With about 90 minutes left in 2009, I guess I should do a reflection on the year of some sort. But I don't think I can come up with something remotely comprehensive within this short timeframe, so I'll just write down whatever comes to mind, in very brief form. Putting conclusion at the start, I have to thank God for everything that happened, good and bad.

Events... (1) Travels: 2 trips to Taiwan, 1 trip to Saskatoon, 1 trip to Vancouver, and 1 incredibly eventful year-end trip to Chicago. (2) Teaching: had a great time with teaching 239. (3) Jobs: Current postdoc job is just bizarre, and searching for future jobs is painful. (4) Housing: A year at Ed and Ingrid's place was...awkward, and the search to buy a house was a bust. (5) Games: getting addicted to 2-7 triple draw, dwindling of boardgaming events, and had a great time organizing an amazing race.

Thoughts... (1) Getting old: approaching 30, and feeling like my life has been wasted. (2) Spiritual depression: being disappointed in myself and the fellowship, and slowly regressing. (3) The future: a sense of despair in what's going to come. (4) Materialism: being surrounded by materialistic people affects my thinking on money and "stuff." (5) Detachment: starting to have more and more of the "don't care" thoughts toward many (perhaps important) things.