Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Starting off right...
The highlight of 2009 so far? The author of one of my new favorite books, Animal's People, commenting on my blog. Sweet! Thank you, Mr. Sinha!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
The Best of 2008
My year in review:
1:What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before? was admitted to the Emergency room.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I didn't really make any last year, so if you consider that, I suppose I kept right on track.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes, a few people did.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No.
5. What countries did you visit? Only my own, unfortunatly.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? More money.
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? November 4th, 2008. Ummm....DER!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Learned to open my eyes more to the world around me.
9. What was your biggest failure? Hmmmm...that's a good question.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Yes, a kidney stone. That was not fun.
11. What was the best thing you bought? A new macbook and an ipod touch.
14. Where did most of your money go? Paying off my debt.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Meeting Jason Mraz and winning concert tickets. Speaking of which, perhaps that incident also was my greatest failure. Heehee.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Compared to this time last year, are you:
17. Thinner or fatter? Thinner by about 10 pounds.
18. Richer or poorer? Probably about the same.
19. What do you wish you'd done more of? Traveling, stopping to slow down and enjoy the little things, take more risks, and step outside of my comfort zone more often.
20. What do you wish you'd done less of? I could say napping, but I'd be totally lying.
21. How will you be spending Christmas? Ummm...for 2009? Probably the same way I did in 2008.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008? A little bit every day.
24. What was your favorite TV program? Hmmm. I hate to admit this, I really do. But the one show I watched fairly consistently the whole year was Intervention. Maybe I need an intervention on myself to stop watching Intervention.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Maybe Ann Coulter, but that's about it.
26. What was the best book you read? Hard to pick just one. I really liked Animal's people, The Other Boleyn Girl, and 1984. I'd probably go with Animal's People.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? old-school Jason Mraz.
28. What did you want and get? An overall good year without much of a bone to pick.
29. What did you want and not get? Perhaps to win the lottery, but I never even played so that's my own fault.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Oh man, this is the hardest question on here. The one that has stuck with me the longest is 'In the Valley of Elah.' Lars and the Real Girl was also quite good.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Turned 26, and had dinner and went out with friends.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? More travelling.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Rediscovered the fun of fashion.
34. What kept you sane? Whether or not I actually stayed sane could be up for discussion. But probably Joe.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Barack Obama. And then Jason Mraz.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? The election, and that fact that "change" became a political issue.
37. Who did you miss? The perfect company from years past.
38. Who was the best new person you met? Well, taking the question literally, I would have to say Kye and Chloe Noelle.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008: Drink more water.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: (Lenka, The Show)
"I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I dont know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why
I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
I've got to let it go
And just enjoy the show"
1:What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before? was admitted to the Emergency room.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I didn't really make any last year, so if you consider that, I suppose I kept right on track.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes, a few people did.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No.
5. What countries did you visit? Only my own, unfortunatly.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? More money.
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? November 4th, 2008. Ummm....DER!
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Learned to open my eyes more to the world around me.
9. What was your biggest failure? Hmmmm...that's a good question.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Yes, a kidney stone. That was not fun.
11. What was the best thing you bought? A new macbook and an ipod touch.
14. Where did most of your money go? Paying off my debt.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Meeting Jason Mraz and winning concert tickets. Speaking of which, perhaps that incident also was my greatest failure. Heehee.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Compared to this time last year, are you:
17. Thinner or fatter? Thinner by about 10 pounds.
18. Richer or poorer? Probably about the same.
19. What do you wish you'd done more of? Traveling, stopping to slow down and enjoy the little things, take more risks, and step outside of my comfort zone more often.
20. What do you wish you'd done less of? I could say napping, but I'd be totally lying.
21. How will you be spending Christmas? Ummm...for 2009? Probably the same way I did in 2008.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008? A little bit every day.
24. What was your favorite TV program? Hmmm. I hate to admit this, I really do. But the one show I watched fairly consistently the whole year was Intervention. Maybe I need an intervention on myself to stop watching Intervention.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Maybe Ann Coulter, but that's about it.
26. What was the best book you read? Hard to pick just one. I really liked Animal's people, The Other Boleyn Girl, and 1984. I'd probably go with Animal's People.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? old-school Jason Mraz.
28. What did you want and get? An overall good year without much of a bone to pick.
29. What did you want and not get? Perhaps to win the lottery, but I never even played so that's my own fault.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? Oh man, this is the hardest question on here. The one that has stuck with me the longest is 'In the Valley of Elah.' Lars and the Real Girl was also quite good.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Turned 26, and had dinner and went out with friends.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? More travelling.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Rediscovered the fun of fashion.
34. What kept you sane? Whether or not I actually stayed sane could be up for discussion. But probably Joe.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Barack Obama. And then Jason Mraz.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? The election, and that fact that "change" became a political issue.
37. Who did you miss? The perfect company from years past.
38. Who was the best new person you met? Well, taking the question literally, I would have to say Kye and Chloe Noelle.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008: Drink more water.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: (Lenka, The Show)
"I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I dont know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why
I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
I've got to let it go
And just enjoy the show"
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Heeding Life's Lessons
I'm not one much for New Year's resolutions, although I do wholly support the idea of reflecting on one's life and making goals for positive changes in the future. I do, however, find the act of making resolutions quite intriguing. If, for only a small part of the entire year, we can, as a whole society, collectively turn inward and focus on positivity and change, then I'm all for it.
As 2008 bid farewell and 2009 abruptly introduced itself, I too found myself both reflecting on the past year and thinking forward towards the year to come. I started to wonder, if I were to make a New Year's resolution this year, what would it be? I think part of my problem is that I can't decide on just one thing. I have a laundry list of things I would like to accomplish, places I would like to see, attributes I would like to learn to embody, and so on. But how to choose just one?
It was then that I came across this post, 16 Things I Wish They Taught Me in School, courtesy of The Positivity Blog, that I began to rethink the idea of resolutions. Instead of making just one resoution, why not try to embody some of these principles and ideas every day, in whatever ways that I can?
So perhaps that is my resolution. Pay more attention to life's little lessons. Heed the wisdom of others. Don't hold back. Take the plunge. Be who you are. Take in whatever this new year offers me, and make the most of it.
End of story. Nice to meet you, 2009. Let's be the best of friends.
As 2008 bid farewell and 2009 abruptly introduced itself, I too found myself both reflecting on the past year and thinking forward towards the year to come. I started to wonder, if I were to make a New Year's resolution this year, what would it be? I think part of my problem is that I can't decide on just one thing. I have a laundry list of things I would like to accomplish, places I would like to see, attributes I would like to learn to embody, and so on. But how to choose just one?
It was then that I came across this post, 16 Things I Wish They Taught Me in School, courtesy of The Positivity Blog, that I began to rethink the idea of resolutions. Instead of making just one resoution, why not try to embody some of these principles and ideas every day, in whatever ways that I can?
So perhaps that is my resolution. Pay more attention to life's little lessons. Heed the wisdom of others. Don't hold back. Take the plunge. Be who you are. Take in whatever this new year offers me, and make the most of it.
End of story. Nice to meet you, 2009. Let's be the best of friends.
Horribly funny
Check out this board game called Blasphemy. I laughed a bit too hard when I read what folks are saying about the game. If anyone has this game, PLEASE tell me. I'm altogether much too curious to play.
http://blasphemygame.com/index.html
http://blasphemygame.com/index.html
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