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It may be appropriate that I would write again today.  I want to write more and about various things.  I want to find my voice and refine it.  So let me start with a subject that I’ve felt much about lately.  Hope.

I write this while I’ve been organizing my finances from ownership of a home in partnership these last five years.  It has been a great blessing for me.   I have seen the great opportunities and ramifications of home-ownership.  These past years have allowed me to feel responsibility and purpose.  It has allowed me a great prosperity.  

Recently I decided to purchase the same house from my business partner.  I did this in the beginning of october.  I had many reasons why I wanted to keep this house.  Most of which are due to my financial position in the world.  It made more sense to buy the house than sell and part ways.  I now feel differently about homeownership.  Mostly the feelings are of a great weight upon my shoulders.  Again, this comes from my current position in the world.  

Some of this position comes from the cutback in hours of where I work not two months after I take on sole-proprietor ownership. From the places that I would normally rely upon for extra income experiencing a “freeze” in hiring.  People who would move on in their lives are staying put.  My chance for advancement has not been prescribed.  I’m starting to struggle to have a good night’s sleep.  

So how humbling to watch the presidential inauguration today.  From a place where it would not normally be seen, hope is found.  I want to point on some of the things that were said today, but I want to do it with a transcript of the Obama’s speech in hand.  I am presently watching as Obama sees Bush off in a helicopter.  Now standing with Joe Biden and their significant others.  I won’t say how I feel about Bush.  I won’t say how I feel about Obama.  I will say that it is sad that it requires a time of crisis for we as a people to come together.  I can’t imagine the thoughts going through Former President Bush’s mind as he passes over the white house looking back.  Not to mention Obama’s thoughts regarding what’s ahead.

This is my point.  The road ahead it hard and we can all feel that.  But at least there is hope.  At least there is a light.  Some may not see it that way.  I offer this thought though.  I have been brought up to believe in progress.  Partly that comes from my Mormon background.  The thought of eternal progression.  We as a human race have progressed in so many things the last century but it feels like the places that we haven’t progressed in many places that need progress.  If half of what Obama promises happen,we will start that progress.  I’m ready.  To quote Stephen Sondheim’s charecter Bobby, “I’m ready.”

So I haven't updated my blog recently, but I've been working on a website.  The website is at joncopier.com easy enough to remember I guess.  But here's the deal. It's a work in progress.  Have fun with it.  

I've been procrastinating for weeks about putting together a mailer for real estate about the conditions of the market, etc.  Can we all sense a theme here!  I started rehearsals for Producers this week and I've had some time there so I've created it, but not sent it out!  

I am looking forward to closing Cabaret (for several reasons) but like always will miss the friendships that come along with a show.  With my bad in touch keeping skills, i know I never will have the same relationships again.  That's okay.  That's why I hope this works out!

It's about Time!

Well I’ve been badgered enough that I’m updating my blog! (thanks Mom) I’ll try to make this a weekly occurrence and even get Ali to participate.

Since you last heard form me, I started dating Ali very seriously and we’ve now been together for over 2 years. Not bad for yours truly. She’s become the center of my life and we’re very happy together. We have our rough times, but I’d be hard pressed to find those that don’t.

So let’s recap the last two years in a nutshell. 

Let’s start with the shows that I’ve been involved in.

Full Monty at the Egyptian theatre(ETC) in Park City.

Urinetown (ETC)

Little Shop (ETC) with Ali,

Utahoma at Off Broadway Theatre in SLC(http://www.theobt.com/pictures/utahoma/), Paint your Wagon at Pioneer Theatre in SLC, and currently in Cabaret at Egyptian theatre. Cabaret runs until April 5, 2008 so if anyone needs info let me know. (parkcityshows.com)

Work. (Real work I guess some would consider). I was working at Best Buy for a while, a Starbucks in NYC, Talisker Corp in Park City, and several theatre odd jobs including the Egyptian, pioneer, and the Grand. I currently work about 20 hrs a week at the Grand while I’m doing Cabaret.

Homes. I was living at my investment property in Utah until I left for New York for three months. Ali and I lived in an apartment in Inwood on the top part of the island. We could only stand the NY life for that long so we moved back to Utah and up on the mountain in Park City. We were there for 13 months or so and we just moved back into my investment property in Taylorsville. It was on the market and vacant so we decided to kill two birds with one stone. We can’t decide if we want to buy my partner out and keep it or what. Ali and I have a very similar style when it comes to homes. We aren’t too fond of new construction and would love to find something with a lot of character and charm in downtown SLC. I would like to move to Ogden because I think it would be a wonderful place to be. It has so much potential and I know it’s going to boom in the next two years or so. Ali would rather run in traffic, drowsy from the Novocain from a root canal, then move to Ogden. We’ll see if she’ll come around!!



Ali and I got a dog in Dec of 06 when we moved back. His name was Edwin James and he was a Yorkshire terrier. Eddie passed away in May form a very horrific experience in my life. I was with him the last few minutes when he passed and have never been so crushed in my life. It’s amazing how such a small thing can mean so much. The way we dealt with his passing was we got a new dog. We got Lucy about a month after his passing. Lucy Van Pelt is a Yorkie as well and just turned one on March 17th. She didn’t replace Eddie but filled a huge gap we had in our hearts.

So how about I don’t leave such a long gap between posts! When I slack a bit how about a nudge saying tell us about your dreams to run a theatre, or become a millionaire in Real Estate. Or even ask when I’m going to give Ali a chance to talk.

Please feel free to post a comment! I would like to hear from ya'll! And pass on the website to others we both know. I'd love to hear from everyone. In fact take a second and create a blog too. Then we can all keep in touch. It's free!

p.s. my sister got married in November. His name is Tyson Clayton. Here's the new family.