Migraines. Migraines migraines migraines migraines. And drugs that caused dizziness, drugs that caused stupidity, drugs that caused me to forget words -- hell for a writer -- drugs that caused me to sleep all day.

I want a new drug, or a new brain.

I still had true love, true children, a fantastic job, a fantastic life. But my head hurts.

A happier 2007 to all of us, and God bless us every one.

2006, let's see...

2006 involved a lot of adjustment. New job (which became officially mine as of the beginning of April), new house (still being worked on, with the last round of work being finished only this past Friday, fairly non-existent RL social life (not necessarily a bad thing, but still...)

2006 also involved a nasty health scare with some woozy spells with some symptoms that were a little too close to "you are having a heart attack" territory. It meant a stress test and a month with a heart monitor, but the good news is, the woozy spells aren't due to anything harmful, and my heart was considered healthy enough for me to be invited to participate as part of a control group in a study, so yay. I have also managed to lose 60 pounds over the past year and a half, and there's every chance I'll make my goal weight in 2007.

2006 was also the year of my twentieth high-school reunion, which was generally enjoyable, although I'm a little disappointed that none of the "we must get together!" exclamations have yielded any fruit. Yet. I shall put out feelers in the new year. It also caused me some moments of deep thought as I realized that I'm not very advanced in my career (a natural side-effect of a career change, alas), and was one of only two people in my class who is not attached and/or does not have a child. I'm not bothered by this, just... thoughtful.

In 2007, I will start teaching knitting again, which is something I am very much looking forward to, even though there's some anxiety since it's been nearly two years since I've taught.

I am very glad I was able to make it to the F2F this year, and see some of my favorite people in person. I feel so fortunate to have this group as a place not just to play but to come to when I'm in need of support.

Goodbye Gus.

Goodbye Gus.

This is a sucky way to end the year.

Here's a toast to one of the funniest Buffistas ever. Here's to ya, Gus.

Goodbye to Gus, one of the wittiest, bitterest, most well-informed of us all.

Bye Gus.

I finally found it and now I'll probably remember it. I delurked on Christmas Day of 2002. Just had a postiversary and didn't even realize it.

Happy New Year, all. May 2007 bring more joy than sorrow for everyone.

Oh, Gus. In honor of your Irish self, let me just say:

May the road rise up to meet you;
May the wind be always at your back;
And may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're gone.

The "Freedom Fries" song, and making his colleagues sing it in the bar, and posting from the bar.

His trip to Switzerland, which is where (IIRC) he met Kimi.

His fierce parental pride of Seamus.

Ah, Gus, our weremonkey. Dr. Guy Straley, I'm immeasurably blessed to have known you. Requiesat in Pace.

What a sad end to the year. Goodbye Gus. Blessings and peace to Kimi and Seamus.

Fuck. What a way to start a new year, finding out about Gus. But I guess I'll blame that on 2006. Damn you, 2006!

Mine was pretty good. Didn't do quite as much as I'd hoped, in some ways (no travel off the NA continent, didn't apply to grad school, etc), but things keep on keepin' on, for me. Good times seeing lots of you, and hopes to see more of some of you in 2007. Hopes to get my act together a bit, too, and do some of hte things I didn't get around to this year. And continue some of the good things.