ON GIVING THANKS

And now, in no particular order, things for which I am thankful:

- Not dangling a preposition in the first line of this post
- The self-control to keep my weight below "tubby" for the past four months
- The election of a president I enthusiastically supported
- My dad's reaction to Google Earth's view of his house
- Diet Root Beer not tasting terrible
- My sister using "talking to me" as a bribe to get my niece to do things
- My cat remembering me after a long absence and a move
- The opportunity to perform weekly improvised comedy shows, and the people I've met because of it
- Meeting Street Cafe's Chef's Special
- Stephen King, Orson Scott Card, Terry Goodkind, Donald Miller
- Christopher Nolan, Anne Hathaway, Robert Downey Jr., the girl who plays "Maggie" on "Eli Stone"
- Hideo Kojima, Rock Band 2, MLB Powerpros 2008, Rainbow Six Vegas 2
- Pearl Jam, Jimmy Eat World, Motion City Soundtrack, the song "Better Days" by the Bouncing Souls
- Bank of America's "Keep the Change" program
- The people who work for the CCF and Campus Crusade
- You, of course
- Raisin Bran Crunch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!