so it's been busy couple of weeks. rehearsals started for "picasso" and they're going very well. i've doing some elvis research to find the character better, and i'm really getting into it. i can't wait till things really start to get going. i also went up to anaheim three times in one week. it's kind of a long story if you don't know what i was doing for the company called youth specialties that i've worked for in the past, but the important part is two of the three trips involved disneyland...which makes me quite pleased. the first disneyland day was with my friends chris and glenn, the second with jenna and rachel. the latter happened to be much more interesting, due mainly to the fact that i had been awake for over 24 hours. let me tell you, walt's world is just that much more magical on when you're running on no sleep. i don't know how many times i almost fell asleep standing up, but jenna or rachel probably could give you an idea...they made fun of me as much as they could.

i also had two nights in a row of stand up comedy: first, mitch hedburg, who was good, but not as good as i hoped, and the next night, bill cosby. so amazing. an hour and a half of absolute genius. i wish i could relay the experience, but i have not the words to describe the experience with any adequacy. he can die now...although i'd rather he not. i would say i can die now, but that's just depressing.

i bought tickets for the bright eyes show which i'm very excited about. unfortunately, i have rehearsal that night so i will have to make it there when i can...hopefully not too late. well, i'm off to do a little passed-due homework...nothing too strenuous. cheers.

blake.

p.s. i watched "punch-drunk love" last night. i think one of my favorite films. if you haven't yet seen it i definitely recommend. it's beautiful...in most every aspect of the word.

so it's been friggin forever, i know...i'm sorry. and now i feel all this pressure to make this an amazing update, but skrew it...you get what you get, so deal.

the last month has been rather nuts and all over the place. my brother's wedding was on the 20th, and that consumed quite a bit of time for that week. it was great, though. the boys had our night of debauchery, although we kept from becoming too debauched...just enough. we went camping, but i'm not sure if i smelled more of campfire or pipe tabacco smoke. either way it was a good night, and we got minimal amounts of sleep, as would be expected. as for the wedding itself, it all went perfectly. the ceremony was at kate session's park in pb, and the whether was beautiful. you could see out over mission bay and all the way to downtown. the reception was at marina park, and that's when the party really started "happenin'" as they say. the wedding party made our entrance, and then i, as the best man, got to give the toast, which was quite fun. my brother had put together a rad picture slide show, "probably the best i know of." we did the other traditional stuff like the cutting the cake, as well as the boquet and garder toss. now as fair warning to all you ladies out there, i caught the garder...so watch out. when the music started for the dancing, people were hesitant, so the duty fell on me and one the groomsman, brett, things going. soon followed our friend joe, and then some of the past junior high guys. for a while there it was pretty much a boys night out dance party, which, admittidly, was kinda sad, but plenty of fun. at the end of the evening, we all walked out to the end of a pier, and the happy couple left on a sailboat. again, the whole night was pretty much perfect.

in the last few weeks since the wedding i've pretty busy as well. i've been working on my vespa, i started school, ended working at the rec center, and started a new job. all quite exciting things. the vespa's been doing pretty well. i've had a few little things to tune up here and there, but overall, she's running well, and she makes me happy. schools exciting, mainly for the fact that i'm not taking any real acedemic classes, which is great. i've got a couple of video classes, acting, and a rad seminar on photography that i'm taking with bird, rachel, and corrie on thursday nights. should be a great semester.

there have been a few adventures as well in the last few weeks as well, the details of which i shall not bore you with as you are probably tired of reading about me by now. well it's good to be back, you'll be hearing from me more frequently, i promise. (jenna and rachel don't you try and give me any crap about that either) ok, that is all. cheers.

blake.