A Fourth of the Way:

Alright, so as of the writing of this blog, we are about halfway through March and yes, it's been quite sometime since I wrote anything here! That being said, I make my return into blogging with this post about 1/4ths of the way through the year. if I can recall correctly, my last blog post talked about how 2010 is going to be the year of all years and how it was going to be a good one. Now before I dive into that statement I made in more depth here in retrospect, it would probably be proper for me to fill everyone in on a little background information as to what's been going on with me this year so far:

 My car got stolen.

Yes, friends, you're reading that right, my baby 1994 Nissan Pathfinder got stolen at the end of February and as the days went by I never thought I'd see it again. Instead, however, of drowning in despair and feeling like it was the end of the world (because believe me that thing has quite a sentimental attachment to me) I decided to be optimistic about things and look at the brighter side of reality. After a week and a half of not getting anything from the police, I went car hunting and by the end of the second week I had a brand new 1996 Nissan Pathfinder (what can I say? I like the brand and model). The point though is that I remained optimistic and decided that maybe getting a new car would be for the better.

A good month had passed since my old faithful car was stolen and I've become accustomed to her new replacement, (whom I properly named Norman) Suddenly out of the blue, I get a phone call from the California highway patrol and guess what?

Yep. They found my old car.

Luckily it was actually in good condition when they found it. Ironically enough, they had found it abandoned about 5 minutes away from my apartment complex (where it originally got stolen from) and when I went to the tow-yard to pick it up, aside from the interior being rummaged through and all sorts of my papers and junk thrown about, the car runs exactly like I remember it.

The point of this blog entry?

You make reality what you want it to be. I'm still determined to have the most amazing year ever and even with the slight setback of having to buy a new car and losing a good chunk of money from getting my car stolen and then retrieved, I'm optimistic and in good spirits.

Like Tupac Shakur once said:
"You gotta' keep your head up"

-John