OMG the cuteness!
Jayne: What're you gonna tell the others? Mal: About what? Jayne: About why I'm dead. Mal: Hadn't thought about it. Jayne: Make something up. Don't tell 'em what I did.
'Ariel'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2008: "...and the horse you rode in on."
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 2008? Don't think we've forgotten about you.
Fay - Dec 30, 2008 12:08:29 am PST #136 of 381
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Jon B. - Dec 30, 2008 2:31:49 am PST #137 of 381
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
YESSS!!! FTW!! I totally set them up!!!
Tom Scola - Dec 30, 2008 2:34:04 am PST #138 of 381
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Well, she hasn't replied to my email yet. You all are jumping the gun big time here.
Jon B. - Dec 30, 2008 2:36:00 am PST #139 of 381
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Sorry, Tom. I'm sure she will, though.
beekaytee - Dec 30, 2008 5:07:00 am PST #140 of 381
Compassionately intolerant
Hopefully not jumping the gun...just yaying for the possibility. Go you with the connecting!
And yay Jon for the setting up.
Any movement is forward, in a case like this, eh? Whether it reaps its potential as something beyond a notion, or simply serves as practice.
msbelle - Dec 31, 2008 9:47:13 am PST #141 of 381
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
so it seems I may have met someone that I might find attractive and who might seem nice. so, hey 2008 end and 2009 beginning - that would be kinda awesome.
smonster - Dec 31, 2008 9:58:28 am PST #142 of 381
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
2008 saw:
- my 33rd birthday, and since 3 is my lucky number I have decreed this to be "my" year
- my first relationship in 8 years
- wonderful continuing mutual support between my sister and me
- a drug combo that actually seems to be helping me
- continued work suck, now with added instability
I need to make some big changes, and 2009 may be that year. Then again, I've been saying that for 5 years now, so who knows.
I wish for strength to make the leap, and wisdom to recognize the opportunity.
hippocampus - Dec 31, 2008 10:12:32 am PST #143 of 381
not your mom's socks.
my wrap up comes tomorrow because I don't like you 2008. I really don't.
My regret today is that with all the stuff that's been happening, my dear, patient, and very very deserving Seekrit Santa's package is just now going in the mail. I am sorry I dragged you to slacker status with my sad self!
Atropa - Dec 31, 2008 10:28:41 am PST #144 of 381
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Similar to what I said in my LJ ...
My 2008 can be mostly summed up with "Writing. Must write", with occasional sprinklings of "Iiiiieee, words gone!" Peoples, I wrote a book! I'm still a bit astonished by that thought. Oh yeah, and I turned 40. Which doesn't really feel any different than 30 did, so far.
2008 also included travel (mostly to Disney theme parks, which made me happy, but was not Pete's favorite choice of destinations), visiting friends, seeing a lot of concerts (MCR, Peter Murphy, Cobras, SOM, Amanda Palmer, and I'm sure I'm forgetting a few), and feeling more comfortable in my day job.
2008 was also the year of ... oddball media opportunities for me. There was the Microspotting interview), the MSDN Channel 9 video interview, the photo in BUST magazine, and writing for the TOKYOPOP Gothic & Lolita Bible.
2008 included a lot of concern and worry about friends who were having rough times (and hoo-boy, is that an understatement).
So! 2009! The year my book is published! (Why yes, I am cherishing fantasies of the GCS book becoming a best-selling hit. I don't know how likely those fantasies are, but they're nice daydreams.) I fervently hope and wish that 2009 is better to all of us than 2008 was. Even if you had a pretty good 2008 (as I did), I hope 2009 is better.
megan walker - Dec 31, 2008 10:39:30 am PST #145 of 381
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
2008 was fairly good to me...
It was my first full year in California. I've gotten more into the rhythm of life here, although apparently I'm still very "East Coast". Part of that rhythm meant walking a lot, and in San Francisco that often does mean uphill both ways; consequently, I managed to lose 20 pounds in the process. Yay, hills!
I also managed to visit L.A. twice (thanks Kristin and Drew!) and finally see Hearst Castle, which I've wanted to do since a family trip out here way back in high school. I hope to see a lot more of the state in the coming year, especially Yosemite.
I also reconnected with NYC friends by road-tripping through Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. The National Parks there are true wonders of nature and a hiker's paradise. I highly recommend them to anyone wanting to get back to nature.
I continue to pay down my crushing grad school debt, but, through budgeting, feel a lot better about it and can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
After a major work crisis and a hashing out of issues with my boss, work has improved significantly and I'm hoping to manage a decent raise, even with this economy. We'll see.
Most importantly, my sister seems to have turned a corner and our relationship seems back on track. I guess she has finally forgiven me for moving out here. Another we'll see.
With the year ending, I find myself very thankful for the Buffistas, especially those here in the Bay Area who have made me feel so at home.
Hopes for 2009: a decent raise, a fabulous new apartment, and, most importantly, a date.