As we enter the waning days of 2009 and look back at the past year, it is shameful that I have been so negligent in providing journal entries. The lack of updates is not due to a dearth of noteworthy events. In fact, 2009 was one of the most eventful, life-changing years in my not-so-young life. In truth, I fell victim to a potent mix of laziness and incompetence. Instead of providing regular updates on fairly unremarkable happenings, I waited for something noteworthy and then found myself lacking the words to adequately describe the many changes going on around me. In short, I lost my voice and then was not up to the challenge of writing about the few interesting things that occurred this year. After such a prolonged period of inactivity, I doubt that too many faithful readers still check-in to see if any updates have been posted. Still, it seems that I should at least make an attempt at providing a recap of the year for those few who may occasionally wander back. So, what follows is a brief summary of 2009.
