arrivederci!

at long last, (after four months) i am bidding farewell to the olive garden. i tried really hard to like it, but simply could not. i'd been wanting to quit for a long time - about four months - but didn't for the sheer need of a second income. now, however, i have received a promotion at salt lake acting company and will be working there full time. can i get a "holla!"

a list of things i won't miss:
*having a table of 7 each order a soda AND a water
*listing and describing in detail the four different soups
*complainers and send-backers
*grating romano cheese on top of EVERYTHING
*soup and butter guy (i could dedicate an entire blog to him. he's even grosser than he sounds.)
*the general population that eats at olive garden
*the type of people who manage olive gardens
*all you can eat soup, salad and breadsticks
*about 80% of the hosting staff
*about 70% of the serving staff
*and dressing like a man.

it's been real.

'tis the season

okay, thanksgiving is over, it's officially socially acceptable for me to start decking the halls.

my plans include, but are not limited to:

watching these

baking these

buying and wrapping these

listening to these

hanging these

decorating this

and dreaming of this

thankful

usa
internet

tv series on dvd

slac

good health

ben folds

education

my roomie and bff

memories

my near-perfect family

i have much to be thankful for. the list could go on and on - these are just a few of the things that came to mind first. this year we went to my aunt susan and uncle jody's house for thanksgiving. it was small and lovely. the food was delicious and the company hilarious, as always.

happy holidays.

a utah man am i

i had the extreme privilege of attending the blackout game - utah v. tcu - with austin last night. (he's turned me into somewhat of a crazed fan.)

note the sea of black - the crowd looked awesome!

killer game. in the beginning, it looked rough. tcu is a GOOD team and had us 10-0, but we were able to kick a couple of field goals, taking us to half-time at 10-6. utah's defense was stellar and we were able to hold them through the second half. in the 4th quarter a couple of missed field goals (in a row) on tcu's part had us pretty certain that we should probably win this game. 2 minutes left and the crowd was roaring. i think it must have been the sheer adrenaline pumping up our offense, because they were finally able to move the ball. we scored a ridiculously exciting touchdown with about 45 seconds left. it was a little nerve-wracking because tcu's offense is SO fast and they were able to really move the ball down the field in very little time, but with about 4 seconds left we intercepted their pass and the game was ours.

crazy fans rushing the field. i had to hold austin back.

final score utah-13, tcu-10.

well played, boys.

change

i think and hope President Obama is going to be the change our country needs. however you voted and whatever you believe, it's an exciting and historical time for our country. his victory speech was inspiring. i love his spirit of unity and hope. i'm proud to be an american.

it's the day of the show y'all...

this:

opens this weekend. it's romeo & juliet. it's with pinnacle acting company. it runs this weekend and next (thur-sat) www.pinnacleactingcompany.com our cast is quite good-looking, if that gives any impetus to attend.

warning: lots of emotion and woe in the second half of the play.

autumn

these are a few of my favorite things:

i love autumn.