The New Year

Just wanted to wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR in 2008 (passing over "2000-and-great," in case you're already sick of people saying that, not me though since I feed off of good, positive energy...). Mr. Hillis, congratulations on your new baby boy and what looks like an amazing family! I'm thrilled to hear you've turned into a blissful, fertile existentialist auditor. So there's no way I can match that, but since you asked, I'll give you an abbreviated rundown of my existence, anchored by my economically enlightened decision to go into painting. So I am now a pseudo-student at the U. of M, and if I'm lucky, that'll turn into graduate status in the not-too-distant future, if not, I'm sure I'll be updating you my plan FMA. And that's about it from the House of the Opposite-of-Exciting. Matt, how'd your semester turn out? Hope you were pleased. Mr. Voss, any progress on this bass business? Seriously, sir, hop on it b/c I've got a whole list of piano-bass duets we can rock out, starting with one I penned titled "The Gospel According to WHAM!" Think about it.