So, what is yours truly thankful for?

As I close in on 800 posts for BoBA, I take the time to give thanks for a number of things. Here comes an exhaustive, but partial, list.






- My parents and big sister are still alive.
- My sister is married.
- My women's volleyball team won the conference title again.
- My university won the Commissioner's Cup in the Big West once again.
- Lakewood High School stopping Poly's league winning streak.
- The power to take my shirt off and celebrate in my skivvies.
- Manny Pacquiao defending his title as the pound-for-pound king.
- New Zealand, Australia, the USA AND England all qualifying for the same FIFA World Cup.
- Barack Obama filling the demading role of our nation's president
- Accounts still going strong on MiniTokyo, deviantART and danbooru, among other places.
- My role with Bleacher Report
- The power to scrutinize and slam down a team when they cannot get their act together.
- Not being obligated to enlist in the military
- Having a house to live, sleep, and eat in
- My two computers
- Anime Expo
- The concept of moe
- Torrents
- The show Secret Girlfriend
- Sporting events around the clock
- The power to celebrate a new year and other holidays around the world
- The Internet
- Technology
- Not having to live in a Third World country
- Sleep
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Les Pauls and Fenders
- Nutella
- Japan
- A college education
- Japanese animation & comics and their influence on our society
- Las Vegas
- The Black-Eyed Peas
- Legendary anime/manga shows like Toradora!, CLANNAD, Lucky Star, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, K-ON!, Saki, and others.
- You




Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.