Wow things have been crazy lately and to say the least, i have been going through some changes lately that have shaken up the status quo for me lately.

#1 i have recently moved to Arizona from Michigan, due to the poor job forecast back in Michigan. I made this decision because i would rather be a fish out of water than a fish in a stagnant pool, and i didn't want my degree to grow old. though it was not my original intention to permanently move to AZ, the warm welcome from the Arizona Job Market encouraged me to stay.

#2 Moving to Arizona has shaken my life to the core so far, new apartment, had to leave most of the cool stuff i own at home (since it all won't fit in the back end of my car), and all of the friends and family i have been close too back in Michigan to go on the road (so i am essentially starting with nothing), and trying to make new friends is actually rather difficult since most people see me as the creepy new guy from Michigan, but i am starting to make some friends and hopefully they can think of me as a friend too.

all and all though i remain optimistic that everything will work out, i just landed a job, i got a really nice apartment not too far from the ASU campus, and almost every thing i might want is within walking/ short driving distance from my APT. so everything is starting to look up

so i hope have some pictures from my trip up soon, and i also hope to hear from you all, and take care, since i am not sure when i will be able to update this thing next since my job starts on Monday and because i work late for the next 2 weeks that by the time that i get out from work the internet cafe will be closed, and i have yet to afford internet at home yet so i hope that i can change that soon

later
Doug