Announcement Time

Well... I started this thing less than two months ago and I've already abandoned it. It's January, so it's only appropriate that I promise to update more consistently, kick some bad habits, and establish some good ones.

Now for the big announcement! The road trip has been postponed... It's a bittersweet symphony, this life. I'm going to stay in Missouri until this summer because it would be terrible to miss the birth of my nephew if he came early! And I know I've been fighting the urge to over-plan, but time to plan a little better than I had so far is nice. Plus, I was nervous about winter road conditions. The stops will largely be the same, but I'll skip that huge dip south to hit Austin because I just returned from that portion of my trip! I've also stumbled upon some money-making opportunities, which I will steadfastly refuse to call jobs, so the travel fund will be just a little fatter by the time I head out.

I'll probably keep giving you little previews of the sights I plan to see, but this will mostly not be a travel blog for the next few months. I guess I'll just ramble on about whatever and see if I hold anybody's interest. :)

Circling back to the fact that it's January, I hope everyone had at least 75% as much fun as I did over the New Year holiday! I got to spend a few days with wonderful college friends, in a beautiful home near Austin, TX. We reminisced, ate and drank beyond capacity, danced, held an incredible mustache contest, set off fireworks, went to a jazz club on the San Antonio Riverwalk, and overall had a ton of fun! Our amazingly talented friend Justin made this video. Some crazy lady took this picture for us, and I shamelessly stole it from Susanna - I'll leave all the crazy, fun pictures for her to post... Anyway, 2011 could not have begun more perfectly. Thank you for a great time, dear friends!

Does anyone make resolutions anymore? I've never been too adamant about them, mostly because I don't usually keep them, but I decided to make an actual list this year. Most of it is private, but goes along the lines of being healthier, living more deliberately, and being true to myself. I promised myself I'd listen to my entire music library and delete a lot of junk I don't really like, and do the same with all of my other stuff. My goal is to be able to fit everything I own into my car and a small U-Haul trailer next time I move. I think I'm already close thanks to the fact that I moved 3.5 times in the past 4 months.

That's almost all I have for tonight. I guess I'll give you my STD before I go, though. :) I've been listening to Delta Spirit - History from Below all day. They sound like Wilco, with hints of Conor Oberst, any good folk artist you know, and the occasional streak of garage rock. Okay, garage rock might be a stretch, but I was reminded of The Strokes during a couple songs. My favorite track is Devil Knows You're Dead.

That's all. Goodnight!