c_hawk, congrats on being accepted to three schools. That first acceptance letter must be one hell of a relief, no matter how strong a student you are. It's nice to know you will have options. Enjoy the skiing and the travel, I'm envious.

Thanks for asking how I am doing, I appreciate that. Honestly, I'm doing pretty well. I'm a lucky guy and I would do well to recognize that more often than I do. This year, I have a trip to Vancouver scheduled, I'll probably be back in Michigan (b_b, mk, ecib) in late February and I have some regional travel planned: Asheville NC, Pinehurst NC -for pleasure. I'll probably plan a trip to the Carolina coast in the summer too.

I'm going to try and finagle a trip to Solid Sound festival this year too, but its right on the heels of the Vancouver trip and I'm not sure I'll be able to swing it. I'm attempting to get a couple of press passes for Hubski and if I can't go (assuming I get the passes) I plan on holding a contest for Hubski users to get them. If they get them, they have to write, extensively about the show. -I still don't know if I'll get the tix though and if so, I may actually use them myself and write about the show.

That's about all I've got going on. Thanks for asking and for your update, it was nice to read.