so i've been swamped with activities for the past week and a half. work is a constant thing and so is dancing. i was cast in a number the first day of classes and we began rehearsing that night. we finished the piece on friday and had a "cleaning rehearsal" saturday before the choreographer left to go back to manhattan. I was totally beat, but kept chugging along cause I had to go pick up my brother last wednesday from D.C. and we got to hang out until saturday. He lives in germany for those of you who don't know, so it was sweet that i got to see him and he could see pittsburgh and where i live and what i do and my school and some of the city. while he was here we ate out a couple times, saw a movie, and went to a pool hall. he got to do some other stuff by himself while i was in rehearsals and explored the city on his own. I got out of work on saturday so i could be at that cleaning rehearsal and because i was going to lose money from not going to work the choreographer gave me 75 bucks... pretty sweet. we figured thats about how much i would be making if i had gone to work, so i definately got payed for dancing and doing what i really enjoy. TOTAL BONUS! i worked on the fourth on july and helped my teacher move into his new house... so no celebration of independence for Mikey, but i think i made some good money for work last night. Tonight i have another rehearsal; we are starting a new piece and it has to be finished by saturday night... i'm gonna need to call off work again, oh boy am i going to be poor! btw BILLS SUCK, besides that everything is going well. love you all, later