Indeed, it is now mine, and it would be a deal at twice the price! Wii pics coming, but I’m to tired, friggin wisdom tooth got pulled yesterday and I’m still all blah =\

Who’d a thunk a few words about psychos could net ya some cash?

Today I’ve begun my year long journey of chronicling everything I purchase that’s not consumable. That means the only thing I don’t photography is food, smokes, soda, etc. Though I may change my mind on that too.

First up:

Echo Used CDs and DVDs. Purchased Eels - Souljacker, The Sugar Cubes - Lifes to Good, Terminator 2: Extreme Edition, The Terminator, Carmen Electra, and 10 incense sticks. Purchase total: $47

Second stop:

Target. Purchased RISK ‘vintage’ edition, Night Guard mouth guard to help mishka stop grinding her teeth, and a generic multi-game Chess/Checkers/Backgammon game I’m going to use for a project I have.

Final stop today:

Unique Thrift Store. This is a huge one, 3 bags full.

• Many different articles of clothing for Mishka, mainly to be used as fabric for a project she has
• 4 records - Bob Dylan - Saved,  Pink Floyd - The Wall,  Billy Joel - The Stranger and one band called Communards
• 3 hand blown glass bowls for a project
• A gaudy necklace for Mishka for the geek prom
• An antique trophy which reads “Allan Jabu - First Place - Story Telling - 1971″
• An old hand massager that plugs into the wall, called the “Stim-U-Lax“
• 14 episodes of Star Trek, the original series, on beta cassette, for some as of yet unknown project
• Some metal thing, mainly for the mesh covering it

And thats that. All told it was around $150 in stuff, not to mention we went to eat at Osaka, quite possibly some of the finest sushi I’ve had in this area. That was another $75 including tip. But man, it was worth it. The California Rolls were to die for, and the Hibachi steak was perfect.

HOOOOOLY SHIT! I DID IT! I DID IT! I MADE IT INTO THE MINNESOTA FRINGE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR! MY NUMBER WAS CALLED! THEY HOLLERED OUT NINE!

And the woman next to me drew it. They said 9, and in a shocked state I said ‘Oh my god, I love you’. She said, ‘What?’, so I said it again - ‘Oh my god, I love you’.

Then I realized that she didn’t know who I was and explained WHY I loved her. She congratulated me and I headed out of there, shaking - so full of emotion. Called Mishka right away and let her know - and damn, she was just as excited as me.

I MADE IT! I MADE IT! I MADE IT!

I’ve made, at 30, a grandious decision. I’ve decided what I want to do with my life. And that is photography. I’m applying to the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, one of the most prestigious art schools in the area, for a BFA in Photography. Will I get in? Who knows. Will I kick myself if I don’t at least try? You better believe it.

I’m not applying write this second, as I have to figure out if I’ll be producing a play or not, but I will eventually.  But I’m tired of what I’ve been doing in IT, and as such have gone back on unemployment. Sort of funny, I’m making $45,000 a year doing nothing for the next 6 months. So I can spend my full time with school and/or this play.

I also have the help of a good woman beside me, which means the world of me.

I’m glad I decided what I wanted to do with my life, and am pursuing it. I’ve known many people who just ‘gave up’. Deciding to never follow their dreams and end up working some shit dead end job. Not gonna be me. Granted, my ‘dead end job’ is Senior level technical IT, which is a ton of cash, but hey - it’s not what I want anymore. It’ll be a long road, full of internships and low-paid jobs as a photographers assistant - but damn, I’ll be happy