new years' celebrations always put me in a retrospective mood for as long as i can remember. i have a lot i want to say about 2008. but i won't. in a nutshell, it was a terrible year for a lot of people, and unfortunately the taint of it will carry into the first part of the next.

had a great time. always so much to do, so many happy people, why can't everyday be like it?

aside from that, tomorrow i go back on a plane, back to work, back to my duty station to do something i don't want to do. it was a fantastic break, and i don't want it to end. so many memories, so much accomplished, so incredibly much to look forward to when i finally get to the point in my life where i can say i'm finished.

please don't forget me.