Hmm...where to start after 4 months?  Well, I've been really busy, but that's just how things go.  So this will be a summary.

First, foremost, and most importantly there is Pam Walters.  We finally met almost 4 months ago to the day after probably hearing about each other for almost a year.  And on top of that we had been in many of the same places at the same time without even knowing each other.  Pam is an absolutely beautiful girl with a kind heart.  We bonded immediately, and started spending all of our time together.  She is an amazing person and I cherish every moment with her.  It doesn't even matter what we are doing, it will always be wonderful.  Pam is my sun, my moon, and my stars, and I honestly couldn't imagine where I would be right now if it wasn't for her.  She puts a smile on my face and warms my heart every minute of the day.  And I'm happy to say that I love her with all my heart.

At the end of March I roadtripped to Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, to see my Janie in A New Brain at Illinois Wesleyan.  She was fabulous as Rhoda, and the show was phenominal.  I have a recording of the show that I made on my MP3 player, which worked wonderfully as well.  I miss my Janie now because she is doing summerstock in Big Fork, Montana, which is on the same lake that my grandparents own an island.  I heart you!

Then, in April I took a trip with Julie to Indianapolis.  The point of our trip will be explained, but there was plenty of drinking to be had while we were there.  The favorite, of course, was the Alcatraz Brewing Company which supplied us with a wonderfully tasting beer that was 8.5% alcohol.  Damn!  Anyway, the point of the trip was to drive down to Bloomington, Indiana, former home of Coach Bobby Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers, to see this spectacular male a cappella group I've listened to since high school at the university called Straight No Chaser.  They fucking rock.  I have all their CDs if anyone is interested, as well as another wonderful recording done by my MP3 player of the concert.

I got another job working at Bar Natasha downtown.  I love the atmosphere and I love the people I work with.  I'm also hoping to build a repetoire of songs as well, but only time will tell with that.  And here is my plug for those that haven't been there yet.  It's at 1911 Main in downtown Kansas City.  It's a piano cabaret bar and you have to be at least 21.  All the servers and bartenders sing throughout the night as a requirement to work there and on Friday and Saturday nights at 9 and 11 there is a cabaret show.  If you're looking for something new and different, go check it out.

I'm a sorter at UPS now, which isn't much better than loading, but at least I don't hate going EVERY day now.  And I occasionally work at Bravo whenever I can, which is really nice.

And I'm currently in rehearsals for Guys and Dolls out at The Theatre in the Park.  The show opens July 23rd and runs the 24th, 25th, 29th, 30th, 31st, and August 1st.  If you're free any of those nights, please come see the show.

I have two things to say before I get to the bulk of this entry.

1.  Kansas State upset #10 Texas in basketball.
2.  Kansas beat Missouri.

I got a new car yesterday!  Yes, it's true.  I've been driving the 1991 Explorer Sport for just over 5 years, and now it is no longer mine.  I am now the proud owner of a black 5-speed 2004 Hyundai Tiburon.  Words don't do it justice, so I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

February is a really short month.  So short, in fact, that I didn't post once the entire month.  It's come and gone, oh well.  Not a whole lot happened either.  Just the usual took place...work, eat and drink, sleep.  Still trying to recover some financial stability and always on the outlook for better work.

I've also been looking for a new car.  My car is on its last leg and wont survive much longer without spending a bunch of money on it to keep it going.  So the plan is to get a new car very soon.

I went on my first Pub Crawl on Fat Tuesday with Damron, Julie, and the Old Chicago gang.  It was fun and I got a Bacardi Gras t-shirt out of it.  We rode school buses around to a few bars and had drinks at all of them.  I ended up seeing a bunch of people I went to highschool with at Paddy O's too.

My Janie turned 21 on March 1st, so now we can go drink and party when she comes home for Spring Break!  I miss her so much!  And today is March 3rd, so that means it is our 3 year anniversary for getting our tattoos!  How fun is that!

I leave you with a quote:

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist, and just like that, he was gone.

Ragtime was amazing.  We sold out all our shows, and if you were at the closing night show you saw the best performance.  I'm glad it's over so I will have some more time for other things, but I'm sad it's over because I miss theatre so much when it ends.  Thank you to everyone who made it such a fun and memorable experience.

I went to Chicago for the first time in my life finally this past weekend with Damron, Julie, and Kipp.  It was awesome and compared greatly to my trip to NYC.  We went out every night and drank till the bars closed, and we saw a show at The Goodman Theatre called The Light in the Piazza.  Damron and Kipps' friend Brooke was in it.  It was a really great show and easily has the potential to make it on Broadway.  We stayed with Franklin, a friend of Damrons', who is the Devil himself, Beelzebub, and his minion soul suckers (cats), George and Alex.  Thank you Damron for an amazing trip, and thank you Franklin for letting us stay with you and helping make it through the weekend.

Last night, which is actually today in reality, I completed my 1st World Beer Tour at Old Chicago.  I drank 110 different beers and feel like a better person for doing so.  I then had 1 more beer that started my 2nd tour.  This one will take much, much longer to complete.

Other than Ragtime, these past 2 weeks or so have been pretty shitty.  UPS is a pain in my ass that I don't really want, yet I can't do anything about it until I hear about the Indianapolis job.  I'm not really making any money at Bravo right now, so that's disappointing since I enjoy being there.  The Chiefs lost in the playoffs at home again.  So Ragtime has been my savior.  Opening night was simply amazing and Sunday lacked greatness, but it was still a good show.  And due to the demand to see the show, they have also now added a Sunday matinee at 2:00PM.

I'm stating here and now I am done with Troupe.  The Titanic is sinking and I'm getting off now.

Girls are confusing.  I just don't understand them.  They are so difficult.

To counteract all these things I drink a whole lot.  All the time.  Yay!