I was reading quickly and saw this as "Jessica got pregnant"!
Secret Santa may be my name - but I am not that good.
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2005: the Year of the Penguin
Every year we watch the Charlie Brown special, do the Snoopy dance, wish everybody a Merry Christmukkah, and thank our Secret Santas in the good riddance thread. Which is this one, in case you were wondering. Oh, and 2005? Don't think we've forgotten about you.
beth b - Jan 02, 2006 7:42:04 pm PST #410 of 506
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Jessica - Jan 03, 2006 5:16:47 am PST #411 of 506
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Would have been hella impressive, though. If a bit confusing.
Fay - Jan 03, 2006 6:12:14 am PST #412 of 506
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Yep. Particularly given that Santa traditionally comes down the chimney.
eta ...and how much do I wish I'd not had that image? We're really putting the Ho into Ho Ho Ho, here.
erikaj - Jan 03, 2006 6:18:38 am PST #413 of 506
Always Anti-fascist!
We're Bitches, babe. It's what we do.
SuziQ - Jan 03, 2006 2:12:07 pm PST #414 of 506
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Squeeeeeeeee!!!!!
I love extended holidays! I just got my secret santa gift from....drumroll....Miss Lilty. Thank you, thank you.
She sent a set of honey and shea body treats. Shower gel, bath soap, body balm, sugar scrub and hand lotion. They smell terrific. I already feel pampered!
I am so tickled. Thanks again!
msbelle - Jan 03, 2006 2:48:42 pm PST #415 of 506
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I wasn't sure I had it in me to do a wrap-up, but I think I'll give it a shot. 2005 started out bad, but better than 2004 had ended. My job was ending, but at least I knew it was ending and I knew when. The first 2 months of the year were the hardest, but I got some help and things got better.
Work: Sticking it out for 6 months in a job where I was unappreciated was tough. I started job searching in February and started getting good responses in April. A big event I had to manage in May was a p.i.t.a., but it got done and was pretty successful. I got a job offer in early June and started at the end of June. The new job rocks muchly and I got my largest year-end bonus ever.
Family: My family had to continue dealing with me sick in a way they had never seen before, but they dealt with it and even managed to get kinda comfortable with me dumping stuff on them without a filter. We lost my father's mother in May rather unexpectedly, but were all with her when she died and I saw my father as a really wonderful and caring son in her last weeks. My brother had some devastating heartache, but found some sources of strength he didn't know about.
Some random good things in 2005: in March I had my first spa scrub and wrap and lurved it. friends visiting new york, kinetic sculptures, the term jackhole, I refinanced my place and got a cash out to pay off debt/start savings, started working in my building's flowerbeds, iPod, iBook, weekend crafty vacation, donating approx. 5 garbages bags of stuff from my home, new light fixtures, chapeau, new haircut, US Open, PHONE CALLL FROM NATHAN (via ita), Yosemite, Makola dress.
Lilty Cash - Jan 03, 2006 3:24:26 pm PST #416 of 506
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Oh, yay, Maidengurl!! You got them! You are so very welcome!
Megan E. - Jan 04, 2006 2:50:53 am PST #417 of 506
2005 wrap-up
the Good
- got new job and a bit of a promotion. "I'm a Senior"
- adopted a stray cat who seems to have multiple personalities
- got my anxiety issues under control
- celebrated 8 years of marriage
- got a new car
- made some new friends and didn't lose any of the old ones
the Bad
- DH quit soul sucking job and is struggling as a freelance photographer/writer again
- money is more of an issue (but can we ever have enough?)
- DH's mother's health is rapidly declining
- was diagnosed with a minor heart condition
- sinuses continue to give me trouble
All in all, the year was neither bad nor good. It just Was.
sumi - Jan 04, 2006 6:32:34 am PST #418 of 506
Art Crawl!!!
My niece got her Xmas gift from me yesterday and she loves it!
I'm so happy.
Beverly - Jan 04, 2006 7:27:12 am PST #419 of 506
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Gee, in 2005 I got my nuclear family back!
I got to travel to Ohio and spend time with lovely Buffistas, tour the R&R Hall of Fame, see Lake Erie and meet sj, Deena's Spawn1, Spikelet and RaptorGirl, Cashmere and O, and see people I'd first met in '04. I also got to travel to SF to celebrate Perkins' Sail's and Nicole's birthdays, meet Beth (b's) Husband, and spend time with people I'd met Nilly-Q week in '04. I found a new doctor and got a handle on some of my chronic physical problems, so that's looking more and more positive.
DH retired and both our kids' relationships and jobs dissolved. So I've gone from working at home and structuring my day as I pleased, and having years to get used to that, to having three other people underfoot all the time, at least until jobs and apartments and life-having happen for our sons. 2006 is going to be interesting.