I will remember 2006 as a year of some major changes in my life.  Actually, the last several years have been a time of change and betterment for me.  But, 2006 will go down as perhaps the year of biggest changes.  To begin I got a new job at crappy Ralph's supermarket.  As I write this I've been there for nine months.  I started out just bagging groceries, but now I do that as well as work the register.  I've made a few friends, and generally made myself indispensable to the company (yea right).  I can't say I've enjoyed my time there, but it has afforded me a few luxuries I didn't have before, like a few extra dollars in my pocket.

School, unfortunately, has turned into more of a chore than I have been accustomed to.  If all goes well I'll be graduating in June with a degree in English.  I'm not sure what I'm going to do with that degree, but thankfully I might have something lined up at the school library.  Which reminds me that the other major change was my second job, at the university's library information desk.  I had the most fun at school at the information desk.  It wasn't just being able to help people find their way, but also the whole environment that brightened up my day.

This past fall semester was a horrible experience of falling behind on my studies while also falling behind on my sleep.  It wasn't enough that I didn't do all my assignments.  On top of that I had to deal with sleep deprivation, and the after affects, like falling asleep in class.  It is any wonder I couldn't keep up with my classes?

Lastly, the death of my beloved Subaru.  After driving that thing since 1994 the car up and died this year.  As of this moment it still sits in the front of the house, basically collecting dust.  I want to get it repaired, but the price is so high that it seems like a stupid idea to do so.  Especially when that kind of money would be better served being put towards a new car.  But, I can't quite afford that right now either.  So I'm stuck driving my father's old car, which has problems of its own.

As I reflect on this past year I think that it was full of changes, but no more and no less than any other year.  The changes have been major, but what change isn't?  I used to hate change, and would fight it tooth and nail.  Nowadays I understand that change is not only good, it's going to happen whether I embrace it or not.  And that's the true major change in me over the last couple of years, the embracement of change.