do you believe in miracles

january 22

receiving a new york state driver's licence and registering a car in new york in under 5 hours at the brooklyn dmv ... some would definitely consider this a miracle. but it happened on tueday and to me. i starting to believe 'change has to america' :)

all kidding aside, i hope that what everyone takes away from tuesday's historical events and speech is that the world we live in is so much more than ourselves as individuals. of course the concept of the 'sum of the parts being greater than each of the individual components' is not new - but have you seen this? computer scientists are truly a unique bunch and by far some of the smartest people i know

so, as previously reported, we purchased a car this past weekend, took possession of it on tuesday and promptly began compiling a deficiency list. although its quite long, i don't think it will be too expensive save for replacing all four brakes and rotors. i even purchased the audi repair manual and hope to get my hands dirty this weekend.

last night i went with some clients to the knicks/suns game which turned out to be quite fun - but other than this event, work has been downright dreadful - seems like no one really has an abundance of work to do and everyone is fearful of what is to come

given the major slowdown in the financial markets, i've taken to doing quite a bit of pro bono work which can be fun but also very frustrating - one of my major projects is volunteering at the personal bankuptcy clinic sponsored by the ny city bar. this experience really reinforces how easy it is to fall into debt.

well, back to the grind for another day - can't wait for the weekend.