Playing Catch Up

It's been five months since I've written. My bad.

But to be honest, it's been a fairly turbulent five months. And I don't mean that in a bad way.

Summer, to say the least, came and went. But it was awesome, nonetheless. I arrived in Seattle mid-May after the single worst airport experience ever. I had anticipated that it would be hard to transport all of my shit back up from my dorm, so I sent at least five or six packages. Yet that still wasn't quite enough. My friend and fellow Motion Pictures & Television major, Mike accompanied me to the BART station with my luggage. Unfortunately for him. We straining as we dragged my overstuffed bags downhill. Once I finally got to the Oakland Airport (thanks to some miracle from God), I was drenched in sweat and ready to pass out. Oh, and my plane ended up being delayed a couple hours.

However, the universe tends to balance itself out and I was rewarded with a great Summer amongst friends and good movies. I left my job at the theater after a couple weeks, reluctantly. I couldn't afford to commute half an hour north to work at a job for minimum wage when it cost over $4/gallon for gas.

I started working almost immediately at Circuit City, which is within walking distance from my house, with my buddy Kyle, whom I go back all the way to sixth grade with. So basically my Summer consisted of work, getting high, avidly watching Keith Olbermann WHILE getting high, drinking, backyard bonfires, occasionally writing, and seeing a shit-ton of movies. And on the latter note, there was not a single goddamn movie that I saw in theaters that I did not like. Easily the best Summer for blockbuster movies in my young adult life. Of course the pinnacle of those would have to be The Dark Knight, which I've seen a total of eight times to date (not counting the number of times I've watched bootlegged on my friend's PS3).

So now I've been back in San Francisco for a little over three weeks, and things seem to be adjusting fine. I no longer live in a dorm, but in a loft with four other guys. It's a mixed blessing, because it's incredibly spacious, but it's a little farther from my other friends and the school buildings. I also don't have a meal plan, but I have a fully decked out kitchen, digital cable, and some cool ass guys for roommates.

I also have a girlfriend. Her name's Loretta, and although we haven't even been dating two weeks, we've been growing ever so close. And I'm loving every bit of it. We started getting to know one another online before going on a date and hitting it off, to say the least. It's fresh and exciting and we both seem to want the same things.

I've also started work at the Virgin Megastore of San Francisco. I'm doing pretty much the equivalent to my job at Circuit City--product flow and processing--only at Virgin it's much more laid back. I get to dress casually, and listen to any CD I want to while I work. And believe, you come across a shitload of good music when sorting through boxes of CDs. I get my first paycheck Friday, thank God.

Oh, and that reminds me! Taylor, Grant, and Vagelis moved down from WA. Taylor and Grant are going to my school, while Vagelis was just looking to uproot his life and start anew. It's pretty exciting, although they're having difficulty finding a place. Still, it makes life easier having friends from home here.

And speaking of school, it's going well so far, although I've felt a little sick the last couple of days. Ever since I quit smoking a week ago, my chest has felt kind of congested. I have no clue if it's at all related, but I'm making the connection. But going back to school, it looks like I'm in a for a hard semester. Unless I change my availability at work (which I'm strongly considering), I have not one single open day in the week. I have class five days a week, as opposed to two last semester. And I work four days a week. In addition, the workload for class is greater. I have to actually start filming stuff starting Saturday and edit it the final week. So yikes! Although it's probably good for me to be pushed this way.


SO...I guess that brings us up to date. I promise that my next blog will not be a mere summary of events.

Until next time, good night...and good luck.