Looks who’s back! Did you miss us? You know, I’m terrified of becoming a boring, old, low-energy 9-5 commuter who no longer finds child-like joy in the world. That’s partially what the blog is for. It’s one of the tools in my toolset to help keep the adventure alive. I’ve consistently written a blog every month for the past few years. One of the qualities that I like about myself is that I generally have a lot of self-integrity: when I decide to do something, I do it. If I decide I’m going to go to the gym every day, I go to the freaking gym every day. When I decide I’m going to write a blog every month, that’s what I do. The past few months however, every time I’ve sat down to write a blog, I get an overwhelming sense of apathy. That’s frightening to me. What’s happening? Is this what getting old(er) feels like? Have I officially been inducted into the rat race, of which the requirements for membership are apathy and exhaustion? I don’t want that to happen. In the words of one of my favorite bands, Andrew Jackson Jihad: I want to put on my sweatpants. But don’t you know I’m trying to quit. I want to give a sh** again I’ve been acquiring vinyl records at an alarming rate! How much is too much? Should we have an intervention? 
Look we have friends. You can’t tell us we don’t have friends, we made sure to take a picture to prove it, so back off! They even do cool things like magic. 
When it’s raining, the ONLY logical thing to do is to go get ice cream. 
Phoenix/Tempe/whatever in the middle of January. Sometimes we forget heinous and depraved things such as snow exist. 
I came across this picture the other day of myself and some old buddies in my preferred environment. No cars, not technology, no people - except cool people. Wow, look at those muscles! mmm mmm mmm 
Do I even need to comment on this! NO 
If you’re going to live in the desert, you really should have a giant cactus in your front yard. You really should. 
Arizona sunsets!!!!!! 
California sunrise!!! 
Dogs are learning how to drive!!! 
Someone left us a little St. Patricks Day surprise. Thanks! But please don’t ever do that again! Damn alcoholics… 
We attended the Phoenix Symphony because I thought they were playing The Planets by Gustav Holts. As it turns out they played a smattering of various spaced themed classical pieces, including Mars from The Planets. Darth Vader made an appearance to conduct the Imperial March. 
Aaand Superman. Because Superman I guess is from a different planet or something? 
Emily’s brother Keaton were married in March. They didn’t want to go the same old conventional route, and so they decided to get married in In-N-Out!! Hey, why not? 
Here’s the birthday boy! 
Look at theses smug people though, it makes me sick! 
With all the love in the air, you can’t help a couple guys getting a little carried away! 
There’s no excuse for these pictures! 
Then the cops showed up. 
With as much fun as we were having at the wedding, we never wanted it to end, but unfortunately, we had to go home :( Amazingly enough, the next week we attended a wedding for my sister Megan. They were married on the top of a mountain at Lowell Observatory under a giant telescope where they first met. Not as original as In-N-Out pretty good! 
People are getting married left and right! Well I’m back in the saddle folks. See ya next month. 