Uh....

well, i'm back. The jetta worked flawlessly and got me to the west coast and back on only 4 tanks of fuel! i was pleased. The west coast is stunningly beautiful (oregon, at least) and i cannot properly express in words (at least at this moment) my love for mountains. It saddens me to think about all of those that i within hours of but was unable to visit. I have yet to visit Vancouver, however, so all ye who live in the northwest beware...

There is currently a fascinating little bug crawling around on my computer monitor. He (or she, i guess) looks kind of like a small aphid (sp?) except it walks sideways. By this, i mean that the little creature does not turn to change directions. He simply shuffles sideways while continuing to face forward. He seems drunk; after walking a small distance, mr. aphid will jump/fly to another spot of the screen for no apparent reason.
I'm glad God created little mr. aphids...otherwise i'd probably be sleeping instead of watching him. I'll call him arthur.