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So I sit here in my comfortable work chair in my office with a pile of papers sitting beside me. I should be doing work, but if you know anything about me you probably know - I'm not. I am putting it off and instead cruising on facebook and the ever exciting perezhilton.com. Then I get an *im* from Justen Fine, my first ever boyfriend and now great friend who I miss horribly and who lives now in New York. He has started a blog, he watched So You Think You Can Dance last night - his life sounds exciting. So I will copy him. (Not with watching SYTYCD last night, because I have yet to master time travel).

I have had reminenants of a blog before. Theres the myspace blog, the notes of facebook, and once in my first apartment in Chicago after going through a hellacious move, a horrible breakup, the job from hell, and the boyfriend from somewhere under hell (aka even worse than hell), I kept a blog. I think the most interesting story told there was when I decided to bake a pizza in my oven night 2, with the carboard under it still and nearly burnt down 4437 N. Wolcott.

I tend to write lots of song lyrics, and stupid lists and shit that no one would want to read. I will try not to do that this go around - to the two or three people that may read this. So lets see - where to start .. uhm I will just tell a quick bit about me:

I am almost 26, with a birthday coming up in August (the 23rd to be exact, and yes I created an amazon.com wishlist especially for that glorious day). I origionally hail from South Carolina. You know the state that all people in the north call north carolina because to them it doesn't really exsist? It doesn't bother me. Besides a few of my friends still there, and my family, it really shouldn't exsist. Charelston is nice I suppose. That can stay. I grew up in a Southern Baptist household and have fought against it my entire life. Now I type before you a 25 year old gay agnostic actor. You read it right! Sounds like a stereotype right there. I have been acting since I was 6, and its what got me through the SC years. Went to college at Winthrop University in SC, which actually I do miss from time to time, most of the time I spent there was great. I graduated with a Bachelors degree in theatre performance and locked arms with one of my best friends Tara, and we moved to Chicago almost on a total whim. We hadn't visited before, had no place to live, and no real ammounts of money to support ourselves (maybe that was just me, Tara has always been more frugal). I took a risk. Left all of my friends 700 miles away. Left a very good and stable relationship. Left my moms and pops. And just moved. It was a risk, and one I haven't regretted for a moment. No matter what hell I had to go to the first year here.

However on a proffessional level - things opened up quick here and I got cast in my first Chicago play the 3rd day I lived here. Alongside my roomate as the Stage Manager. Since then I have been in 15 shows, am working on the 16th now. Its called Termen Vox Machina, and its the weirdest show ever concieved. (more on it later I'm sure)

Since moving here I have been lucky to have so many of my college friends, and another of my best friends in the world move to Chicago. I am around so many amazing people. I am usually very good about picking friends, and with Tara and Carly - I have done some of my best work. Along with them, since I moved here, I've been joined by: Chris, Susan, Zach, Brandon, and then theres other people from Winthrop whom I don't really see or talk too. I've made some great friends since I've been here - kept myself busy and all that.

However the best find I have made since living here- Nicholas, my boyfriend. Although I am only 4 months into our relationship, I have NO doubt that he is the man for me. NO DOUBT! I have never been happier, more content, or more in love. This all coming from a guy who has done a 3+ year relationship -- I know what I am talking about. Theres not enough space on this blog, or hell the internet, for me to express how I feel about him. I hope he knows. And I hope I show him all the time. I constantly just think - I can't wait to spend the rest of my days with him.

Okay -- if youre single, or just not into online PDA, you can throw up now, and hopefully continue reading. I love Flavor of Love and all its spawns. (especially New York, and her spinoff series .. which is actually better than the original). I was up til like 4 this morning watching the end of season 3 on dvd. I was estatic that Thing 2 won Flav's heart. I love trash tv. I love tv. I love tv on dvd. I love movies. My dvd collection is ridiculous. I could just as easily sit back and enjoy a David Lynch film, and then pop in Rock of Love with Brett Michaels. Watch a concert performance of Bjork and then pop in a movie entiteld Nora's Hair Salon (sad but true, I do own this black womens comedy .. because it stars Lil' Kim .. I love her). I am obsessive over Amy Winehouse. She is a music goddess to me. I have 2 new posters of her in my room that won't stay on the fucking wall .. I really should buy some poster stickies.

I feel this could go on and on. Theres many other things I should be doing now: work, trying to buy a plane ticket to go to NY and see my best friend Sara (and Justen too), going to see my other bestie Nikki, going home to spend time with my family, my cousin, hell even laying in bed with Nicholas taking a nap and cuddling (yeah puke it up if you will) would be amazing. I should end this -- so that I can now hop over to Justens blog and read his recap of SYTYCD last night. I can't believe I forgot to tape it. OH WELL!

ILUNT