where i find myself in all this snow.

So we have left Wisconsin. it was a good time there with a great crew and theatre. totally awesome theatre. heheheh love my job.
so Madison, WI is a pretty cool place. kinda small and such with all kinds of traffic but all in all a hell of a lot better capital than Oregon has... i mean Salem? come on!
so anyways. their capital is really pretty and the layout around it is kinda mess but still kinda cool in a really stupid way as long as you aren't driving anywhere... heh

As for the rest of the road and trip things are going well. the truck decied to die in Iowa city but then we were able to get that repaired.... i think i need to post on that still .... idk.. from that point we had a crazy 6 am drive to madison, did what we needed to do there and then stayed an extra day. also the night of the 16th i think it was, we celebrated the Chinese New Year! this is the year of the tiger! hehe im excited because thats me! YUS!
we ate all kinds of foods. all of them looked realllllly gross and most actually were. but reguardless i still have my standard to try anything that is from another culture. so i tried most of the dishes. the fish, pig ears, mushroom, pork things, and the chicken. like i said MOST was pretty gross...
so there were these dumplings things that were great, they are a tradition in all chinese culture to make for the new year. they are easy to make and festive... or as festive as a dumpling can get. also as a added bonus their is placed in a unknown amount of them a penny. when ever you find the penny you exchange it for a dollar! its really cool and fun when you are searching for them. i did manage to get one on about my 10th dumpling.......everyone else only ate about 6 of them..... ugg i was totally full. then after we eat and everything we go around to all the groups and wish everyone a happy new year. its a great time and you really feel welcomed by everyone. be that and illusion of the time or true fact, it is yet to be decided. all in all though it was a great night. then i drank my dissirono and passed out.

then end. for Wisconsin at least....