one more day of dumb lab work before a week of no work before i start my new work. heehee. what to do...i figured i could get some reading in (that's right, i read) since eric has repeatedly brought it to my attention the downward spiral my vocabulary and communication skills have taken since i graduated in april. i admit that this is true, hence the reading. i'm also hoping we'll get some more snow (sunday's forecast says so) so that maybe one of my home friends with 22 vacation days not including holidays will take time off and be a snowboarding buddy, too. ;D

i feel that my life is beginning to roll now....i have no reason to complain about anything....i have my family and friends and a job and a mode of transportation. i'm pretty set...the new year really brought a fresh start, i feel. cheesy, i know....who cares? it's a good thing. finally, i feel that it's okay for me to do all the extra things that i want to do without feeling guilty about not having a good job.

(side note: is it supposed to feel like your fingertips will fall off when you first learn the guitar? it's a little painful to type. i don't know how i'm supposed to develop callouses.)

i'm excited to see what this year will bring. people are looking at buying houses and are moving all over the place....and i just found out that my friend michelle just got engaged to her doctor boyfriend (congrats!!!) and that chris and sheila got engaged at a pistons game last month. my goodness...we're all growing up so fast! haha...for real....it's like the video they made for jon at avalon. half a dozen young professionals being completely retarded in jon's underwear. how is it that we are so silly and can still get hired to do real world work? i love it. i have no idea if that made sense. oh, well..it's bedtime for me. bye bye to jon for a little while...good luck and safe travels in england!

oh, yeah...happy birthday to STEEEVEEE!!!! (in 30 minutes and counting...) happy 23rd, man!