I have beaten my old record of time between updates, it has been almost two months. Since then I have turned 23, Christmas happened, New Years, my last semester started, and all sorts of other happenings that deserve a longer post but will be condensed into one or two sentences.
I got an iPod nano for xmas, big ups to the folks on that one, although just yesterday it broke (it won't turn off!). Way to go, Apple. Also New Years was very fun, I spent it at Hanbury's house which involved an outdoor fire and some poker. Uh, let's see, what happened in early January... ah yes, the Atlanta crew and I went camping in Sand Rock, AL, a rock climbing destination of the Southeast. It was bitterly cold for the two nights we stayed, but the view was incredible (pics to come). We camped right on basically a cliff that overlooked a valley, and the first morning's cloud cover made for some streaming sun rays and an even better view than normal. We also monkeyed around on the boulders next to the "real" climbers who probably found us annoying.
The next weekend I flew back up to Maryland and went skiing up in Windham, NY with the old Maryland crew. This was the 2nd annual ski trip, put together by Matt, my old roommate. That was a blast, although the temperatures were a bit high, and so the whole wintery experience wasn't there. Only the slopes had snow and all around was nice green grass due to the lack of NY snow that season. Conditions were still good enough for me and I tried snowboarding for the first time ever. It's very enjoyable but I still love skiing much more.
After the return to Atlanta there was some more boring school stuff, followed by a two-apartment party put on by our friends at post renaissance apts. There I mixed up my old favorite drink --tequila, triple-sec, cranberry juice, and a lime-- to great success. Also Chad and I dominated at beer pong.
Ok that brings us to last weekend. Kenny from high school came up to Atlanta for the weekend. He actually flew a small aircraft up here for part of his naval aviator training. We got to hang out Friday night and had a good time throwing knives at a cardboard target in my apartment and going up to the Buckhead bars.
Saturday and Sunday I went on an ORGT (Outdoor Rec at Georgia Tech) leadership retreat up in the North Georgia mountains. Again, it was bitterly cold, but I learned a lot and met a lot of very cool people. Most of the people there were rock climbers, and they inspired me to try some rock climbing. I haven't been in about 8 years, but it's like riding a bike, right? This guy Andy gave a presentation on his caving adventures in Peru, where he is exploring unknown caves to try and find the deepest cave in the world. He does this all on his own time and dime, which is incredible. Again, more inspiration hitting me... not to go caving, but to just get out there and do something big like that.
And of course the entire time since my last post I have been job hunting relentlessly. So far I have two interviews lined up and have been emailing contacts and hitting up career fairs like a mad man. I don't want to go too much into the job search, because a) It's not exciting and b) I don't want to jinx anything. And also c) there isn't much to say because I haven't had a ton of bites yet.
So I hope you enjoyed the rare update on my life so far... I will have a separate post with pictures from most of the events described above. You stay classy, internet.
Me swinging around on a cable at the ropes course.
The Navy's Finest... Kenny throwing knives at the 'Mr. I hate America" cardboard target. 
Blowjob shots on an amazing beer pong table. 
The Polo club, est. 2006
The view from our campsite at Sand Rock, AL. Breathtaking.
The Navy Civilian's Finest... This can't be safe. 
Washington Monument (no way, really Ben?) at sunset. 
Some sort of house in DC that gets a lot of attention. I've heard it called the "White House" but it can't be that simple. Also look closely to see my shaggy hair... probably the longest it's ever been.
