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I've a really good feeling about this year:



1) marriage is awesome, continually challenging us (me in particular... the Wife seems to get it all before I do) to reach new heights of self-appropriation, friendship, and self-giving. A sort of microcosm of the universe in that sense. We had several solid opportunities over break to think/talk about how we hope this year to turn out and fit into the overall goals of our lives... and it's exciting! Yay for love!



2) i'm slowly… Continue

So, I stopped by Teavana yesterday and picked up around $135 worth of tea. Walking out I realized several things about this purchase:



1) This was the most I had ever spent, at one time, on tea.

2) I didn't have big issues with spending that much on a quality creature comfort.



Now, there may be better places to buy tea, more 'authentic' places to buy tea, and perhaps things better than tea to spend one's money on. But the key element for me is the idea of enjoying some… Continue

Twenty-four hours from now I will be heading to the airport, bound for Inyokern, CA. I do not think I have looked forward to a break more in the thirteen consecutive semesters I've completed in the last six years. Law school is draining in a very unique way, but more on that when I have time. This is just an anticipatory post, one reminding myself that this last final, tomorrow morning, is the end of this semester. A little unreal.



Snow is blowing outside as I write a few things that… Continue