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

[Morrigoon]

And I suspect I'm not alone in this!

So here's a place to vent your frustrations of the year, and then kiss it goodbye!

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I'll be glad to see the back end of 2007, because:

...I've spent the whole year "waiting", basically waiting for this year to be over so things can change. Just trying to make it through until things change. What a waste of a g*ddamn year.

...There weren't a lot of high highs, but there was an abundance of dragged-out little lows, peppered with brief highs that didn't come close to balancing things out, and a couple mega lows that spiced things up in entirely the wrong way. Overall, a slightly-less-than-Meh year.

...My old car died. While having a new car is nice and I really like it, it was not the circumstances under which I wanted to purchase a car, and the payment on it hurts. Hopefully next year my financial situation will improve to where I can just be happy I have a nice car and not be so stressed out about making the payments.

...My dog needed a $5000 back surgery. That sucked.

Good riddance to 2007!~

[tracilicious]

2007 has been a spectacular year and a whirlwing of change. Probably the most remarkable year of my life. An excellent followup to the ****storm of 2006. I am eager to see what I create in 2008.

[Capt Jack]

an oddly familiar, yet wholely strange conglomeration of rapidly moving, disjointed sunrise/sunset cycles that seemed to fly past me like the blade of a propeller Im standing too close to

I cant say I'll miss it, cuz I think I already did

[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.

[BarTopDancer]

I was very blessed this year (says the agnostic/atheist girl).

No major health issues for my immediate family.
I reconnected with a few old friends.
I have friends who love me and would do anything for me.
My team won the STANLEY FREEKING CUP (even though they are sucking now)
I had one of the best summers ever full of friends, the beach, concerts, WDW and Vegas.
I have a job that drives me nuts some days but keeps me housed, clothed and fed.
I'm gearing up to end the year on a very positive note with a few trips, a swanktacular NYE blow-out and several things to start 2008 off on a very good note.

Money is tight, life hits its bumps and sometimes you can't wait for the year to end so it can start over. Here's to a better 2008 Morri!

[Ghoulish Delight]

The downs:
* My dad's continued health problems. Though the net for the year is positive (see: "The Ups"), it's still unnerving to see him go through the rough patches and I'm sick of visiting the damned hospital.
* Seeing friends unhappy with each other, with themselves, with me. It's surely inevitable in any large group of friends, doesn't make it any less unpleasant
* A downturn in the overall culture at work.

The Ups:
* My dad's continued improving health. He's taking care of himself and he's bounced back better than could have been hoped.
* My awakened sense of myself as a creative person. I'm taking the first baby steps of what I hope is a long journey and it's exciting.
* The tightening of friendships afforded by said nascent journey.
* Bunny! Okay, technically we got her last year, but she's still awesome.
* Another blissful year of marriage.
* Any day now I'm going to be an uncle!
* Despite my disagreements with management's overall direction at work, I've been recognized for the work I've done.

Yup, it's official, for the 29th year running, the outgoing year was better than the previous. I plan on continuing the streak in '08.

[Morrigoon]

Thanks, BTD! That's me, just waiting...

[Kevy Baby]

As long as I am still alive, it is a good year.

[Isaac]

I can't say that this year was a good one for me (and if you think it was you obviously haven't read my livejournal). Still, when I look back & think about all that's happened, 2007 was just the foundation for the good things to build on in 2008.

[Snowflake]

Morrigon, you are right, there are certain things about 2007 I will be happy to leave behind. For myself, I must remember the adage, "No matter where you go, there you are."

I whined and complained about a lot of things in 2007, at the end of the day, do they really much matter? Not really. I had to spend money I could ill afford, at the time, on functional things like my car, etc. But, I have a good job and there is not sign that it will end abruptly (unless I do something to really screw it up).

I've spent a lot of time this year dealing with the drama swirling around me, just because I happen to live with a person for whom there is nothing without the drama. I'm trying not to let myself get sucked into it, it will be baby steps and ultimately a good thing if I can learn and grow from the experience.

I've got some very lovely friends, I've got reasonably good health, I've got a reasonably good job, a roof over my head and a kitty I adore (who adores me when the mood strikes or she's hungry for food or attention).

I've been fortunate to have a hobby that might actually turn into a book and, dayum, I might actually have a real honest to goodness publisher interested. Well, in fact they are, whether or not they want to budget for this book is a whole other ball of wax. But, I never imagined that this dream could be a reality, maybe.

It's not so much 2007, but the last few years of hills and valleys that allows me to now feel much more philosophical about those hills and valleys. Bottom line, I'd like to know why time does increase in velocity as you age because as I've aged and grown a little wiser than I was in my 20's, I sometimes feel I can't keep up with myself on my 40+ year old knees no matter the wisdom! I feel like I am just getting started to know myself, know my friends and all of sudden it's December and I'm reflecting on another year gone and where'd it go?

What am I looking forward to in 2008? Another year of good or better health, more trips south (and elsewhere) for fun, frolic and adventure, more purging of stuff and more trips to my local museums, galleries and sites in the Bay Area. Getting to know a few more restaurants would be good, too. Most of all, more time to spend with friends and family I love.