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Official Things of Kentucky:

Musical Instrument: Appalachian Dulcimer
Drink: Milk
Outdoor Musical: The Stephen Foster Story
Wild Game Animal: Grey Squirrel
Gemstone: Freshwater Pearl
Language: English
Latin Motto: Deo Gratiam Habeamus
Soil: Crider Soil Series

Past Due

Reporting to you live in Somerset, KY

Sorry it's been so long since my last post. I have very limited access to the internet the majority of the time in Prestonsburg. And when I have the free time to be on the internet... I'd rather sleep or enjoy my time in the outdoors.

What's been going on lately? Well, I'm glad you asked. The Promo Tour is going well... we're playing mostly to senior centers who really enjoy the show, but just aren't engaging audiences for a performer.

Tonight while in Somerset, I saw a few people from my past, and it was really good to catch up with them again. One was the music minister and choir director for the church where I grew up... in fact, she was actually the contact at our first Somerset show. Later while at the local "mall" to see a movie, I ran into an old theatre buddy of mine.

In other news, I got a call from my good friend Ben Stewart who just recently got engaged... it was a really good call. He asked me to be one of his groomsmen.. of course I said yes (well, after giving him a bit of a hard time). Again, CONGRATULATIONS BEN and REBEKAH!!!

Most of the JWT Crew has arrived, and the work is underway. They're all pretty cool, and seem to be really hard workers... it's going to be an awesome season. Our work schedule is going to be pretty much 8:00am to 7:00pm - Monday thru Saturday. A lot of work that will really pay off and totally be worth it.

Lets see ... more ramblings...

In order to help speed up some "beef up" process, i've seriously upped my protien intake. I actually bought a jug of soy protien powder to make shakes with. With currently very little physical activity happening I still see some progress.

Last Sunday I made another trip to Lexington, I wasn't on my own accord this time, though, so don't bombard me with "I can't believe you were in town and didn't call me"... this means you, Patch. Went to the mall and hamburg, bought a couple of shirts, a new frisbee disc (for one that I lost on a crappy round of disc golf) and some Godiva chocolate truffles.

Started reading "The DaVinci Code"... I'm hooked... I really am enjoying it. Much like many books, I find myself unwilling to put it down.

Well, I've yammered on WAY to long tonight. I hope all my "peeps" are "keeping it real"... or whatever vernacular kids these days use... take care, and uhm... give me a call sometime.

Seacrest out.

weekend

Well, most of the weekend was the usual sleep, work, and play kind of deal for the tour. The only interesting part was Sunday when I drove to Lexington (see previous post).

Elizabeth, Wade and I all needed some breathing room from JWT for a day, so we all came to Lexington. I went to church in the morning, hung out with Steph for most of the afternoon after church, and in the evening we met up with Wade, Elizabeth and Wes at the Macaroni Grill for some good food and about three and a half hours of sitting around talking and laughing.

Good times.

Rock and (or) Roll

I had the day off Sunday, so I took a little trip into Lexington and arrived early enough that I was able to make it to church (St. Awesome's - ala Patch). They always do the coolest message series during the summer for some reason... I think the teaching and creative arts teams get together and say, "Let's see... Scott is going to be out of town starting at the end of April... THAT's when we shall do the coolest message series of the year!"

This summer is no exception.

Finding Faith in Rock n Roll is the name of the series, and the service was incredible! They started out with "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar... and it was awesome. The whole service just had an amazing energy about it. One of those days you just really love to be at church... it also marked the very first time I've actually sat in the congregation since the new building opened. I've either been out of town, or helping run the services. I loved every minute of it. It was such a rush and a definite needed resupply of energy.

In other news - the tour is going well... we've hit a few snags and... well, if you want the whole story, I'll tell you in person some time. The people I'm working with are terrific, though. Wade McGowan, Elizabeth Kenseck, and Jasmine Osborne... I've worked some with both Wade and Jasmine, but Elizabeth is new. They're all really cool and a lot of fun to be around.

lightning round

Since Friday -

Played 3 rounds of disc golf, did better each time. My arm is really sore.

Rehearsed for the promo tour each day. I have this really funny lip-sync and dance with puppets to a FOOTLOOSE medley.

Other spare time events - did laundry, played MechAssault 2 and StarWars Battlefront on Xbox.

Tried to call some people. Nobody calls back. (thanks)

JWT - the beginning

While I didn't actually start work on my first day, it was an interesting one. Here's the highlights:

- Arrived.
- Played a round of disc golf.
- Grabbed some grub at Dairy Cheer.
- Bought some essential groceries.
- Removed a huge tick from my chest.
- Went to bed at 10:00pm. (fell asleep watching Family Guy DVD)

Leaving on a jet plane...

... and by jet plane I mean my blue chevy cavalier.

Getting ready to shut my computer down to take it with me to P-burg and JWT. I don't usually have much access to the internet there so the posting will be fewer and farther between. I know that really tears you guys up. You'll have to be strong... for the kids.

Anyway, I'm outta here. My last day out there is July 14th, feel free to drop some emails or call to say hi! And if you're feelin' really good, come on out and see a show. [check out www.jwtheatre.com for schedules]

Keep the faith alive.

Pad See Ew

On the spur of the moment, I called up William to play some disc golf. After the round we ate at Pad Thai in Tates Creek Center. They have the best Crab Rangoon I have ever eaten... they're made fresh and warm, and cast a very huge crabby and cream cheese shadow over all other lesser crab rangoons at chinese buffets.

William got the wierdest fortune cookie ever. Too bad I can't remember what it said.

Return of Bengals Watch

The 2006 NFL Schedules are out. Preseason starts Sunday, August 13, and the regular season starts up on Sunday, September 10. With the way the Bengals played last season, I'm really stoked about 2006.

NFL Draft in less than 10 days.

Patch Works Vol. 1

Hey gang, if any of you know Patrick Drury, visit his blog daily, or read his column, you should know that he's compiled his first year's worth of columns into a book, and it's available for purchase. Check it out.

"Fed up with those tired, predictable, feel-good pieces of crap that pass for inspirational reading these days? Patrick is too, and hes doing something about it mainly talking about life, love, sex, and spirituality with just enough cursing and beer references to make him appear cool and edgy. Give PatchWorks a read."
- Fred Turner, Crossroads Christian Church

goto cafepress.com to buy | Patchworks Vol.1

Celebration!!

I have a few things to point out... first before the craziness ensues... the OFFICIAL day I'm leaving for P-burg and good ole JWT is Thursday (start work on Friday).

Now - CONGRATULATIONS BEN & REBEKAH! (They got engaged this weekend!) I'm happy for them (even if Ben did tell me via comment section...)

On another note - I have my ticket to go to London!!!! WHOO HOO! Found the cheapest flights I've been able to snag, so there it is... I'm going to London!

This weekend at "St. Awesome's" (see post) was just that. Saturday night for me was a little rough, but I still got some compliments. Sunday, I totally made up for it, though. The whole technical team was amazing... it was what I might consider the "dream team". It was a great note to go out on... leaving for the summer and all.

It's an illness, really

I just want to say "Thank goodness I never tried drugs." I have what one might call, "an addictive personality". But not for everything, mind you. Only when I get really interested in something.

Enter Disc Golf.

Yesterday, in preparation for being gone for a few months and knowing I'll have VERY easy access to a disc golf course, I purchased a few more discs. After borrowing a couple from Ben (thanks man), it made me itch to buy a couple. So I did. I did this for a secondary reason - so that someone who wants to play with me doesn't need their own disc(s).

Here's what I bought:
- "Beast" (long-distance driver)
- "Leopard" (fairway driver)
- another "shark" (multipurpose)
- "Aviar Putt & Approach (putter)

Okay, now that the equipment is bought, the only thing that will really satiate my hunger is to play!

Happy Easter funny

Here's an early Easter gift. I wanted to do something for all my loyal readers... but I'm poor. So here's what you get. Some half-eaten chocolate bunnies.

Enjoy!

friday

Today was a pretty awesome day.

1) Ben and Rebekah came through town today. I had lunch with them, Steph, Chris and another Chris. It turned out to be a three-hour lunch. It was awesome. I borrowed two golf disc from Ben, a lond-distance drive (the T-Bird) and a putter (Rhyno).

2) Hung out with Steph and Chris the rest of the afternoon into the evening. Spent some good quality time with them. They're usually so busy when Chris is in town I don't usually get to spend such solid time with them, so today was doubly awesome.

3) Hung out with Dustin some tonight when I got home. Tried to use a telescope to look at the stars... then it got cloudy, so we turned into peeping toms... of course there were no open windows, so we just enjoyed the warm evening air.

random

Sorrows are currently being drowned with my buddy George Killian.

Working on a new project. (not redesigning my site)

Thinking about how much life after august will suck.

Uncle Scott Needs You: Revisited

Okay, I've finally had the chance to look around at some music. Thanks to those of you (Patrick and Jeff) who actually suggested something. To the rest of you, you are dead to me. Here's what I picked so far:

Phantom Planet - Do The Panic
Phantom Planet - In The End
Josh Rouse - Sunshine (Come On Lady)
Killers - Mr. Brightside
Roper - 1985

Okay, here's a chance for you to all redeem yourselves. I'm 1/3 through my iTunes gift card. Suggest music. Go. Now.

growing up

"Sometimes growing up means making the tough decisions.

I'm a people pleaser by nature. I like harmony. I like calm waters. The thought of not being able to come to a decision where all parties are satisfied churns my stomach and twists it into knots. I'm talking lost sleep sort of bothered.

Very few times have I had to make a really difficult decision. The past few days have presented one to me, and I finally made it. It is one of those choices you make where you're not really going to feel a lot better about either option. I had to sit down and look at the situation, and figure it out using nothing but cold hard fact. I made the choice that will benefit me most.

Is that selfish? Yes. Was it the right choice? Yes. Was it easy? Not at all.

I know that sometimes I have to think about myself. I have to think about what the future has in store for me and make my life out of what I can. I'm not talking mogul take-overs and stepping on all the little people on the way up... just mapping out my life (as much as anyone can) and figure out how I can live a healthy, happy, comfortable, and fullfilled life.

Is there anything good that comes from being an adult?

Update: 3:44pm | 04.13.06
I feel like crap.

what?

Affordable In-Home LASIK Surgery you can do Yourself!

Uhm... yeah... I don't know if it's for real or not... but I wouldn't try it.

LASIK@Home

what you missed

(or what you didn't care that you missed)

This weekend was a pretty good one.

Friday night played poker @ Steph's with her, Chris, Dustin, and Katie. Her mom makes a pretty mean hamburger.

Saturday morning I drove Stephanie and Chris to the Cinci airport (we left at 6:00am... what a great friend I am), they flew out to Las Vegas for a few days. (see previous post) Due to the late poker night, and the way-too-early trip to Cinci, when I got home, I crashed in my bed. Didn't wake up until late that evening. Totally forgot about a friend (and a guy I learned a lot about lighting from) coming into town and missed getting to see him.

Sunday I drove up to Mom's. Had dinner with her and my Uncles Ken and Ed, and my Aunt Ruth. After dinner we played dominos. I won for the first time! It was an empty victory, though.

Monday, Mom and I went to Circuit City. She bought a new TV. I hate her.

After we got home and setup the TV, we went and played something I had been itching to play for some time.

Disc (Frisbee) Golf. We played, well, actually, I played, and she walked and kept me company a course that's about 10 minutes away from mom's house. For only my second time playing I did okay. I didn't lose my disc. I scored 24 over par.

I went back Tuesday morning to play another round, mom had a dentist appointment so I went by myself. I came in only 5 over par on that round! (7 over on the front 9, 2 under on the back 9).

I learned a LOT about disc golf just by playing those two times. I'm better equipped now to figure out what type of discs to buy based on the way I throw and how different discs fly.

Picked up Stephanie and Chris at the airport on the way home from Mom's. We grabbed a pizza and watched Big Fish. It was awesome. A very moving and wonderful film. It will be a definite "buy" for me.

That's it... now go away, i'm tired... and where's my soup?

green-eyed monster

Right now, Stephanie and Chris are in Las Vegas at a Billy Joel concert. They are in the second row.

I hate them.