That's it. 2006 is done. Over. Finished. To me it's been a long time coming and I'm sorta glad the end is here. Lots of new and exciting things to look ahead for the new year. We've cleaned up some debts. According to the baby monitor and the size of the misses, the baby is just about due. I can't wait for that day to arrive. We still haven't decided a name for "bubbles". Now I know, naming a baby is a really sucky job. And the poor guy has to wear it for the rest of his life. Or until he's 18. Then some college grad student can convince him to get a crazy dead language name. I'm looking at you Cha'ka.
My small enterprise is slowly beginning to take off. I was too busy stressing out from behind the bar and riding out some debt to get too involved. If I got a project than I was good spirits for the project. But the lack of sleep made me hostile by the time it was complete. A few good connections goes a long way to getting you in the right doors. Since I'm new here a few good connections is what I really needed to get the ball rolling.
I've become less of a tourist and less of the American since settling here. Being outside the US you really get a sense of world opinions the US directly influence. But it is unfortunate when my opinion gets downgraded to "typical American". This doesn't happen often, but I hate it nonetheless.
I do miss Miami. There is no other place like it in the world. And once you get past the tourist traps you appreciate the place even more. I grew up in the suburbs of the place. And then I held an apartment in downtown. When I was younger I used to run into Overtown for some errands, thinking I was some bad ass. When I moved there I met some of the people that lived there their entire life. I felt guilty for contributing to their problem of increasing rents and dramatic changes to their way of life. But let's be fair. Overtown got the shit end of the stick and its been that way for 40 years. And now that the developers have bought every square inch. They want that shitty block they dumped on for years.
This year I plan to do more travelling. Travelling to see family and friends. It's really become important to me. My ex died earlier this year. Sometimes I would see her when I went to the clubs or I was hanging around Ft Lauderdale. And then I went to college and we lost contact. I have all my old agendas and each time she would have a new mobile/pager number. We would bump into each other. Promise to call and never do it. And the one time I wanted to I couldn't. It's going to be good to see my nieces, nephews and siblings before the end of this year. Some things can never wait.
Finally, I got a call about the class reunion. I didn't think I was that old but it's going to be 10 years since I finished highschool. I'm not sure if I'll go but I would love to see the old crew once again.