Back I go.

I'll be back in San Diego in about 15 hours after I take a final.

Yes, this is my yearly sappy thank you to everyone in Amherst. In past years i would say something along the lines of "thanks for making me feel at home" instead this year was the tipping point when Amherst stopped feeling like a place where-I-live-8-months-out-of-my-life and was quite plainly, Home.

Mike told me the other day "Dude, you know what i just realized? San Diego is far man..." and I vividly remember thinking how for the first time since ever that it didn't really feel like that anymore. I've been getting bouts of homesickness less and less because Home wasn't necessarily 3000 miles away anymore.

Oh and as usual: should my plane fall out of the sky I demand you throw my remains through a woodchipper, turn me into mulch and plant a tree on top of me. Should my remains not be found or I be cremated then please throw a stupidly righteous Rager in my honor. Also copy Jim Henson's funeral (mood/spirit, less actual ceremony).

Yes this is funny to me, yes I fully expect you to follow my instructions if anything should happen, and yes you can bet your ass I'll probably be moshing my way into oblivion in those final moments. Or at least listening to kermit/fozzie...

Oh I should also mention I'll be in Taiwan from Dec 24 - Jan 5th. Please send e-mails instead of texts/calling and I'm sorry if it takes awhile to get back to you.

Alright, its 6:22 am, back to studying and packing for me. See you Amherst jerks at the end of January.

When spring comes. We SHRED.