ap·a·thy
Pronunciation: 'a-p&-thE
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek apatheia, from apathEs without feeling, from a- + pathos emotion -- more at PATHOS
1 : lack of feeling or emotion : IMPASSIVENESS
2 : lack of interest or concern : INDIFFERENCE

As the year comes to a close, I think that's the theme you can sum where I am with many things. There are numerous things I was very passionate about this year. So passionate that I let them totally consume my time and thoughts. That turned out to be fairly unproductive because most of the stuff was totally out of my control.

One of those things was the election. It's kinda sad, but now that everything is over and my candidate lost, I just don't care. The war in Iraq, the fight against terrorism, and the economy just don't matter all that much to me. I realize there isn't much I can I can do to change things, so why get all worked up about it? Instead I've been focusing my energies on things closer to “home“.

I've been crazy [good] busy with some excellent and exciting work which is serving as great preview of what's in store for me next year. I'm finally working on some stuff that makes a difference [towards my future] and that makes me pretty happy. More on that as it develops. I end up cursing myself when I talk too much about the future, so that's all for now. :-)