This past has been a very interesting one. A time of many great things. Many beginnings, many ends. I pause to reflect for a moment on where I was last year at this time. Am I happier today than I was a year ago? Was the time I spent in the last year worthwhile? Did I accomplish good things? Did my faith increase? Do I know more? Did I make wise investments? Do I have the same friends, or have I lost some and made others? How have my priorities changed? And the most difficult question, what has been the catalyst for any of these changes.

There's so many things that've happened in the past year that it's difficult to describe or even list them all. Some would of course violate my rules for my online writings, so sorry, but you won't get the complete list here. I wouldn't be able to think of the complete list anyway, so you're really not missing out. Instead, I'll list some of the more major points that happen to come to mind, in no particular order.

• Joined CA Leadership Team
• Co-lead the CA Servant Team
• Lived with 4 fellow computer scientists in the same apartment
• Had a visit from the FBI
• My car was broken into for the 2nd time
• Graduated from ASU!
• First out-of-country missions trip to Mexico
• Talked in front of a full congregation at 3 church services to raise money for the missions trip
• Drove between KC & PHX 4 times, as usual - broke my record, 17 hours 25 minutes
• Worked at Sprint PCS for the 3rd year
• Meet a few of the other cool interns for the first time
• Returned to ASU, not living with Al for the first time
• Began my masters of science in information management program
• Took my first part time job while enrolled in school
• Lost control of my car for the first real time
• Learned how to replace the muffler on my car
• Caught a few really cool touchdown passes in flag football
• Began preparing to sell my first car (note: my first vehicle was a truck)

As I said, there's a lot more very signficiant things that have happened, but that's a pretty good rundown. As I mentioned, I'm preparing to sell my car - but first I need to find a new car, which many of you know is going to be a Maxima. I'm waiting to hear back from the dealer I know to see what he's going to find for me. I should know by Friday if I'll have one before break is over.

In other news, tonight was pretty fun. Unfortunatly many friends are out of town, but Michael & Jon Wear were around and we had an enjoyable time watching Minority Report with my parents, and then played some cut-throat pool and then some Super Monkey Ball 2 on the Game Cube. That game is really fun, and I makes me think of Jenny & Andy and their "Dancing Monkey Suit" joke, and how close this is to that. We then chatted for a bit and watched the end of My Cousin Vinny on HBO, before calling it a night, which is I think what I'm going to have to do about now, since I went to bed last night around 10:30 and got up at 9:30, if I dont sleep now I'll get very out of wack (as if I'm not already!).