I was going to put this up as my away message on my last two days of class, but my last day my final exam was made optional so I didn't have the opportunity. I'll post it here instead. Tim is already back in Minnesota, and Andy is finalizing things for his drive back to Washington with his father. Also, Air Force Special Agent Willian M. Pillai from Luke Air Force Base paid me a visit today to return the hard drives that they took from me about 15 months ago or so. They were old then... Anyway, here's this poem I wrote about the end of my college career:

it's the end
my dear friend
a juncture in time

time marches on
i feel like a pawn
in this game called life

into the unknown
please, don't moan
old must pass for new to come

what shall I do
start life anew?
is there any choice?

show me the way
don't lead me astray
i'm waiting, waiting for a clue.