MUCH needed vacation! Totally needed to just chill out and not think about anything. I totally ate x10 over there and I totally feel very plump at the moment. Errggg…

Anyway, after a week of being away (a short week, at that… really…. way too short…) and returning home to my little nook of a room, I’ve come to the realization that there’s a lot of things I need to change and rebuild in my life.

A lot of this has been inspired when I was watching Garyvee’s Web 2.0 keynote speech: http://garyvaynerchuk.com/2008/09/23/my-web-20-keynote-in-nyc/ I know, sounds really “geeky” but there’s SO much that hits home…. for me, at least.

The idea of TRANSPARENCY… Man… I really need to revamp this site… I mean, I used to do major layout changes every year! Of course, I didn’t study worth a hee-haw when I was in school, so I spent most of my time hobbying. There’s been so little time to actually work on any progressive change on my page. Srsly, I probably lost half of my regular hits from back in the day! (Of course, a lot of my audience has composed of yellow-feverish folks that stumbled on my page one way or another.) Humm… I like the idea of possibly building more of a nerdy nerd audience…. GASP! Is it true? Am I starting to be a part of this whole… WEB 2.0 BUSINESS?! There’s so many ways to grow now, and I’m like 5 years behind with my technology now, but I’m planning to immerse myself again. And it all starts with my e-home…. gotta fix it up.

Coming home, sitting at my desk, I actually took the time to look around my room. Man… these pictures are old. Well, they’re from my last year in college, which wasn’t that long ago, but… this all seems so distant now. I’m totally NOT the same person I was 2-3 years ago, and I can FEEL it every time I look at these pictures. Following the flow of my life, I’ve taken them down, and I’m looking forward to what new things I can put up on my wall. I need something that resonates more… something that hits my core, something that won’t change. I guess I’ll figure that out soon.

Dedication, patience, and sacrifice.

Zomg… Is it true? Is it finally time for me to stop sleeping 9 hours a day to get back in touch with my personal life? (Read: this is the perfect time for you to place bets on this, btw.) Well… here I am, up at 11PM! Let’s see how long this can last….

Oh well, anyway, I’ve posted a few pics from the Hawaii – Kauai trip here: http://picasaweb.google.com/craisin I’ll be uploading the rest of the Oahu pics up to the same location.

(Erg… I know I’ve had a few of you following my photo galleries around from the Gallery program, now to Picasa… I can’t seem to find something that works, but Picasa seems to be doing well for me lately. I’ll be thinking about these type of things when I revamp. Thanks for hanging along!)

Some of my favorite pics of the batch: