Lisa: When Bob broadcast that message, his voice was higher than normal. And what makes your voice high?
Bart: Tight, binding underwear?
Lisa: Helium!

All the precious memories and the friends I've made along the way.

And the journey is still far from over.

What matters the most in life isn't the final destination, but the journey.

The finish line is just the beginning of a brand new race.

Homer: Stupid Family, won't even come to my rapture. I went to Lisa's school play which had serious pacing problems.

Last year I had a song for my graduation, which was Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson.  Surprise, surprise, I did not break away that year, but thankfully so.

Now, as I prepare to break away as a VFCC student, there's another song that speaks to me:

Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield

I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand
Ending unplanned

I break tradition
Sometimes my tries are outside the lines
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes
But I can't live that way

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions 

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

The book is in front of me, the previous chapters are turned.  Many, many good times and many, many bad times that have shaped me into the man I am now.  I am ready to see what the rest of the story is.  There is no ending planned, and it's time for me to release my own inhibitons and embrace everything God and life has in store for me.

Lisa: It's a lump of slush, look at it!
Ranger: I have a little girl just like you at home. That's where she stays. At Home.

Well, my final year is drawing to a close.  Yes, this is indeed my final year, I am completely done.  I will not be returning in the fall and I will no longer be a student at VFCC.  This long chapter of my life is finally over, and I'm ready to move on to bigger and better things, but I will definitely not forget the friends I have made and I hope that they will continue on through to the end of the age and beyond.

Highlights of 2005-2006
Catching up with old friends and being able to spend time with them
Meeting unbelievably awesome new friends that I feel will last a lifetime
Attending the NYWC in Pittsburgh in October (me and Carrie trying to find something to drink at 11:00 pm, Chris Tomlin, David Crowder, 'He touched us,' our 'true worship experience,' and much more)
Celebrating my 25th birthday in November with Aubrey, Kevin, James, Drew, Jon, and John (who paid for my food, which is something I will never forget)
Being introduced to Halo2 and being almost an addict in the Fall Semester (thank you very much Eugene & Francis!)
Being a part of SGA for the sixth year as the Senior Class Activities Coordinator with such awesome people to work with (Joe Pickens, Loryn Piscitelli, Jenn Morrison & Prof. Brubaker)
Having the unbelievable opportunity to teach Old Testament for two weeks, which showed me how much faith Prof. Brubaker has in me
Spring Banquet with two unbelievably beautiful dates
Final chapel...EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And many, many more good times.

To my friends here:  Thank you for an unbelievable six years of friendship, and I hope that this friendship will continue on and on.

Good times, good times.

Shalom.

Homer: (yawns) Marge....I can't feel my legs! I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS!!! 
Marge: Homer! Homer those legs belong to the man behind you.

I'm so ready to get out of here.  I'm so ready to start the new chapter of my life, away from two-faced people who stand you up on your last week of being at VFCC when other true friends wanted to hang out with you, but you made plans previously with others, and they in turn ditch you for something better. 

I totally regret what I said to certain people now.  I regret that to the utmost degree.

My heart is breaking, my soul is dying.  And I'm alone.  Standed, desolate, alone.

Just like always.