the passion of dracula at first folio theater
this is the peabody mansion at mayslake in oak brook, il--where our show is held.
same mansion.
the set--converted from a small church in the mansion
the house
this is chompy...hes the dead deer on the set.
and this is the dead owl. 
my 2003 ford taurus reaches the end of the extended warranty while on i90 going to work.
just a reminder of the summer that was...at my dad's house.
mmm...cilantro! grandma and i made salsa and...
...the best guacamole ever!
this is tucker...he's old and gets crabby.
this is bosco...he's not so old and tucker gets annoyed at him easily.
um...btw...bosco loves the camera and would not look away. see below:
I snuck up on him here...
tucker likes the couch.
and rolling in the dirt.
and then there is bosco...again.
the end of a great day!
so these roses (36 of them) got delivered to me at metropolis from some wonderful friends. they are crazy huge! i don't think i have ever seen roses this big. to give you an idea, there is a computer monitor behind them in this picture--and that printer isn't small. 
they are so pretty and are opening so nicely like roses should. 
i really like flowers.
my first 4th of july as a citizen was celebrated with these wonderful people.
jeff had a lot of captain in him...
this is the fire i built...it seemed like a very american thing to do.
when you see that certain spark in amy's eye...you know its time for...
rock band! famous.
on a beautiful day amy, carly, bill and i went to the brookfield zoo. this is the zoo where you pay to get in, but the animals are actually there--and seem to be healthy.
first, amy and i had to find our train. for a bit, we were looking for track 8, but all we could find was 9 and 7.
lets start with this--meanest. goose. ever.
and this--saddest donkey, named erik, ever!
then bill's favorite--the elephants!
this is the pretty bird that wishes he was a penguin. (i think i assume all the animals are "he" as a woman pointed out to me at the brown bear exhibit)
baby! baby and mama pictures...cute!
another baby and mama!
and this guy...who i think secretly likes to have his picture taken.
shortly after this picture, the lion broke out his top hat and cane and started singing the entire score to the lion king.
life is awkward when you're tall...
the fishes...
polar bear with attitude!
this bear simply wants some water...
while this one prefers to devour the knee cap of the zoo keeper (we decided his name was tim--you know, before he got eaten). brown bear--best animal ever! we were almost attacked--read about it here.
gayest. monkey. ever.
see you next time monkey!
intensive care unit...room #34 -- my dad had a heart attack on march 29th. i never think of my parents being actually ever getting older (they are both 52)...i just forget that as i age, they do too. i found the visitor pass today on this shirt while doing laundry. he's doing fine.
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