MMVIII to MMIX

Well time to say to goodbye to 2008 and welcome 2009.

Top 5 good things about 2008:

1. 5 years of marriage to Shannon. Its gone by so fast, yet it seems like forever (in a good way)
2. The friendships I've developed over the past year: David, Tiny, the Fosters, Bowens & Gillettes
3. Grandma moving down to CA - its been great being able to see her regularly
4. Being "this close" to having school finished - FINALLY!
5. Buying an iPhone - find a place to grab a drink in SF has never been easier.

Top 10 plans for 2009:

1. Continue developing my relationship with Christ
2. Continue to learn to be a better husband (if that's possible - haha)
3. Get better at dealing with Money - I hate budgets and tracking my spending and all that garbage, but its something that must be done.
4. I want to start a business of some sort - I've talked about it for a long time, now its time to make it happen
5. Enjoy life more. Take day trips. Go to the city on weeknights.
6. Gain more knowledge of Whiskey, particularly Bourbon.
7. Start a weekly poker night and dive deeper into the fundamentals of poker. I can already play decently, but I haven't taken the time to learn pot odds, and all that crap.
8. Learn Photoshop for the Mac.
9. Get more tattoos.
10. And Finally - FINISH SCHOOL!!!!


And as a bonus - My top 5 highlights/lowlights of the music world in 2008:

1. M.I.A & Katy Perry - These ladies got everyone and their grandmothers singing along to songs about murder & stealing and being bi-curious
2. Lil Wayne - He proved that even a retarded person can have the best selling album of the year.
3. Kanye West & 50 Cent - Together they showed how ridicously egotistical rappers are, and that no one really gives a damn about them anymore
4. AC/DC - They further proved that they have done nothing but write weak copies of old songs for thelast 20 years, and yet people still buy it
5. Travis Barker & DJ AM - Together they proved that rockstars ,while not invincible, are immortal.