I for one will be glad to see the back end of 2007

[Chernabog]

But Goonie, you did have a fabulous birthday party, you got to do a lot of Disneylanding/Swanking, we had a fun Hollywood Bowl season, you got to do a little Vegas.... ok so all of that wasn't like life-changing and momentous, but not every year can be. Overall, it was a meh year, not a wasted year!!

[bubble]It's like magic! 12 months go by... *hello!**hello!**hello!* and behold... another year is born.[/bubble]

This year saw a lot of bad medical issues for my family -- surgeries, heart attacks, etc. but they're all still alive and doing well and that's what matters. It was certainly not an easy year - I changed jobs, and changed back to my old job when the new one sucked, I got strep throat twice, my student loan payments started kicking in to the maximum (they are just a little less than my rent payments.... for 30 years), and I turned into a gay senior citizen (over 30).

BUT... I did well enough to afford a Wii/Ps3/HDTV which allows me entertainment up the wazoo, I still have a good job (with a raise), a fabulous roommate (say cheese!), I got in a lot of Disneyland/Hollywood Bowl time, I have friends that were cool enough to show me a great time for ye olde birthday (and make a scrapbook and a Bjork White painting), I reached the one-year mark of no cigarettes, and the hickey on my neck (embarrassing as it is) still means I haven't lost my mojo.

Hey, that's all good stuff. It wasn't a year where I got a dog, or won the lottery, or found Prince Charming, or won a multi-million dollar case, but it isn't a year that I thought I didn't grow either.