Well, it’s been a VERY long time since I’ve been on this site, but I have decided to rekindle it (and other things in my life that were always enjoyable).

Time to play catch up I guess…

First, I have been in Europe for a very long time and I’m finally home in the good ol’ U S of A (where I have a computer).  Second, I started playing Final Fantasy XI again, and have slowly reached level 54.  I think the last time I wrote on here I had only gotten to 20. Third, Nodeka is just a distant memory, as my computer will no longer work with it.  I don’t know what’s wrong, but something (maybe ad-ware) has been messing with my ability to run java based things.  And lastly, my life is, for the first time in a long time, actually on the right path.  I got over my whole “scrutiny” thing, and decided to just let people live their lives, and help those that I can.  I still go out and people watch from time to time, but it’s no longer for educational purposes, it’s more for entertainment now (drunk people are fun to watch, and sometimes fun to mess with).

I did a lot of reading in Europe.  I finished a whole slew of Dragonlance books, and am almost finished with my fifth John Grisham novel.  I have also continued writing my own book.  I have about 85 pages typed up, but I want it to be pretty long; maybe 400-500 pages.  I really need to focus on it, but I fear that with school and work, I simply won’t have all that much time for my book writing.

I have begun learning Tai Chi, and it’s a lot more fun than it looks.  Much like when I started practicing Yoga, it is frustrating at first, but becomes very relaxing after learning all the moves.  I hope to finish the basics some time this month, and begin intermediate and advanced postures by the end of the year.  

Television shows have become a new obsession for me.  I have been buying DVDs of different TV shows that I like, such as Farscape and Stargate.  However, I have gotten to the point where I have things every night that I watch.  On Monday, I watch the show “24”, on Tuesday, I watch “Gilmore Girls” and “One Tree Hill,” Wednesday, I watch “Lost” and “Alias,” and I tape the shows “Scrubs” and “Smallville,” on Thursday, I watch “Joey,” and on Friday I watch “Enterprise” (which just finished it’s last season).  Saturday night I go out with friends, whilst taping “Mutant X” and “Andromeda” (which also just finished it’s last season).  Sunday is one of my favorite shows, “Boston Legal” which has James Spader and William Shatner.  And that’s my week of TV.

Movies, on the other hand, have gone down hill a little bit.  I haven’t seen a movie in theaters in a very, very long time.  First of all, it’s gotten too expensive to go ($9 for a ticket and another $8 if I want popcorn and a drink).  It has become impossible to go on dates to the movies because I end up spending almost $50 for two tickets, two popcorns and drinks, and candy for the girl.  RIDICULOUS!  So, I have now devoted my movie experiences to rentals.  Blockbuster and Hollywood Video are by far cheaper, and it is much more intimate of a date to watch movies in a living room, in a comfy couch, with a blanket and a mug of hocho.

Well, that’s pretty much my life in the past year.  I’m not going to talk about my Euro-trip, as it is not something I am ready to relive as of yet.  But, maybe one of these days I’ll go into it.