Catch-up Time!

It's really easy to get into or out of the habit of writing in a blog. I've never done it daily, but I was trying to be at least semi-regular about it. Guess I didn't do so well.

So here it is, 2006. Time flies, doesn't it? It surely doesn't seem like it was over six years ago that the whole world was in a tizzy over the impending "sky is falling" doom of Y2K. For my part, I spent this New Year's Eve out partying and having a great time, then got on a plane -- hungover, mind you -- the next morning and flew to Las Vegas. From there, I rented a car and drove through the Mojave Desert, along with 100,000 other people who were heading back to the L.A. area after spending New Year's Eve in Vegas. Yeah, that was certainly a fun drive. Anyway, I stayed with my uncle and his wife in Yucca Valley, and got to spend a good part of the next day hiking in Joshua Tree National Park. What a fascinating place.

After that, I drove back to Vegas (much easier this time) and spent the next three days there just having a blast. Met new people, hung out with old friends, went clubbing, ate at some great restaurants, even managed to do a little gambling! I'm going back next month for my birthday, too. Should be another great time.

More exciting though, is that I'm finally planning a return trip to Bali, my favorite place in the world. One of my friends in Vegas is going to go with me... we're planning on meeting in L.A., then setting out across the Pacific together from there. Even though the trip is over three months away, I'm already feverishly excited about it! I have been there twice before, but it's been a little over two years since my last visit, and I've been anxious to return. I just love the people and the culture, and the physical beauty of the island is also just breathtaking.

There's more, I'm sure, but I don't want to prattle on about my personal life. I'll just wait for someone in Hollywood or the White House to do something stupid (shouldn't take long), then roast them about in in my next entry.