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Well, thank you very much. If I do say so myself.

Two weeks in Minnesota for Christmas/New Years. The two most popular questions I was asked:

1) How do you like California?
2) How did you get so much time off?

And the bonus question:

Do you have any women in your life?

I'll just answer the first one. I love California. I guess I didn't really realize how much I feel like I belong here until after my trip back home. Of course, it has nothing to do with my family. I would love for them to be closer, I just know that the Midwest is not for me. The weather aside, I was yearning to get back to Cali for reasons I can't explain. There's just something about it - SoCal in particular - that is unmatched. And that's what I missed. Now that my oldest sister is moved back to Minnesota, and I really am all alone out here, I feel like a loner. Aloner. Alone. But I have goals I want to accomplish, and those goals co-star Los Angeles with me in the leading role.

I achieved a lot in 2007. I finally graduated from college. I landed a real job. I moved across the country (again) with no one to lean on but myself (again). And I'm making it. 2008 is going to be even better, but if all I do this year is pass the CPA exam, I will still be on track with the 5-year plan. It's also a goal of mine to aggressively attack some debt. More on that at a later time.

Okay, I'll answer the bonus question, too. No. I don't. And I won't. I'm enjoying the single life too much. Plus, no time. Or money. Seriously, if I had a woman in my life right now, I think I would be miserable. I have too much I am focusing on without having to spend my time, attention, and $$$$ on a woman. Maybe in a couple of years. That's not to say I'm not looking, it's just a passive search. Extremely passive.

What else... I read about 1.2 books a month in 2007. I hit the 20,000 song mark in my iTunes library. I watched 30 less movies than in 2006. I'm assuming it will be even less this year. How depressing. It forces me to be more choosy though, which is good.

Oh, and I bought a Blu-Ray disc player. It's the bomb. And now that Warner Brothers announced they were ditching HD-DVD completely and going with Blu-Ray, it's only a matter of time before Blu-Ray wins and we have one hi-def DVD format. Hooray!

How many of you did I lose there?

Anyways, Christmas was great. I had a wonderful time spending with my loved ones. I look forward to seeing them again. In the meantime, it's time to tear up 2008 and make this my best year yet.