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it's been nearly two weeks since i left the comforts of michigan. i do miss it.

i'm enjoying myself in awesome weather, a ridiculous apartment, a fun car, a great job, a good church and amongst good people. often, i find myself looking around, wishing that i could look over and see my brother, dad, mom or an old friend beside me. good times and blessings suck when there's no one else to share them with. it's like when i go hiking sometimes. the tops of mountains are that much better when you're not alone.

before i left michigan, i stopped by godwin heights high school to say hi to mr. santilli. we caught up as much as we could in the 30 minutes he had before he went off to coach his son at grandville. also ran into jamie young (she became a teacher there). all in all, it was kinda wild going back to my high school and realizing that some of the teachers i had either retired or are a bit more sagacious with age. there is a little bit of me that wishes that i could have caught mrs. douma so i could apologize for what i said in my salutatory speech. hindsight, 20/20 and all that business.

i'm about to move into my new apartment this coming weekend. it's a great little place with a view of the sound. it's near the waterfront and belltown, and it's walking distance to pike's place market. what's even nicer than the apartment is that i'll finally get my stuff... i'll finally have something to do at home now.

please visit.