Whew! Finally got my Secret Santa gift to the post office. Of course, I managed to get there with half the town.
What will we all do if they decide to close on Saturdays?
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2011: Maybe the even years are better
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. 2011? Room for improvement. Srsly.
sumi - Dec 31, 2011 1:57:06 pm PST #299 of 408
Art Crawl!!!
quester - Dec 31, 2011 2:25:47 pm PST #300 of 408
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I mail stuff at the grocery store now, Sumi. I'm there anyway and it's open 24 hrs.
Polter-Cow - Dec 31, 2011 2:58:26 pm PST #301 of 408
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I haven't had time to write up a long post, but as I look back, I think I had a pretty good year. Raised over $6750 for charity, outspelled Adam Savage and Michael Chabon, was repeatedly asked to act in things (even without auditioning), gave my best performance ever, wrote something that was performed for a standing room-only audience, taught an outstanding cancer pharmacology workshop, visited London/Stonehenge/Bath/Edinburgh/Glasgow/Highlands, had the most expensive and best meal of my life, totally went to Comic-Con, interviewed Anisha Nagarajan and Rizwan Manji, met new friends and saw old ones, found a new online community, and more. Not to mention all the great books and comics I read, television and movies I watched, plays I saw, and games I played. I guess if the worst thing I can say is that I'm still single, I'm doing okay.
Zenkitty - Dec 31, 2011 3:06:04 pm PST #302 of 408
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Except for a couple trips to see friends, my 2011 was almost entirely forgettable. In 2012, I would like to do more things that are worth remembering.
Posting this after P.-C. only highlights how dull my life has become! AND I'm single.
Kat - Dec 31, 2011 4:06:32 pm PST #303 of 408
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
2011 has been a hang-in-there year. We had intended to move but delayed it one more year. Work has been difficult, but we're both working.
This has also been the first full year Grace has been home. She's gone through so many changes as has Noah. We've had a variety of changes, surgeries, and therapies. Sometimes this year has felt like one giant appointment.
In the coming year, we will have still more surgeries and more appointments. I'd love to finish my Masters as well as do some work to move more into policy from the classroom. I'll also have to re-certify my National Boards which sounds overwhelming. Did I mention we also hope to move?
All in all, I'm ready for 2012 to bring some, I hope, positive changes.
quester - Dec 31, 2011 4:09:22 pm PST #304 of 408
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Here's hoping that 2012 is better for everyone, even those that had good 2011s.
I know I could use some good things to happen.
Lee - Dec 31, 2011 6:48:34 pm PST #305 of 408
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
2011.
Well, it was a year, to be sure, and not exactly uneventful, between the cancer, and Perkins the cat, and the house, and other stuff. I'm glad it's over, but at the same time, I have to believe it is ending on a positive note, and putting me in a good position to have a better 2012.
It's certainly ending on a nice note too, watching Community with -t, with Perkins the Cat curled up next to me, months after he was supposed to be gone.
sumi - Dec 31, 2011 7:06:46 pm PST #306 of 408
Art Crawl!!!
Happy New Year, Eastern Time Zone!
Jessica - Dec 31, 2011 7:43:07 pm PST #307 of 408
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Happy New Year!!!!
This time last year, I was 40 weeks pregnant. In 4 days, I'll have a 1 year-old. So that's this year in a nutshell.
Jesse - Dec 31, 2011 8:24:25 pm PST #308 of 408
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Happy new year, y'all!