

Over.

half way there

oh, oh, livin' on a prayer

Well, 2/3 of the EDGE conference is over. The first two, three-day events are completed and I'm in Nashville, TN, for the night before returning home for a couple of weeks. I'll post more detail later, but I just want to say that it was an AWESOME experience! God was there 100% and doing great things in hundreds of kids... and I've been affected as well.

I'll post more about the conference later - I'm tired and have another post I want to make before I go to bed.

Love and God Bless.

should auld acquaintance be forgot?

for auld lang syne

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

the name game

let's do "chuck"... chuck, chuck, bo buck...

Ever hate your parents for your name? Be glad you're not one of these kids.

backtrack

allow myself to introduce... myself

Okay, so it wasn't a HORRIBLE Christmas. It just really wasn't what I had in mind as to how I was going to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I didn't get to go visit my mother in Ohio, but I DID get to attend the 2:00 Christmas Eve service at my church. I was excited about this because I put in a lot of work on the service and wasn't going to get to enjoy the fruits of my labor. So it would've been pretty much like last year. A lot of people were surprised and happy to see me at the service. In fact, a few people even invited me to join them on Christmas Day so I wouldn't have to be alone. So I spent most of my time alone, but it wasn't horrible. And tonight I headed down to Nashville, TN, to get ready for the EDGE conferences in North Carolina this week. When I arrived, Ben, Craig, and Craig's wife - Brittany went to the "chop suey joint" for dinner. When I walked in, I felt like it was "A Christmas Story"... Christmas dinner at a Chinese restaurant.

So, even though I didn't get to be with my family for Christmas, I survived. You could almost say I just about "skipped Christmas" altogether.

Tis the season

fa ra ra ra ra

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, may your season be blessed with family, friends, fun, and safe travel.

worst christmas ever

yep, it's official

Well, Christmas 2004 will be henchforth known as the "bad year" for me. Due to weather conditions northward, it will be impossible for me to see my family for the holidays. This is the first time ever that I will not get to be with anyone during this time of year. As my mom stated, "I always knew some year you wouldn't be able to make it, but I always thought it would be because of a girlfriend."

So here I am, and here I'll be. No family, no friends, no cheer, no eggnog, no wrestling with the little cousins, no getting to see the face of people opening the present I gave them; just me, a TV, a bag of chips, and my computer... [sigh].

I must be getting punished for something.

Christmas alone?

mother nature has it in for me

It looks like for the first time since I've been alive, I might have to spend Christmas alone. If the weather has anything to say about it, anyway. It's looking like I won't be able to spend Christmas with my family, this year. Which really sucks. I like my alone time as much as anyone, but not around the holidays... that's the worst. And to top it off, I've just moved into a new place, so it feels even weirder being alone in a place that's not really home, yet.

Is this cause to be unhappy? I think so.

quote of the moment

i'll be your huckleberry

Jack Johnson: Why you do it?
Doc Holliday: Wyatt Earp is my friend.
Jack Johnson: Hell, I got lots of friends.
Doc Holliday: I don't.

- from "Tombstone"

words

the simplest phrase can touch the soul

A friend of mine named Mike Tuttle has said some amazingly kind words in reference to me... I would like to repeat them here. They've patched a little piece of my soul.

"Scotty loves life and he loves the little things. Everyone should have a Scott Glascock. If you don't, you can borrow mine."
- Mike Tuttle

Y'know... I just think it's wonderful that the words and sentiments that you seem to need but don't know you need, come your way when you really need them to.

3000 miles away

I need to get back to You

This post is really geared toward the people who know me best, but also to anyone who knows me well enough to understand what I'm talking about.

Over the past month (or maybe more, I don't really know) I have been acting strangely toward people, and I have not really been acting my normal "happy, energizer-bunny style, zesty, excited about life and living and the small things", self.

I'm the kind of person that doesn't realize I'm doing something until someone brings it to my attention - and when it's brought into the foreground of my mind, I'm able to at least recognize I'm doing it, although I may not know or understand why. Once I'm able to recognize, I then move into trying to figure out why I'm doing, saying, or acting the things or ways that I am. I have come to one general conclusion for the moment.

I'm not happy.

I realize that the basis of my happiness is and has always been God. And the reason for my unhappiness is that I'm so far away from God right now, and I just feel like I'm struggling to hang on to where I am and trying to get back to Him.

To my friends: I know I have not been the friend to you that I normally am or should be, and I apologize. I don't have that many friends, so I cherish, treasure, and appreciate every one of you.

If you don't hear from me before then, I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and an exciting and fun (yet safe) New Year.

Parting Shot (ala Mike Tuttle):

"Your absence changes me and everything seems so wrong;
but with no sense of irony I write you this sweet love song;
Distance is my tutor - so well he's teaching me
in the education of appreciation - and I got my Ph.D.;
Take me home to that face - 3000 miles away."
- 3000 Miles Away by Daily Planet

Quote of the Moment

inspired by Mike Tuttle

I want pancakes! Yo quiero pancake! Click click, bloody CLICK - PANCAKE!!!!

-Stewie, Family Guy

moving

pull the truck around back, boys!

Don't worry, my blog isn't moving. I am. Physically. For the record, I really dislike moving. I don't like packing up and taking all my stuff from one place to another. I don't like finally getting set up or settled in somewhere and then having to do it all over again.

Well, that's what I'm doing all this week. And what makes it worse is that my stuff is going to go to three different places. Storage, my mother's, and my new place. So I'm slowly moving some of the small stuff to my new place and storage as I can with my car. Saturday, hopefully, will be the BIG move day. At least that'll be the day to get all the furniture out and in... and in.

Ah well. This too shall pass.

weekend update

live from New York, it's Saturday Night!

Enough with the blatent rip-offs - I had one of the best weekends I've had in a long while. (Take it however you want) Aside from the poor and slow start (see previous post) it was really great.

Saturday
Woke up and picked up one of my best friends to goto a rehearsal in Frankfort. Little did I know that the day would take off from there. Rehearsal went well and fairly quickly. My friend and I then went to take in a matinee. Y'know, I really think matinee's are a wonderful gift to us. Whoever first thought up the idea of showing a movie in the afternoon at a lower than normal price should be hailed as a king. But, let's get back on track; And speaking of tracks, the movie we went to see was Polar Express. It has already become one of my favorite holiday movies. I can see it becoming a tradition for me around the holidays. After the movie, we did a little bit of Christmas shopping. Now, I don't usually shop in the prime shopping hours, especially on weekends. I generally like to shop a bit more leisurely in the early or late hours of the morning/evening. Traffic was really rediculous in the Hamburg Pavillion shopping center. After shopping we were supposed to meet some friends for dinner at Ted's Montana Grill. Have you ever eaten bison? I'd like to rave about it - but really it doens't taste much different than beef to me. It was really good though. I liked it, but it's more expensive than beef, and for the same taste, I don't feel it's worth it. After dinner we went to our friend's home to play some games and hang out some more (with a brief detour to the liquor store). We ended up playing Catch Phrase with more of a catch than usual... we turned it into a drinking game.

Sunday
Sunday found itself starting out with a stop-off at my friend's house to pick her up to go to church. It was very interesting for me, it's been a while since I have been in town and not been running lights for the services, so I was actually sitting in the congration. My church is running a really awesome series this holiday season which has gotten a LOT of press and response - both good and bad. This year, we're skipping Christmas. Check out the website they've set up. And before you jump up and down, scream and shout, and yell at me things like, "How Dare You?", "Where's your Christmas Spirit?" and "You are a cultist organization that's going to heck!" READ WHAT IT'S ABOUT!

After church I had another rehearsal for "A KY Christmas Carol" being performed at Liberty Hall in Frankfort this weekend. Focus was a little off for many of us, but that's mostly only on account of us not being in the actual space that we'll be performing in.

After that I spent the evening helping my friend put together a wine rack she purchased the day before, we watched "A Muppet Christmas Carol" (one of my new favorite holiday traditions), baked cookies, ordered a pizza for dinner, and then just watched some TV before I left to go home and crash.

It was a very low-stress, VERY fun weekend. And that's how I really feel.

now THAT's what I call fun

wait, no... it's sad

friday night:
1 can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup
4 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 2)
3 episodes of Smallville (season 2)
30 minutes of playing Halo in multiplayer mode (by myself)
2 small bags of Doritos Cool Ranch chips
3/4 large bag of Ruffles (with ridges)
1/2 jar of ranch dip
and 1 bottle of champagne

yep... pretty much par for a friday night.

attack!

weapons for today's warrior

Eat your heart out 007. I've got some gadgets of my own.

Halo 2

something oddly satisfying about sneaking up on an alien and clocking him with the butt of your rifle

I don't know or remember if I've ever mentioned the fact that I own an Xbox video game system on this blog before. Guess what? I do. Now that we have that out of the way, on to the post:

HALO
Halo has been acclaimed as one of the best video games to come out in recent history. It was the first game that I bought when I bought my Xbox, and I tend to agree with the reviews. It revolutionized first-person shooters by leaps and bounds, not to mention the multiplayer facet of the genre.

Now Bungie has out done even itself with the sequel, Halo 2. I had the opportunity to play the second installment of the game via renting it from Hasting's. Alas the few days I had it in my possession left me feeling nostalgic, and, realizing I had never actually beaten the first Halo, I broke it out and finished the game.

There's something oddly satisfying about beating a video game. It has a sense of relief and freedom and accomplishment... but then emptiness. You think "YES I BEAT IT... ... but now what?"

Luckily for me, I'll be getting HALO 2 for Christmas.

quote of the moment

more words and wisdom to live by

"In life, the road to darkness is a journey, not a lightswitch."
-Lex Luthor, Smallville

HOLY CRAP!!!

"swimmers" be warned

This article speaks for itself... let's just say... I'm scared.

quote

words to live by

Truth only hurts when it suddenly slaps you in the face.

hello caller

would YOU want to ring the doorbell?


click to make it bigger



and.... GO!

revolving door life

and other things

The saying goes that for every door closed, another one will open. This can be true for many aspects of life; If that's true... then why does life feel like a revolving door? The door never really opens or closes, it just goes around in circles. Does a revolving door just make it easier for things to come and go?

On a more tangible tangent, the past two days have been absolutely WONDERFUL outside. Yesterday was really incredible with the temperature getting up to the high 60's. Today, the scenery is just as beautiful, but the temp is a little bit more chilly.

Mmmm... chili.

dreams - part two

still not a sex dream... although a bit closer

Mike Tuttle mentioned my last post in his blog... check him out - he has some interesting things to say about dreams.

Okay so the second dream I had goes a little something like this:

I'm standing somewhere. It's outdoors, looks like it might be a favorite spot of mine at Jacobson Park, but it really could be anywhere. I'm talking to a girl (I don't know her, or at least I don't think I do) and she's very attractive and I get up the nerve to ask her out or ask for her phone number so I can call her to ask her out. The funny thing is, in the dream, I'm not at all nervous to ask her - it felt very natural. The surprising thing to me (in my waking state) is that she seemed to be very responsive to the idea of going out with me). As I start to ask her out, a person I haven't seen in a while and don't particularly have any good or ill feelings towards shows up and takes a picture to capture the scene as a historic moment in my life.

So that's the second dream. I'll write more as it happens.

dreams - part one

Spoiler: not a sex dream

Like (or maybe unlike) a lot of people, I don't remember my dreams most of the time... which sometimes leads me to believe that I don't dream most nights, but I can't really prove or disprove that. Now on to the "meat and potatoes" of the post:

I haven't been sleeping well at night the previous week or so, so I've been sleeping on the hide-a-bed. The past two nights I've remembered my dreams fairly vividly, only to have them fade away as my mind shrugs off it's drowsiness. What I do remember is this:

A female friend of mine and I are in a play together - we're sitting down on my hide-a-bed and running lines for the show. At some point, I had to leave and went and talked to my roommate and the only thing I said to him was "Man you have GOT to remember to turn off your alarm before you leave in the mornings." As I left his girlfriend, in comfy bedtime clothes, walked past and said, "HI". I went back to the previous room and found my friend asleep, but she was sprawled all across the bed, leaving not even a corner for me to curl up in. I tried to stir her to move over and at that time she looked at me and said, "shhh, [cat] is asleep". She pulled back the covers and there was her cat (actual cat) asleep in the bed. I gently scooched him over and went to sleep... and I woke up (actual waking up) to the sound of my roommates alarm going off - he had forgot to turn it off before he left.

To be continued...

time for a change

I was getting a little tired (just a little) of the last template I was using. So I traded it in for a variation. Welcome.

reminisce

those were the days...

The gallery for my new website is WELL underway. I have a few albums set up for my lighting design portfolio and another album dedicated to my personal life... just some random photos of my friends and I.

Enjoy

rejoice

turn your mourning to singing

I am now hosting my blog at skipthehero.com/blog/. You can go there and start reading it now... I will eventually try to integrate it into my website.

If you keep trying to read about my adventures here, you'll be VERY dissappointed. To keep visiting my blog goto: skipthehero.com/blog/ or skipthehero.com and click on "blog".

Nothing has changed, other than that.

coming soon

it has begun

Run in terror - my presence online is becoming more solidified as we speak.

Saturday evening I registered my own domain name - www.skipthehero.com.

Check it out - Not much yet... but it will be.

Poll

answer honestly

Okay, I just took a look at my sidebar and the Archive section is getting REALLY long. Do you think I should switch it to archive on a MONTHLY basis or leave it archived in WEEKLY sections as it is now?

GO!

irony

nature is not without a sense

Preface: On my way home from my mom's after a nice Thanksgiving weekend, I had a conversation that pretty much sank all of my organs into my stomach.

When I started out from my mother's house, the sun was shining, there were very few clouds in the sky, and it was a decent temperature outside. As I crossed into Kentucky from Ohio, the sun seemed to go behind a cloud, and I could see toward the southern horizon the sky was looking quite a bit more grey than the previous two hours of my trip. The closer I came to home, the darker the clouds, and the more time the sun spent dodging the open cloud holes. About 30 minutes to my destination, the clouds are dark as could be and they decided to open up with a down-pour to rival a monsoon. My windshield wipers couldn't keep up with the torent. Luckily, it only lasted about 10 minutes and it returned to just a hard rain, then a steady rain into a drizzle. Finally it faded into just a misting, and the roads ahead were dry, but the clouds were still dark. It seemed the storm was yet to be over.

Last words: I apologize.

wishlist

dear santa claus...

Okay, if you're reading this and are planning on getting me something for christmas, but just can't figure out what to get the guy who seems to have everything, here's a little help:

Gift Certificates with iTunes Music store:
Click Here

Something nice from Amazon.com:
My Wishlist

I'll post more if I think of it... but really between the iTunes gift card and the wishlist on Amazon, there's a lot to choose from.

got google?

i don't know, but it sounds dirty

Several months ago a friend of mine posted an entry about being "Googled". It seemed fairly interesting, so I thought I'd do the same to myself. I did NOT find a bunch of porn sites as I had thought I would... here's what I DID find:

What I have done:
- I do have this blog @ blogspot (http://skipthehero.blogspot.com)
- I have created a webpage many years ago called Scotty's Corner.
- I have and do earn money for my opinions on epinions.com

That's the most interesting of the HAVE's.

What I have NOT done:
- I am not the author of any books about anything.
- I am not LTC Scott Glascock, Armor Enlisted Branch Chief .
- I have not played any part in the "Depford Players" production of MacBeth.
- Nor have I appeared in "Romantic Entanglements" by American Playwrights Theatre.

I've also tried the "I'm feeling Lucky" google option... mine just came up to my bio page for the blog.

So... google yourself (or a friend) and see what you get - post any interesting results on the comment section!

a little bragging

look ma' i'm famous!

I was just surfing the internet when I stumbled upon the webpage of Jenny Wiley Theatre. On the front page they have a picture of one of the highlights of the show "Legend of Jenny Wiley" which I light designed this summer there. I'm really proud of the show and the fact that they chose one of my favorite moments to post on their front page. So check it out and tell me what you think!

Jenny Wiley Theatre

Thankful

More than you can imagine

Just a few things I'm thankful for:

Jesus Christ for dying on a cross so that I may truly live.
My mother.
My best friend, Stephanie.
My other best friend, Dustin.
My "Big Brother", Kelly 'bubba' Cox.
All of my family. - most of the time. ;)
My health and happiness.
All my friends, both near and far
- Ben, Katie, Jon, Erin, Michelle, Casey, just to name a few.
All my church family and friends.
All of my theatre friends, where ever you are.
And everyone who has ever encouraged me, lifted me up, held me when I've cried, given me advice, and just listened when I needed it.

I am so thankful for all of you!

Happy Thanksgiving!

better late than never

Wanted to give a belated Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there.

My day was really good. I slept in until about 11:30am got up, cleaned up and headed over to my aunt and uncle's house for our bi-annual gorge-fest of ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, broccoli casserole, stuffing, rolls, and various veggies.

I have a large extended family... so I have a lot of "little" cousins, which are turning out to be not quite so little anymore. I almost didn't recognize a couple of them since it's been almost a year (about 11 months) since I've seen most of them. Four of my older "little" cousins are really interesting to talk with now. I feel like I can relate to them a little bit more now, than the past couple of years. When they were all younger, we would play around and I would wrestle with them and stuff... even with four or five of them on me, they couldn't take me down. But now that they're older... they're a LOT bigger. My cousin A.J. alone is tough to take... and he's the second oldest.

It's always a lot of fun to see my family at this time of year, and kind of catch up on what's been going on. My oldest "little" cousin, Samantha, is getting her first job at a Marble Slab Creamery. She seems pretty excited about it. I've learned that Alison (her younger sister) plays hockey for school. Yep, she's a jock. A.J. and Josh (brothers to each other, but not to Sam and Ali) are growing up, too... A.J.'s talking about girlfriends and all that sort, and Josh is about to grow taller than his big brother. Of course then you have the plethora of smaller cousins, some of which aren't walking yet, and still love to be held, then the ones who are starting to travel on their own power and love to play, and then you've got the ones who are in that phase where they just don't want to be messed with at all, and kind of run away from you when you hold out your arms for a hug.

Family is the best thing about Thanksgiving. I just wish I could spend it with ALL of my family... and by that I mean the family that you get to choose, like your closest friends. I really wish it would be possible to have everyone I love and care for in the same room for Thanksgiving. That would be the best Thanksgiving ever.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. To all my family. The ones I get "stuck" with, the ones I've chosen, and the ones who have chosen me. I'm thankful for all of you.

a "super" show

smallville

My friend Dustin got me hooked on a show called Smallville back about a year ago when we were roommates. He had the first season on DVD and it was awesome. Now he has let me borrow season two, and I'm SO invested in these people, I actually talked to the TV last night... I couldn't help but laugh at myself. I'm almost half of the way through season two and I'm getting to the point where I want to slow down a little bit because I don't exactly know when season three comes out and I'm running out of DVD's to watch (by the way, I don't have cable TV) and that's after watching all 8 seasons of Friends and the latest three seasons of Stargate:SG-1 (5, 6 & 7) that are on DVD. And NOW what's worse is I've become addicted to the stupid show Buffy the Vampire Slayer... unfortunately it happened in season 7!!! which happens to be the final season.

If I ever met Kristin Kreuk... I wonder if she'd go out with me...?

back ordered

no time like later...

One of these days I'll actually post some pictures of my latest adventures... my problem is all my photos are on my external hard-drive and I don't bring that with me to LiveWire... and I always forget to put a few on my C drive to upload.


So... tough it out a little while longer.

Moment to relax

okay, time's up!

Well, I'm back from my gig in Prestonsburg, KY. Today I'm home... tomorrow, I'm gone again. Sometimes it's nice to be busy, unless it keeps you from spending time with the people you care about and who care about you. (Fortunately for me, there's no such people. - KIDDING)

A Christmas Story had a packed house for the three matinees and both evening performances were sold out. It was very well recieved and the audiences seemed to really enjoy the show. It's a very easy show for people in my generation and older to relate to... younger generations can enjoy it... but I don't think they can really appreciate it or connect with it. Kids these days have too many things to hinder their imaginations. I remember playing Atari and Sega and Nintendo and watching TV... but none of these things could capture or stimulate my mind as much as my own adventures in my imagination. Young 'ens today are almost spoon fed everything by TV and Movies and the types of toys that are out. And it makes me sad.

I am vowing here and now that when (or at the moment if) I beome a father - that I will encourage the imagination of my child... and not let her/him be desensitized early on by too much TV or too many movies. I will encourage READING and hope that they take on their own adventures in their minds much like I did when I was a kid.

Now that my tangent is over... let me set this image upon your mind:

Circus midgets dancing the tango.

update from p-burg

live from the middle of nowhere

Sitting here in the Floyd County Public library. My only viable source of internet access. I've been hard at work during my down-time in Prestonsburg, working on my website and working on a new template that will be revealed when I return to Richmond after this gig.

On another note... if you've ever seen the movie "AntiTrust" with Ryan Phillipe, Claire Forlani, Rachel Leigh Cook, and Tim (blanked on the last name) - then do you remember the part where Phillipe is in the kids area working on the computer? Yeah? Well, that's kind of what I feel like right now. I'm typing on a Winnie the Pooh keyboard, it's bright and multi-colored, and the mouse is an Elmo mouse. It's actually kind of freaking me out a bit to have these characters staring at me while I'm typing. Check out the photoblog to the right to see the keyboard. I'll post it here in a minute or two.

That's all for now. Happy surfing!

don't try this at home

what's that all aboot, eh?

Naked Plane Riding... the hard way.

outta here

country roads

Well folks, have a great two weeks. I'm heading off to Prestonsburg, KY, tomorrow morning for the "A Christmas Story" gig. If I get a chance to, I'll drop a quick post here or there. I'll be seeing you. Take care.

Scott Patrick Glascock

design collage

click to enlarge


For all those that didn't get to come see Legend of Jenny Wiley this summer, here's a collage of the show created by a friend of mine. Lighting design by Scott P. Glascock, Scenic Design by David Utley.

rising excitement

peaking too early?

For the two or three people I've talked to in the past couple of days, you already know what I'm starting to get excited about. This post is for the rest of you.

As the rest of you may or may not know. A really good friend of mine (Dustin McClain) is getting married in June 2005, and he's asked me to be his best man. Now, i've been working on a really fun bachelor type event. And partially thanks to another friend of mine and a suggestion from Dustin himself, I came up with renting a chalet in Gatlinburg for a weekend. So far the plans are going really well, and I'm super excited about the event. The place we're staying is awesome. It has a jacuzzi, a hottub, a game room with foosball, airhockey, and a pool table, a nice kitchen, a grill, and more. I just wanted to share this with everyone... go check out the place we'll be staying! Mountain Lodge cabin from Cavin Fever Vacations. It is too sweet.

Jealous yet?

election day - unfair

petty, petty, petty

Okay, did everyone that voted yesterday get a sticker but me?! I hung out with some friends of mine at livewire yesterday afternoon (they were off due to election day) and they all had their stickers. I then began to look around the establishment, and noticed many other I VOTED TODAY stickers.

I guess the place that I vote were filled with senile old people who just forgot... or I looked like a terrorist and they threw out my vote so I really DIDN'T vote yesterday.

... and they say every vote counts. They sure don't make you feel like it.

quick update

now it's time for... the lightning round

- Election day today. Voted. Felt good.
- Leave for Prestonsburg on Thursday. Packing is coming along well.
- Plans for skipthehero.com are coming along nicely. Found inexpensive host thanks to Ben Stewart.
- Planning bachelor trip for friend... going well and very much looking forward to it.
- iTunes updated itself today... anything new, good, better? Tell you when I know.
- whew.

later

weekend update

everybody's workin' for the weekend

Saturday I setup and ran lights for the weekend services at my church. I didn't feel very well starting in the afternoon... but I stopped by a friends house for a few minutes to hang out. I left shortly after I arrived, went home and snuggled up to the toilet for about an hour, then went to bed.

Sunday was wonderful - an extra hour of sleep! Unfortunately it had to be interrupted by my alarm. Ran lights at church again, and afterwards Stephanie and I went to see Woodford County's production of DRACULA! It was incredible. There was no weakspot in the production of this show. All of the actors were talented, the set design was incredible and allowed the show to flow well, and the lighting design was amazing. So many times I go to see a community theatre project and come away from it being able to pick apart at least one or two actors - but not this time.

At the show we ran into some friends of ours and went to a restaurant/bar called Sweet Potatoes and talked for a couple of hours.

It was a really nice weekend. One of the better ones I've had in a while.

this just in

sitting at ground zero

I got a call today around noon from a good friend of mine. He told me that he possibly had kidney stones, that he had been in a lot of pain last night and had a difficult time sleeping and went to the doctor and they ran a couple tests. He got a call later, about 30 minutes ago, asking him to come in for some more tests... they said it is one of two things... kidney stones - or - his appendix.

Lots of prayers, please.

quote of the moment

more wisdom than you can handle

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."
- -- Eleanor Roosevelt

insomnia

nights seem to last forever when you can't sleep

I was up most of the night last night. Unfortunately, some old memories and suppressed thoughts crept up in my mind and wouldn't let me relax. Burdens on the mind and heart really suck.

a picture is worth a thousand words

small update

Like the title says, "a picture is worth a thousand words". So I've changed my bio picture that used to be one of me just out of bed hair all a mess with my headshot. Much nicer looking pic of me. Enjoy the new eye candy!

out of sync

"here's to today!

Something I was just thinking about and looking back on the past few years of my life was the fact the it's really impressive when you catch me and all my friends on the same end of life. One of us may be extremely content and happy and drama free, while another one is just starting on the mend, another is on the way down, and another is deep in despair. It'd be nice for one day for all of us to be on the same page... preferably all on the good side at the same time. I have some really strong friendships... but I don't know if all of them could take us ALL being on the down end at the same time.

Many prayers go out to those who are heading or are in the down swing. Much joy and thanks to those who are in the upswing! And a lot of love to you all!

scott farkas takes it on the chin

I've been hired by Jenny Wiley Theatre to play Scott Farkas in the new stage version of the popular holiday movie "A Christmas Story". For those of you who don't know the movie title by name... it's the one with the Red Rider BB Gun, and "You'll shoot your eye out". Scott Farkas is the red-headed bully who picks on Ralphie and, in the end, gets the snot beat out of him. Some would say the similarities are a bit uncanny... although I've never been a bully, nor have I had the snot beat out of me... I am red-headed. I guess that's really where the similarities end, though. Anyway, the show will be produced by Jenny Wiley Theatre and the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg, KY, in late November. See it, dream it, believe it.

it's good to be back

Ah. You can't imagine how much more normal it feels to be able to communicate with the world again. Without Cable or Internet, my inflow of information basically ceased. Right now, I'm chilling out at LiveWire using their free network to catch up on events in the world. Ah... it's good to be back.

ding, dong, the witch is... alive?

Rejoice!

The whole reason for this post is the celebration of the return of my computer. Since May of 2004... my computer has been out of commission. To make a long story short - 2 istallation CDs, 3 hard drives, and 11 phone calls to Dell Tech Support later I have my life-line - my connection to the outside world - back. No actual thanks to Dell.

Some may be glad due to the finally ceasing complaining. Some may be happy that they have another place to kill five minutes while on the internet. Others may want to slit their proverbial wrists at the mere thought that my presence on the net has returned. Well, thanks to all of you.

Seriously.

quote of the moment

What lies behind us and what lies before us are
tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
- -- William Morrow

happy birthday jack!

Okay, so I've actually backdated this post since I wasn't near a computer on the actual anniversary of my blog. Right now, I'm in Atlanta, GA, working with a couple of friends of mine. It's been really neat to hang out with them and getting to do some work at the same time. When I get the chance, I'll go into a little bit greater detail and update the blog a bit better.

On another note.. I'd like to welcome Stephanie back to the blogging world. She's been absent for a while and we've missed her.

just around the corner

jack of all trades turns 1!

That's right in just a couple of weeks the blog that began with a simple whine has turned into something ... else. [dryly] I don't know about you, but I can hardly contain myself.

good news

Something to look forward to.

I received a call from my good friend ben stewart last night. He works for a kind of touring ministry [Inlightened Ministries] based out of Nashville, TN. There are a couple of conferences that they are gearing up for coming up in December and January. They've offered to have come in as their "lighting guy". I just can't wait! It's the best of so many worlds... i get to work with my friend, use my skills for worship, and i get to travel! One of the events is in North Carolina (i believe) and the other is in Gatlinburg, TN. I'm super psyched about it. I just hope I have work until then. :S

return of the ... me

I am now back in Richmond. Hooray. I guess. I seem to have a slight feeling of emptiness. I'm glad to see some familiar faces again... especially that of my best friend. But something about this place suddenly feels.... unfullfilling.

I don't really feel like I have too much to look forward to right now. My room in the apartment is a mess - as is the living room from where one of my good friends moved out during the summer. No, the living room isn't a mess, it's just un-inviting and cold-feeling.

I ran around paying bills and making appointments today to see get myself on track here. Maybe when stuff starts happening, I'll feel better.

I really look forward to visiting some friends in New York, right now, though.

... do I belong here?

another foot in the digital era

I finally took the next step into the digital era, I ordered an iPod! I can't wait to start using it... of course, my computer is still out of commission... so I'm not too sure HOW I'll get songs onto it.

another day ... another post

It's been a couple weeks since my last post. I've had my ups and downs, but mostly I've had some good times. The tour - "Schoolhouse Rock Live, Too" is going great. We had our third performance today and it went really well. In case you don't know what's going on... I'm on a school tour with this show. We travel around to elementary and middle schools performing this show usually twice a day. On some days we'll have a question and answer session with the kids.

The people I'm touring with are super talented and extremely fun and nice to be around.

I've been given notice that a couple of my friends are going to get to come see the tour when we make it around to my hometown.

On another note... I've been given a proposition of sorts... and it's one that I'm pretty excited about - at least after more thought. There is a posibility that I could be making the journey to the Big Apple for an extended stay. That's right... it's a possibility that I'm going to try to make it in New York. A friend of mine (not sure if I'm supposed to say anything right now that's why the name has been withheld) asked me if I wanted to go. I realized that after this summer, I'm going to have a lot of friends that live in the city... some that I've met this summer, some that I've met previous years, and some that I've known for a while and are making the move themselves.

Other than that, life is well - minus a girlfriend, still, but I'm moderately okay with that for now.

God bless.

winding down and gearing up

Winding Down.

Well - the summer here at JWT is beginning to wind down. We only have a week and a half of shows left.

Mixed Feelings.

On one side I'll be very happy to be getting back to all my friends and my church and having access to the little things in my life that make going through the daily grind bareable.

On the other - I'll miss the nice paycheck and working in the field that I plan on basing my life/career on.

Gearing Up.

On the upside - I have the opportunity to work onstage again at the end of the summer like I did at the end of last summer. I'll be performing in "School House Rock Live Too". It's a small touring show that performs for schools around the area. There's a possibility that we'll even make it as far as Lexington for a couple of performances. I'm fairly excited about this show. We begin music rehearsals for it next week.

For now - signing off...

400th post!!!!

Today is a day of celebration! Today marks my 400th Post. It also marks the end of the build at Jenny Wiley Theatre! All of our shows are up and running. We opened Legend of Jenny Wiley last night to a huge house. And it was very well received. My first paid lighting design looks amazing... even I'm impressed with myself, and people have been fairly encouraging. One person commented that it is the best the show has ever looked. I'm very proud of that design.

Well, it's not much of a post... but it's the 400th... isn't that swell?

Keep checkin' in... who knows... maybe there'll be 400 more.

updates and opinions

1) it sucks when people you care for just don't seem to "get" you

2) loneliness is more bitter when it's not shared

3) all work and no play really does suck

4) blowing stuff up is cool and exciting

5) i'm doomed to a single life

on a lighter side... Into The Woods opens tomorrow night and then I switch roles from Master Electrician to Lighting Designer and my job becomes ten times easier - ten times harder - and I get paid more for it.

Man - I hope I don't F#@$ it up.

pyro

Probably THE coolest thing that I've done so far [at Jenny Wiley] is to create flash pots and other pyro effect delivery devices, and design and build the firing mechanisms for said devices.

More on this later... if you're lucky.

soundtrack to my life - issue 1

Summer Nights - from Grease!Key Lyrics:
Summer loving had me a blast
Summer loving happened so fast
...
Summer dreams ripped a the seams
But oh those summer nights

The Luckiest - Ben FoldsKey Lyrics:
And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face?
Now I see it everyday
And I know

That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest

getting high

Another quick post from JWT...

Today I helped rig up the flying track and mechanism to make Peter Pan and company fly for our production of Peter Pan. It's another great resume builder experience. When we were finished the "Fly Guy" - the man from whom we're renting the gear and who's teaching the flymen and actors how to do everything thing - asked me if I wanted to fly. Of course I said yes, and I flew like Peter Pan, Wendy, John and Michael. It was really cool and a lot of fun, I was basically the guinea pig for the guys learning the ropes before the actors came in. I guess I'm more expendable than the actors are or something ;). Anyway, I'm having a blast when I can... my part of putting up the shows is almost over (at least the tough part). A lot of late nights are happening right now, but in the end, it'll be worth it.

Love to all!

not dead

To those of you that want to know. I'm not dead. :)

Sorry to those of you who wish I was... looks like luck's on my side today!

working... hold please

I've been in Prestonsburg a little over a week, now. I'm getting all buff and tan and sweaty. We're doing a lot of great things and everyone's working really hard. Here's a quick run-down of some of the highlights:

- arrived and it felt like a family reunion (the good kind)
- cleaned 150 lighting instruments and uncoiled over 5000 feet of cable
- hung a pipe grid and created a makeshift truss
- played basketball
- played ultimate frisbee
- ate lots of good food (5 meals a day)
- had lots of laughs with new and old friends

That pretty much sums it up for the moment, folks, except for some specific stories that I don't have the time to go into right now. I hope everyone that reads this is enjoying their summer to some extent. I know I am... I mean what's better than doing something you absolutely love - AND getting paid for it!?

over and out

congratulations

Congratulations to my Big Brother - Kelly (Bub) Cox, and his BRAND NEW WIFE - Jamie!!!

I wish you two all the best!

seeing the light

I'm beginning to see the side of those people who oppose the smoking bans in certain cities around the country. I don't think the government should have ANY control over business owners. They shouldn't have to worry about making a building safe for people to enter the premises. After all, it's their choice if they want to step inside a condemned building. I definitely think that health inspectors should stay OUT of kitchens in restaurants. Who cares if there are a couple of rats running around the kitchen... it doesn't bother me if an employee doesn't wash his/her hands after using the bathroom and then handling my food. What's a couple of hairs in food between total strangers, right?

The government regulates all kinds of things, things that we take for granted every day, things that we wouldn't think of changing... all for public health and safety.

If you're a smoker. That's fine, I'm not telling you not to smoke, just don't smoke around me. An hour in a restaurant WON'T kill you to be without a cigarette.

Second-to-Last thought: I think an exception to the ban should have been made in the fact that if someone wanted to open an establishment especially for smokers (aka - a smoking bar or a cigar bar) that should be allowed.

Last thought: Being a person who has been VERY affected by the horrors of cancer and other diseases due to smoking, I totally agree with the ban. NOT going through with the ban is like sentencing everyone to a slow and ugly death. If you disagree with me, feel free to take it up with my father - wait, you can't - he died from lung cancer caused by smoking almost 13 years ago.

procrastination

I hate packing. Therefore I'm not doing it. I leave tomorrow and I'm only about 1/4 packed. Packing is the worst part of taking a trip or moving... I mean, UNpacking is even better than packing. It's more fun. Almost seems like a treasure that you've just discovered!

Anyway. I'm procrastinating. I guess I should go make another attempt to pack SOMEthing at least.

never before

I'm very overwhelmed by the people from my church. As many of you know, I'm leaving on Wednesday for Jenny Wiley Theatre to work for the summer. Now, I've worked there for four years, now, and each time I've left, I have just had a friend or two say goodbye to or to "see me off". Tonight people are actually getting together to have kind of a send off get-together for me. Never has anyone ever done that for me, and it just really makes me feel like part of a really awesome family. I'm really going to miss a lot of the people from my church, and especially people from my small group. I suppose I've gotten by before, but I'm just a little bit sader to leave this year, even though I know I'll have a good time in Prestonsburg.

On another note, Blogger just launched it's new site and they've got a blue zillion new templates, so I figured I'd try one out. They've also got a whole slew of new features to try out. Too bad I won't have a lot of time to actually play around with them before I leave. Oh well.

Thanks to all my friends and "family" for your presence in my life.

another update

Since april 19th I've been having issues with my computer. I call Dell Tech Support and they fix one problem, and then another pops up. I have wanted to change my template for a while now, and prior to the unfortunate state of my laptop, I was working on one. Now, I've switched back to one of the lame template presets that you can get from blogger (they're nice and all, but I'm just not content with them anymore) until I can upload my new page. I just got tired of looking at the other one, really.

On another note, I leave for Prestonsburg, KY, in 5 days. Podunkville, USA, as I affectionately call it sometimes. It's a really beautiful place, but I miss everything about a larger city when I'm gone. The blog will probably be put on haitus (sp?) for a couple months since I may not have access to the internet. I know all three of you who read my blog will be distraught and heart-broken (yeah, right) but it can't be avoided.

Please pray for patience, sanity, health, and safety for me while I'm away. Thanks. :)