For posterity, I have decided to write a brief review of my 2009. At first, I set out making a list of things to talk about: Things I will miss, Things I will not miss, People I met, Places I went, Things I learned, Goals met and goals failed, Regrets, and new interests. But for simplcity, I'll stick to some more basic things. I also asked some ( Read more... )

If I were to make a graph of my excitement over Christmas (as a cultural holiday), it would start low at age 0, move upward around age 3, zoom up until age 8, where it stays until 11, slowly lowers until 16, then begins to drop more quickly, eventually plummeting to the current level at 22, which is only a two notches above apathy. My birthday also ( Read more... )

At this point in time, I have Brazzle Dazzle Day from Pete's Dragon stuck in my head, and it's been there for a couple days now. I think I'll never be able to think of Pete's Dragon or any of the songs without thinking of Victoria also. Sometimes memories of people get connected to certain songs and sounds, and in this case I think it's a pleasing ( Read more... )

Today was the first day of truck loading. We have made good progress lately, and today went quite well until le deluge. I do not believe there was any substantial damage to any items, and the rain had the pleasing effect of ending the workday in a refreshing way. Once we covered or moved everything out of the rain ( Read more... )

Been in Maine for about two weeks. Maine has treated me very kindly so far, or rather my friends and family have been welcoming and friendly ( Read more... )

Two dreams.

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-Friday, March 13: Day of the Drive ( Read more... )

Victoria and family headed out today. Some will be back to get more stuff in several days. And some will not ( Read more... )

The date is now 2009. This arbitrary line is both imaginary and celebrated. I will accept that it is not without worth to spend one day in commemoration of the past four seasons. The future is built upon the present, and the present was built upon the past. To grok the past is to excel in the future. This is called learning, growing, and maturing ( Read more... )

Hey. You made my day more than you know. I can't even describe how much that meant to me. But I can try. Here goes.

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