Lee, you are an absolute dear. Seriously.

If any of you ever have the opportunity to loan Lee dvds, do it. If it takes her a while to mail them back to you, look forward to the day that she finally does. Not because of the returned dvds, because if you're like me, you will have forgotten who borrowed them... and possibly that you even owned them in the first place.

But look forward to the day because she is lovely and wonderful and will possibly mail you lots of other things along with the dvds. Things like books and chocolates and soaps - and if you have furry roomies, they will be *very* happy with their gifts, as well.

Thank you, Lee. For the gifts, yes, but also just for being you. Mwah!

Secret santee! Your gift will get to you before the end of the 12 days of Xmas.

I hope you like the stuff Nicole. It got there fast.

Well, apart from the 14 month wait.

I mailed mine today before leaving town. usps, cause ups pissed me off, said they "cant" mail things other than 1 or 2 day ship today. un, suuuuure. but im hoping it gets there. the guy couldnt get postage to stick to the wet box, so i fear it may disappear. ack.

2007.

The year seemed to be going well, everything seemed on track. It looked like things were headed for a banner year. And then in September, everything came off the rails. There was a complete meltdown. Nothing would go right. It was a collapse of legendary proportions.

God dammit, the Mets really blew it this year.

As for me—let’s just say that I made progress this year. My 40th birthday was awesome. I’m a more aware of my feelings. I’m willing to take a few more risks. But therapy has gotten dark for me lately. I’ve hardly touched on the really hard stuff, and I wonder if I can go through with it. But then again, I really don’t have much of a choice. I can’t stand being alone any more.

apart from the 14 month wait

That long, eh? You'd think I would've noticed, but nsm. And I loved everything! Thank you again. It couldn't have arrived at a better time.

Also, Ashton almost slashed my fingers off just now for another pinch of the catnip. Total crackhead.

Yay for progress, Tom! May you find the strength you need to get through the dark.

Did I say 14? I meant 4.

Yeah, that's it. It was 4!

t snuggles Tom, just 'cause

I just said Goodbye, but not Good Riddance, to the last of my fruitcake from Anne.

Well, I guess I can do a wrap up, since there isn't much left to this year.

Overall it's been a pretty decent year for me personally. I continued to work on some health-related issues, I got to make new friends and stay connected with old friends, and I got to actually get off my duff and exercise which led to completing my first race ever!

This year wasn't a great one for my dad, although there is a plus there too. After six months of being a hospital patient, he has been deemed well enough rehabbed and no longer has to go back to the hospital! He will still need some PT, but he can do that from their local guy. He has made SO much progress since I was there in October.

2008 will be the year for me to continue working on that finding a significant other thing. I will also have some possible work upheaval, as one of the people I work with is driving me completely batty. This may possibly be the timing to truly start my own practice. I am also trying to figure out how many triathlons I can participate in for 2008. I'm going to aim for 3; in for a penny, in for a pound and all that. I will also need to be doing some running races. All in all I expect to be quite fit at the end of next year.

Um, Lee, I have DVDs too. Wanna borrow any? Or anything else?