Howdy Guys and Gals,

     Well It's been a decade and I am back again with, yet, another post for your enjoyment.

     School is out, finally!!  This semester flew by oh so quickly.  I always feel weird when the end of the school year hits due to the fact that I might not get to see some of the many faces that I see everyday and will have more memories built up of experiences I have incurred.  But as I always say, "Keep On Truckin', There's More Along The Way.."  My first year at USM wasn't what I had expected, but I do, now, know what I need to do to make it worth  my while and I also know what I need to do to make everything much better in every perspective. 

     It took a total of 12+ hours to move all of my things out of my dorm.  It was quite hilarious really.  If it weren't for my best friend Chad then I wouldn't have been able to do everything by myself.  I was really worried, but everything worked out fine.  We packed and moved quite a bit then went to a friends' house and had a little bit of social time, then went back to work and then took a 2 hour nap, then went back to work.  I was SO SO pooped.  He allowed me to store a few things at his NEW apartment.  I was very gracious.  He's an AWESOME friend.

     I am, now, sitting here in my floor at my gram's.  I just took a shower and needed to clear the air and get some things off my chest.  Not only has school been such a stress, but along side my personal life was as well.  It is really hard to balance more than one thing at a time in my life.  I am spread so thin and expect myself to rise above the occasion.  Not so true.  I often wonder how those clowns in their circus acts are able to balance more than one thing at a time and still keep their joyful expression.  I guess it's harder in the sense of what we deal with in life.  But I'm doing fine and I'm strong as ever.  A personal quote that I keep to my heart daily is, "That Which Does Not Kill Us Makes Us Stronger.."  I value that quote every single day.  It helps me get through the bad times that I encounter ever so often.

     I am going to be home for a good two weeks, hopefully.  Then I have decided to partake of the wonderful world of SUMMER SCHOOL!!!  FUN FUN.  I have to catch up with classes that weren't offered at ICC and the only way by doing this is by taking summer school at the wonderful USM.  I will be taking 10 hours.  WOOT!!  And along side of that I am looking for an apartment.  My parents and I have discussed the idea and I just have to be on my "P's and Q's" along the way and be very responsible in order for things to go smoothly.  I think I can do it ONLY If I choose to put my mind to it.  I hear that matra every single day of my life...It gets to me and usually when I apply it, I actually can do anything.

     Auditions were not too long ago for our Fall Musical...GODSPELL!!  I sang "Without Love" from HAIRSPRAY and I did a monologue entitled Letters To Grandpa'.  With those two AWESOME (I might add) and most entertaining tools for an audition, I was given the role of JESUS!!  I was rather suprised, but none-the-less, I was deeply greatful.  The show is at the end of September and we start rehearsing right before school starts.  I am overly excited and I can't wait!!

     Well...I think that is all that I can think of, for now, to update!!  I hope this brings some end to curiosity to those who read this and wonder, "Why hasn't the boy updated..."  I hope everyone has an AWESOME week and if you are taking finals or such with school and the semester  isn't over for ya', I am thinking of ya' and I pray that you do well and everything turns out GREAT!!  Have an AWESOME weekend and remember I LOVE Ya'll!!

Brad Gilmore