A New Film of Aidan

Some New Aidan Photos

Aidan says "Yo, peeps."

Just wanted to let you all know....

that I'm thinking about you.  So...and this is going to be very roundabout, I know...Michael Ferrell loves the BBC Office.  And I've seen a couple of episodes from Jim Wren's class (random), but it's very important to him that I see all of the first two seasons.  So we're having Office-watching nights, and watching The Office reminded me of Heaven, Inc.  And when I went to look for Heaven, Inc., I found our graduation slide show.  And I watched the slideshow, which is deteriorating as we speak, and I missed all of you terribly.  

I love you.  And do you remember how we talked about taking vacations together someday soon?  The only reason my heart is not completely broken is because I know we will.  And I can't wait to be together again.

Love,

Gretchen

Aidan at 2 Months

Aidan says 'Whassup, fools.'

In NYC for a show...anybody comin'?

Hey gang-

Ross Degraw, and a very good friend of mine, Danielle, are in a NYC show that I am bringing 15 students to see. If you are in the area and not busy, it's an inexpensive night of theatre. Tickets are only $20 (or if your interested I can give you a 'code' and you will pay only $15.00)!

Here's the info:

The Time of Your Life
by William Saroyan

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25th at 7:30pm
@ The Storm THeatre
145 W. 46th Street
NYC, 10036

I'll be working, but it'll be a fun environment. Hopefully I will see some of you (ie. David, Lindy, & I think Gretchers is already planning on being there).

Peace Brothers and Sisters!

z

G-Dawg's Update from BK

So we watched Aidan, but it was really still a chance to hear Brad being Brad...and I miss that.  So for all of you who still read this, although Purvis already knows, I do have a job now!  I have been nannying for a little girl while Kim is away, and the parents own a production company and want me to come work for them in their office.  I will be an office manager/receptionist.  And I am very, very happy.  I will be happier when Vince actually moves here and we can start our life together, but I'm still very happy.  I do, however, miss all of you...even those of you living in NY because we still don't see each other enough.

First Film of Aidan

Aidan Scott Superstar!

Mr. Hot Shot
He's already camera-ready!
Already smiling.


Mommy loves him so much.

If I can make it here...

Holy hurricanes, Batman!  I have officially been living in New York for one week.  Vince and I beat Gustav here on Saturday and got moved in.  With the addition of some furniture via stoop sales, a TV via Goodwill, a free desk from Ginny via Patti and Peter, and best of all, Nathan's old futon, we are pretty well settled in.  Well, except for the fact that Vince left an hour ago to head back to NC until Thanksgiving.  Sigh.  

But in the midst of our moving, I got a picture of Aidan....YAY!  What a crazy and exciting time this is for everybody!  I have gotten to see David and Lindy, so that has just made my week.  My first audition was so-so, but it was my first audition...and I have a job taking care of an adorable 2-year-old named Millie until Kim gets back.  That's all from the Brooklyn end....

~G

Aidan's Nursery and Other Snapshots

I thought everybody might enjoy the good things going on in Tennessee.

The Toughest Job I May Never Love

So I should be happy. And with a lot of things, I am. Any day now, a little boy will land in our world and change everything...for the better. I am looking very forward to being a dad. In fact, I need to remember to post pictures of the nursery this weekend, as well as Lindsey's belly. It's big. Everything is going well health-wise, so no concerns in the areas that really, really matter. It's all that I could hope for at this point.

However...

I'm sitting here at my desk in this school, staring at this rather huge classroom, looking at the empty chairs and education-store posters, and I'm just...well, tired. And lost. Granted, there have been a few truly inspiring moments with some of these kids, and overall, I think I'm doing okay for a first year teacher in a public middle school.

But I don't want to be here. Maybe I don't know what I want to do, but it's not this.

Perhaps I can tough it out, things will get better, and I'll be laughing at myself for thinking these things. But I don't think so.

Drama is mandatory here, whether a student likes it or not. That should be a good thing. But for me, at least right now, it's just damn depressing. It takes one smart ass student (or five...or more) to sour the environment for me and the students that actually want to be in the class. I understand resistance, passivity, even shyness to a point, but this experience has already taught me why so many who have achieved what we have go to the high schools or the colleges if they end up in education. This is the hardest thing I've ever done, and I sometimes don't know how I make it to school on any given day. It has nothing to do with pure laziness. It has everything to do with trying to harvest motivation out of dead and rocky soil.

That's some heavy shit, but it's what's on my mind. It didn't help that I saw my first paycheck this morning. I know teaching doesn't pay, but...this, this is just depressing. Things will get better, I'm sure, and Lindsey is helping me through it, because she's an angel, but it's still rough for me right now.

Still, despite this, a friggin' BABY, y'all!! Huh??? I'm like Scott Stapp without the greasy hair and the shitty voice. We created LIIIIIFFEE!! Even if that doesn't erase everything I'm struggling with, it helps it all seem worth it. One day, I'll look back on this and say it was a rite of passage, a thicket of thorns that I had to thwart to land at the light (eat your heart out, Preston Lane). Right now, it's hard to ignore the little cuts and scrapes. I'll get there. Dammit, if it takes every ounce of my being, my soul, my energy and my wits, this beautiful woman and this perfect child are going to be taken care of.

How are you all? Expect to hear from me soon, perhaps before you read this.

Whatever you are doing, hang in there. Keep it up. Full speed ahead, my friends.

Good to hear

The whirlwinds are starting to swirl around this former ghost town, and it is truly not the same without you all. I'm getting a sense of the new kids coming in with something to prove and old kids looking to posture for whatever social illusions they can find to feel invulnerable. I feel very blessed that I was fortunate enough to be part of a team that, even at its most individual, made a place for the people around it. There is no way I can thank you enough for allowing me to be a part of it.

I am missing you all immensely, even as I relish our collective futures, I celebrate the past. With the highs and the lows, the ectasy and the agony, I'll stand beside you till the end.

The rocky road to Kansas.....

Kansas is hot. But I'm enjoying myself. I got here two days ago...flew into Wichita...lost my luggage...got picked up and driven the hour and a half to Abilene...got my luggage back at 2:30 in the morning. I have terrific roommates/castmates and everyone here is so friendly. I'm having fun piecing together what a small theatre community we really have...we're from all over, but several people know people that I worked with at Trumpet, and one girl knows Matt Vaughan. And did I mention that we're all sisters and did some double takes upon meeting? Lindy, you would fit right in. Oh, and my roommate, the accompanist, is a girl that I have worked with before. Small world.

As for the rest of you, as promised, I'm going to fill you in on each other. The only person I haven't gotten to talk to in a while is Lindy. :( But from what I hear, she is looking for a job and has officially signed. And she is the right height to do soap operas. Brad and Lindsey are in Nashville, where Brad is pretty much starting a theatre program in an IB school, so he also gets some training in that. David is standing on the corner...just kidding. He took a class with TVI Studios, and upon its completion is now looking for a job also. Zac and Tara have moved to PA, where Zac has a job in Bethlehem either as A. an innkeeper or B. the head of the theatre department at a private Moravian high school. They left Amara with me. Not really, but I wish. Josh and Annika are having a boy, but you should all know that A. because of Tara's intuition and B. because he sent you an email. Josh will be teaching 2, possibly 3, classes at UNCG this fall and perhaps working on some other theatre-related projects. So there you have it...your update. Don't make me do that again.

And I forgot to mention

I'm pregnant.

Touring

Well, Brit and I just finished week 2 of our tour...we were in Greenville, SC the first week and in KY this past week. It was our busiest week of the summer, and I came home pretty exhausted yesterday. At the same time, it's a great job and very well-suited to what I like to do. So the premise of the play deals with bullying, and I actually had kids stand up for me and physically block the bully from me this week! Hilarious! And sweet...oh, and did I mention that in every one of those cases, it was a girl who had my back? Very cool.

Other than that, I'm missing Vince and am very excited to see him this next weekend...this is definitely the longest we've been away from each other since we started dating. But I am very proud of him and excited that the rest of the film world is finding out how terrific he is. So the chances of riding on his coattails improves every day....

And I have included a picture for your entertainment. You know, it's not easy being green. (That is an actual line in my show, by the by.)

It is official

I got my diploma today and thought of all of you! Hope the summer is treating everyone well!

Hell Yeah

Today Gretchen came over. We had fun on the couch. Be jealous.

Georgia on my mind and in my soul!

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Headed to Asheville and trying out pictures...

Tomorrow Brit and I head to Asheville...I'm sure I'll have plenty of stories this summer.  In the meantime, I wanted to post all of the pictures that I took in New York...ALL TWO OF THEM!!  Can you believe it?  Here I spend three years trying to document as much of our time together as possible, and we graduate and I'm like, "Nope, this job's over!"   Not really, because I'm very disappointed in myself...although I didn't take a single frickin' picture at the cookout today either...   Anywho, these two pictures are great.

Rock Band tribute

I'm afraid I need to be able to see you guys kick the jams at my own leisure. So I created a new band today. Lindy on bass. Gretchen guitar. Brad on drums. David and Zac swapping out on vocals. The band is "Syphilis," and will rock this town; rock it inside out.

I'm afraid I've grown quite dependent. Hope you guys are doing well.

--Josh (manager of Syphilis...the band; not the drip.)

Hey

PENIS

It's early. And we are pumped.

I just got the email from Gretchen about our blog. So I decided to blog about "the morning after." In forty minutes, Lindsey and I have to pick up David and head to the airport, where we will fly to NYC with three of the BFA brats. I should probably be checking to see if I have packed my topical cream, deodorant and headshots instead of typing this, but oh well. See you all up there.

Brad

A New Start....

Well, we graduated today, and I had the idea to start this blog not long after.   It's just a way for us to check in whenever we think to, both by writing and by reading.   Because we are a family, and we want it to stay that way.    

We are off to New York!!!

~Gret