I hear Seattle's in for another 2-3 inches of snow today...
Inara: Mal, this isn't the ancient sea. You don't have to go down with your ship. Mal: She ain't going down. She ain't going anywhere.
'Out Of Gas'
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.
DCJensen - Jan 01, 2009 10:18:08 pm PST #175 of 381
All is well that ends in pizza.
Beverly - Jan 01, 2009 10:33:04 pm PST #176 of 381
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Pbthlpptht, Daniel.
Theodosia - Jan 02, 2009 3:06:08 am PST #177 of 381
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Boston has TJ's in multiple, convenient locations, even!
Laura - Jan 02, 2009 4:19:13 am PST #178 of 381
Our wings are not tired.
Taunty taunters. I don't think they are even planning to come to S Florida.
Wow Austin, 2009 really will be an eventful year for you. It is exciting as well as scary. It sounds like you have prepared yourself as well as anyone could. We'll be cheering you on from the sidelines, and kicking you in the butt if you want.
Barb - Jan 02, 2009 4:21:09 am PST #179 of 381
“Not dead yet!”
Taunty taunters. I don't think they are even planning to come to S Florida.
This. Except substitute N. Florida. Best we can do is we finally got a Whole Foods and I have a new Fresh Market to look forward to at some point this year.
Laura - Jan 02, 2009 4:38:21 am PST #180 of 381
Our wings are not tired.
We have Whole Foods in Boca, but they are pricey. They don't have the awesome selection that TJ's offers either.
Theresa - Jan 02, 2009 5:13:46 am PST #181 of 381
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
Thank you! *hugs* I'm starting my year of change with my first day back from vacation on a Friday. Not!Yay. I'm glad I'm not in the only state TJ has ignored. We do have Whole Foods, but the closest one is 2 1/2 hrs away.
SailAweigh - Jan 02, 2009 5:27:19 am PST #182 of 381
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
We have Whole Foods and TJs! ::pimps Madison::
Ginger - Jan 02, 2009 5:34:16 am PST #183 of 381
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
We got TJs in Atlanta about 18 months ago. (neener, neener)
Good luck with your very eventful 2009, Austin. Remember that this is a great place for advice and comfort.
lisah - Jan 02, 2009 6:05:54 am PST #184 of 381
Punishingly Intricate
We have Whole Foods and TJs!
We have two of each plus some awesome farmers' markets! (I love grocery store one upmanship!)
I keep starting to write about 2008 and getting completely over-whelmed. Maybe I'll start out with the not-so-great things and go from there. Mostly because I like to end things on a positive note.
I haven't managed to do a thing about getting my finances in order or create a budget for myself so that I'm not constantly surprised when I run out of cash for the month. I'm lucky that I have my job, it appears to be fairly secure (as far as one can know those things) and it pays well. Which makes me feel guilty about me not being better at getting my financial shit straight. Related to that is that I have things around my house that seriously need to get fixed that I just can't manage to take care of right now due to money.
I've pretty much failed to effectively train for the marathon I'm doing next weekend. I think I'm mostly okay with that (other things just took priority) and I'm going to try to have fun and just do as much as I can without injuring myself. Of course, not finishing it means that I'm going to really have to do one this year. So I can say I've done it! I'm bullheaded that way.
Also, I've gotten really chubby in the last couple of months. Or chubbier. I blame birth control and beer! I need to get on a better plan this month and stick to it.
My animals are aging but the cats have done pretty well this year. Poor Frank the dog has gotten really old this last year. He's gotten kind of incontinent and I have to carry him down stairs. But he's still getting around and enjoying his food so there's that.
Okay, those are my main gripes with the year for myself. Friends have suffered hardships of various kinds and I'm hoping for a better 2009 for everybody.
As for good things, well, 2008 was a bumper year for babies in my life. I got a new niece and nephew (super cute and awesome of course!!!) and two of my close friends had beautiful baby girls this spring.
I got a gorgeous new kitchen that makes cooking an utter joy! It's so bright and happy and convenient! I love it!!!
Job is not thrilling but is going okay, they seem to like me a lot, and my work nemesis was fired in December.
My band recorded and released our 2nd album and I kinda love it! This is probably our last hurrah and that's something I'm still coming to terms with (I love singing and performing and I don't know what I'll do when the band disbands yet) but it's been a really good run.
The thing that most rocked my world, though, is that, crazily enough, I've seemed to have met the love of my life. I'd pretty much gotten used to the idea that I'd be alone forever but I guess not. He's pretty freaking awesome. Because things can't be easy, I guess, he's also 1/2 way across the country so 2008 has meant a lot of traveling back and forth between here & Chicago and trying to figure out how we're going to be together.
I think that means 2009 has some big, big changes in store for me. I'm kind of freaked out about it right now but cautiously excited too (and really excited in some ways).
Hope you all have beautiful new years.