Tonight, I saw "Once Upon A Time In Mexico". Instead of thinking about seeing this movie consider seeing "Once Upon A Time On The Way Back Home" also known as OUATOTWBH. There were two memorable scenes, the motorcycle chase (which was mediocre at best) and everything with Selma Hyak. I'm too tired to tear this movie apart. I'll do it later. Don't see this movie.

This is my new wishlist thingy. They use Mac at Brooks. Having a Mac would be good. I hate Mac. I am an enigma, love me.

I have a new e-mail address! It's brianlikesfilm@hotmail.com. Enjoy! Wait.. can you enjoy that? Can you? Whatever.

Time is starting to run out. My last day at work currently is October 4th and I still haven't heard anything about Peru as far as starting and ending dates go. So, I'm a little bit nervous about how things are going to work out. If I don't end up going to Peru until later in October I'll have to figure out what to do about moving out and working etc. If I don't go at all, I have to figure out what to do all of October, which is really no big deal. I just don't like being anxious and sending e-mails back and forth etc. -BRiAN

So, I have a wishlist for school. I shopped around and it's the best price for this stuff. If you want to buy any of these things, feel free. Please feel free. In fact, feel really free. My Wish List

I'm back from Ventura. Oh man what an awesome time. I followed my Dad as we drove down, walkie talkies are too much fun. When I arrived at Brooks I was a good 1 1/2 early, so my Dad and I snooped around the campus. There's a back lot (which is a bunch of fake buildings used for filming), two sound stages (really big empty warehouse to build things in for for filming), an editing suite with tons of computers, classrooms, a cafeteria, and just tons of good times. We went on a tour and had already seen everything the tour guide showed us because we were snooping earlier. But, it did afford me a great opportunity to ask him some questions about the school.
I met with Barbara finally. She's the nice lady who's been walking me through the enrollment process. It was nice talking with her and putting a face with a voice. I also ended up meeting with Bernice in financial aid. The whole financial aid process is a scary one for me because I really don't know much about it. But Bernice walked me through all of it and even got me some extra money. The really good news is I'm all set for going to Brooks. That means tuition, housing, car payments etc.. the bad news is that the interest rate on one of my loans is 14.125%. Yikes! It's ok though, I'm willing to do what I need to do.
I stayed with Nate and his roommates. Nate is about half way through the 3 year time at Brooks. He's the top student of his class and I really look up to him, so it was nice to hang with him for a while. After he got out of class we hooked up and went over to edit a film he's working on. In the midst of editing a ton of people came through to talk with him about various projects. Listening to them gave me an opportunity to get a feel for student life. There are tons of politics involved with the school. They vote on scripts, directors, producers etc later into the school year to work on projects. The bottom line I found it is, don't be a jerk. Which I don't will be a problem because I generally get along with people.
After that we went to Carrows to eat, then Nate's place to sleep. I woke up, got my car jumped (because I left the lights on.. d'oh) and drove home. Good times. I can't express how excited I am to goto Brooks. At the same time I'm anxious because I want to do the best I can. I feel as if I'm not artistic or creative enough sometimes, but I think I'll be ok.
I goto Peru sometime around October 8th and I'll be back sometime around the 28th. I know this because I got an e-mail from the Peru people today. So much exciting stuff. Now, I have to clean all my crap out of the shed and get my clothes washed and ready etc. I hate this part. -BRiAN

I'm going to Ventura tomorrow to visit Brooks. I'll be staying with my buddy Nate. Know what else I'm gonna do?! Wanna know! I do! Ok, I'm going to meet with Barbara, finding out about financial aid, looking at apartments, finding a job etc. So much fun! So much to do. Crazy stuff to do. After I get back, I'll be going to Peru.. soon I think. I haven't heard anything back from the guys at Action House. I'm starting to get worried. We'll see what happens. -BRiAN

    Ok! Ok.. ok ok.. so, here's what happening so far. I called SLMA (Sallie Mae) to find out about a loan. She took all my info (I even told her I have no credit history).. ran the numbers and came back APPROVED!!! I can't believe it! I mean.. geeze!! I seriously have no credit that I know of. This is so unexpected. Although nothing is really concrete yet, this gigantic roadblock is clear for now. Amazing. I don't know what God is doing.. this is so exciting.     And at the same time, I feel like I may be setting myself up for huge dissapointment. Which is not really true when I think about it. One way or another, I like the direction I'm going. If Brooks doesn't work out, I'll be in Peru for a while and how awesome would that be!! I'll update as things happen.. for my own posterty sake at least :). -BRiAN

   A crucial thing happens tomorrow, I'm calling "Sallie Mae" (a government lending organization). If they say I can't get a loan on my own.. no Brooks for me.    And I was thinking, maybe God is using the allure of Brooks to keep me in Peru for a while. And the more I think about it, I'm really ok with that. I'd like to spend some more time with the Action House guys. Weather it would be in Peru, or L.A. I've sent in the application for my passport which should arrive in time. So one way or another I'm going to Peru. Please pray that God would give me wisdom in what to do.    I know that I want to goto Brooks. I know that I want to be involved with film, but I have a feeling that God wants to do some work with me first. And I'm looking forward to that. -BRiAN

I'm going to Brooks. But first, I'm going to Peru. When? WHEN?! AHH. Well, I'm going to be in Peru sometime in the beginning of October. Then, I'll be at Brooks in November. It seems easy, but I have to find my passport first. Actually, I have to get another one (hopefully in time). I have so much to do! Clean up, pack, move etc. The thing is, I have to be ready for Peru AND Brooks before I do either. So, what am I doing while in Peru? From what I've been told by Action House I'll be teaching drama and training digital video techniques. Brooks starts sometime in the beginning of November, so I'll probably be back from Peru in less than a month. I've told work my last day will be October 4th (which is when the play I'm in will end). Right now.. the passport is the big scary thing. We'll see what happens, pray for me. -BRiAN

NEW SONG!!! It's simply called "Today" Lemme know what you think. Listen to it with headphones and hear the cool stereo drums! Turn it up LOUD heh. -BRiAN

So good times. I have a bunch of senior portraits coming up. Which is awesome because they are strating to branch out from the people I know. I love doing senior portraits. I'm really excited about the newest one. The girl is a dancer and I want to dress her up in her ballerina outfit then get shots of her in the middle of a crowd. Cools stuff. I have to thank God for allowing me to have the opprotunity to do this work. -BRiAN

Yay for us! Tonight was opening night for "Funny Girl" good times were had by all. No big errors or strikeouts. Just a good time. I'm going to go play poker at Amber's house now. Wish me luck. Maybe we'll play some video games later. -BRiAN

So, sad times today. Justin called and told me that we have offically stopped production of the "Lackey Movie". I think I'll put together some clips of the stuff we've shot so far just for fun. One day we'll finish it. Until then, good news! We are ressurecting "Santiago's Sketch Comedy Squad"! SSCS was a group we had put together for an outreach night the church did. Good times, awesome sketches. Now, we have some equipment to work with and a much better understanding of how to shoot stuff. Lackey was a steep learning curve. Also, I told myself just yesterday that after Lackey was done I was going to ship off to film school. Well, Lackey is done and now I just have to wait for my play. After my play, I'm going to film school. Unless God wants me somewhere else. -BRiAN