I let my boss know that I am planning on moving and that I am looking for another job. He understands completely. I have my resume together, but I've only sent it out to one place so far. Moving and finding a new job is exciting, but I don't really want to do it. I want to be there, but I don't want to do everything that it will take to get there—moving sucks. The worst part though, is not knowing where I'm going, or even when.

Erin and I have been looking around, and if we can find a job there, we'd like to move to Logan. It's about the same size as St George, but a lot greener ("verdant" :) ), and not nearly as hot. Seriously. They have a summer-time high that is around 90, compared to here where it is over 100 for a few months every year. I also found out that my Grandfather is from Logan, and that there are some not too distant relatives in the area.

I don't have an excuse. I really don't. I realize that it has been over a year since I have posted anything here, and I'm ok with that. If I do ever start writing regularly, then I will be surprised. I often try new things, but I am horrible with keeping it going.

I've been thinking a lot recently about what I want to do with my life. I don't feel like I'm completely wasting it, but I do feel like I could do so much more. I have come up with some things that I want to do. Most of them are long term goals, but things that I can start doing now.

• Health
  I've been gaining weight over the last year or two, and I don't like it. I really don't care what my weight is; I care more about how I look. I'd probably be perfectly happy with my current weight if it were distributed differently. I really dislike having a gut that is starting to stick out over my belt. I spend too much time sitting around doing nothing, and I drink too much soda. I really want to change that. I pretty much stopped drinking soda a couple of weeks ago (I still drink it too much, but I have cut back). I'm also more careful with what I eat. It's kind of strange; ever since I decided that I was sick of gaining weight and wanted to start losing it, I have had a lot less desire for any kind of junk food. I'm not dieting or anything, junk food just doesn't seem nearly as enticing anymore (with the exception of the cheesecake my wife made this week, that stuff is too good to pass up). So, after a couple weeks with a somewhat healthier diet, I haven't lost a thing.
  
  Next step -- exercise. One area that I've never been good at. I have a gym membership through work, but I haven't been very good at using it. What I really want is some sort of routine that I can do at home. I decided that I want to try out Wii Fit. It seems like it could actually be pretty decent as a fitness tool. I could also do other things like running. The only problem with Wii Fit is that nobody carries it right now (except eBay... they would probably be available in actual stores if there weren't so many people buying up as many as they can just to resell them at an inflated price), and that I don't want to be spending any more money than I have to for the next little bit until I figure a couple of things out. Even without Wii Fit I have several things that I can be doing.
  
  
• Education
  When I was younger I used to spend a lot of time reading books. I really miss that. I still read, but not nearly as much as I want to. I have a goal now to make a list of 100 books that I really want to read, and to read them in the next year (or two). I already have several best/most influential books lists bookmarked, I just need to go through them and create my own list. I plan on having classic literature in the list as well as contemporary lit and some SF.
  
  I recently graduated with a bachelor's in computer science. I want to keep learning more about it -- it's a really interesting field that I enjoy a lot. Within the next couple of years, I will probably go back to school and start working towards a Master's.
  
  There are two other fields that I would really like to learn a lot about -- Physics and Electronics. I have a pretty good foundation in Math, but I really don't know a whole lot about physics. I'm not planning on taking college courses in these two subjects, I'll go with more of a self study approach.
  
  One other thing that I want to do that is education related even though it's not really for me -- be a boy scout merit badge counselor. I'd probably teach computers and electronics (well, after I know a lot more about electronics). It seems like it could be a fun thing to do, and it could help the boys get interested, and help them earn stuff
  
  
• Recreation
  I really want to spend more time outside. I want to go camping and hiking on a fairly regular basis, and I want to go snowboarding a lot during the winter. I bought a snowboard and some other gear right before I met my wife, but then got busy with school and dating and didn't get out to the slopes much. I went last winter, and my legs got so tired they almost fell off. Living closer to a ski resort would be really nice (might happen too :) ); right now I have to drive for about an hour to go snowboarding. With gas prices going the way they are right now, that makes it pretty expensive -- even without lift tickets.