And the weekend off

Not having friends suck. Working in a shop that is made up of middle aged men also sucks. Who am I supposed to hang out with on my days off? So here I am, sitting on the couch, nothing to do except listen to the wind blowing outside.

I finished my tray today. Trying to get the curve into it was a challenge but I was able to do it with some fancy table saw and router work. The only down side was that I had to you the crappy 1/4" luan that the shop had. It would have been so much pretty with some nice plywood but beggars can't be choosers. I also put some seats into some chairs so that's four projects finished in three days. I doubt the rest of them will be so easy.

Decisions

Accepted Juilliard today. Now I need to find a possible place to live because the address that Carrie gave me is an hour and a half away from where I need to be. Is having to get up really early > free housing? I'm thinking about it.

Finished two projects today. The processional candles came out pretty good and putting the chair together was a pain be it happened. Now I'm working on a tray that has curved sides. Trying to figure that out.

Day one

So when you've not stood on your feet for more than 2 hours at a time, doing it for 10 hours on hand hurts . Who knew, eh? But my first day back at SFO was uneventful. I dry fitted a chair but it was made wrong so now it's waiting for a designer approval. Now I'm working on some precession candles, which brings me back to the Easter candles from Piazza. Ick to Piazza, but these might actually come out pretty cool. It's going pretty slow but I hope to be finished with it tomorrow. Everybody seems to be happy that I'm back. Hopefully I don't disappoint.

Today I got offered the internship at Steppenwolf. So that's Steppenwolf and Juilliard. Basically the same job, same pay, the only thing would be I would be paying my own living if I went to Juilliard, which is perfectly ok with me as long as Carrie pulls through. So Juilliard after SFO. Yeah. Decision made...that awkward moment when you have to turn someone down.

At the Beginning

Yes, I know that using the title of our song is SO original, but as all of us know, it holds so much meaning for all of us. So, as I, like the rest of you, begin our lives as real people doing real things, I thought this would be the perfect time to start writing down my life. Not that my life is anything interesting, but this is easier than writing in a diary and it's all saved in one place.

Here I am, 8 hours away from starting my first day as a second year prop carpentry apprentice with the Santa Fe Opera. Thanks to the NATO summit, getting out here from Chicago was not a great adventure. Everybody and their mother apparently wanted out of O'Hare Airport at the exact same time that I wanted out. Sitting in traffic for two hours is not fun unless you provide me with a movie or other types of distractions. Fun fact, it takes the airport at least 40 minutes to put a checked bag onto a plane. Lesson learned. Needless to say, I missed my flight but the ladies at American Airlines very kindly put me on a flight to Dallas with a connection to Albuquerque. I would have only been 5 hours late if the baggage handlers had put my bag on the same flight that I was on. So, I'll just be pants-less for the next couple of days. It'll be great.

Nothing has changed in Santa Fe other than there is no more construction on Cerillios. Even the Borders store is still there, sign and all, minus all the books.

I'm in a triple at the Axton Apartments. I have my own room. Haha, suckers.