If you’ve been reading this blog for more than six months then your name is probably M.O.M. and you probably recall my committment to take on 30 with a vengence. I am making good on that committment every day.

My friend Peter Inzerillo once told me that 30 is “the age of clarity.” The age at which so much comes in to focus. I am beginning to understand what he means.

I started looking at what I value the most over the last five months. It just started happening. I didn’t decide, “I’m going to examine what I value most out of life.” It just kind of happened.

Funny what I found. I wonder if these types of values change, too? Still, I’ve come to determine that I value stability (believe it or not), my community, and opportunity. General items I know, but in the interest of brevity and being thought provoking I’m going to leave it at that.

Armed with these new found revelations I began job hunting and am happy to say that my search was relatively short compared to some. This past week I accepted a Web Producer position with uclick the online division of Andrews McMeel Universal. After tieing up some loose ends with my current job and a few days rest I’ll start later this month.

To say that I am excited is a vast understatement! If you only knew the killer things going on inside that company, and if you only knew some of the amazing people that make everything happen you also would be elated. Plus, I’ll be working with comics and games… what could be better?

Check out uclick when you get the chance. We’ll be taking over the world soon.

Take a look at this face. Today is the last it will see of its 20s. I could do a sappy retrospective here. Write a list of things that happened in my 20s, but why?

I got to thinking about it a little last night. Everyone raves about your 20s. They talk about how awesome they are, how much fun you have, how you’re out on your own and full of life and freedom. Psh!

I spent most of my 20s wishing I still had someone cooking my meals, paying my bills and telling me that I was awesome at everything!

So, what I didn’t get in my 20s I’m taking volunteers for in my 30s. If you are good at paying bills, cooking better than my wife – which will be hard for most anyone, those pumpkin spice cookies are uhhhmazing! – or just telling me how awesome I am at everything, then I need you in my corner. All you need to do is reply to this blog to let me know you will gladly volunteer for one of the above three tasks.

Think of it as your good deed for the impending holidays.

So, I’m turning 30 in exactly three weeks. I know, I know: big deal. I was always afraid of 30, though. Blame it on unreal expectations.

I remember being 13 and thinking, “Man, 18 is so grown up!” Then I turned 18 and I thought, “Yeah, by the time i’m 23, maybe 24, I’ll be married, maybe have a kid or two.” I just figured that was what happened.

23 and 24 came and went; no wife, no kids, NO PROBLEM! It was nice. I couldn’t imagine having kids or a wife at that age – even though people do it all the time.

Now I think I’m ready. I am embracing 30 with open arms… well, more like with my dukes up! Ready to kick its a$$!

Speaking of a$$: thank you to Yo La Tengo for possibly the greatest album title – I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your A$$.