The Bridge to
2015
January 15th I got Wolf Auto Center as a client
January 27th I got Jade Wellness as a client
February 3rd I got Waddell’s Music Center and School of Music as clients. I also got Route 8 Marine, Trudeau Automotive, and Dr George Sitterle as clients.
February 13th I got Anna Kays Unique Fashions as a client
March 5th I got Anderson Sales & Services as a client
March 18th I got ABC Fire Extinguisher as a client
March 23rd I got Ray Platt’s Auto Center as a client
April 3rd I got Creekside Beer and Medusa Salon as clients
April 23rd I got McNeilly Beer and Six Packs as a client
The day after Wassell’s wedding I was called in for a food run shift by Tim Byers. I did not want to go in, but I did. It was this day I printed some paper out of pos and wrote my 2 week notice. I did not tell anyone but Chuck who I handed my paper to. It was real short and messy and he didn’t even want it, so I kept it.
May 1st I got Hahn’s Nursery as a client
May 7th I went to see the pirates play with Donald. We ended up getting front seat along first base. The best seats I ever had.
May 14th I got Pittsburgh Window & Door Company as a client
June 3rd I got Choice Marble and Wildwood Highlands as clients
June 11th I got Avenue Auto Body and Stewart Chiropractic as clients
June 13th I got All Seasons Auto Sales as a client
July 30th I got B & Z Deli as a client
June my left arm was in a lot of pain so I asked Dr Roger Stewart if he could help and he started rubbing my arm and made it feel better immediately.
July 3rd I got Pints on Penn and Mimi’s Memories and Antiques as clients
July 28th I did a freeze pop and beverage run to most of my clients for customer appreciation day.
August 3rd I signed up Churn as a client
We took a family trip to Alberta, Canada to see Banff and Jasper National Parcs.
I flew to Calgary, Alberta with my parents, we then rented a car and drove to Banff National Parc. We walked around Lake Louise and hiked a couple nearby trails. We stayed one night and then drove up the icefields parkway. It was the most beautiful road I ever drove. We stayed at Sunwapta Falls, which had some beautiful nearby water falls.
We drove back to Calgary to pickup Jordan and then we went back to Banff National Parc. We walked around Lake Louise again, but this time all the way around. There was some people riding horses on the way back. We stopped at a few other beautiful lakes on the way back up the Icefields parkway. We stopped a couple times for some short hikes to break up the drive.
We stayed at a hotel over looking the Athabasca Glacier. It was one of the nicest hotels I ever stayed in.
We hiked around Jasper National Parc. A ranger told us that a wolf was hit by a car that day on a nearby road. That evening we could hear wolves crying out in the mountains. It was chilling. We walked around the town and got some food. We stayed at a hotel right outside the town. I went on a hike and went very far in front of everyone and then decided to see if I could finish the trail. That I did, but by the time I got to the end it was starting to get later and I had to jog a good bit of the way back to make it in time. I remember thinking that jogging was probably a bad idea near a river with grizzly bears and mountain lions around. That was a run with a lot of anxiety, but it worked out fine.
On the way back down to Banff we went white water rafting on the Athabasca River. Lenny was our guide and he was surprised I had white water rafted in West Virginia. We stayed at Sunwapta Falls again that evening.
We hiked Sulfur Mountain which was part of or right outside of Banff National Parc. It took most of the day and my mom who was 60 and my dad both hiked the whole thing. We took a Gondola on the way back down which I thought was terrifying.
When I got home I was so excited. I wrote and recorded “God Says Hey” and learned how to build websites from watching YouTube videos.
August 22nd I went to Club Cafe to see Wicked Chief and Cold Roses.
Derek, RJ Wigton, and myself started a band called “Blue Jay and the Bats” We had 2 songs, Anstronaut and Closer to the Sun. Some point before Halloween went all went to Monesson, PA and hung out with Brittney Williams and Kat Hansen.
September 3rd I got A Head of The times Hair Design as a client
September 19th I got Bear of PA as a client
September 30th I got Pollak’s Candies as a client
October 3rd I got Tommy’s Pizzeria and G Jewelry as clients
In October I went to Hop House with Sheena Mundie and she landed a small kiss on the lips which was pretty cool.
October 30th Churn opened in gibsonia. I played acoustic guitar
November 5th I got R & M Embroidery as a client
Early in November, Jimi, Pat, and Ben came over for a Victory Lane reunion jam session. It was rough, but fun. It didn’t last too long until Ben and Jimi left. Me and Pat hung out for a little afterwards.
December 3rd I celebrated my 100th birthday on my 32nd birthday. I went to Kretzler’s tavern to people watch by myself.
December 10th I got Premier Upholstrey as a client
December 13th I went to the Four Chord Music Festival with Yellowcard and Anti Flag.
December 14th I got Innovative Gardening as a client
December 16th I got Chiropractic Specialists of Pittsburgh as a client
2016
January 3rd I got Bobar Instruments as a client
January 14th I got Sew Ya Need A as a client
January 22nd I got Flemings Service and Family Festivals Association as clients
January 29th I got Compute A Line as a client
February 24th I went Where’s the band? concert at Mr Smalls Theatre with Jake.
March 3rd I got Joe’s Beer as a client
March 7th I got ReMax 3000 as a client
March 14th I went to a Bernie Sanders rally in Youngtown, Ohio with Kolt.
March 25th I got Pine Beer & Cigars as a client
In May I was laying some mulch, the next morning I had a bullseye on my thigh. I went to med express and he drew a line and said if the red goes outside go to hospital. Then the red did go outside, but I didn’t want to go to hospital so I went back to med express where he told me to go to er, kinda annoyed. I ended up getting bit by a spider. I spent a few nights in the hospital before it started to get better. I watched screen savers with peaceful music most of the time which was confusing to the nurses and dr’s. My roommate was an older man that snored very loud. The pens were in the playoffs and I watched and continuously asked a staff member for help so he could watch the game with me. Ivy also brought me a buffalo chicken pizza, which was one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me. They ended up giving me something through the IV that helped the wound.
May, The Mondaze had our first practice in years. We were very rusty and a lot of the songs had been forgotten, but we picked some of our favorites and started jamming again.
May 27th I got Psychological Associates as a client
June I went with Jaime Lee Ballas to Ocean City, MD. We drove all night and slept on the beach. I got sunburned from sleeping in. We watched the pens win the cup at a bar and met a guy name steve martin who was pretty cool. Somehow a handful of strangers ended up partying with us in our hotel room. One day when I was walking to a public restroom I saw a trail of human feces leading to restroom. Someone didn’t make it. I never seen anything like it!
June 7th I got West Liberty Beer as a client
June 10th I got Bakerstown Radiator as a client
June 29th I went golfing with my family for my dad’s birthday at Rohanna’s golf course.
July 29th I went to see Bush and Chevelle at Stage AE with Spurks. Gavin got off the stage and walked right up to us while singing Little Things.
July 30th was Brad and Katie’s wedding.
August 3rd I got Madia Photography and Pittsburgh Popcorn as clients.
Family trip to Vancouver Island and Washington in August.
We flew into Seattle and then drove to Vancouver and then Vancouver Island. We had to take a ferry across which we had to wait, but ate some food at a market that was at the parking lot.
We drove to Tofino, BC which is where we stayed a couple nights also. There were girls hitchhiking around which I had never seen before.
We then drove down to Victoria, BC. It was a beautiful, clean city that had a European feel to it. We went on a whale watching trip where we saw seals, sea lions, humpback whales, and orcas. We saw lots of orcas and the marine biologist put a microphone in the water so we could hear them. They sounded like birds, it was really neat. I had never seen so many whales. One of the top experiences of my life. There was a viral video of humpback whales from around where we were at the same day which was weird.
We stayed at the Hilton hotel in Victoria. Then next morning we watching a rowing competition in the bay. It was really neat.
We drove up Mount Rainier. The road did not have a guard rail on it and cars could easily fall off. It was a scary road to drive. The outside lane more so than the inside lane.
September 25th we had my grandma’s birthday party at her house.
September 29th I got Riverfront Deli as a client
October 3rd I got Precise automotive & Diagnostics as a client
October 16th Friend the cat moved in with me. I kept her upstairs separated from Tony for the first day.
December 7th Friend and Tony got along well enough to have a family photo shoot.
December 22nd I got Grenci Beer Distributor as a client
2017
January there was the cheesecake Factory holiday party and although I didn’t work there I went and won an award for ghost of cheesecake past. Angel Sipe gave me a trophy with a tissue that looked like a ghost. It was really nice to see everyone.
January 3rd I got Mobile Mountain as a client
January 25th I got A Little Bit of Whimsy as a client
January 10th I went to West Green high school to see my dad’s team play against Jefferson Morgan. They won.
February 18th I got Urban Transmissions as a client
March 16th I got GW Kleber & Sons Nursery as a client
March 27th I signed Mobile Mountain as a client
April 25th I went to my first meeting with the international dark sky association. The meeting was at the Allegheny Observatory. Dianne Thurscheck gave a tour after the meeting.
May 11th I went to see The Red Hot Chili Peppers with Spurks at PPG Arena.
May 13th was the first annual Millvale Music Festival. The Mondaze performed at the Double L Bar and it was our first show back.
May 15th I went to see Jimmy Eat World at The Main Stage in Morgantown, WV. Beach Slang was the opener. I bought an extra ticket and Jimi came with me. It was awesome!
May 10th I got Powell’s Service Center as a client
May 17th I got Sorrentos Pizza as a client
May 22nd I played solo at Club Cafe. I played Like Jenny and Maladaptive Daydreamer. Rishi, Paul, and Derek also played.
June 11th I got Olive or Twist as a client
July 14th I got Nova Cafe as a client
June 17th The Mondaze played at Drinks.
July 16th I got Tootsie’s Too Cafe as a client
August 3rd I finished my goal to 100 recorded songs in my studio. Feel Good Forever was song 100
August 3rd I got Hole in the Wall Gallery, Coulson’s Floral, and Yetters Candies as clients
Road trip to Acadia National Park in August.
September 21st I got Robick’s Auto Body as a client
September 24th we had a my Grandma’s birthday party at her house. She wore her Almost Cool shirt to surprise me.
September 21st I got Robick’s Auto Body as a client
October 19th I got Mike’s Truck Service and Fox Chapel Service as clients
October 28th I got Filter Queen as a client
October 31st I handed out candy from the stoop of the Millvale Office. I wore an army helmet and had a wizard cape on. I also got Kinniburgh Graphics as a client in the day.
November 3rd I got Brenckle’s Greenhouse as a client
November 6th I got Toiled Clover Tattoo as a client
November 16th I got West View Jewelers as a client
November The Mondaze went to Innovation Studios to record Spider, Feel Good Forever, and Wonderful.
November 26th I heard and then saw a black and red rooster outside my house.
November 28th The Mondaze played the Millvale Christmas tree lighting
December 3rd I got Russelton Auto Works and Walt’s Deli as clients
December 13th a bird got in my house.
2018
February 22ndI got DNMS auto as a client
March 2nd I went to see the West Greene High School girls basketball team play in the WPIAL championship at the Peterson Event Center with my parents. They lost, but was impressive.
March 3rd I got Executive Motors as a client
March 23rd I got West Penn Marine as a client
March 31st I got R & J automotive Specialists as a client
March 31st I went to see Punchline play at Mr Smalls Theatre with The Morning Light. I went by myself and got pretty drunk. I saw lots of friends and had a really good time. I even held the door for a bunch of strangers.
April 4th was Almost Cool Reunion show with Scenes From a Movie, Time and Distance, and Mace Ballard. This was held at The Smiling Moose in the south side of Pittsburgh.
April 28th I went on my first date with Robin which lead to me writing “Carmella’s”
April 29th I went to the Look Out Loretta EP release show The Smiling Moose.
May 2nd I got Carlisle’s Bridal as a client
May 3rd I got American Gyro as a client
May 6th I went to see Jimmy Eat World at Mr Smalls Theatre.
I went to the millvale music festival with Robin. It was our third date and I picked her up. It started great, but she left me mid date for a combo of about 3 other people. I was drunk and didn’t even know what happened. She said I didn’t seem interested. I had her mom’s mother day gift in my car so she called me later on to get it back. This was when I should have stopped dating her. I wrote the song “Grant Avenue” about this day.
May 25th I went to see New Found Glory and The Movie Life at Stage AE. I had a lot of friends going so I went by myself. Robin also went and we hung out for a little. I also ran into DLY
May 28th I went kayaking on the Allegheny river with brad who was fishing.
I was going kayaking and ended up in the Sharpsburg Memorial Day Parade
May 30th I went to see the Pittsburgh Pirates play the Chicago Cubs with my parents.
May 31st I got Ruffled Wine Brewing as a client
June 2nd I went kayaking on the Allegheny river.
June 5th I went to see Real Estate play with Ryan. It was at Mr Smalls Theatre and Habibi was the opener.
June 9th I went to see Hall & Oates and Train at PPG Arena with Robin.
June 16th The Mondaze played Mr Smalls Theatre with All in Uniform, Dash City Skyline, Vantage. and AMC dreaming.
June 29th we went golfing for my dad’s birthday at Rohanna’s golf course.
July 1st me, Brad, and George attempted to make a music video for Wonderful. It was a lot of fun, but it did not work out.
July 3rd I got Wolfpack Speed as a client
July 6th I went to see Lit play at Jergels with Robin.
I went to the last Warped Tour with Robin. I watched Simple Plan, Eternal Boy, Reel Big Fish, and Bowling for Soup.
July 20th I went to see the Gin Blossoms, Tonic, and Punchlne play at Stage AE with Brad.
July 22th I went to see Taking Back Sunday and Coheed and Cambria at Stage AE with Robin.
July 28th I went to see Chicago and REO Speedwagonwith my parents at the Key Bank Pavilion.
August 2nd I got AAMCO transmissions as a client.
August 3rd I played solo at Double L Bar un Millvale with Matt Austin. The Mondaze crew came out.
August 5th I went to see Punchline play with The Spill Canvas at The Rex Theatre in the south side. After this show Robin asked me out and I said yes.
August 7th I flew to Montana with my parents and Jordan.
August 8th we hiked throughout Glacier National Park. We saw lots of waterfalls throughout the mountains.
August 9th we hiked more through Glacier National Park. We were at some lake that was stunning and getting ready to take a family photo when a streaker who did not see us came out of the woods and as soon as he saw us ran back away.
August 10th we hiked more of Glacier National Park.
August 11th we went hiking and then white water rafting at Glacier National Park.
August 12th we decided to go to Yellowstone National Park because there was a forest fire the day before on the other side of the park, but it was all shutdown.
August 13th we hiked and drove around Yellowstone National Park. There was a beautiful sunset on our way out.
August 14th we flew back to Pittsburgh.
I went to the Westmoreland Fair with Robin. We didn’t ride anything, but did eat funnel cakes and lemonade. I wrote the song “Ferris Wheel” about this evening.
August 26th I went to the 5th annual Four Chord Music Festival with Robin.
August 29th The Mondaze played Club Cafe for a band house fundraiser. Ivy came and said goodbye, I was so nervous that I was going to be in for it from Robin that I didn’t say anything back. It was rude on my part. Robin was very mad that i spoke to her and she left early.
August 31st The Mondaze played a playr production show at Cattivo with Tiny Stills, Get Married, A Week in July, and Young Lungs.
September 3rd I got Krigger & Company as a client
September 3rd I went kayaking with Robin on the Kiski – Allegheny river. We did a rental with River’s Edge Kayak and Canoe.
September 4th The Mondaze opened for June Divided and Shane Henderson of Valencia at The Smiling Moose
September 5th I went to see Fallout Boy and Machine Gun Kelly at PPG arena with Robin. We had floor tickets up near stage in front Pete.
September 7th I got Specialty Etching Shoppe as a client
September 18th I went to see Guided By Voices with Ryan at Spirit Lounge.
September 19th I got Fast Company as a client
September 20th I got Z & L Beverage as a client
Sept 26th I flew to Nashville, TN with Robin. We listened to a lot of bands and ate a lot of food. We took a tour of the Grand Ole Opry went sight seeing. We rode little scooters which was fun.
September 27th we went to the Grand Ole Opry for a tour.
September 28th We walked around Nashville
September 29th I flew back to Pittsburgh with Robin.
September 30th we celebrated my grandma’s birthday at her house.
October 12th I went to Hartwood Acres Halloween light show with Robin and her friends. We ate at Eat N Park afterwards.
October 20th I visited my grandma in the Uniontown Hospital. My aunt Paulette was crying and thought she was going to die.
October 25th I went to the Riegler’s with Robin to carve pumpkins. I did a moose. Robin go mad that Riegler played “go get your boy” and caused a fit.
December 3rd I got Bar 3 Oakland as a client
December for my birthday, I had a split party with Robin’s graduation. It was at Industry in Lawrenceville. A bunch of our friends came out.
December 7th I went to a Holiday party with Robin at Nova Place in the North side. I saw Jeff, who use to attend Victory Lane shows and was from Sewickley there. He was a bartender. We went to some holiday pop up bar and to the William Penn speakeasy afterwards.
December 8th me and Robin went to Pittsburgh’s light up night. It was freezing so I bought a hat from a store downtown.
December 21st I went to West Greene high school to see my dad’s team play against Avella. They won.
December 31st for new years eve me and Robin went to Wendy’s for dinner than went to her friend’s house for some drinks. I drove and stayed sober. Afterwards we went to Wassell’s for the ball to drop. We took an uber from my house. Robin got really mad and then Wassell kicked her out and it was a shit show.
2019
February 12th I got Bernie’s Flower Shop as a client
February 14th I went with Robin to see Jeff Goldbloom play with his jazz band at the Carniege Music Hall. They were really good and he talked with the audience which was really neat.
February 15th I went to see my dad’s team play in the playoffs. They lost.
February 25th a large pine tree fell on the house across the street knocking out the power for a week.
March 2nd I went to Bicycle Heaven with Robin. We later went out to eat at Nakama for her birthday with some of her friends. We ended the night at Belvedre’s Ultra Dive for some dancing and drinks.
May 1st I got Kindred Spirits Boutique as a client
May 3rd I got Ray’s Automotive as a client
May 11th was the 3rd annual Millvale Music Festival. I performed solo at Bar 3 and The Mondaze performed at Happy Day Lounge
May 25th I was on the WPXI news yelling “fix that pothole, yea!” as I drove by a news team on the corner of Seavey Road and evergreen Road in Millvale.
May 31st my dad gave a speech at the graduation for West Greene School District. He was retiring and I was so proud of my dad. As soon as he was done talking Robin insisted we leave so we could go drive 4 hours to stay in a cabin with her friends. She was miserable the whole time.
June 1st I went Kinzua Bridge State Park with Robin and her friends. It looked like it was going to rain so we didn’t go to cherry springs that night. Instead we stayed in and played board games as it stormed.
June 3rd I got Cole’s Pub and C & G Performance as clients and signed up Churn on Harts Run Road.
June 15th I got Journey Healthcare as a client
June 16th The Mondaze opened for VISTA
June 28th we played golf for my dad’s birthday at Rohanna’s golf course.
June 30th The Mondaze played the open streets festival in Lawrenceville.
July 3rd I visited the new office for work downtown. It was in the KeyBank building overlooking the rivers and the point. You could see Heinz Field.
July 4th I went downtown to see the fireworks with Robin. She was in a very bad mood and told me I ruined the holiday. She wasn’t feeling well so she didn’t run in her race.
July 6th I went to see Blink 182 with Lil Wayne at Pavilion in Burgettstown. I went with Robin, brad, Katie, Wass, and Sham. Robin was in a horrible mood and pushed me at one point so we left. I remember thinking this is not going to work if you can’t have fun at a blink concert.
July 9th I redid part of my front retaining wall with actual stone. The cement wall was starting to fall.
By July 13th I broke up with Robin. I did it over the phone and just asked for a break which was the end.
July 26th I got a new digital camera
July 27th I got Mark Leute Auto Repair as a client
July 28th I gutted my basement. I took down all of the walls and some of the floor.
July 30th I went golfing with Riegler at Mars Bethel Golf
August 3rd I got A child’s Wardrobe as a client
August 3-4th I went up to Brad’s camp to hang out with him and Katie. I got to go kayaking which was nice. I was very sad about the whole situation with Robin, but they gave me much encouragement.
August 10th I helped my parents clean stuff at my grandma’s house.
August 16th I went to see The Doobie Brothers with my family and Brad.
August 18th me, Jimi, and Jordan moved stuff out of my grandma’s house. We drove a U haul.
August 19th Material Movement as a client
August 21st I went to Wassell’s for an end of summer get together. Riegler, Sham, Jordan, Wass, Brad, and George were all there.
September 1st I got Doggie Do Hair Salon as a client
September 3rd I got Allison Park Auto as a client
September 13th I went with Ryan to Andrew Bird at the Roxian Theatre. We ran into Steve and Pat.
September 17th I went with Ryan to see Built to Spill. Spurks came along. This was at Mr Smalls Theatre.
September 21st The Mondaze performed at Drinks in West View
September 22nd I played solo acoustic at a church on Mt Rotal Blvd in Etna. Afterwards I left on a journey up north. I made it to Cherry Springs State Park and camped under the stars. It was beautiful and super dark. I could see the milky way with my eyes.
September 23rd I woke up in my tent, packed up, and headed north. I went through New York into Vermont. I stopped briefly in Burlington. I then drove into Quebec. I was listening to the Harry Potter audio book Rielger gave to me to listen to. It was creepy how it started raining in real life and thousands of little toads or frogs were jumping on the road to go to higher ground and were getting ran over by all the cars. The road signs were in French. I kept driving and made it to the Atlantic coast.
September 24th I woke up from my very briefly sleep outside to purple skies over the ocean. Everything around me was in a purple and pink haze. It was one of the most magical mornings of my life. I drove down the Atlantic coast following the glow and eventually made it to Forillon National Parc. I rented a campsite and setup my tent. I then went on a hike along the ocean up to a lighthouse. That night I had a fire and camped in my tent.
September 25th I woke up in my tent and went out hiking. It started raining and didn’t stop all day. When it got heavier I didn’t see anyone else out anywhere. I made it to the top of the Mt Saint Alban and went up the lookout tower while it was really windy which was an experience. I hiked down to a beach and looked at rocks and the waves. I saw another lighthouse. That night my fire didn’t work because of the rain and it was a wet mess everywhere so I drove to a bar and had some general tso’s but it wasn’t the same. I talked to some guys at the bar who made fun of me for being american and how we don’t use the metric system. The guy said your measurements are based on someone’s foot. Besides the food it was a really good time.I stayed at a motel on the ocean next to a lighthouse. It was beautiful.
September 26th was dry and did more hiking. I started the morning hiking a rocky beach and then I headed into the park. I finished all the trails I wanted to. I also filmed my coyote video. I met some french girls who were hiking and they had me take a picture of them. That night I made a fire and stayed in my tent. I made the coyote music video that night.
September 27th I did one last hike at Forillon and then headed south. I made it Perce’ rock and got on a boat to take me around the bay. Afterwards I headed south again to the cabin I had rented. I stopped at a small food place on the ocean where I woman owned and ran it by herself. We talked for a little bit. When I got to my cabin there was a note that lead me to where it was and there was a key. It was on the river and I was able to record music with my computer and generator. I could hear howling in the night. A little cat came and hung out with me.
September 28th I woke up, packed my stuff and went to the lodge where my note said to go. There was a native girl there waiting for me and she gave me some wet gear and told me to go outside when i’m ready. When I got out there some guy who spoke better English told me what to expect for my kayak trip. I then got in a van with some guy and another few people and he drove us to the river. They were all speaking French and I just sat there. I one point someone called me out for not understanding them and someone said something in French and then they all laughed. The driver dropped me off, gave me a radio, and I was on my way. I kayaked down the Bon Adventure River the entire day. I made it to the stopping point that evening and then headed south. That nightI stopped at a native american Casino and met a native who told me how much he hated the government. He told me I couldn’t be on both sides and I should join him. He was inspiring. I crossed the border from New Brunswick into Maine. New Brunswick was very foggy. I drove slow to avoid hitting a moose. I made it to Portland Maine by 6am where I convinced the clerk at a hotel to rent me a room for a few hours so I could shower and sleep for a minute.
September 29th I woke up from my very brief sleep and headed to Salem, NH to North American Stonehenge. When I got there there were a few police officers as someone had vandalized some of the property the previous night. I watched a little video and then took the walk through the stone henge. It was really interesting. I stopped at the gift shop on the way out and then headed to Nashua to see Jenny. I remember being nervous and I got some gum from a gas station just in case. When I got to her place I went to the wrong place and it was confusing. When I saw her it was pretty magical and we talked all night. Hearing her voice was what struck me the most. I had my first white claw beverage.
September 30th I left Nashua, NH and drove back home.
Beginning of October we celebrated my grandma’s 90th birthday. I performed a song I wrote and it was super awkward.
October 11th I got a set of congo drums for my studio.
October 13th I went to Lake Erie with my parents. We went to Pres Isle State Park and stayed at Geneva on the lake.
October 15th we headed back home, We stopped at Denny’s in Meadville.
October 18th I went to Mira Riegler’s birthday party that Mike invited me to. It was in their community building that was really nice.
October 25th I got a new toilet and bathroom sink installed into my bathroom.
One late night in October I was on my computer in my studio when I received a phone call from a restricted number that I answered to hear a voice I couldn’t remember, but also knew I knew. It was Robin. She broke in through the basement door and was charging up the stairs. I thought she might fight or kill me. I held the door from my side at the top of the stairs and told her to leave. She didn’t and was pushing very hard using her body weight. I called 911 and she was screaming. She could hear the 911 agent and still didn’t leave. Eventually before the police showed up she ran out and speeded off, getting tire noises. One police officer told me I should press charges while the other said I would be fine either way. I didn’t, but took the officer up on his offer to call Robin and say to not come back.
November 9th I went to see Pitt mens basketball play at the Peterson Event Center
November 15th I flew up to Boston to meet Jenny for a long weekend.
November 16th I went to Boston with Jenny and saw “The Office music parody” which was performed live and was really good.
November 18th I went with Jenny and Cam to see where club drifters use to be.
November 19th I flew back to Pittsburgh.
November 21st I got Tarentum Hardware as a client
November 28th I got Paul Beining’s Hair Salon as a client
December 7th I painted my kitchen.
December 13th I went to Bishop Canevin high school to see my dad’s team play. They lost
December 15th I painted a big red heart on my kitchen wall. Inside read Jason + Jenny
December 16th I got a new shower installed by Bathfitters. I remember being worried I wouldn’t have a shower when Jenny came to town.
December 18th Jenny flew to Pittsburgh.
December 19th I hosted a holiday special performance for Jenny in my living room.
December 20th me and Jenny went to the Duquesne Incline, Primanti Brothers, and Phipp’s Conservatory for their holiday show.
December 21st me and Jenny went to dave and Busters. We met with Brad, Katie, Wass, Sham, and Riegler.
December 22nd me and Jenny went to market square in downtown Pittsburgh. We went to the different shops and to the gingerbread house competition.
December 25th was the first Christmas not at my grandma and pap’s house. It was at my aunt paulete’s house where my grandma moved.
