I'm all sentimental and mushy, maybe, but I'd like a gratitude thread better than goodbye and good riddance, for the reasons Cindy stated above.
I love msbelle's exercises in writing about the things that make us happy, it's lovely to go through those posts especially when I'm feeling crappy.
We all have a lot to be grateful for, I think. Lovely weddings, new babies, new jobs, bonuses and raises, parties with friends...finding a fantastic new recipe or a vintage dress. Doesn't matter how small it was, 2004 was a pretty good year. We pulled together funds to bring our Nilly here, I started writing a book, ita managed to keep up the instructor training despite black eyes and various and sundry injuries, Aimee and Joe just had a lovely daughter, Lee bought a pretty new car,
I mean, why Goodbye and Good Riddance? May 2005 be so lovely.
ETA: And Jesse started grad school! And Lori sent a rocket ship to Mars! Tim got to finally write his ownes show. Thessaly got a scholarship!
Too many good things for good riddance.
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2004: Goodbye, Year of the Monkey; Hello Year of the Rooster!
How about "Goodbye, Year of the Monkeypants; Hello, Year of the Cock?" It's a more logical progression, in my mind.
"Goodbye, Year of the Monkeypants; Hello, Year of the Cock?"
Snerk. Very Buffista and it doesn't address whether we want to Undo It or not so much.
How about "Goodbye, Year of the Monkeypants; Hello, Year of the Cock?
Hah! Much more Buffista, indeed.
Allyson, I don't care about mushy or sentimental. I loved your post.
I'm all sentimental and mushy
Who are you, and what have you done with the real Allyson?
"Goodbye, Year of the Monkeypants; Hello, Year of the Cock?"
Yeah, that'll keep us from getting filtered. Still prefer Undo it.
Please forgive me if this is too personal or if I'm making way too much out of something that is really not a big deal. I should say up front that I'm perfectly content with joking about "undoing it", which was obviously meant in the spirit of fun. But, FWIW, I thought I'd throw my two cents in, too.
It hasn't always been the best year, true. There have been some (really) rough spots globally and personally. Still, I always see New Year's Eve as a time of reconciliation. I'm not Jewish, but I love the idea of Yom Kippur, a chance to heal old wounds and seek atonement in preparation for a new year to come [I know the Jewish New Year is actually Rosh Hashanah, but its the closure and resolution of Yom Kippur that I'm trying to describe]. To me, New Year's is a cleansing time like that. It is joyous--sometimes because of the great things that have happened and sometimes just because we are grateful the year is finally over--and it is healing. For me, it is celebratory and reflective.
I would love it if the thread title didn't assume a negative for many reasons--Allyson mentioned many of the wonderful things that have happened to Buffistas--but the main one is because I like the idea of ending the year with hope and humor.
Again, apologies if this is more than needed to be said. Whatever is decided is fine.
