Thursday, November 23, 2006
And on this day of thanks...
I am indeed thankful for a few things. There are those things that I am thankful for everyday: my health, my family, my friends, another day. Those are easy and obvious ones, but there are a couple of other things I can note in particular this year.
This year saw my brother come home from Iraq, in good health and for good, which is a great thing. Not only that, he and the SIL are getting ever closer to being the parents of twin girls, which is an awesome thing. So I am thankful for their good fortune, and can't wait to be an uncle.
Then there is school, which has been great, so I am thankful to have the time and resources at my disposal to make going back a reality. I am especially grateful for a second chance to delve deeper into my potential as an artist. Enrolling in August was easily the best decision I have made all year.
Finally, I am glad 2006 is almost over. Where school was a good decision, every other major decision I have made in the past 11 months has been a bad one. For reasons that are too convoluted and difficult to explain in detail here, this year will be one that I will not ever forget. The quick and dirty is, I made a decision to gave a part of myself away that I regret having surrendered now. I made a decision to let someone in my world and lost sight of all objectivity, ultimately to my detriment. I made a decision that ended up damaging my car, costing me a significant amount of money, and a ridiculous amount of time. To then have the car damaged again, this time because of someone else's stupidity, was a kick in the nuts, but par for the course this year.
So in the end, I'm thankful for all the good that has come into my life this year, accepting of the bad, and regretting the avoidable hardships that I brought upon myself in one way or another. It hasn't been all good, but it certainly has not been as much fun as I had hoped back in January.
But I think I covered most of this in a post not so long ago, so I'll leave it at that. In the meantime, enjoy a little Ferrari F40 goodness via Google Video. Why? Because I am ALWAYS thankful for fast cars. :)
Here's another guy with plenty to be thankful for. That is a Ferrari FXX making around 800hp and weighing in around 2100lbs. This is all the car a man could want, and then some.
Another FXX vid, but this time the driver is the owner, who is a civilian. Lots of countersteer and pucker moments in this one. This is one thankful son of a bitch. :)
This is becoming a video post. The vid below is super, super slow motion video from the last NHRA event on ESPN. These cars make 7000hp and do the quarter in about 4.4 seconds. Pardon me, I have an erection...
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I look forward to the day we can tell you your nieces have arrived...because if I get any bigger I think I might explode :)
I Hope you had a good Thanksgiving and you filled up on yummy veggie dishes!
Yeah, I can imagine you've probably had about enough of this pregnancy thing. lol
I'm glad you can look back at this year and see some positive aspects. I think that it's wonderful you made the decision to go back to school.
I hope your nieces arrive healthy and quickly--> for Laura's sake! Post some pics of them when you get them. I wish Laura and Scott all the best!!