Hello Diaryland
Mood:  lucky
Now Playing: Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Well, well, well. What a grand time it has been since my last entry here. I finished the semester, and with that finished a film and a script, both of which received A's. Most people who have seen the film really liked it, and some of the strange people I know actually enjoyed the script as well. I think both could use more work, but I look forward to finalizing them and working on new things. I actually may show this film a few places around the city as I am taking an Exhibition & Distribution course that I am quite excited and a little nervous about. But we'll see how it goes. I love doing this stuff, and I hope I find a decent job where I can make good money doing what I love.

 "The Passenger" by Iggy Pop

 In other news, I took the lovely and talented Miss Abby Weiss to the Franklin Institute Holiday Party. It was spectacular, spectacular, the words in a vernacular could not describe this great event, I was left dumb with wonderment. After having a splendid two days with Abby, and a few awesome encounters after that, we started going out on the 1st. I can't think of a better way to start of the year than that.

 Everything has been nothing short of amazing. I really feel like this is right, we go together well. It's actually a little scary how similar we are. But it's grand. I know that good things will come of this.

Prior to that, Courtney came up to visit! It was fantastic! I'm sure it would have been scrumtulescent had we not both been sick. But we still had a blast. Next time, we'll see more of the city and whatnot.

 "Baby elephant Walk" by Henry Mancini

But we still had a blast. We sang karaoke, ate cheesesteaks, watched awesome movies, danced a lot, had a slumber party, rang in the new year with Michael Goldman and Deb, and generally enjoyed each other's company. I'm looking forward to getting on that midnight train to Georgia for my Spring Break this year.

 In other travel news, after school is out the tentative plan is to take Abby out to Phoenix. Josh and Taerra have a new house that has a guest room complete with double doors. How cool is that? 

" What Is Life" by George Harrison

Quite cool. I love Arizona and can't wait to show Abby the Grand Canyon. Hopefully with the warmer weather we'll be able to climb about a bit more than last time.

Phoenix would be another city added to the list. On Wednesday, Abby took me to Washington D.C. and showed me around the city. I have to say, I fell in love with it. I've never really been off the beaten path there, and I really liked that city. I would love to move there, as it's a change of scenery, which I will need come next May, yet close enough to home if need be. And let the record show that Chipotle is amazing. 

After such a spectacular tour, I felt the need to return the favor. So, this Saturday, I showed Abby around the historical parts of Philly. We saw Christ Church, two old cemetaries, the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and Franklin Court. We also perused South Street and ate at Maoz, which was pretty cool. 

"New Sensation" by INXS

In a couple of weeks, we're going to hit up NYC. This will be my first time seeing the city outside of just Times Square. I'm excited. One of these days I want to get up there and rush a show.

Going back to D.C. for a moment, I've decided to follow the MLS this year and support DC United. The home opener is April 5th, I can't wait to be there in that crazy crowd wearing red and black and screaming my bloody head off. It seems like my kind of place.  

In other sports news, the Flyers are f'n awesome. They are kicking ass and taking names and I like it. And I decided today that I will root for the Packers to win the NFC Championship and the Superbowl. Just as long as those dirty, stinkin Patriots don't win. I'd also like to point out that TO crying made me very, very happy.

"Kokomo" by the Beach Boys

Ha! This song gets me back on the travel bug. We kept finding all these great deals to travel places, and I am all about taking advantage of them. Bermuda was one of them, hence the comic aspect of this song. Big ones for me are Spain, which Abby hasn't seen and I think she will love, and then places I haven't seen that she has such as Ireland, Germany, and the parts of England that are outside of Heathrow.

So, financial issues at work and school aside, life is good and getting better every day. On that note, I'm going to go take down my Christmas tree, which I have been putting off for quite awhile now.

Peace and Love!

~Pat :o)