2009: Hit the ground dancing?

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We hit the ground running early last month and hope to wrap this month up with soon. Bradley was cast as a member of a chorus for a Spanish language musical called Luisa Fernanada.

The production found *him*, when he sang with a smaller subsection of his community choir group doing an opera reading in Hollywood. A scout gave him his card and invited him to audition. Funny thing is I don't think Brad thought the guy was all that serious. Eventually Bradley called him back. December rolled around and an audition opportunity opened up and he got in.

The cool part for Brad is this is a paid gig. It's not much but the intention is not lost on him, he's actually pretty stoked about it :D

Since then, it's been rehearsals almost nightly. Thankfully they are close to his job site, so he doesn't have to rush. As is the tradition in standard musicals, there will be singing, dancing and acting, all of which Brad's doing. It's kinda fun because he's getting all kinds of compliments on his dancing.

As for the "Spanish" aspect of it, yes, Brad will be singing in Spanish, however, it's an older flavor of it. Think thou and thy, but in Spanish. Thankfully it will have super titles so everyone can understand the story.

As for me, I'm taking a 6-week class in Philosophical Critical Writing which has a schedule similar to that of Bradley's. It's grueling, but my spirits are up, as it's half way done and my first paper got a really high score.

What has really thrown a curve in my schedule has been not having enough time to properly catch up with a long lost friend from Jr. High. We had been roommates at one time in our lives. A mutual friend found her and tipped me off. I sent a preliminary email and after the first couple rounds, and a 4 hours long conversation on the phone, it's like we never really skipped a beat in our dynamic friendship. It's truly an amazing thing.

Work is steadily moving along. Brad's company is moving to a new facility, so he's a bit more stressed than usual. Sadly, our Valentine's Day festivities will be postponed, as the move was slated for this weekend. It's fine, because if they moved it up further, he might have had to miss his performance on the 21st.

Thankfully, March is around the corner. With it, some needed low cost recreation.