I bought my first German made vehicle. (RIP '98 Infiniti i30)

At the cost of five months of unemployment, I finally left the restaurant industry. I got on at Garmin and have quickly been promoted into our second tier software / PC support.

I hit 135 mph for the first time. Twice in one day. I was even radar'ed, but I quickly evaded what could have been a terrifying 135-in-a-45 ticket / free vacation in a prison cell. If it weren't for those enormous tires, there's no way I could have made such a high speed turn to get off the street. This is the third time I've... um... evaded a ticket for traveling over 90mph.

Most importantly, this year I decided that I'm going back to college to finish my degree.