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A little Wayne's World for those of you who don't get the reference. Still in Orlando, which has gotten better but its still not anywhere I want to be. Missing Marley has its ups and downs, going to visit her 2 weeks ago made last week kinda hell but I wouldn't trade the experience for anything in the world. Being with her makes my life have a meaning and a purpose beyond myself. Looking at a bunch of theatres around the country lately, gearing up for January when I have to go on the mad hunt for jobs. Almost could have made a Duran Duran reference there, oh well. I wish there was something more exciting going on right now, but alas, my life is really not that awesome..... yet. So sit back, relax, and keep reading and eventually, someday, hopefully, something exciting will happen. 

-Phill

So... There's This Girl...

I haven't really come out and talked about this yet. So as I've mentioned a few times in this blog, Marley is a huge part of my life. She's my girlfriend. The love of my life. My Everything. I mentioned her being my best friend before, she still is. Everyday I find that I love her more and more and that me missing her and her missing me only means that there's something there worth fighting for, and thats just what I"ll do. 12 hours and 700+ miles will not break me. I've never felt this connected to someone before and when I look into her eyes... I melt. 

I went into this summer pretty rough and pretty down. I didn't expect to find friends let alone a woman I've been waiting my entire life for. And I didn't do anything of the usual Phill standards of excellence, or rather idiocy. I was just myself, and it was enough. I never envisioned myself as someone who would even want to plan a future with someone anymore... but with her it comes easy. I look at her and I know, I want that future. I want her. I am so thankful for her. She makes me laugh. I don't ever remembering actually laughing as much as I do with her. I genuinely smile and enjoy myself. So thank you, God; thank you, New Harmony, Inidiana; Thank you SETC. Thank you for the greatest thing I have ever had in my life.

So I've been in Orlando for a month...

And the only thing I know for sure is when this contract is over, I want out of this place. I mean its nice and sunny and great to spend your vacations in, but its so far away form the people I call home. Yes I said people, I technically don't have a place to call home. I opened "Kiss Me, Kate" tonight and besides the fact that I pretty much hate musicals, I'm not as happy doing this without people I care about. Sure the people here are fun and cool, but I barely know them and they don't know me at all. Another part of it is that I want my next step in life; a home, a family, a permanent job or at least a permanent city to keep working in. I always preach doing this for the art, that its the art I'm in it for. I'm a hypocrite. I do it because for 2 to 3 hours I'm respected and heard. I do it because it's something I'm good at and I couldn't really find anything better. I miss have certain people by my side when i do it here. I miss Marley. More than i thought missing someone was possible. but I gotta go. peace.

As the summer adventure comes to an end....

I find myself actually happy. I've returned to my love and affection for comic books, I'm living and breathing art in my work, and I have a woman I love who loves me. I'm almost completely all packed for my last big road trip for a while and I cant help but wonder how other people do the regular job with the regular life. Sure they have their excitement here and there and I'm sure they love what they do but I just couldn't see myself doing and enjoying anything else but theatre. Well I feel like I"m being philosophical and particularly not informing of my life. So. I added a thingy at the bottom of the page that shows my recent portfolio pictures from Deviant Art.com. I will be driving to Richmond tonight to see Marley tomorrow and then I'll leave there for Orlando where I will work for 8 months!!! Exciting I know. There will be a few people I get to catch up with and oh yeah, I actually got featured in yesterday's Deviant Art Daily. link here. They call me a she instead of a he but what can I do, costuming is considered "women's work" by the artist community but that is a completely different tangent that I don't need to get into. Talk to you guys latah.

-Phill

Off to the Races!!! or the Ascot Gavotte... take your pick

Sitting in rehearsal for My Fair Lady, doing my Wardrobe Supervisor duties, I wonder why in god's name do I work musicals. Mostly I enjoy being here because of Marley. She has easily become my favorite thing about the middle of nowhere Indiana. That and well, the Vinyl record store and the comic book shop of awesome. I miss my past life less and less each day and I'm glad I'm done with Elon. Working "professional" theatre is more fulfilling than anything I've done yet, even on the bad days. Which are few because I see Marly everyday and its never a bad day when I see her. Orlando in just over a month... scary. Saw the Dark Knight. Greatest Fucking Comic Book Movie Of All Time! I guess thats all for now. See ya in the Funny Papers.

-Phill

Huzzah

Opened "Crimes of the Heart" last night. It went pretty awesome, mostly cuz me and Marley run the backstage. It was a good full audience that laughed in the right places and just over all seemed to enjoy the show. I actually don't do much wardrobe wise, but I do get to be on headset and handle some other technical elements, so hells yeah I'm important. 

The longer I stay here and the more time I spend with people.... the less I want this summer to end. I mean I am totally ready to go to Orlando in a month and a half and try to get a career going, and I know I'll make friends and have a good time, but none of it will be like what I have here and that saddens me a little. Of course I'll be in contact with people and I'm not losing anyone, really, it just...I don't know. I'm probably not gonna think about this again until i have to. Just know that places like this and nights like last night are the reasons I love my life and what I do for a living.

-Phill

Fresh Start

OK, so... last time I invested time and energy into blogging was years ago and my life was going to shit in a hand basket, so I stopped. Now that I'm on my big adventure called life after college and traveling the country working at different theaters, I figured it would be a good time to start this back up again. I will regale you (if you are in fact someone who cares what I do in my life) with tales regarding sewing, wardrobe, driving, and pretty much anything else that seams prevalent to my over all... life. 

Right now I am the Wardrobe Supervisor for The New Harmony Theatre in southern Indiana. They've housed me on the University of Southern Indiana campus and I've met some pretty fucking sweet people while here. I have renewed my love in all things music and vinyl through 1)Making a new best friend, Marley, who is the coolest shit ever and 2)Joe's West Side Record Store. Middle of Nowhere Indiana, who'd have thunk it. I built a few costumes for the first show "Othello" and I will building a few more for the third show, "My Fair Lady". As soon as I figure out pictures and things I'll try to post them. 

More to come later. Great Adventures ahead!

-Phill