2006- 2007 School Year in Review

Sept 2006: Another school year begins
Our dept secretary Nancy Mendez passed away. She is missed.
Student Play Festival- 5 shows and a lot of students- fun.
Oct 2006:
THE FLOOD ! Need I say more?
Nov 2006:
The Country Wife - Restoration Comedy- AND flood repairs, again, need I say more?
Dec 2006: Let's take a break! And clean up from the flood some more.
Jan 2007: A new year!
Feb. 2007: ACTF in Cedar City, UT- Love Tapes: pt 2 Hotel Lemonade and Lunt Motors
Mar 2007: Electricidad Good Cholo, good. And now I'm 31!
April 2007: Playback Theatre- ummm, yeah.
Megan Estrada-Miller was killed in an auto accident. Not the best Easter ever.
May 2007: Not only am I building a show- I'm in one! You mean I have to rehearse? Oh yeah- forgot about that!
June 2007: Noises Off! Funny and I was in a kilt! Awesome!
Banquet- F'n Donuts- I used a router! GO me!

And scene...

Until next year...

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The Odyssey with Puppets
Polaroid Stories
Hamlet in Repertory with Hamlet: Formerly known as the Prince of Denmark

Need I say more?

Oh Crap!

So here it is... My big stage debut at CSUSB!

Noises Off opened last week and closes this weekend. I have one heck of a good time. Playing a grumpy techie isn't THAT much of a stretch for me, but the icing on the cake is that I get to be a SCOTTISH grumpy techie! Awesome.

Hope to see you there!

THE STORK HAS ARRIVED!

Give me a J..
Give me an A..
Give me a C..
Give me an OB... GYN!

Please help me in welcoming to the world our newest extended family addition...

Jacob Charles Eckels! 8 pounds 21 inches.

Happy Mother's Day to new Mommy- Shera. What a fantastic Mother's day present!

YEAH!! I love you my friend- Great job!

The Rev. "R" LARGE!

To day is the day that will go down in the analls ? anals? of history as the day the infamous and amazing Rev. R Large graced the earth with his presence.

30 something years ago... A day that has forever changed the course of man kind!

Happy Birthday Bucketman! I love you!

- Mophead

Grief

We all handle our grief in different ways- I find that I cope with anger. Not the best of coping mechanisms. When the grief is ours alone to cope with, it is easier to let it all out, but when you are in a figure of some authority and must help others to cope it is downright impossible for me to know what to do.

This weekend one of my students was killed in a car accident. She was 21 years old. Born in 1986- 1986! I can remember 1986- people born in 1986 are not supposed to die. It's wrong. It's against nature. It sucks and I'm angry.

Megan was a wonderful woman. Friendly and amazing. She was kind to all and liked by all. So can anyone tell me why the hell she, of all people, is dead? No. No one can- I know that, I understand that and I hate that.

I sit here angry and realize that I am writing all about me- my anger, my grief... How selfish... I should write about her. Her smile. Her laugh. Her intelligence. Her beauty. She was a tech student, one of the rare ones. She wanted to learn all she could and always made an effort to be her best. She cared deeply for her family, her friends and her fiancee. How can I sit here and use my breath to complain? I'm sorry Megan- I'm so sorry.

I try to pray- and if I can, I pray that she feels no pain and is free from anger. Her face keeps flashing before my mind and I can't help but think she'll walk in through my shop doors any minute with 2 cups of tea and a smile.

Oh god- why?