wE JUST GOT A b&w SCANNER THAT REALLY DOESN'T WORK TOO WELL. aNYWAY, HERE IS AN ENHANCED VERSION OF A PICTURE i SCANNED. tHIS IS ME AT THE lOVE pARADE IN bERLIN, gERMANY! yES, eLMO HAD A GOOD TIME TOO!

uNTIL MAY 16, I WAS A STUDENT AT pENN sTATE uNIVERSITY STUDYING qUALITY AND mANUFACTURING mANAGEMENT. aS YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL, IT FRIED MY BRAIN.... nOW THAT IS BEHIND ME, BECAUSE I HAVE GRADUATED!

wHAT ELSE IS NEW WITH dAN? i AM MOVING TO pHOENIX, AZ IN AUGUST! bY THEN, IT SHOULD BE 120^O, bUT IT'S A DRY HEAT :)

bEFORE THEN, I AM TAKING OFF FOR eUROPE. tHIS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH TAKING OVER eUROPE WHICH MAY HAPPEN LATER. i WILL BE THERE FOR NEARLY 6 WEEKS. tHE FIRST HALF IS AN ORGANIZED TOUR THROUGH MOST OF WESTERN eUROPE. aFTER THAT, I WILL VISIT nICKI IN mUNICH FOR 2 WEEKS! cURRENTLY, I AM SHOPPING FOR BOOTS AND RAINGEAR AND A BACKPACK SO THAT I CAN SURVIVE THIS VACATION.

oF COURSE WHEN I GET BACK I MUST JOIN THE REAL WORLD. I AM VERY EXCITED TO BE STARTING WITH iNTEL AS AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER.

pERHAPS MY SECOND GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT THIS YEAR WAS COMPLETING MY ALBUM. i HAVE BEEN GENTLY NUDGED TO RECORD MY SONGS OVER THE YEARS, AND IT FINALLY CAME TOGETHER IN aPRIL AND mAY. tHIS 19 SONG MONSTER IS CALLED 'defrosted', AND IT FEATURES 10 ORIGINAL SONGS.

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