Life Changing

My brother got married last week. It was extremely weird. The wedding wasn't what was odd, that was all normal, just the simple fact that my brother is now married is foreign to me. Travis and I were sitting down playing video games the day before and he turned to me and said "Your brother is marrying my sister, that's weird" and he was completely right. It was a great week though, Andy, Lance, and Luke came so it was almost like being transported back in time, but at the same time being hurled into the future. It was like the past and the future collided for one brief moment before things would be changed irrevocably. I am sure that made no sense, and I am ok with that.

This past Saturday I was able to go the Washington D.C. and define third wheel with Lance and Cristy. I had a lot of fun at Lance's expense because of the D.C. traffic. It was also nice to go to D.C. without being on a field trip. I took some pictures with my phone (I really need a camera) and put up a few at the bottom of the post.

In other, non life changing, news I am starting college next week and I am going to volunteer at the Phoenix Project tomorrow. The Phoenix Project is a not for profit organization that takes old computers from businesses, fixes them up, and then sells them to public schools for rock bottom prices. I don't really care too much about helping public schools but it should be good experience and a good reference. I know that sounds horrible but I don't really care.

As far as reading goes I am woefully behind schedule. I was hoping to have the history book I bought finished by now and I haven't even read past the first chapter. I hope now that things have calmed down I can get reading to pass the mark I set last year.

End of the Year

Little late for the title but that is ok. The end of the year has come and it is now 2008. It is strange to me to think of how close it is to 2010. When I was in school in 2000 my history teacher had us make a time capsule to be opened in 2010. At 14 I began thinking of 2010, how far away it was, and how odd things would be. It seems too me that I was right in the oddity of things but not in the manner.

Enough ramblings, now I will talk about me reading this year. This year I have read a total of 12382 pages and 29 books, exceptional compared to last years 19. This year I am once again aiming to top it, but this time I will endeavor to read all new books (with the exception of Lord of the Rings) and read more history books. I already have two purchased. I only have one reading regret, and it has to do with Lord of the Rings. I was forced to read them much too fast this time and I was unable to savor the books as much as I would have liked.

Eragon
Eldest
Hitchhikers Guide series
Harry Potter series
Sword of Shannara Books
Lord of the Rings


On a side note I was able to pass me final A+ exam and am now A+ certified.