October 3rd I packed up my suspicious gypsy-van and headed east to Billings, Montana. I went from the luscious, thick foliage of the Willamette valley painted with the colors of fall to a barren, flat, industrial beet-farming town across the continental divide. All of the deciduous trees they have here (there's probably 5 or 6) have frozen before they could change to fall colors.
The day I got here, a bitter winter storm rolled in and dumped snow and 9 degree temperatures on us. Welcome to Montana! Isn't there supposed to be a season in between summer and winter??? Apparently not. The next week? 70 degrees F and sunny. Seriously?

Anyways, things have actually been really great here. I'm applying for real jobs (ones not including theater or teaching) at Cabela's and Eckroth Music. I've got a bazaar coming up that I'm going to sell my bead work at. I played music at a coffee shop, which went much better than I thought it would. So good in fact, that the manager offered me a night to myself, to play there solo. I also auditioned for a music studio here...we'll just say the contract is pending. I'll keep you guys updated as to the progress of the situation.

Sorry, I don't have any fun links to post. Well, I do...I've been stumbling a lot actually...but I'm not going to post them. I have, however, posted pictures! Go look at those.

Happy Trails!
~Allthearts