On my weekly trip to wal-mart today, I asctually managed to keep my total bill below 85.00. When I figured it up I actaully only spent 1.84 per item (on average) I was so happy about that.
Well hello there. It seems like it has been forever since I last posted….Oh wait it has been. I am so sorry for that. After all that has happened in the last few months I really need an outlet to help me get rid of some of this stress. So let’s hope blogging helps.
To start off, I got back from NYC about a month ago where I was there to perform on Off-Broadway. It had to have been one of the best experiences in my life. I saw so much and did so much that I was sure there wasn’t anything left that I could do….but had to tell myself that I was in the City that Never sleeps. There was so much I had not done. But I was pleased with what I did see. I saw 3 musicals while there, Shrek, 9 to 5, and Ave. Q. And I do not think I could pick my favorite but I do have to say Shrek was by far one of the best. It has to be a must see for everyone.
When I got back I had decided that I was moving to NYC to get into acting….Well that came to a halt quickly. Zach’s bosses said that it was to far from the office and he could not work from home. I was not about to leave Wichita with neither of us having a job. That would suck. So we put that thought out of our minds. And come to find out it was for a reason.
We went back home to Great Bend on the 4th of July to spend some time with my family. But that turned south really fast. My father told me that he had an affair, and mom has known for the last year but did not tell anyone as they were wanting to work on it and have been trying. Well my father on Sunday the 5th told my brother Jordan that he was leaving and he needed to. I have 4, what I call major, conversation on that weekend with my father. All of which are by far to much to to actually type. But one of the ones that really stick out in my mind was when I asked him this, “You are willing to sacrifice mine, my brothers, my sisters, my moms, my brothers girl friend, and my boy friends happiness just so you can leave and go and be with this woman so you can be happy?” He said, “YES” and I said “You are one selfish bastard…” and then I proceeded to cuss him out a whole lot more with words that I should not post there. That was the last conversation I had with him that weekend. Since then I have had a few more and even sent him a text after one of those conversations and told him he was not allowed to call or text me ever again. Yes on Tuesday night he sent me a text and said I Love You. I was so pissed. I wanted to text him back and cuss him out more for not being able to follow a simple rule. But I was the bigger person and just let it be. So that is the really really short version of this story. Sorry just mentally I do not not need to relive most of this. I never thought I would be 29 years old and my parents who have been married 30 years and who have a 8 year old daughter and seeing my parents getting a divorcé. I never wanted my family to be a statistic. But I guess we are. I am just happy that my mom is getting out of that relationship so she can move on with her life and learn to actually be happy. She deserves that much.
So anyways onto lighter news, before I left for NYC I was cast in a play at Kechi. The show runs all of August and is called Tons of Money. It is a 1922 British comedy and is very funny. If you are interested in going please let me know and I will see about getting you seats reserved.
I hope you are all doing well and remember that life is to short not to eat that cookie you see on the counter.
As I sit here and write this blog, there are many people who are recovering from a night out on the town since last night was Final Friday here in Wichita. Incase you don’t know what this is it is a chance for local artist to perform at local clubs around town and have people move from venue to venue and listen to them play. Now this also involves people drinking at the bars and talking more than rather actually enjoying the bands that are there playing. Instead of spending money on the bands merchandise or actually helping them finically the patrons at the bars just rather spend their money at the bars drinking. So you might be asking yourself where am I going with this, well here it is.
How about instead of spending money on worthless alcohol, how about you show your actual support of the local arts scene? There are people out there that need the support, not you going out and getting drunk. People are not asking for hundreds and hundreds of dollars but a few bucks. That is what helps supports these local bands and artists. How about instead of spending money on drinks you actually go and sit and enjoy the band and then buy their merchandise or supporting them finically?
Also there are other local artists out there that need the support as well. And again they are not asking for a ton of money but as they say every little bit helps. Right now there are a group of 12 actors and actresses who are trying to fundraise money to head to NYC to perform on Off-Broadway. But before they leave Wichita and head to NYC for a week they will be doing 3 performances here in Wichita. This is a great chance to see and Off-Broadway show performed by local Wichitans as well as it is being written by a gentleman who is from Wichita. I cannot think of a better way for people to support the local arts than by lending a helping hand to these people and buying a ticket to the show, or instead of buying 40.00 worth of drinks at the bar have one less and support them that way.
I am not saying that this is the only people you have to support, I am just trying to show you that there are more than one way to support the local arts scene here in Wichita.
But what tends to happen is that those people who just go and stand by they wayside and just drink or not really help support local arts will be the people that are saying, “I helped them become famous or I helped them succeed,” and they will try to take all the credit when they just stood by and watched. But let me tell you, those are the people that themselves will get thrown by the way side and forgotten about when the real time comes.
Now there are those people out there that have helped tremendously and know the real way how to help support local artists in Wichita and you know who you are. I want to personally thank you and want you to know that you will always have a very special place in my heart.
I hope that this really does strike a nerve with you, because if it does then you need to take a long hard look at yourself and see if you are one of the “by standards” or actually someone who really helps with that support.
~Ryan~
Well here it is 8:39 in a Sunday morning and I am heading to Gamestop to pick up my copy of Pokémon Platinum. Hard to believe that I still play that game. But it is so darn addictive. So for a good part of the day I will be sitting in my chair (or outside) playing this great game.
