I never want to be older than 50 years old if it means tottering off into antiquity like the bumbling fools who were on my flight to Winnipeg this afternoon. How they manage to feed themselves, let alone get to the airport and get on the right plane is beyond me. Anyways, beyond that, I'm feeling good, because I'm back in Canada again!

Today was my last day of work in Chicago, and it was definitely bittersweet. On Tuesday everybody on my team went out to the Yardhouse to commiserate (celebrate?) me leaving the project. They even sent me on my way with a great gift and my manager gave me a sweet wedding present - a crystal vase from Tiffany's. I managed to get what work was assigned to me done this week in time to leave for the airport this afternoon. While the first few months were rough in Chicago work-wise, things really improved at the end and I had a super team to work with so it's hard to leave that behind. I've now left behind two great teams of folks in the USA and I miss them both dearly.

With that being said, it feels so good to be Canadian again! Now French might be the gayest language in the world, but it has never sounded sweeter than when security spoke it at the airport when I landed in Canada. While I've been back a lot, this time it was for good so it's a weird feeling to know that I don't have to go back to the States again.

As I look back on the past year+, it was probably one of, if not, the best of my life. I did things that I had never even dreamed of. After living in the USA (and becoming an American taxpayer!), it's given me even more insight into the workings of the world and I am super excited about the future. What Trey Parker and Matt Stone might say in irony, I say with conviction:

America...
America...

America, FUCK YEAH!
Coming again to save the motherfuckin' day, yeah
America, FUCK YEAH!
Freedom is the only way, yeah
Terrorists, your game is through, 'cause now you have to answer to...
America, FUCK YEAH!
So lick my butt and suck on my balls
'Merica, FUCK YEAH!
Whatcha gonna do when we come for you now?

It's the dream that we all share
It's the hope for tomorrow
fuck yeah

McDonalds, FUCK YEAH!
Wal-Mart, FUCK YEAH!
The Gap, FUCK YEAH!
Baseball, FUCK YEAH!
NFL, FUCK YEAH!
Rock 'n roll, FUCK YEAH!
The Internet, FUCK YEAH!
Slavery, FUCK YEAH!

FUCK YEAH!

Starbucks, FUCK YEAH!
Disney World, FUCK YEAH!
Porno, FUCK YEAH!
Valium, FUCK YEAH!
Reeboks, FUCK YEAH!
Fake Tits, FUCK YEAH!
Sushi, FUCK YEAH!
Taco Bell, FUCK YEAH!
Rodeos, FUCK YEAH!
Bed, Bath, and Beyond (Fuck yeah, Fuck yeah)

Liberty, FUCK YEAH!
White Slips, FUCK YEAH!
The Alamo, FUCK YEAH!
Band-aids, FUCK YEAH!
Las Vegas, FUCK YEAH!
Christmas, FUCK YEAH!
Immigrants, FUCK YEAH!
Popeye, FUCK YEAH!
Democrats, FUCK YEAH!
Republicans (fuck yeah, fuck yeah)
Sportsmanship
Books