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First post!
I don't tend to go much for the arbitrary-calendar-day-meaningfulness thing, so the fact the year ends in a different number now typcally doesn't mean much to me. This time, though, over the last few weeks, I've actually been feeling that 2009 could be Quite A Year. So hopefully that will be a good thing, if it's anything at all.
Last year averaged out to good. Some very good things (good travel, new friends or re-found old friends (and given how much I hate people, that's a miracle), a few really good days), plus a lot of good-but typical stuff (existing friends, mainly, plus a whole bunch of extremely enjoyable days), and a few not-so-great, crazy-making things (none of your beeswax, nosy parkers) - but overall, I had a good time, and gained no new scars. I'm a fortunate girl, and I was reminded of that a number of times this year.
Next year, I hope to do more of the same, plus a little less of the wacky stuff (though I doubt that will happen. When I was in college, I looked back on some of the stuff I did in high school and thought I was an embarassing idiot...and then when I was in grad school, I looked back on some of the things I did in college and was appalled I could have been so stupid...and then when I was out of grad school I looked back...well, you get the drift. I think as people get older, it's not that we get smarter or more rational...we're still led around by the same stupid impulses we've always had, we just get better at recognizing them, and handling the aftermath. But we still are idiots.) I hope to be, at least, a different idiot in the new year. Just for the change....
Happy new year!
Last year averaged out to good. Some very good things (good travel, new friends or re-found old friends (and given how much I hate people, that's a miracle), a few really good days), plus a lot of good-but typical stuff (existing friends, mainly, plus a whole bunch of extremely enjoyable days), and a few not-so-great, crazy-making things (none of your beeswax, nosy parkers) - but overall, I had a good time, and gained no new scars. I'm a fortunate girl, and I was reminded of that a number of times this year.
Next year, I hope to do more of the same, plus a little less of the wacky stuff (though I doubt that will happen. When I was in college, I looked back on some of the stuff I did in high school and thought I was an embarassing idiot...and then when I was in grad school, I looked back on some of the things I did in college and was appalled I could have been so stupid...and then when I was out of grad school I looked back...well, you get the drift. I think as people get older, it's not that we get smarter or more rational...we're still led around by the same stupid impulses we've always had, we just get better at recognizing them, and handling the aftermath. But we still are idiots.) I hope to be, at least, a different idiot in the new year. Just for the change....
Happy new year!