Hey there! I've been back in Los Angeles for a couple weeks now and just wanted to touch base with those who still check my blog periodically. Just in case I never told you, I went back to Minnesota for July and most of August to attend T-Bone and Jeremy Larson's wedding and be in K-Smooth and Joseph Z's wedding. In fact, I got back 30 minutes before T-Bone's wedding started. I would have been back sooner if my car didn't refuse to start on me just outside of Gallup, New Mexico (lovely town under different circumstances). 12 hours and a $30 hotel room later, the second best auto mechanic in Gallup (according to the tow-truck driver) diagnosed the problem: my radio suppressor was shot. My Uncle Paul (who is also an auto mechanic) told me the guy was screwing me, but, hey- I had no choice- T-Bone's wedding wasn't going to wait for me. So, I put the ol' 1992 Camry in gear and drove 24 hours straight- only stopping a few hours for a little shut eye. Anyways, I made it back to Minnesota safe and sound in a car that didn't even have any brake pads left on it. Once back in good old Fridley, I tried meeting up with as many friends as I could. But, fortunately and unfortunately, I accepted the great opportunity of doing summer programming for CLIMB Theatre. Thumbs up: I got to work with kids this summer, be a part of CLIMB again and make a little extra dough. Thumbs down: I didn't have enough time to see everybody I wanted to. But that's what Facebook's for, right? Talking to an old friend in person will always be better than poking them on an internet social networking site, but I have to admit, I do catch myself taking a stroll down memory lane every now and again by clicking through pictures of old memories. It kind of makes me sad. It makes me wish I was still back in high school or college. It makes me wonder what would have happened if I remained close friends with the person whose photo album I'm looking at. If it feels right, I may shoot an old friend a message, letting them know I was thinking about them. They should know that they were important to me.
So, I'm back in LA! I've got a new car (a silver 2002 Honda Civic), a new apartment (in Filipino Town- which is right next to Koreatown where my old place was), have had a few auditions (including one for an Orbit Gum commercial) and am going through the process of becoming a substitute teacher as well as looking to do a part-time internship at a casting office. And one more thing! I now have my own radio show! Yoshi will be missed, but I will try my best to make this show just as super, fantastic, happy, and fun as Yoshi and I did back at KGSM (Gustavus' hidden gem). I will be on Blog Talk Radio every Friday night from 8-9:00 pacific time (10-11:00 central time) starting on September 10th! Here's the link:
Hope you have a chance to listen live- but even if you don't, each show is archived for your convenience. Until next time- remember: reduce, reuse, recycle (in that order)!
