Mad propz to Rob Batarla, a friend of mine from junior high school, who wrote me today after stumbling upon my blog. In eighth grade, I was his campaign manager when he ran for student council treasurer. I was horrible at the job, and I even ended up voting for someone else. I can't remember who I did vote for, but Rob didn't speak to me for a very long time. I should have stuck by my candidate. Rob -- I'm sorry I let you down.