Posted September 11, 2008
 
It has been almost nine months since my last posting, and much has happened in that time. And over the past while and with all that’s happened I can say only this: things change. That is a universal constant. Sometimes the changes are things we like, other times not. But the one thing that remains constant is that things change. The only other thing that has stayed somewhat constant recently is this nice stretch of weather we are having right now. But eventually that will change too and we’ll be back to the wet and the grey. Either way, I still love it here in Vancouver.


 
I am truly grateful for the opportunity to teach at this finest of acting schools. Recently Schoolcreative has been accredited by the PCTIA, which further adds to the credibility and prestige of school. I already think that our faculty for both full and part time has some of the best acting instructors in the city, and best of all we work like a team. I am so humbled by the grace and humility of each teacher, and how much they care about the students and their development.

I am proud to be part of this group and I encourage anyone interested in doing acting to take classes with us, whether it be with me or with any of the other instructors. If anyone is interested in taking acting classes with me or with the school, you can contact Kirsten Clarkson at Schoolcreative at (604) 408-8550 or e-mail her at info@schoolcreative.com. For more information about the school and curriculums, visit our website at www.schoolcreative.com.

 

We still don’t have plans or details nailed down quite yet, but we are planning on tying the knot officially and getting a place of our own. We have taken a very long time to look at properties, and for us the length of time it has taken has worked out for us. The real estate market is changing, in that prices are starting to come down; not just stabilize, but actually COME DOWN. That is welcome relief for us, since the market in my opinion has been grossly overpriced for at least two years.
 
The spike in cost of housing over the past three or four years has been due to one thing: more people being let into the market through the change in mortgaging law. When people were allowed to amortize over a forty year period (FORTY YEARS!! HOLY BANANAS!!) that let a whole wave of people into the mix. It wasn’t all off shore money as many have surmised, it’s the person next door to you who may be one of those who put themselves on the hook for FORTY years (or less, depending on how they pay it off).
 
So, we’re still looking and we’re getting closer. And of course anything is possible, we could win a lottery jackpot, or one of those charity lottery first prizes. Either way we plan to be together for the rest of our lives, so wherever we are we will be with each other.
 
Lastly, we plan to go away to wed, likely Hawaii in December. We feel it is too expensive to have a formal wedding with a church and a dinner. We will likely do a family thing, but the more important issue is the get married, which is something that both of us want to do. I love Bonnie very much, and I am grateful every day that she is in my life.