365 Days

So I had to write today even though I'm strapped for time. Exactly 365 days ago I graduated from college. It's amazing how much has changed and how much has stayed the same. A year ago I didn't know where I'd be and how I'd be doing the next month let alone the next year. But here I am sitting in my apartment on the East Coast on high-speed DSL updating my online blog and overjoyed to say that I'm happy. Life is busy, but that's always been the case and it has never slowed down...in fact, every step of the way it's only sped up. Just last night I was watching TV and eating dinner finally enjoying a day off and got a call to be in New York City within the next few hours. So, Nick and I picked up all the sound equipment at the office and headed up the NJ Turnpike on a red-eye drive to NYC. We ended up doing sound for VitaminWater's cooking contest. The CEO of the company and David Wright (of the NY Mets) were among the celebrity judges. The whole contest is endorsed by rapper 50 Cent and the finals in NYC next month will have international superstar Kelly Clarkson as a judge. Check out the competition at www.freelunchmoney.com.

Life has moved along. Wow...gotta love it. I remember walking in the line to get inside the auditorium to graduate and right outside the building, the professors (who were walking ahead of us) stopped and spread apart so us grads could walk between them. As we started to pass, they applauded us. I'm sure this is a standard practice at a lot of privaste schools, but I was really moved. And then I looked over at Dr. J and he just smiled at me and started clapping louder...I think I lost it right there. Thanks Dr. J, again...I can never thank you enough...for everything.

So where will I be another year from now? Who knows, but I can probably guess I won't be bored. I'll reflect more about this whole thing as the week goes on, but for now, this photo is still my proudest moment in life: newly graduated and with my greatest hero here on earth...