Upon arriving in the strange, sunshine-filled land of California, far from the humble flatlands of Illinois and the comfort zone of familiar friends and family, one of my first priorities was to form some solid connections with other 20-somethings, creative,[…]

It was the last week of September, it bright and sunny in Sacramento, and it was comic con…. My newfound friends from the internet, Cindy and Kelly, joined me early on a Saturday morning to wander amidst the strange and[…]

Dah! So I have been lagging in the blogging department lately. This post is dedicated to all of the wonderful, quirky people that embraced me at the karaoke bars in Champaign, Illinois… It all started long, long ago when I[…]

**Please note this is a more personal, melancholic post. Go look at puppies if you’re not in the mood 🙂  I’ve been in California for a little over a month now, and am finally beginning to feel the full-blown effects[…]

Back in 2012, I had the privilege of playing piano with the Parkland Community College jazz band. The band consisted of bass, vibraphones, drums, guitar, and piano. I had been playing piano solo for a long time prior to joining[…]

“Time in a Bottle” is a personal project created during the winter of 2011 while living in an ole 70’s wooden-walled basement apartment. I was playing a lot on my Yamaha P-120 digital piano, and was feeling like the phantom of the opera, staying[…]

After leaving the lovely little oasis of Flagstaff, Arizona, I set sail for my final destination, California. The drive included a multitudinous amount of desert, a roller coaster ride down the mountains, and a good amount of idling in traffic[…]

After spending the night at the RV Park outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, I ventured off to Albuquerque where I continued to live the spontaneous life until the crappy hotel room beckoned to my tired soul. Upon entering the city[…]