My summer just got 10000x better.

To start off, I really enjoyed this morning, painting (even at 7am) with my pops, and we went out to lunch afterwards. Talked about him losing the City Council office, and about how painting can be really theraputic. I think he was really depressed after that whole ordeal, and he seems to be getting better as the summer's gone on. No idea what's gonna happen when John are Marshall leave, and he's home alone though. Sad.

Anyways, even though I'm gonna be dead tired tonight (after painting till noon, and then coming to work tonight till 11pm, only to do it all again every day this week) I am soooo freakin excited!!

I just booked my ticket to Jersey :) It only cost $213...which is awesome, and everything is falling into place. I'm gonna drive out to Illinois, see my folks for a day or two, they'll drive me to O'Hare, where I'll fly out to Newark (after a brief stop in Detroit) I'll chill with Beca for a few days and eat some Surf Taco, probably check out the Jersey Shores, then we're gonna road trip up to New York to see Noel, up near the Candian border, and during the evenings while she's working, there's a PIRATE FESTIVAL in town!! So it's not like we'll miss her, hahaha. Then I'll fly back into Chicago, see the folks again for an half night and half day, then drive the wee 4 hours down to St. Louis, move into the dorms, and start school on the 20th. Near perfect. A bit tight, schedule wise, but should be great.

I'm so jazzed. This summer started out a suck fest...well career-wise anyways. I really had no intention of working at a hotel all summer, and accomplishing no professional goals. But I actually enjoy my job here. And even though none of my friends are here all summer, I'll have gotten to visit almost everyone. Which is so cool. Especially since this is pretty much my last chance to do that. 'Cause after this fall, I'll be really busy prepping for graduation and then after that 'real life' starts, and there's no taking off for a week to see pals anymore.

I got to spend a few days with Maggie, Holly, Charley, and even Reid, I'll see Katie and Kayla for a couple days next week, and then I'll get to see Beca and Noel. It's just awesome. I'm sure I'll look back on the summer as more fun then it seems currently. I mean, at least I got to catch all of my closest friends. Which is way cooler than any internship.

In my opinion anyways. Which may be a little f-ed up priority wise, but that's me. I love you guys. You're family. At least, if my family were less dysfunctional, I imagine I would like them as much as you. Most of you have been more stable figures in my life over the last quarter of it than my actual family members, and who knows how long some of those bonds will last. I'm only grateful to still have had you for this long. However distanced I am by miles ;)

And just because I say 'real life' is approaching for me fairly quick and the summers and school breaks are nearing an end, blah blah blah, don't think I won't still be calling you for those dinner/coffee dates whenever I'm passing through towns. Sorry if any of this came off as mushy, but I'm just really excited...and satisfied, at least for the moment. Gotta seize it and own it (tm Eminem).

My Space
My Tube
My Demo Reel