David Cook at the Savemart Center at Fresno State

So, I’ve had an interesting summer so far.

I find myself once again in a very familiar position. One of being unemployed.

It happens.

We’ll talk about it in a few.

So,  Sunday June 22nd, I went to San Francisco to see one of my very favorite bands play, LIFEHOUSE!  It was a free concert being put on by Radio Alice 97.3, and it was a rockin’ good time.

And man, San Francisco is such a gorgeous city, I can only hope that my path in life leads me to spending a large amount of time there, because I absolutely love the atmosphere.

It was also around this time, that the time had come for me to make a decision. Which ended in me deciding that hocking clothes in a third-rate mall is not for me. So, my last day of work was July 2nd. Which was absolutely perfect, because I was leaving to Fresno the next day to being my “Cookie Tour ‘08″, which was actually me going to multiple American Idol shows this summer all in the name of one David Cook.

I’ll say this. I got to meet him, and he’s one of the most awesome human beings on the planet. Just so humble and gracious. Love it. I uploaded his set from the Fresno show in my little music box over yonder. Check it out. He’s got a great voice!

So, I spent a couple weeks going to Idol shows. Just three. LOL.

But, I did go home to San Jose for a handful of days, due to one of my shows being in San Jose, and I got to go to church with my dad. I haven’t been to church in such a long time. And then to top it off, one of my friends from high school was giving the sermon that morning. It was pretty cool.

I loved catching up with people that I had not seen in a very long time, it was very comforting to know that you truly can some home to people that care about you.

Family-wise, they’re…I really want to say okay. In fact, just for the sake that this is being written and published in a public forum, I will say that things are okay.

Everything could be better, you know? Who doesn’t want things in their world to be better?

So, plans for the rest of my summer…next weekend I am off to Modesto to do some promoting for Blake Lewis, who competed on American Idol season 6. I am quite stoked about this!

After that, I’m just going to keep plugging away to find a new job, not just out of necessity, something hopefully that I could see myself enjoying. For awhile anyways.

I am working on two projects as far as writing goes. I have a fiction novel that is currently on the back burner, due to my current project which is a book of essays, that are more pop-culture focused and personal to me, and how my life has been affected by things such as…90210, various music artists and a show called, “American Idol”. It’s shaping up to be fairly witty. So, I am really trying to throw everything I have into it.

But yeah, not much else up.

So, here’s to the rest of the summer being a joy!