ugh. thats how i feel today. just ugh. everyone is seeming to annoy me. i think its PMS. i need to snap out of this mood and ASAP. I have a Cowboy Mouth concert tonight. I can't wait. Its gonna be so much fun. And its a great way to let all that frustration go. The fun part is Tracy and I get to go the sound check this afternoon, and we are on the guest list for the show. Tomorrow I am driving to Portland so I can see them again. Got to take advantage of them while they are in the NW. Thats a reason to get out of here, out of this city, this state, this area. Hardly new good music comes to this city....oh wait. Mariah Carey is gonna be here. okay I shouldn't get down on her music. There are people out there that like her just as much as I like my music. So I won't say anything.....

I am trying to move to New Orleans. That is were my heart lies. So to prepare for that move across county, to a city/state were I know no one, I have to earn money. Because any kind of move is never cheap.

I have been working a second job for the Intiman Theatre. Doing fundraising. Which is pretty much calling people 4 hours a day, begging for money. Sounds like fun right? Well actually it hasn't been to bad. For the most part people listen to our community and outreach programs that go on in addition to the productions. They are really working hard to produce top-quality shows for the entire community, and trying to get the arts back into high schools.
Ah jeez, I just did part of the pitch. Anyway, a lot of people like to hear about this stuff, and to talk to people that know theatre, and understand it? Well its been a pleasent suprise. I have had some great conversations.....and in the past few months I have raised $10,000 for them. This is from September until last night. Not bad for a first time fundraiser. Especially by the phone. Our last day for fundraising is supposed to be this Thursday. They have extended it for a week and a half more. Actually they have asked me to stay through Dec. I can do it until Dec. 15th. So one more month. Hopefully all the rest of the nights won't go like last night. We are just started calling more leads. People who have only seen Black Nativity. These people don't care about the programs or if the theatre needs help to put up shows. I called 99 people and 21 of those were not interested. The largest amount I have had so far. It was harsh. But today is a new day.

Ahhh Mondays. Don't like them so much. I didn't want to get out of bed. Wanted to stay and sleep all day. No such luck. Now I am trying to motivate myself to go to the gym. I was all gung-ho about it this morning...now I really don't want to go. Maybe trying to find an outfit to wear in Chicago for the Harry Christmas concerts should motivate me some. But its not working right now. Since I am not shopping for that until this weekend.

Someone was apparently trying to sale fan club tickets on ebay. A big NO. This person is gonna end up getting us all in trouble. The fan club seat tickets are usually in the first 3 rows, and we don't have to pay all the service charges. This person had them up for a starting bid of $200 or buy now for $400. Obviously just trying to make some bucks off of it....I know I fully appreciate the tickets, and don't want to lose this fantastic privledge. That just ticks me off.

New beganning. New adventure. This shall be interesting. So what will my blog be about? Mainly just what is going on in my world. So expect a lot about Harry Connick Jr., my friends and my family.

So its a Friday night. What do I have planned? Nothing. For once. Working 2 jobs has taken a lot out of me. But if I want to move to New Orleans (know from here on out as NOLA) But for the past few weeks it has been go, go, go. The first part of the month contained my best friend Michelle visiting. Then the next weekend it was packing/moving. Last weekend it was finishing up moving and a party. Tonight it will be me and the couch and the TV. I am looking forward to it sooo much. I think I will be saving up all my energy for next weekend when I will get to see Cowboy Mouth on Thursday and then again on Friday in Portland. After that it will be all about gearing up to go to Chicago, in mid-Dec, to see Harry Connick Jr. and his big band. Oh so much to say about that. But at a later time.....