The Marvelous Patric

dear blog,

it is finals!  I have just uploaded and printed the first draft of my play.  this summer, i will write a second draft that will be completely different.  meanwhile, last week i was in ohio for a goddaughter's first communion.  this weekend, i will be in chicago for a nephew's first communion.  oh, and it's finals, remember?  I actually only have 1 twenty page paper (double spaced, luckily) left to write about tom sawyer and comparative mythology.  yeah.  i can do that.  but, there's a lot riding on it.  not only my grade, but if i do a good enough job on it, i may get a teaching assistantship next year.  yeah, no pressure.  

matt and i have started podcasting together.  this grew out of my weekly live drawing session on ustream.  i like having someone to banter with, and i liked recording it for people who missed it.  i realized that when i watch other ustreams of cartoonists, i really just listen to them, so i thought really i wanted a podcast.  you can find all this stuff at fns.  

i haven't drawn my comic for over a week.  i was always going to take this week off, but then last week, i got massively sick.  I've been sick a lot this year.  I'll be happy when summer comes and burns all the diseases away, as is my understanding of medical science.  

things are progressing nicely with the girlfriend.  the most common question we / i get is "when are you getting engaged?"  all i'm gonna say is that I know the answer to the question, but i'm not saying.  

today, is the performance of the dramatic reading i'm in!  i'm excited!  and dressed in black!  and my hair is combed nicely.  the things i do for art.  i think it's gonna go well.  i hope people come.  i really love acting.  i missed it so much.  i found out from a friend that next year GREAT theater is doing both wonka and the producers.  I loved being wonka and it's been my lifelong dream (well, as long as it was possible) to be Leo Bloom in the producers.  I have contacted the guy in charge and I'm so gonna audition for both plays.  I wanna be a producer....

Current Location: home
Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: Jack Killed Mom - Jenny Lewis

 dear blog,

i guess i only do this like once a month.  i can't tell if that's because i'm so busy or because i have nothing to say.  a paradox, i know.  

my comic has been seeing record numbers of visitors lately.  i'm pretty happy about that.  it's like hard work is paying off.  i won't be going to SDCC this year.  I'm on the waiting list for a table, so i think i'll go to chicago instead.  for the same amount of money i get a bigger table.  and, i can drive there.  it works out a bit cheaper this way.  

the living room is like 98% done.  the floor has been refinished and everything.  the only things left are the molding and the french doors have been stripped and need to be revarnished.  everything looks so nice.  we moved furniture back in there and i've been able to sit on my couch again and work.  

school continues to be fantastic.  my teachers are amazing.  and, i'm in a play.  we're only doing a reading, so no memorization or anything.  but it's awesome.  a student wrote it and my teacher is directing. she cast me even though i didn't audition.  as the lead.  yeep!  i hope i don't disappoint.  i'm gonna need to SHATNER IT UP!!!

it's friday and i feel really tired.  this past couple of weeks have been grueling.  sunday i'm going over to miss marvelous's parents house.  tomorrow is my day.  i'm not doing a damn thing.  except miss marvleous and i are going to see a play at school tomorrow night.  i guess i'm becoming a theater geek again.  which is awesome.  

i'm like 99% certain i'm going to do a play for my thesis project.  i told my teacher i wasn't sure if i had another play in me, and she said i clearly have tons in me.  she is so encouraging.  i have a great connection with both my creative writing teachers.  this semester has been an amazing and life-changing experience.  

Current Location: office
Current Mood: excited
Current Music: That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings