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so i have something a little more celebratory to exclaim. my friend and former roommate, neill, has just received notice that he passed his bar exam! he was a theatre major along with me and my friends at emerson. he moved out to la to work with movie producers, and i think for a while he was thinking about entertainment law. (go ahead and correct me if i'm wrong neill)

we both moved to san francisco when val, james, and i drove out there after college. i know that after i left he spent some time doing paralegal work, and attending law school. when he worked in theatre, he was an amazing stage manager. extremely meticulous, and on top of everything. . . as well as easily approachable. he attacks everything with the same exactness as he stage managed. . . so law seems to fit in just fine. he's the kind of guy who, when he moves to a new area. . . he'll drive around and learn every single street, as well as places of notes on them. i'm kind of the opposite in that, i'll drive around looking for a place, when that place has become necessary for me to find. i remember he would also look through town records and history, so that he would know all those interesting details about whatever town he was in.

in college he was also very much into wicca. . . i think it is still a significant part of his life. and when discussing religion and beliefs. .. i had only inklings on the workings of the darker side of the catholic church. . . but neill could quote significant rituals that had once been pagan, but were twisted by the church for their own gains. i always loved hearing all the knowledge he had pour out of him. it made for wonderfully fascinating late night discussions. and now . . *sniff, sniff* he's all up and grown on me. :)

he has told me. . . a couple of times. . what his new specific venture in law is. . .(but of course, i've lost it). . . but he'll be attending more classes at tufts which has a program specific to his needs. and yes. . he has moved from san francisco back to boston. . . where, someday, i will traverse in order to see anyone i know there or at least anyone that is left there. . . the number are dwindling. . . and i'll probably crash at my brother's. . if he is still there.

but for the time being. . . someone who has worked really hard. . and who deserves to move on up. . is doing just that. yipee!

so CONGRATULATIONS NEILL!!

"and we'll be saying a big hello to all intelligent life forms everywhere . . .and to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys."