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Happy motherfucking New Year!
2008 could not be over fast enough, as far as I was concerned.
I was not drunk enough Wednesday night to enjoy the tubas that rang in 2009 from the apartment downstairs (either a very boisterous amateur mariachi band or an extremely good sound system lives under us. The floor was vibrating sympathetically). I made three resolutions, two of which are actual goals and one more like wishful thinking; my history with resolutions isn't encouraging so I figured I'd throw in one that isn't actually under my control to even the odds. No, I won't jinx them by listing them; also, they're boring anyway.
So ... good things about 2008? Well, Ra Ra Riot's "Too Too Too Fast" sounds like it belongs on the soundtrack of a lost John Hughes movie which I want to climb inside and inhabit forever. I got this shirt for Christmas and laughed for like five minutes; I'm still debating whether I can wear it outside the house but you know, I don't even think it matters. My job has had the insanity dialed down enough notches that I finally feel like I'm getting paid what it's worth; also, I am able to wear nightgowns to work, as long as they're ours (I am not exaggerating: five times in the last three weeks) and it's like, "go Liz with the team spirit" when really it's "I am a lazy slattern and these are both comfy and free." My brother James got promoted to Sergeant, which is scary but I guess good for him. The shitty economy has managed so far not to really touch me, knock wood; although I shouldn't really say that because it's made my company decide to discontinue their 401k match and decline to give any pay increases this year, but really it could be a fuckton worse. Brian moved to Brooklyn(!) so that's one less excuse I have never to go out and see people. We got snow, real snow, in December, which I'm still enough of a Southerner to consider exciting. My hair is really long again; whether I consider that a good thing varies considerably with the humidity, but on balance I like it. I feel more together now in most ways than I was at this time last year.
One major aspect of my life is a mess again, and I still have to figure out what to do about it. But I'm saving that for when it gets a little brighter outside.
Happy New Year, everyone (anyone) - I know it doesn't seem like it, but I missed you.
2008 could not be over fast enough, as far as I was concerned.
I was not drunk enough Wednesday night to enjoy the tubas that rang in 2009 from the apartment downstairs (either a very boisterous amateur mariachi band or an extremely good sound system lives under us. The floor was vibrating sympathetically). I made three resolutions, two of which are actual goals and one more like wishful thinking; my history with resolutions isn't encouraging so I figured I'd throw in one that isn't actually under my control to even the odds. No, I won't jinx them by listing them; also, they're boring anyway.
So ... good things about 2008? Well, Ra Ra Riot's "Too Too Too Fast" sounds like it belongs on the soundtrack of a lost John Hughes movie which I want to climb inside and inhabit forever. I got this shirt for Christmas and laughed for like five minutes; I'm still debating whether I can wear it outside the house but you know, I don't even think it matters. My job has had the insanity dialed down enough notches that I finally feel like I'm getting paid what it's worth; also, I am able to wear nightgowns to work, as long as they're ours (I am not exaggerating: five times in the last three weeks) and it's like, "go Liz with the team spirit" when really it's "I am a lazy slattern and these are both comfy and free." My brother James got promoted to Sergeant, which is scary but I guess good for him. The shitty economy has managed so far not to really touch me, knock wood; although I shouldn't really say that because it's made my company decide to discontinue their 401k match and decline to give any pay increases this year, but really it could be a fuckton worse. Brian moved to Brooklyn(!) so that's one less excuse I have never to go out and see people. We got snow, real snow, in December, which I'm still enough of a Southerner to consider exciting. My hair is really long again; whether I consider that a good thing varies considerably with the humidity, but on balance I like it. I feel more together now in most ways than I was at this time last year.
One major aspect of my life is a mess again, and I still have to figure out what to do about it. But I'm saving that for when it gets a little brighter outside.
Happy New Year, everyone (anyone) - I know it doesn't seem like it, but I missed you.