First post...

Well, my buddy just submitted his story to digg so he can fund his journey to see his girlfriend in New York. I am attempting to flex my internet muscles and get him the capital he needs to make it happen. I really do hope it works. With all of us working together it will.

At any rate, I'm here in England at the moment. London, specifically. A friend of mine and I are staying with some of my mom's old friends, Kate, Jack, Django, and Alfie. It's a lot of fun so far. Django's 9 and Alfie's 3 and they're great fun. I really do love kids. So vivacious and curious.

I've been all around England in the past several days. We began in London then traveled by train to Edinburgh, Scotland, York, England, Manchester, Bristol, Salisbury, and back to London. I've traveled so much in the past several days that they all seem to have run together. I've seen quite a lot so far and have really enjoyed myself here but I'll be glad to return to the states. I definitely miss the good ol' U.S.A.

This vacation hasn't been all about the travel and sightseeing, however. I really did need the break from work and school and just the general routine and I think it really has paid off in droves. I feel so much more rested and my mental vitality is loads better than it's been in months. I've gotten a chance to really study some valuable information related to my persuit of a web-based service for small- and medium-businesses that I'm currently developing in cooperation with a few very bright individuals. I hope to have it in beta in a few months. Still putting together the teams however and we'll need to hammer out the overall implementation strategy as well.

I really do enjoy doing this type of thing so much more than school. Projects, startups, programming just for fun... It's really neat just to improve your skill with no real goal in mind. It takes all the pressure out of it and just allows for a truly enjoyable experience. Not like school; nothing like school. I detest the thouht of going back this semester. It just brings to mind thoughts of mundane lecture periods, uninterested professors, furious nights of homework, etc. However, I'll approach this semester with a sense of optimism in hopes that it will turn out better than experience has shown. It's all about attitude, after all, right?

I am definitely excited about all I stand to get done this new year and all the self-improvement I can impose upon myself. It's going to be great. I do need to find a way to relax, though, without having to fly across the ocean to vacation :P Something local perhaps. I just need a quick way to relieve some stress within a 30-minute timespan, haha.

Well, it's getting a bit late here. I forgot the cable for my camera so I suppose I'll post a few snaps when I get back to the states. I'll put up a few on my Facebook too ;)

Well,
Until next time...