With two hours and fifty-nine minutes left, and a functioning (for the moment) Internet connection, I didn't think I wanted to let my first year as a blogger expire without one more entry.

I was thinking earlier today about the year, which one just tends to do. Between the highs of 7:08 AM on October 28, and the lows of losing essentially two whole months of the year to the bleepin bar exam, it's been a pretty awesome year.

I did the whole Groceryman thing, and have had a terrific time.

I am able to represent clients. And have a few.

I have blogged where I have seen injustice.

I spent essentially 20 days of my year on vacation. Florida (twice), Las Vegas, New York. Not bad. (My Aunt Jody would be proud. Here's why.)

I got up at 4 AM to watch the funeral of the Pope. (No, I don't consider I have had an outlet for whenever I had a thought I wanted to share with the world.

Since I took this blog public on December 31, there have been 6,789 unique visits to this website.

That essentially means that 6,789 times, someone said, "Gee, I wonder what Michael's thinking."

That's pretty damn cool.

I have blogged my life.

I have blogged the CalBar results.

I passed the bar.

Mucho thanks to my friends, who put up with my gnashing of teeth, my harebrained ideas, my showing-up-at-their-home-at-7am-with-a-bottle-of-pepto-bismol to get my bar results.

A special shoutout to those of you I've met through the Blogosphere who went through the same harrowing ordeal I did. The support and laughter has been awesome. When I hear from people that they don't trust lawyers, I'm going to introduce 'em to you folks.

See y'all in 2006! Happy New Year!

* DISCLAIMER: This blogger's representation of this being his final entry for 2005 is not to be taken as a guaranty, warranty or anything of that kind. This blogger reserves the right to come up with something witty at 10:42 PM, 11:07 PM, or 11:59:59 PM, and by reading this disclaimer you agree to hold him harmless for this.