Another Survey On Eric...SOOO SORRY

Ok everyone...if anyone has a problem with this survey...don't read it...Here goes everything.

1. What facial feature do you find the most attractive on others?
Eyes...all it takes is a beautiful set of peepers and I am gone.

2. Would you vote for a woman candidate for president?
Yes...if they were the best for the job. Do we really still need this question in 2004?

3. Would you marry for money?
No...I would marry for love...but if money was there...I would marry a lot richer.

4. Have you had braces?
Nope..no braces..but my teeth are getting slightly crooked in the front...

5. Do you pluck your eyebrows?
I have before. Gotta keep the unibrow in check...never met a girl who would answer question one of this survery with...Love a sexy unibrow...you know..like Bert from Seasame Street...

6. Do you ever cut or hurt yourself?
Ummm..Hello..I'm Eric..Have we met? I'm 22 and I have already had knees surgery..Shall I just spell it out. A-C-C-I-D-E-N-T P-R-O-N-E

7. When was the last time you had a hickey?
Never had one...taking applications... Last time I gave one...about 8 months ago...that was a fun night.

8. Do you use ICQ, AOL Buddy List, etc.?
Yeah..what of it?

9. If so, how many people are on your list?
over 100..but I only talk to like 10.

10. If you could live in any past time period, which would it be?
Hmmm..not sure. Maybe...Renaissance.

11. Do you wear shoes in the house or take them off?
Usually take them off as soon as I walk in the door..but sometimes..I don't.

12. What is your favorite fruit?
Fugi Apples...and Grapes.

13. Do you eat wheat bread or white?
Mostly white..but I love Honey Wheet.

14. What is your favorite place to visit?
Not sure...Haven't been many places...I do like going to my Grandfather's place..and hanging out in the creek.

15. What is the last movie you saw?
The Grudge

16. Do you kiss on the first date?
Yes...if it feels right.

17. Are you photogenic?
Hmm..I don't think so..but others do..sometimes. I make one hell of a scary monster guy in my HHN pics.

18. Do you dream in color or black and white?
Depends on the dreams..but usually very vivid color.

19. Are you wearing fingernail polish?
Ummm..nope.

20. Do you have any dimples?
yeah..slight.

21. Do you remember being born?
I remember a tunnel...and getting spanked..but that could have been...last week..so I don't know.

22. Why do you take surveys?
because...I feel obligated...it's wierd. If someone takes the time and effort to fill one of these out and send it to me..I feel so obligated to do the same.

23. Do you drink alcohol?
Sometimes..not a lot..but sometimes..but only in social settings.

24. Did you like high school?
No..not at all.

25. What is the most beautiful language?
Italian...I think..but a girl with a slight southern accent tends to throw me for a loop.

26. When you are asleep, do you like being kissed awake?
Never happened...but..we will take that to the bottom of the application.

27. Do you like sunrises or sunsets the most?
Depends on who I am spending them with...but in all reality..if they are special enough...both. Sunrises because that usually means you just finished a great ight...and sunsets because that usually means a great night is yet to come.

28. Do you want to live to be 100?
Depends on what my life is like..who I am with...ect.

29. Do you think women should be expected to shave their body hair?
Expected? No. I do find it’s more pleasant that way, though.

30. Do you prefer salty or sugary food?
Sugary foods with slightly salty undertones..it makes the sweet sweeter...Damn..I am a cook.

31. Is a flat stomach important to you?
Not really...I would like to have a flat stomach..but it is a lot of work..and I don't expect that from everyone.

32. Do you or have you ever played with a Ouija board?
Made my own once...with my friend Jeremy. It was wierd..stupid kids medling with the unknown..and my dad's shotglass.

33. Are you loyal?
I think so...but you would have to ask my friends. Sometimes too loyal I would think.

34. Are you tolerant of other people's beliefs?
yes...as long as they don't include telling me what mine should be.

35. When you watch movies at home, do you like the lights on or off?
Usually off. Glare on TV bothers me.

36. Do you believe in magic?
Yes. If you don't...life is to scientific.

37. Do you have nightmares frequently?
No..but when I do..they are dooseys.

38. Do you like your nose?
Not particularly...it seems really big..but it's me...so ok.

39. Do you like abstract art?
Yes..it's cool.

40. Do you think you can draw well?
No....I have trouble with a circle...when I have a compass.

41. Do you listen to music every day?
yes...more like every minute.

42. Do you like to watch cartoons?
Yes...if you don't...start.

43. At what age did you find out Santa Clause wasn't real?
Not sure...mom and dad weren't so good at that whole...fantasy thing.

44. How many pairs of shoes are in your closet?
Maybe 3.

45. Do you write poetry?
yes..not all the time..just when I am moved.

46. Do you snore?
Not that I know of.

47. Would you rather have a poodle or a rottweiler?
Rottweiler..poodles are froofy.

48. Do you lick stamps?
Sometimes..if that's all I have.

49. Have you ridden in a hot air balloon?
No..but I plan to..on a very romantic date..some day.

50. Which hurts the most, physical or emotional pain?
Emotional...and I have had my fair share of both..so..yeah..emotional.

51. Do you think balding men should shave their heads?
Not if they don't want to.

52. Do you know anyone who is clinically depressed?
My mother...she's heavily medicated...

53. Do you know someone who has cancer?
Not at the moment.

54. Are you a sex addict?
It's hard for a virgin to be a sex addict...

55. Do you hunt?
No...Part of why I stand out so much in my family.

56. Do you like fast food, or expensive restaurants?
Both...at any point in time.

57. Are you basically a happy person?
That's a toughie...my blog would say no..and so would most of my friends...but I think I am happier than some.

58. Are you tired?
Yes. Always....but that's because I try to keep busy...and I fail at it...

59. Did you drink anything with caffeine in it today?
Cherry Coke.

60. Have you ever met anyone on the internet?
yep...not anyone dateable.

61. How long is your hair?
Short.

62. Do you get along with your parents?
Not usually...cause I am living with them..but when i am not living with them we get along pretty good. Part of it could be my age...22...

63. Are you an active person?
Do video games, parades, scaring people at HHN, and all that stuff count.

64. What does your bedroom look like?
Ummmm....a lilly pad pond...but more with a bed and stuff? WHAT A STUPID WAY TO END THE SURVEY!!!

Long Day With Luvya, the Helper Monkey

Today I am bored...that was the theme...bored and tired. I didn't sleep at all last night...I finally passed out at around 12:30 this afternoon and got up at 3 shower and go to work. Well I get in the car and it sputtered but didn't start. It appears I got some bad gas from a gas station..and my tank and filter had to be cleaned. So I called work and they told me to take the night off. So I did. Then I sat at home and tried to gain back all the weight I worked to lose..I don't think I did it though. Now it's almost 10 p.m. and I am making brownies and reading my friends blogs...I guess I should look into culinary arts...I mean I cook when I am bored, when I am mad, when I am depressed...There is something soothing in taking things and making them into other things that taste really good. In reading everyone's blogs I noticed that ONE...(Billy's Blog) For the first time in a long time I have no romantic prospects...it's strange...cause even when I didn't have any real prospects..I still had Carrie prospects in the back of my mind..and being that we haven't spoken in months...lol. TWO...(Alyson's Blog)I am going to either bore you to death or pull you deep into my interesting web of finformation that is "ERIC AND THE BLOG SURVEY"

1) What is your favorite cd currently?
I am not really one for favorites of anything..cause it takes to much time and thought to decide on the favorite and then when I make the decision something new comes along and I am all...OOHH!!! THAT'S GOOD! But I think it's either the most recent "Three Doors Down" CD or Stephen Lynch's "A Little Bit Special".

2) Favorite sandwich?
Panera Bread, Ham and Cheese on Honey Wheat hold the Alfalfa crap...lots of Mayo. With Chicken Noodle Soup. Mmmm....

3) Characteristic you despise?
Disloyalty, Two-Faced people...Things like that.

4) Favorite article of clothing?
Don't really have a favorite...but there are these shorts that I have had for years...they are bluish but faded...and sooo comfortable...but I lost a lot of weight and they fall off me now.

5) If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland..World Tour anyone?

6) What did you want to be when you were little?
First was a Clown...then Space man, then doctor for a long time, then vet, then actor..still there...and maybe a chef. So maybe I'll get the Culinary Arts degree and have a cooking show..but like...Tyler Florence Style cooking show. Where I could be a great actor..but just concentrate on the cooking.

There ya go...wipe up the drool from the sleeping on the keyboard..and I'll post later.

And Then I Peed Myself

So today was a day of Billy and Eric hang time that will go down in infamy. It started at 1:3o when he called and told me that I should come over and go and see "The Grudge" with him...I agreed. It took some time for me to get a shower and get over there cause TV and stuff distracted me. After I got there and picked him up we went to Chipotle...Mexican Fast Food Burrito & Taco Bar Heaven....GOOD TIMES! Then we went to see the movie. The best thing is we were both sufficiently freaked out by the time the movie started just from the freaky previews..one of which looks to have some serious promise for scaring me...which takes a lot. The name of that movie is "White Noise". You can check out some stuff about it at http://www.aaevp.com. It looks really cool. We watched the movie..it was really good. Billy was very very freaked out....and we decided that I am immune to fear..it's wierd. We went back to his place and I played some Paper Mario..then we watched Smallville..SOO GOOD...Then we went to Blockbuster where I discovered I bought the wrong video game system. We wanted X-Men Legends for the Gamecube...no has it...everyone has it for the PS2 and the XBox...but not for Gamecube..WHATEVER! Then to the bank and to the Super Walmart...where Billy purchased Futurama Volume 4...Good times. Through the day and night Billy tried very, very hard to get me to leave him with Paper Mario...to no avail unfortunately. I just can't part with it...and I am a bad friend. Oh well..I'll deal..He's got a girlfriend and I've got a....video game..I think we all see who got the losing end of the deal here. Anyway...I have Halloween tomorrow and I am looking forward to it. And for the first time in a very long while...I am looking forward to my next rehearsal at Moonlight. I'll post later.

I'll Try To Do Better...I Really Will

Ok..so I haven't been blogging as much as I should. Sorry. I forget that people actually do read this. It has been a long weekend. I went to Halloween Horror Nights on Saturday as a guest with my cousin, Dawn, and her friend Buffy. Dawn was in a wheelchair because she has 2 hurniated disks in her back and one is pressing against here spinal cord. Long story..not for here. I spent the majority of the night pushing her around through all 7 houses, Bill & Ted, and the Parade. It was good times. We made it through all of that in 6 hours on a sold out Saturday...that is unheard of..and we wouldn't of heard of it either except my boss has a crush on me and I know everyone who does Halloween so there wasn't a lot of line-waiting for us. I went back to work on Sunday and worked Parade as a bead captain. It was fun to go back for a day, see what has changed, how everyone has been. They were all glad to see me and we all caught up. Lots of hugs and near tearful goodbyes from parade management. This is the only part of Halloween I hate..the end. It's not as bad in a house as it is in the streets...we are close..but not as close as we usually are. Man of La Mancha rehearsal was fun..but annoying. Jan didn't do as much directing as she used to..it was a lot of Billy directing. She loves the show and it is great and all..but it is very much like she is trying to recreate the show they did however many years ago..but with upgrades. Today I am annoyed with my mother...fully reminding me why I have to get out of this house. I didn't sleep last night...a mix of Halloween schedule, excitement about the show, and Paper Mario(damn addictive game that is). So I was up when she and my brother got up to go to school at 5. She comes out and tells me to take him to my Uncles to catch the bus. I don't know about anyone else..but telling your son who hasn't slept at all to get in the car with your other son to take him down the road when you have gotten a full nights sleep..that's just not right. It's not safe...I hadn't slept in over a day..I was exhausted and putting me on the road..not a good plan. She had a headache...and I can't help but remember when I was in school...or lets just go back to this past week when I was hacking up my freaking lungs and passing out..I wanted to stay home, and I did..but I got so much freaking greef for it cause I am an irresponsible little brat. Whereas my mother called in this morning for the 2nd time this week cause she had a headache. She calls in atleast one day every other week. She is going to get fired...that is what she is trying to do..so she can just stay in bed until she dies. I don't get depression...I just don't. But I can tell you...if she says one more word to me today...I am going to say some things that I will probably not regret...but i don't think I should regret the truth...even if she is my mother. There's a blog for you..I'll try to do better..but this dial up crap is killing me.

That Is My Lung There....On The Floor..Where It Should Not Be

So several things have happened in the last couple days. Billy and I discovered that I can do an excellent Carl, from Auqa Teen Hunger Force, impression. I went and saw Man Of La Mancha at West Orange High School. I saw Team America: World Police..which sealed my fate..I am going to hell for laughing at that movie. And I caught the Black Plague. The little cough that I had on Sunday night has progessed into a wall rattling hack that threatens to pull my lung out of my body and display it promenently on the floor. I didn't go to work last night because I thought I better stay home and sleep..try to get better before I exposed myself to the dense fog of death that fills my room in the haunted maze. Man of La Mancha was amazing visualy. I am not sure how much of it was just me and how I was feeling falling into my interpretation of the actors and thier performances. A lot of the music seemed to be sharp or flat...or just wrong. The lead male seemed to play the character a lot more feeble than I liked...and sang the songs...not so good. The male supporting role was almost nonexistant. Their Aldonza, female lead, was great. Her songs were good, her acting was good...she truly shined. Granted..our Man Of La Mancha cast is going to blow the socks, shoes, shirts, pants, underware, and first layer of skin off of thiers. If we had access to that set and those costumes....we would rival any broadway cast. That's about it..I am going to work in a few hours..and tomorrow I am going to have fun at Halloween Horror Nights as a guest. Post later.

THINK PEOPLE...THINK!

This doesn't really have a whole lot to do with me..and I know that writing this in my blog probably won't affect many people due to the relatively small number of readers that I have. But I am writing it none the less. Think about what you are saying and who you are saying it to before you say what you are going to say. Seriously people. Great people are getting hurt because of stupid things that you are saying in a moment of absent-minded stupidity. There have been several instances of this in my life and lives of people I think about lately..and I thought I would address it. People get hurt enough without us hurting eachother. I know how bad this next part is going to sound..but I am going to say it anyway, If you are going to hurt someone...do it intentionally, not because of some comment that wasn't enough thought through enough to do anything other than leave a glancing blow. In a perfect world we wouldn't want to hurt eachother that way..but in this world..it happens.

Hilarious False Accusatons

Ok..so remember the girl that quit a couple nights ago..Megan. Well apparently she told the bosses, Bryan and Angela, that she wasn't the only one that was unhappy and that she couldn't work in the negative atmosphere that ME AND BILLY were creating. This is only funny because we sit in a trailer and joke around all break long while she would complain about life. We told the other two people that we hang out with during the break and they almost fell over they were laughing so hard. I was a Bird Person last night instead of a Checkerboard Person. It was fun...I was over there with Alyson and Brad, the afformentioned "Other Two People", and Billy. It was a pretty good night. At the end of the night I went and talked to Bryan and told him I thought that we had been grossly misrepresented. He pretty much agreed and that was the end of that. At the beginning of the night I had to put on my checkerboard costume so the costume lady could see me in it to decide what alterations to make. I walk in with the costume on and she looked and me and goes,"What do you think we should do?".........I was just like, "Umm..I don't know...you're the costuming lady..I think YOU should tell me what WE should do." They are going to try to make it bigger..cause I am just too tall. I also have to talk to Benefits at work..they took out 60 dollars in taxes and insurance from a check that was only 120 to begin with. I was not happy to say the least. Trying to find something out now. I will blog later.

Lost Treak and Beer Bottle Battles

Well last night was a long night. I got hit in the back of the head with a beer bottle last night...it hurt like hell. Couldn't identify the person cause there was a group of like 15 people around my corner with beer bottles and all of them were laughing. It sucked. I understand how violated Billy felt the other night...I didn't even want to keep scaring that night. It wasn't until the last set...about 5 hours later that I was getting into it again. Megan, on of the Treaks, left last night in the middle of her shift..said it wasn't for her. Whatever..she has been complaining non-stop about everything anyway. I mean shit happens to all of us..we get out it eventually...she could complain about anything..and her's was always worse. I told my ASM Angela last night that I am not doing houses again. I mean..I don't HATE it..it's just..not safe. I will do parade or streets..hopefully streets. Anyway..I will blog more later when I have slept and don't have to go to work in an hour.

Inappropriate Comment That Made Me Laugh

"I want you in the worst way. Which is standing up in a hammock."-Louis Ramsey

I don't know why I laughed so hard that I almost snorted up a piece of Peanut Butter Sandwich..but I did. It was hilarious in a totally wrong magnitude. I work tonight. We won house of the week. Got the cheesiest trophy known to man but atleast we rock. We get a pizza party on Saturday. I can't wait for the temp to drop to a managable degree of uncomfortable in our house. Blog later.

Eric's Thoughts For The Night

People are stupid, I just happen to make friends with the smarter ones.
It sucks that I never know what I want until I choose the wrong thing.
Man Of La Mancha is going to be fun, damnit..no matter what.
I miss my friends.
I miss my life.
I miss being a social person.
People who complain all the time are annoying...aren't we?
I am so freaking tired...making a 6 foot 2 man scream like a little girl is exhausting.

Tired...So Very Tired

Today I went to work at Jaws. It was fun to be back..but all in all it was a dissaster. I got my 79.5 hour work week down to a respectable 50 or so and worked a nice 8 hour overtime shift today. I am so freaking tired. Jaws is crap...as far as the ride goes. It was down for 2 of the scheduled 3 to 5 weeks..and more is broken now than was before. It is ridiculous. Billy and I were talking the other day and mentioned that neither of us had ever seen any of the techs working on anything the whole time the lagoon was drained...we thought it was just us. NOPE..they didn't do anything but stand around and scratch their butts. Even the things they did do..like putting new skins on the sharks...were done hald-assed. They were put on wrong and are already starting to peel off around the lips. So mad about that whole situation. Anyway..that's all really. My voice is totally shot after a day at Jaws and 3 nights of halloween. It should come back tomorrow..so I can lose it again by Sunday. Ahh..the joy of Halloween. I'll blog later.

Eric's First Trip To The Airport, Insomnia, Tingling Nerves, And Blending In

Well..It is 2:49 a.m. as I start writing this blog and I am supposed to be at Jaws ready to work at 10 a.m. I took some sleeping pills at 10 p.m. to no avail. The problem is that my sleep schedule has been reassigned to go to sleep at 4, get up at 12. The other problem is that the nerves that were cut during the surgery having finally started waking up and reconnecting...My leg is tingling like crazy. It feels like someone has a muscle massager set on a really low speed laying on my leg. This weekend was interesting and fun and tiring. I spent all weekend at Billy's house. His parent's went out of town and being that we are both in the same haunted house and his house is closer to universal and he's my best friend...it just made sense to stay there. Working in a house is..dangerous. I am enjoying the scares..but not the constant worry that the next guest could deck me and I could lay there unconscious for up to 45 minutes before someone would even notice. They need to work something out for houses and security. 2 management people watching over a whole house..not happening. In my room the other scareactors can't even see me..so I would be screwed. The scares are good..and fun. I am in ridiculous amounts of pain....but..it's worth it. Any job were you can cause a full grown man turn to his wife and say, "I just peed a little."..is worth my time and scaring expertese. Staying at Billy's made me want to get a house of my own even more. I may have had bad roommates, high rent, and just all around a not great first apartment experience..but I miss it..I miss the hell out of it. I also miss the hell out of Lu Lu. I know she's busy....but I still miss you..when you read this. The read through for Man of La Mancha has come and gone. It went pretty well. I am generally happy with all casting descisions...generally. Just one or two that I am little worried about..and mostly not because of talent or ability..but because of irresponsibilityin practices. I got a few nods tonight when I sang my solos..and a scratch on the knee from Alyson to tell me I did a good job. I am excited about my part..but I think Billy is more excited for me than I am fo myself..he says that I could steal the show with a few of my solos. Maybe that's true..maybe not. I am not going to try to steal the show..just do my best. Me as a priest..how far from me can you get. And the first part of my title..but the last part of my blog, I went inside an airport for the first time ever today. It was a really cool experience...one I don't think I will experience many times. Experiencing something I have seen and heard depicted SOO many times. It was great. People laughing and smiling as they were rejoined with people they hadn't seen for years, weeks, days, hours..people crying as people go away. The looks on kids faces as they get in line to get on the plane..excited to fly. The parent's smiling and crying at the same time..excited for the child that is going to get to fly to wherever they are going..but worried. It's a strange place. A full range of the human emotional experience...thrown into one building. Well I am going to try to sleep now. Got work in 7 hours..that means I have to get up in 4 hours. I hate living in B.F.E.

WIERDED OUT!

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Ok..now this random personality generator thing is wierd...but quiet accurate. Let me explain. I have a genius IQ, I love words...being a poet, I actually can see in the dark quiet well...aiding me in the scaractor category, I have an irregular magnetic field..to many electrons...resulting in damaging watches and randomly getting shocked a lot, I spend a lot of me life just watching people...because I find the way people react to things very interesting, and people do think I am wierd...and being that there are very few animals that can read..and none of the ones who can have my blog address...you probably noticed that I AM wierd.

BIZARRO WORLD!!

Ok so a lot has happened in the last few days that my computer decided not to let me blog. I am no longer a Bead Captain, I am now a Checkerboard Man in Billy's House (DISORIENTORIUM). Billy had an allergic reaction to his latex clown mask at work and had to be put on sterioids. Very elaborate way to get out of being Clownman. He then went to Jen's for a trip to long for me to go...PUNK! I let Alyson talk me into going to Man Of La Mancha auditions and scored the part of Padre...which really doesn't mean much to me..but alyson and kyle assure me it is a great part with several solos...all of which beautiful. I am sure that I thuroughly shocked most everyone in the room when I showed. It was the kinda shock where it's like. "What the hell are you doing here?!?! Glad you're here cause we needed more guys...but..what?!?!?!" I'll post more later...tired..

One More Thing That Annoy's Me

I really hate it when you go to a store looking for a perfectly reasonable item and they don't have it...like..not they are out of it..but that they just don't carry it at all. Today I went to Target to get a pair of BLACK Cargo pants and a couple black T-shirts. They didn't have black Cargo pants...never carry them...ever according to the 3 sales associates I talked to. That annoys me...you carry white, tan, green, camo, yellow, pink, any freaking color but the one you get when you mix them all together in a vat. The T-shirts they had only came in packs of 2 that contained a black and a grey(gray..whatever). So I bought 2 of those doubling the amount of shirts I needed but still only being able to use half of them for work purposes. I found a pair of black pants that are suitable for my purposes but not really what I wanted. Just thought I would rant that out on my blog..That's what it's here for..right?

Another Night, Another Fifty Dollars

Well last night was yet another riveting night of walking at a snails pace next to a giant float. It wasn't all bad...I am kinda working into the groove of the whole thing. I have this great sense of...belonging in the entertainment crew...no matter what I am doing..even though a lot of times I wish I was doing something else. It makes me feel really great that they care about me enough to try to give me great opportunities and still try their best to make me happy with my petty little requests for acting positions and stuff. The original plan fell through for me going to Active Backup..but there is a back-plan..but I don't know what said plan is. I got my costume/poncho thing last night...it looks a lot less like a costume and a lot more like a Mexican Seafood Restaurant threw up on me. I found out that even though I was told not to adopt a character, not to dance, just to walk along beside the float all night last night...that I indeed AM supposed to dance, get into it, adopt a character and things like that. Which is confusing and a little frustrating because we didn't get any choreography and no character name or even a real costume of any character derived source...so I still have no idea what to do. I was supposed to get to see the Executive run of Bill & Ted last night but that fell through because we ended up having to run the parade twice and get extended an hour and a half after our original out time. I crawled into bed at 2:30 and got up at 7 when my 7 year old cousin decided to show me a Ninja sword he just got...good times. I am helping out by driving my cousin to and from school for my other cousin. His daycare is without power still and so they are closed and there is no one else with an open enough schedule to make sure the little snot (Said in the most loving way possible) gets to school. Now I sit here at 9 in the a.m. eating my peanut butter on Honey Wheat and Hot Chocolate with mini marshmellow breakfast basking in the glory that is Cable and High Speed Internet. If anyone wants to give me a call...I am in Orlando and the cell phone works..sometimes. I am going to buy some Black Cargos and some Black shirts tonight to complete my Halloween Horror Nights "A Mexican Seafood Restaurant Threw Up On Me" ensemble...it should be fun. I'll blog later.

Someone To Watch Over Me

Well I went to my first night of rehearsal last night. I have run the gambit of feelings about it. First I was upset, then a little excited, then VERY excited, then crushed, and then just tired and ready to sleep. Basically my job is bead captain is to walk along beside the float and make sure the guests are doing as they are told regarding bead throwing. Then I clean the float after each parade and reload it. It's basically a management position or atleast the stepping stone to one. It was rough, watching all my friends from previous events out dancing and having a great time in the parade while I walked and watched the float. I felt like the only kid who wasn't picked to play softball. By the end of the night I talked to my Stage Manager and told her that I couldn't be sure until I had done it with guests at a full run..but I think this whole bead captain thing isn't for me. I told her that I would stick it out a weekend and give it a REAL try but just telling her that the possiblity of me not wanting to do it was there. She had a plan that I might just do it the first weekend and then go to active back-up because she actually had someone who DESPERATELY wants to be a bead captain and already has the training and they can take it after I am transferred to active back-up. I am not worried about finding hours as active back-up because I have 3 or 4 other ASMs who actually want me on their cast. And that is that. I got to walk through one of the houses last night..it was awesome. Having friends in high places definetly pays off. I think I am going to try for Coordinator or Bead Captain for Macy's or Mardi Gras. I'll blog tomorrow about the last night of rehearsal.

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Children's Books That Didn't Make It:
1.You Are Different And That's Bad
2.The Boy Who Died From Eating All His Vegetables
3.Dad's New Wife Robert
4.Fun Four-Letter Words To Know And Share
5. Kathy Was So Bad Her Mom Stopped Loving Her
6. Some Kittens Can Fly
7. That's It, I'm Putting You Up For Adoption
8. Grandpa Gets A Casket
9. The Pop-Up Book Of Human Anatomy
10. Strangers Have The Best Candy
11. Pop! Goes The Hamster ... And Other Great Microwave Games
12. Places Where Mommy And Daddy Hide Neat Things
13. Daddy Drinks Because You Cry

Eric Hurricane Survivor AND A Letter To The Big Guy Upstairs

I have decided that Florida is as close to be hurricane prepared as it ever will be...if anything..we are getting laxed because it's like..."Look...we do this all the time..Don't worry." My parent's house is fine. It is without power...and will be for several days due to the complete lack of power lines in my hometown. Jeanne sucked them up like spagetti and then spewed them all over the ground like they had too much pepper and made her sneeze. Jeremy's, my best friend from high school, parents lost their house. It was condemned this morning. A tree branch as big as an enormous oak tree crashed through their living room ceiling. I stopped and helped them for about 2 hours..until my knee started to give out and I had to stop. To tell you the truth..it made me feel good...kinda..like a total self revelation thing. Ultimately I think I am a good person. Because today when I saw that they were working in the yard..I litterally dropped what I was doing at my grandmother's house and went to help..without a moment's thought. I think it shows that my first impulse is to help...and I think that is an excellent quality that my parents taught or gave to me or whatever. I went and saw Shaun of the Dead today with Billy. It is the greatest Horror-Comedy-Romance Zombie movie EVER. Well...it's the only horror-comedy-romance zombie movie ever...but still...it's GREAT! Now..I close with a letter to God...I decided to cover all my bases after watching Bruce Almighty...Maybe God does have email.

Dear God,
I thought I would write this letter to inform you of something you might want to keep your eye on. I believe that perhaps someone in the Department of Natural Disasters may have a grudge against Florida. Maybe they were born in the arctic and always wanted to bask in the glory of a warm Florida day at one of our wonderful theme parks but instead were condemned to a life of cold and the local idea of fun was sawing through 14 foot of ice and dangling a frozen sting in the sub-zero water until some starving unsuspecting fish grabbed it out of sheer desperation. Or if this is not the case..perhaps it is a technical error..my space bar sticks sometimes...perhaps the Hurricane button on your master controls is just stuck. I bet it's the first one though..perhaps a penguin who wasn't picked to come and live at Sea World. I mean you can't trust a penguin to begin with...always wearing a tux..who does that?!?!? I mean you can't blame them...I can barely stand a couple hours in formal wear...a lifetime of it..that would push even the most mellow of fowl over the deep end. If I am completely off base with all of this I am very sorry. I know you have a lot to look after and Florida can get away from even the most observant of dieties. I mean why keep an eye on tropical paradise...that's probably what the penguin was thinking...penguins.. I think Shamu is in charge you know. I mean who else would be? They wear a tux...he wears a tux. I think it's a whole gang thing they have going on..Secret base in florida. They can go underwater...hide from the hurricane..while we all get blown to Atlantis. I think I have said enough. Thank you for all of the good fortune that has fallen on the majority of us. Lots of damage..but few lives lost. A clean slate for many.
Sincerely,
Eric

Things Are....

The last couple of days has been kinda negative. Sorry about that to whoever is still reading this. Things have been compounding as the week went on. News I got on Friday through me into an emotional whirlpool, getting more and more violent with every corrospondence. Then the Halloween casting issue hit me because basically I auditioned for Halloween and got Mardi Gras. Which normally would have stung a little, but with everything else...stung a lot more. This with my parents and there problems right now that are affecting me a lot. The relentless calls of the credit card companies and the genuine yearning to get back out on my own into the world of the free. I am going to try to post more positive things here at the end of this post. I did get a job...one that it looks like will be paying more and is in some way shape or form kind of managment level..if not atleast higher than the normal scaractor. I have pretty good health and flexability for a guy who has major knee surgery 3 months ago. I have great friends who care about me and try their best to make me happy. I have a family who loves me even while in complete and utter turmoil emotionally with everyone and everything else in their lives. I was able to control myself when confronted with a situation that I normally would have exploded into an emotional rant through IM or email and left it with a respectable goodbye. I am growing up. And to top it off it looks like there is atleast a 75% chance that I may be able to get a nice house within my price range. Those are the things that I am happy for right now.