Tue 6 Jan 2009
Hi there, my little whippersnappers! I bet you’ve been wondering where I am…or, um, perhaps you have more important things in your lives than this here blog. Whatevs. This is going to sound pretty darn pathetic, but the truth of the matter is that I haven’t been posting because of my own ineptitude. Seriously. I haven’t been able to log in to the administrative part of this thing in weeks, and then, randomly, today, voila! I got in!
In case you are wondering, YES, one of my resolutions for 2009 is to figure out how to do more stuff in wordpress all by my lonesome, without having to call in a Fixer.
So, hey, we have lots of catching up to do! Here it is, January 6 of the new year, and I haven’t even assessed my success (or failure, whichever the case may be) with last year’s resolutions! More importantly, I haven’t even told y’all about my latest adventure here on the internet!
That’s right, folks - I have (a small part of) a new blog! I am thrilled to introduce you to Very Bookish. In case you can’t tell from the title, it’s an online book club of sorts. The site is the brainchild of the lovely and talented RA, and I am very happy to have been asked to participate. This month, we’re discussing three very different books (The Hunger Games, Confessions of a Shopaholic, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), with the discussions being led by NPW, OPH, and RA, respectively. In honor of Very Bookish’s debut, and because I am feeling generous and contest-y, I have decided to host a raffle! The prize will be my copy of The Hunger Games, which I thought rocked the hizouse. (That’s right. It didn’t just rock the house, it rocked the hizouse. That’s serious praise, yo.) If you’d like to enter the contest, let me know in the comments section.
Now that the necessary introductions have been made, it’s time to catch up on all my typical end-of-the-year stuff that I would have done if I were not a technical/computer moron. Let’s pretend like it’s December 29, okay?
I did this same meme last year, and possibly the year before, and I love it.
1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
Became an aunt! Experienced baby puke up close and personal…without being grossed out! Read a lot of vampire books. Went to a couple concerts alone. Joined Facebook. Stopped taking birth control pills (how’s that for an announcement, huh?)(Sorry for the TMI). Saw my highest weight - a horrifying number - on the scale. Lost 15 pounds. Ate brussels sprouts. Fell in friend-love with my across-the-street neighbors. Wrote book reviews in exchange for free books.
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Some, and yes. We’ll discuss this in more detail tomorrow.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yep! Debbie, Lisa, Angie, Megan, and Ashley (to Daniel and Gracie; Reagan and Noah; Finley; Ollie; and Walt, respectively). If you’re close to me and you gave birth and I forgot to include you in my list, I apologize.
4. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Dammit, I still want the same things as last year: Job security. And a winter coat that fits nicely. In my defense, I did go buy a new coat, but it’s still not quite as warm as I was hoping it would be and it doesn’t fit as nicely as I’d like it to fit.
5. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Every day that I visited my niece and nephew. I had no idea I would love them as much as I do, and I had no idea how unbelievably cool it would be to watch them grow up. Election night was pretty damn memorable, too, for obvious reasons.
6. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being able to run 2 miles without stopping or feeling like I was going to die. Losing 15 pounds was a pretty big one, too.
7. What was your biggest failure?
I lost one of my closest friends. It’s debatable as to whether this is my failure or hers or both of ours or whatever, just as it’s debatable as to whether I technically lost her in December of 2007 or later in the year. Still, it feels like a failure and the sadness over it lingered throughout the year.
8. What was the best thing you bought?
Mortgage payments. The Wii. And lots of yarn.
9. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Hmm. I can’t think of anything specific, so I’ll just say everyone’s.
10. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Well, last year I said “Everyone’s” - because we’re all human, we all do applling and depressing things sometimes. I still believe that, but this year I was probably most appalled by a certain vice presidential (ahemsarahpalinahem) candidate. But wait! Was I more appalled by her? Or by McCain for nominating her? Hmmmm…
11. Where did most of your money go?
To the mortgage.
12. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My niece and nephew! Yarn! Knitting! (I really went overboard with the knitting this year). Facebook! Books! Twilight! The Twilight movies! Did I mention yarn? Yarn!
13. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
a) about the same. b) thinner - woot!. c) maybe slightly richer?
What about you? (Let me know if you did this meme or if you do it. And don’t forget to tell me if you want a chance to win The Hunger Games!)





