Happy Thoughts On Being Alive!

Well, this is the time of year where everyone gets all sappy and sentimental about friends and family and goodwill toward everyone and peace on earth... but I have a special reason to be all gooey and cheesey and full of love toward everyone this joyous holiday season:



Sorry for the low resolution, it's a cell phone shot, but to make a long story short, a couple of nights ago, I decided to take advantage of the amazing abilities automobiles give us to travel WAY faster than we normally would or should, especially in icy conditions.


I was on my way back from a very productive dev session with my friends and colleagues at BrokeAss Games down in Northern California. The whole way back was surprisingly uneventful, and I suppose I got a little cocky and impatient to be home... until I got to just a few miles away, coming up on Cottage Grove, and suddenly I was spinning around and flying off the freeway at 60 mph, backwards.

It's hard to tell from the pictures, but my car is at least twenty feet off the road, having passed within a couple of feet of a tree that would have made a big difference to my day. (I am a treehugger, but I normally try not to hug them with my car.)

However, amazingly enough and despite my best efforts to the contrary, not only did I survive without so much as a scratch, but so did my car.


All I have to show for it is some mud and grass stuck to the back left quarter panel, a $250 bill from the towing company, and the memories.

So, needless to say, I'm celebrating every day with a little extra enthusiasm this year! I've got several projects in the works that I'm going to be blogging about shortly, but for now, I'm just happy to be here! Enjoy the holidays, everyone, and wherever you're going, if the traction looks a little weird, please SLOW THE HELL DOWN!

Peace,
Chris