moving and creating in obama nation

well things are moving right along. i haven't had much to blog lately, but i figured id give a little bit of an update.

lately most of my days have been planning how i am going to move back to the midwest. i was going to drive back but i took my car, lovely lucille, to a mechanic and he said she needs at least $1000 worth of repairs...so i spent the rest of the day cleaning so i can sell it. i got pretty melancholy as i finished up, looking at her like it was the first day i got her, making a montage in my head of all the fun times we've had together. all the road trips, camping trips, concerts, events, dates, and lazy drives around town. its been such an integral part of my life and now i am ditching it.

i am also cleaning my room and deciding what i can throw away, what i can sell, and what i need to u.p.s. home. i considered u hauling, but that is like over $1000 also.

i did get some great news from kyle also. he scheduled me in for next Tuesday to start recording some of my songs. this makes me a happy camper, although he said he may not have time to do all the songs i wanted to do. so is life. i have been staying creative though. i thought up a new song idea, and wrote a short story about being a valet the other night. it always feels so good to create something that doesn't completely suck. it makes me feel like I'm not wasting my time.

speaking of creating...Zack and I were a bit bored on Halloween so we made a mock scary movie with my camera. we acted like the lights in our house kept turning themselves on. it was really funny to us, probably not so much to anyone else, but i am going to try and get it on you tube someday for you all. man, i wish i was tech savvy. i want to show more of my life than just words! ugh.

oh well, I'm tired so I'm ending this. i still can't believe obama is president. i am very interested in seeing how this country progresses or regresses over the next few months and years. i have to say, i was ambivalent before the election, but now i can't help but feel a certain happiness that obama got it. everyone seemed so happy in Chicago and it just feels like a new era, a fresh chance to renew our country. i sadly didn't get my ballot in time and wasn't able to vote, or get free Starbucks. oh well, i would've voted for obama anyway.

i cant believe how quickly Christmas is approaching. i am getting very excited about the prospect of seeing my girlfriend and my nephew Evan and my moms and dads and my siblings and friends! oh joy.