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

[Alex]

Originally Posted by me

The one big thing I hoped would happen in 2006 didn't. But it is completely out of my control so now I'll just hope it happens in 2007.

The one big thing in my control that was on the list for 2006 did happen (getting a real job again) though I didn't really want it to.

I don't ever make resolutions but I developed a task I'd really like to do in 2007. Otherwise I'm mostly content with life and will take it as it comes at me.

I have absolutely no recollection what that thing out of my control was. So I don't know if it happened in 2007 or not.

But I'm still content.

[Not Afraid]

Whew! I got out of that one!

[cirquelover]

Me too! At least since I had no aspirations for 2007 I can't be disappointed, right?!

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by Nephy

I will pay off my car this year and then that money will go towards other debt.

Seems as though the car thing has been more of a theme than I could have ever imagined...

Well, here's to a new car ending old car woes!

CP & GD - looks like you guys actually did pretty well, and GD - you've totally kept up with the soccer beyond a few months! (or so it seems)

As for everything else, I'm assuming I was so wrapped up in other things that I totally missed this thread, for surely I would have commented on:

Originally Posted by Alex

*Photographic proof of said obscenity:

Spoiler:

I literally said "hey lemur, look into the camera!" and he then made that gesture. I like to think that some zookeeper has been working in some extra training sessions.

Lemurs are, without a doubt, my favorite animals at the zoo, on TV, anywhere, everywhere. I fell in love with them after we covered lemurs in physical anthropology (my favorites are Sifakas) - and do embarrassingly goofy things when I see them.

Therefore, this is one of my favorite pictures ever, and I must LOLemur it.

[Alex]

You're welcome to it. Let me know if you'd like a bigger version. It should be arrangeable.

[blueerica]

I should be fine with its current size. If my needs change, I'll inform you immediately.

Damn, I have a huge smile from that picture, and I'm rather sad I missed it on the first go-round.

[lizziebith]

I love lemurs too! I was lucky enough to hang out with one once...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Erica, you must post the LOLemur when you're done.


I tried sifting through last year's posts and it seems there wasn't much huge that happened to me on the board. Funny, I think it's the first year since 2001 that I couldn't fully document my life from internet postings...and before then, emails were my main reference source on my history.

Anyway - I choose to post only good things. There wasn't much bad this year anyway, so I don't feel the need to post them.

2007

-My husband, my bunny, and my homelife are all continuing to bring me all the happiness a girl could want.

- Our big trip to New York, Chicago, and a bit of Boston and Detroit. What an amazing experience. Those few days in each city changed my perspective forever. Air travel is one of the most wonderful conveniences of our age, and I'm blessed to be able to take advantage of it.

- My sister-in-law is about to give birth to the first baby in my immediate vicinity since my youngest brother was born in 1988. My nephew in Alaska is a source of joy for me but to have a baby this close....a baby I hope to babysit and get to know as she grows up....it's so thrilling.

- I helped open the new library, which was a crazy task, consuming me for months, and now has cemented my effect on my city for decades to come.

- I worked on being more creative, or rather, on being freer with creativity in all directions, and in being more honest about what I want out of it. It's the friendships that come out of taking risks of putting yourself out there that are the best.

- Our lives in general are even more rich and filled with fun than before, which I believe to be the case every year since meeting all you wonderful people. This lovely dream just goes on and on...

[innerSpaceman]

Heheh, and by contrast ... it's been the easiest year for me to document from the internet - because I've been more or less maintaining an el jay for just about 1 year, since Dec. 13, 2006. (I could never manage to sift through my message board posts - OMG, that would be a bear, and reveal only the bear that is my quasi-fictional internet persona).


Though it apparently bears no relation on how well I've treated others, I note that I pretty happy throughout 2007 - and was only depressed for a few weeks last winter, 2 weeks mid-June, and a horribly depressing week right after Thanksgiving (ugh, thanks!)


The rest of the year was lots of fun. We had some arranged swankings (1 or 2 at least) to pass the dead of winter (a tradition I hope we keep up with dead winter fast approaching), had some southwestern travels - Vegas a couple of times, my inaugural Sierra Park for the great camping trip, and the trek to the depths of the Grand Canyon which was the culmination of many years' desire on my part and was the last place I pledged taking zapppop to (and which kicked off a half-year coda as re-boyfriends which, though it ended poorly, made the 2nd half of my year quite fulfilling) - plus had a goodly amount of fun with friends of all stripes all year long.

Much as I think it's silly to measure such a fluid thing as time with the arbitrary slice of calendar year, the last 12 months were on the whole quite good. I hope that can be said of any 12-month period (heheh, less likely guaranteed if we slice it up by, say, 3 months' worth).


2008 is, by contrast, not looking good - at least to start. I'm switching jobs and not happy about it. I'm suddenly single again, and not happy about it. The situation with my condo and my mom is still naggingly fluid and unresolved. Then there's that dead of winter thing which I never really like.

But I trust the new year will, once it's done, provide another 12 month's average of good times and peaceful heart.


My best wishes for the coming year to all ye swankers on ze LoT.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Sure it's an arbitrary "switch" to divide the year, but I like having a regular time to look back on the past year. If time just kind of kept rolling, I don't know that'd I'd do this kind of introspection.

I'll get to mine in a week or so. After finals.