2007: A Year In Review

[ArenaBoy]

Simple thread, post things that made the year good or bad for you.

For me it's bad things first:

- Broke my wrist in February, ended up in a cast for 9 weeks.

- Quit my job due to stress reasons.

- Had a hard time finding a job.

- Lost a good friend who was in a car accident.

- Lost another good friend to brain cancer.

- Found out my uncle has lung cancer.

Now for the good things.

- Quit Whiskeyclone, end result meaning I felt much better.

- Did a lot of traveling. Went to Toronto, Chicago, Montreal, Kentucky, and Nashville.


Unfortunately this was a bad year for me, and I mean very bad. Hopefully 2008 will be loads better. I can feel it.

[Greenday]

Bad

-Grandfather is in worse health

-Grades not the best

-A lot of stuff in my personal life became bad



Good

-Passed Organic Chem

-Met some really cool people

-I got a new job

[Der Cute]

Good:
Got a job in Jan 07 and held it until August 07 - good for me.
Paid some bills off and saved money in the 401k.
Found a great neurologist about the Epilepsy.
Won my unemployment case.
Got another job with a better company.

Bad:
Lost that Job in August - the place was so micromanaging it was stressing me out badly to cause seizures.
Fell very behind in my bills - student loans, finances all over....ick.
Burned the money from the 401k to survive.
Had to move twice in the year, once in March once in October.
Lost those extra good bennies @ MicromangeLand.


But you know what? I'm alive, I'm healthy, and somehow I'm happier here now than I was 3 months ago. Or even 6 months ago. 2008 will be kicking some serious a$$.

Cutenoob

[Amethyst Hunter]

Bad:

- Parents nearly divorced
- Spent most of 2007 broke and unemployed
- Car is on the shits and will probably remain undrivable for the foreseeable future
- Incurred a shitload of medical expense

Good:

- Made it back to Illinois
- Wrote more fanfic
- There is something here that I'm thinking of, but because it's not the New Year here yet, I won't say it directly for fear of jinxing myself.
- Got on BC (even though it's for health issues, it's something I've wanted for years)
- Parents did not divorce after all


And that's about all I can think of for now...

[Dave1982]

well, off the top of my head......

Bad:

•Computer crapped out. Still waiting to get a new one (using the family machine right now) :pissed:
•The backup hard drive crapped out just last night. Still working to recover it.:cry:

•Didn't get a "real" job

•My mother got breast cancer (for the second time):cry:


Good:

•My mother was successfully treated for breast cancer. :D

•Got to drive my dream car!!!! (still milking the good feelings from that):D

•FINALLY ditched the factory stereo in my car, which had been giving me fits for years, and it cost me $0.00 (used gift cards I got for Christmas). :D

•Got a GPS system :D

•Got a kickass camera (Canon PowerShot S3) :D


Can't think of anything else right now.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Good: Moved into my own place
Bad: Had to leave my kitties at my parents' and can't get a pet

Good: Got a new job with better salary
Bad: Had to leave my crazy-fun old department (but I can still visit for lunch)

Actually, overall, my year has been relatively quiet. The two biggest things are Good things, and the Bad things are not particularly life-changing. I can still visit the things I miss (even if Girlcat does run away cuz she's mad at me for leaving :().

For 2008, I would like to change my eating/exercise habits, and if possible, a change in relationship status might be nice ;). And I swear my next place will be somewhere I can get a puppy, or at least a kitten. (Not the cats are lesser animals, but they do tend to be slighty lower-maintenance. Though I might need 2 to keep each other company while I'm at work :D)

[ArenaBoy]

For 2008, I would like to change my eating/exercise habits, and if possible, a change in relationship status might be nice ;).

Now that's a resolution I can agree with.

[Ree]

Hmmm...Broke my wrist in February.

Found out a few weeks later that I was going to be a Grandma.

I guess things balanced out pretty good.

[Fawn]

Good: Got job
Bad: Lost job

Good: Improved Anxiety Disorder
Bad: Still need to improve ALOT

Good: New BF
Bad: Possibly losing BF to said Anxiety Disorder



I've got more bad then I have good, but that's a common theme in my life. Its always been that way. :(

[Jester]

I am going to keep this all positive, because I'm just that kind of guy. Oh, and I'm really hungover, which helps! :lol:

In 2007....

I met a bunch of great people! Wylie, Bubbles, The Captain, Aims, Flakey, JM, HBC.....all wonderful friends. I am sure I forgot one or two.

I met a bunch of great people on CS! Iradney, Kusanagi, Raps, Saydrah, RecoveringKinkoid, BookstoreEscapee, and several others I am no doubt forgetting in my hungover haze. Love ya!

I got out of a terrible job and got into a new job I love, at which I am once again bartending, albeit not all the time (still serving). But it rocks!

I rediscovered what a truly wonderful person I am through a bad situation I got out of.

I renewed some old friendships, specifically with my friends Little Red and Nurse Girl. Sweethearts, both.

My youngest teenage niece, who had been getting into trouble, has seemingly righted the ship, and is doing very well. She has such potential!

My eldest niece, despite one major stumble, has been pretty much the princess she claims to be. Can't believe she is only a year away from adulthood after her latest birthday!

I discovered the cookoffs at the local bar, and have had a blast with them. 11 cookoffs, 3 third places, 2 wins! And I have had fun with every one! I also participated in three bartending contests, coming in fourth in two of them. SWEET! And created about a half dozen new kickass drinks. I RAWK! :super:

I cooked a sit down four course dinner for 20 people. I still can't believe it!

My Arizona State Sun Devils went 10-3, and their potential for next year is staggering. GO DEVILS! (And the University of Arizona Wildcats continued to suck. Sweet!)

I had two kickass roadtrips, both vaguely spur of the moment. Discovered a new favorite place (Ft. Myers Beach) on one of them.

Impressed many people with magic. INCLUDING an adorable five year old girl on New Year's Eve (last night) while she, a cute chickadee, and I all SAT on the dance floor. Some kids really ARE precious.

I tried many new rums, most of them wonderful. And got to try the Best Rum Ever, which I can't normally afford at $35 a shot. (Thank you Captain!)

Got more up close and personal than ever before with the powerboat races! WOW! What a rush!

Got on vaguely more civil terms with my evil older sister, The Witch. Can actually ask her cooking questions now, as she is a great cook and a great resource for such things.

Came more to terms with the end of my relationship with my Greatest Love Ever. It is a slow process, but it is coming around. Thank you, Iradney! You helped more than you could possibly know!

Did my best to help a good friend out of a bad situation. Though that didn't work out, I discovered how wonderful so many people could be, even some people who may think I see no good in them at all.

Created my second greatest Halloween costume of all time, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Won second place in a celebrity lookalike contest with that one, losing only to a topless Carmen Miranda.

Got tons of free booze in so many ways. :drink:

Got even more goofy hats. Yes, I'm a dork. Sue me.

Found the funniest youtube video of all time EVAH! Even MORE thanks to Iradney!

My resolutions for 2008:

Bicycle more. Amanda's being horribly neglected! (Amanda's my bike, by the way.)

Learn more Spanish. Beautiful language, and I need to really study it more.

Make sure the situations I get involved with are worthy of me, and never settle for anything less.

Kill HBC's boyfriend. (Not really, but a man can dream, right?)

Kill Tiny Dancer's boyfriend. (Not rea....oh, actually, really. He deserves a slow horrible painful death. And that would be a good thing.)

Possibly run for political office. Yes, I am serious.

Save money so that I can move back to Arizona. Assuming I don't get involved with some girl or get elected to a political office, of course.

See the Sun Devils go undefeated. No, I have no control over that, but it is still a resolution, damn it!

Make spaghetti sauce from scratch, something I have never done. Usually start with a premade sauce and make it my own through heavy modifications. I want to build one from raw tomatoes, damn it! Also make a soup, something I have also never done.

Try to annoy less people on CS.com, leaving my obnoxiousness for the sucky customers that deserve it!

Win a bartending contest. I want my second win! Win more cookoffs, too. And cook for my parents. And for more of my friends.

Buy more goofy hats and more goofy shirts. I'm a dork. Sue me.

Learn new magic tricks. I have been lax in learning new stuff this last year.

Learn yoga, for focus and relaxation.

Get a personalized Oakland Raiders jersey with JESTER on the back. I've wanted it for too long not to get it.

Clean up my f---ing room....and KEEP it clean, or at least vaguely presentable. (It ain't.)

Be more positive in general. I found myself being way too negative too often in 2007, and have slowly started to correct that.

Not be quite as verbose as I normally am. (Looks up at this post.) Oh crap! Well, I'll TRY! :D :wave:

[crazylegs]

Bad
~ Had to move back in with my parents following break up with GF in August
~ Failed my works driving test (badly)

Good
Passed my DSA Theory test
Passed my DSA Practical test
Got a new job (kickass!!!! :D)
Passed my works driving test (on second occasion)
Broke up with my GF in August (very bad relationship)
Met some great new people in my new job


Looks like 2007 will go down as a good year for crazylegs.

[iradney]

Kay, lessee

2007

Was runner up for Employee of the Year

Won the Support Person of H1 award

Got promoted to Internal Trainer

Moved to a better place

Started biting my nails again :(

Met Jester *waves* and Raps and a whole bunch of other people

Reconnected with a friend that I last saw 10 years ago

Impressed our CEO

Took TTO away for our 3 anniversary

My car got hit and runned on :(

Resolutions for 2008

Eat healthy foods

Quit being anal retentive about everything

Quit biting my nails (for the 1834769th time)

Eat healthy stuff (so much better for my mood and mental wellbeing)

Start swimming again

Become External Trainer

Win Employee of the Year

That's pretty much it for me :)

[irateguy]

Good:
I saw my first Kentucky Derby and hit the exacta on it
I finally got to go out w a girl that Ive wanted to go out with since 8th grade
I did a lot of things with a great group of friends
Bad
I had to sweep floors at work for 3 weeeks but eventually got back into produce
The Stock markt has sucked the last 2-3 months

[Spiffy McMoron]

Good:

-Bought a nice new car to replace the old boat (R.I.P)
-Got to go to Toronto to race cars!
-Finally got to teach to real kids, and found out that I do love it. Now I just have to work on becoming good at it...:p
-I was able to meet some really coool people this year.
-Still loving my job.
-Got to see my first live professional football game.
-I've got tickets to see the Flames! I'm going to see the Flames! :D
-Got two more awesome tattoos.

Bad:

-Became single. In the long run, it was the right choice, but at the time...:(
-Seriously, there were many times when I wanted to scream at a certain co-worker. Argh! It's gotten so bad, I become annoyed with him when he's doing things right.
-My school marks could stand to be picked up some...
-2007 was still the year I didn't eat better, volunteer my time, excercise more, or give more to charity.

All in all, I'd say 2007 was a pretty good year for me. I hope that 2008 can be great, both for me and for everyone else!

[blas]

Good:
Finally got the chance to have a "real" relationship with a guy who actually wanted to be with me as in, boyfriend and girlfriend. Yeah, I know, right? Who'da thunkit? Friday will be 6 months and going!

I started going tanning and now I look fresh from the Carribean every day.

Bad:
Many failed relationship attempts before bf.
Work problems.
More work problems.
Even more work problems.
Gained 15 pounds.
Blood pressure skyrocketed.
EX ROOMATE
Stupid friends and alcohol problems
Disappointed my mother with the news that for the 3rd year in a row, I am not enrolled in college yet.

Goals for 2008:
Turn 21 on the 20th this month :)
Practice more self control and exercise a few minutes more each day to prevent further weight gain.
Try to be a better girlfriend.
Try to not be so jealous so easily.
Try to not disappoint my mother anymore.

[Amethyst Hunter]

Possibly run for political office. Yes, I am serious.


Do tell... *is curious now*

[DesignFox]

Weeee. Happy New Year! :wave:

I like to save the best for last, so bad news first:

* Got robbed in February.
* Didn't get the promotion I was trying so hard for/was assured was mine.
* Got super sick right at the holidays. Which also cause me to not see my horsie or kitties at the barn for over a week. :(
* Found out I may have a thryroid issue and need further testing (not likely, but I gained a lot of weight the past two years- I think it's simply all the life style changes, but my doctor wants to check it out, anyway. I used to be anywhere from 115lbs-125lbs. Now I weight about 142lbs. Hence her concern.)

Good News!
* Got a different job.
* New Job allows me to have some weekends off so I get more time to spend with my hunny and with my horsie! I also have earlier hours since I am no longer in the mall!
* I finally got to do some dressage testing. My horse and I scored well within the 60's and took home ribbons at both our shows! (1st, 3rd, and two 2nds)
* I got to do some more trail riding and competitive trail rides.
* I have more friends at the barn now. Finally, more adults moved in!
* I have benefits now, so I can actually take care of myself and all that testing I need done.
* I got to go to Mardi Gras.
* I got to see George Carlin for the first time ever.
* ROCK BAND! (I'm telling you, if this had been available when I was a teenager, no one would have seen me ever- unless they played, too.) :super:

'nuff said for now. :D Overall, the good far outweighs the bad. I had some bad ultimately turn into good. I'm probably a bit more stable than I've ever been, even if I'm still dirt broke (having a house to help take care of now and all). But, I have my hunny, I have my friends and I still have my horsie (I lease, I don't own- but I'm willing to wait) which is all I really want right now, anyway.

Oh, and of course, I have you all here! I even got to meet a couple of you. (I so hope we can do that again sometime soon.) So... many hugs! Much love! And here's to a kickass New Year! :hug: :love: :cheers:

[Jester]

Do tell... *is curious now*

Well, Key West is going to shit. And I am sick of all the blatant corruption and whatnot going on down here. And it is blatant.

I ran for Mayor of my home town of Tempe as a longhaired 21 year old college student. I did so knowing full well that I had no chance of winning.

If I run for office here, it will be for either Mayor or City Commission (not sure which) and I am pretty sure I have no chance of winning here, either. I am not willing to be corrupted, so I won't have a prayer of being elected.

The great thing about knowing you have no chance of winning is you can say anything you want, not be beholden to various special interest groups, be honest, and be a firebrand. And I intend on doing all of that.

And I don't plan on doing a write-in candidacy either. If I run, just like when I was 21, I will be on the ballot. And getting said what needs to be said, that none of the recent candidates save one has been willing to say.

Not sure what, if any, my party affiliation will be. I am a registered independent, and generally speaking local offices like these are non-party elections, but I will check into that. I will almost definitely stay an independent, though I can see the attraction of being a Libertarian or Green candidate. (I am sick to death of both the Democrats and the Republicans, but this is neither the time nor the place to go into THAT.)

This is something I have been considering for a while now, and recent events on my fair island have made me start really thinking about this. And who knows? I might actually GET elected (highly unlikely) and have the local papers raking ME over the coals. Wouldn't THAT be fun! :D
I got to see George Carlin for the first time ever.

Seen him four times, the most recently in Santa Barbara, California, in September, 2003. He is AWESOME! Congrats on seeing The Man live.

[Becks]

Bad:


TWWOTFE still despises me.
At one point my scale told me I was nearly 200 lbs. Haven't been near it since. However, when I told people at work, they looked perplexed. Apparently I didn't look like I weighed that much.
The usual on again/off again potential depression (I haven't been diagnosed).


Good:


Went to WI and got to stay for nearly three weeks.
Got a raise at work.
Learned new skills at work.
Met some mad snazzy people, both online and at work.


I'm sure that there are MANY more good things, but I can't think of much more at the moment.

[Mr. Rager!]

The good:

-my girlfriend. Fell in love with my girlfriend. Love my girlfriend. :D
-New job.
-Starting on my Bachelor's degree
-The Cowboys

The bad:

-the last night of 2007, I was sleeping on my parents' couch because I'm sick
-Got arrested and will be dealing with the issues in 2008

I can't really think of much bad to say about 2007

[Giggle Goose]

2007 pretty much sucked. But I've matured more than I EVER have in a one-year span and have learned what really matters.

In 2008, I'm taking two fabulous trips and I'm graduating from college, and people aren't making fun of the Redskins as much as they used to....it can't possibly be as bad as 07 was!

[SengaKitty]

The bad:
-Many many bad roommates and several moves
-left my at the time fiance (this part does get good)
-car broke down, and is still broken down.
-Miscarried for a third time in May.

The good:
-Got married in march to the man I left in february (don't ask, it's all good)
-moved to Alabama and have been accepted into a wonderful family
-Got a great job I've been at since March and am looking to become a manager at
-got a great little 2 bedroom apartment with the hubby, and without roommates
-Got to meet face-to-face for the first time my best friend of 10 1/2 years
-and the biggest thing, that's going to change our lives in 2008? Got pregnant in August, 3 months after miscarrying, and this one seems to be keeping! Little Dameon is due May 12th :)

So all in all, yes the good outweighs the bad, and 2008 is going to be bringing many many major life changes, the biggest of which is I'm going to be a mom in May. It's probably the most incredible thing that's ever happened to me, and makes me smile every time he kicks. Looks like 2008 is gonna be a good year :)

[BunnyJas]

Well, 2007 didn't start out too well but it turned out to be pretty good.

Bad:
-Fiance got cold feet and we called off the wedding for awhile to work things out
-Fiance was really sick the first part of the year
-I got sick enough to need two IV treatments in one year
-Due to under-staffing, the workload has increased and I'm getting buried by it
-Lost touch with a good college friend

Good:
-Fiance and I worked everything out and got married in June as planned
-We had a great honeymoon in Louisianna and Florida
-We established Wednesday as "sushi night" with friends and it's been a hit
-Learned to knit
-Got a cherished role in a play and acting skills have improved because of it
-Learned the joy of cooking italian food
-Made two new friends
-Christmas and New Years has been a great first for us as husband and wife

[Bella_Vixen]

--BF and I broke up. Good.
--Manager retired. Bad.
--Got better paying job with more hours. Good.
--Aunt had cancerous tumors removed from lung. Good and Bad.
--Anger management issues. Bad.
--Old friend reappeared. Undecided.
--Have family and friends who love me. GOOD.


2007 was a good year, and I know 2008 will be a good one, too.

[Saydrah]

Bad:

-Still not coping well with the loss of my Godmother on August 28, 2006. She was my hero and my best friend, and for most of my adolescence, I spent more time with her than my biological family. She died at 51 without an enemy in the world, and there were so many people at her memorial I couldn't even dream of counting them- at least 200. Here is what a good person she was- her ex husband, who is happily remarried and has been for over 20 years, was at the memorial sobbing, and was close friends with her since their divorce. I never imagined that I would only know her for such a short time, and it will be a long time still until I can handle the fact that she isn't there.
-Lost Friedrich, one of the first rats I raised and, at only three months old in a really traumatic way for which I blame myself.
-Realized that the rat breeder who was 'mentoring' me was actually a very bad breeder and that I needed to unlearn anything she'd 'taught' me about rat care. Also got stuck with most of the litter of 12 I fostered from her when she caught pneumonia and was in the hospital, leaving me to place 12 babies with no waiting list.
-Did a bad job of placing 12 babies. Kept two and the mom, and then four more were returned to me because I was new to placing rats and missed red flags in the homes I placed them in- had to RE-place four adult rats, requiring me to drive about 300 miles to do so.
-Was a social recluse and lost contact with almost all my friends.
-Four job changes in the year made for sticky finances. Had to dip into my savings multiple times.
-Failed my spring classes because I tried to restart school too soon after losing my Godmother and was working full time, raising a puppy, and not paying any attention to my mental health.
-On August 30, 2007, lost the second person who got me through the worst parts of my life- Sharz Desert Flame, my first horse, who save my life twice- once Lassie-style going for help as I was being threatened with a knife by a would-be rapist, and second by seeing a hazard that I didn't see and getting me out of the way so I only injured my knee instead of gutting myself, which I would have done without her help. It being so close to the one year anniversary of my Godmother's death- well, the local liquor store was pretty happy to see me each evening for a while, and it undid a lot of the progress I'd made on coping with losing my Godmother. Still missing both terribly.
-On September 21, 2007, lost my heart rat- a heart rat is like a soulmate in ratty form- whose life I saved last November. He had bladder cancer but was so strong that he never showed any symptoms until the night he died.
-My horse, Ember (Embrace Reality, as he's registered) dealt with repeated colic all year due to ulcers.
-Got rear-ended by a hit and run driver.
-Relationship trouble all year. I am not cut out for long term relationships, at all, which is why I was shocked when I found myself in one almost four years ago- and to make a long story short, both of us (and the other people involved- I'm poly as you all know) have done a shitty job at times of handling it, but we care enough about each other to keep working on it. Had a huge fight with the primary partner last night, retaliated by going home and drinking all of his Jack Daniels- note, I'm a lightweight who usually gets quite drunk off one cocktail, and he had a LOT of Jack- and am horribly hungover. On the plus side, I threw lots of (soft and not hurty) things at him when he got home, which I don't remember but which apparently made me not mad anymore and he put me to bed with a stuffed animal and a blankie when I finally passed out, and now we like each other again.

Good:

-Starting finally to be able to handle the horrible things that happened last year and this year. I'm developing some coping mechanisms, and to an extent, my Merlin Syndrome (can help anyone but myself) is going away.
-Finally told my biological family about my multiple partners, which they handled surprisingly well.
-Took two trips to Illinois to meet some of the top rat breeders in the country, and gained the trust of the two people in the world whose rat lines I would most want to work with- and got rats from both lines!
-Getting along better with my biological family, finally- it's still tentative, but we are okay with each other.
-My niece and her mother moved out here, making all of my siblings (16 year spread and three different mothers) in the same state for the first time in my life, and giving me a chance to bond with my niece who everyone in the family calls Mini-Saydrah because she is so much like me.
-My dog turned one, which represents a huge victory for me, because I had to change everything in my life to keep him after losing my Godmother- job, work, housing situation, everything- she had given him to me but was going to keep him for me and let me visit him several times a week until I moved to Fort Collins, which is probably now not happening due to various things, but my life at the time did not really allow for a puppy. I was not going to let go of him, though, so I made those changes and he is wonderful and so worth it.
-Fostered six sets of kittens, and then ended up keeping Monster, the grey tabby cat who I was told was dying of neonatal FIP- six of nine in the litter died, but Monster and General Mao, my foster kids, are two of the three that lived.
-Got the sign that I needed that my Godmother is okay where she is.
-Learned how to quit jobs, find jobs, and start jobs, by doing so repeatedly.
-Started a new job, which is good enough I actually plan to KEEP it long term.
-Still together with the love of my life despite my personality being completely unsuited for long term relationships.
-Developed a waiting list for my first litter of rats this March, which means I have pre-approved people to take the babies and won't have chaos like the foster litter!
-Learned to sew and love it.
-Aced my fall classes.
-Fixed almost everything wrong with my car.
-Met some cool people, online and off.
-Got re-involved with politics and got back in touch with my old political friends- had breakfast with my Congressman on Monday!

New Years Resolutions:

Gain five pounds, never go to the gym, eat more junk food, drink unhealthily large amounts of alcohol, have no friends, and have no sex.

Everyone I know ends up breaking their resolutions, so I figured those are good ones to break.

[reformedwaitress]

let's see, this year I:

got out of a situation that was really bad even though I thought it was great and am doing much better off now that I'm out

finally came to terms with the fact that my childhood homes are no longer ours and this is okay because selling a house doesn't take away the memories

met many many many wonderful people in many places

got back in touch with a few people I hadn't spoken to in years

moved to a completely new place (scary as hell!) and am doing alright

got into a situation that is much much better for me, even if it did start out in a crazy insane way

watched my little girl turn five and watched her turn more and more into a "mini me" every day

watched my little boy turn two and watched him turn into the cutest little boy ever (who loves baseball and anything sports, which I love)

watched my sports teams all have pretty good years

finished my book

learned a lot about myself from a very bad situation, including learning that what other people think about me doesn't always matter cause one person doesn't control what everyone else thinks

generally learned everything I could from everyone around me

went back to working in restaurants, which I love more than anything else.


I have one resolution and one resolution only

to not let people push my buttons, get under my skin and piss me off. What they think doesn't matter and just because they know how to get to me doesn't mean I have to let them. Besides, not letting their jabs get to me will piss them off even more than taking the bait and fighting with them. :p

[tropicsgoddess]

Bad:

Quit 2 different jobs because of stress, crappy pay and hours

Had difficulty finding permanent and stable jobs

Numerous financial and personal issues

1 year anniversary of my car accident and my friend J's death (April 17,2006)

Got laid off

Good:

Our friend L got engaged

Our friends JB and A had a baby girl

My youngest sister graduated from high school and went off to college (FSU..How 'bout them 'Noles!!!)

My FMIL got a good boyfriend

Our friends K and E are expecting their first child (a BOY!!)

Got in touch with some friends and family I haven't seen or heard from in a while



2007 was a roller coaster year for me, so I'm hoping that 2008 will be much better .

[MadMike]

Gain five pounds, never go to the gym, eat more junk food, drink unhealthily large amounts of alcohol, have no friends, and have no sex.


The last one is easy -- just get married. :lol: :cry:

Anyway...

Found out my favorite bar had gone out of business.

Found out my son needed braces, and wondered if I was ever going to get a break, especially after all the things that had gone wrong the year before.

On top of that, one of our cats had to be rushed to an animal hospital in the middle of the night. Turned out to be nothing serious, but after almost losing one a few years before that, we weren't taking any chances.

And as if that wasn't enough, had a pregnancy scare with the wife. Thankfully, it turned out to be nothing, and after that, to make sure that would never happen again, I went and got "snipped." It's so nice not to have to worry anymore.

Took out a home equity loan that paid off all the crap from that year and the year before, lowered my total payments considerably, and even gave us a nice bit of change to play around with. Finally, things were starting to turn around.

Built a cool media server and three media PCs, which put our entire DVD library at our fingertips, no matter which TV we were watching.

Went to my 20-year high school reunion. Where the hell did my life go?

Went to the wedding of my oldest friend, a girl I've known since we were both five years old. It was actually her second wedding. Guess she didn't learn after the first time. ;)

[powerboy]

Lets see

The Bad
-Was single all year
-Became unemployed.
-Can't get any type of decent loan, so I could get a small pick-up or van, to start a business that I want too.
-Gotten a second job, that is truly shitty

The Good
-Got a decent paying job
-Became a Paranormal Investigator.
-Got my own car. It was my fathers, but he put it in my name for now.
-Realized the bad things about me, and improving upon them.

[GingerBiscuit]

The Bad:
Got into debt
Relationship with partner went under a lot of stress and nearly dissolved
My cat died

The good:
Relationship with partner still strong
New, better paying job
Got my head better through therapy.
Got a washing machine

Aims for 2008
Pay off debts
Join gym and go three times a week
start training as a nutritionist

[Saydrah]

The last one is easy -- just get married. :lol: :cry:


D'aw....

Poor Mike! But getting married doesn't mean you won't have sex.... just not necessarily with eachother! :angel:

Yeah, I know, I'm spoiled. But how else would I have conversations like this (this morning, mature content warning):

SO: "Hey, honey, are you sleeping with anyone at work?"
Me: "Should I be?"
SO: "Well, are you?"
Me: "Nah, the guy I thought was hitting on me has a long distance girlfriend and she's in town for a visit. Why?"
SO: "Because if I worked with you and you came to work in that outfit, you'd be sleeping with somebody at work, even if I had to coax you behind the vending machine with candy."
Me: "We don't have a vending machine, just free snacks." :(

</hijack>

In all reality, I do have a few goals for the New Year, but I'm not calling them resolutions, because resolutions, like promises and porcelain dolls given to toddlers, are made to be broken.

-Be more politically involved, reconnect with old political friends
-Be less of a recluse- actually spend some time not either home or at work
-Keep my new job all year without getting bored and quitting
-Win at least one group at the NIRO rat show with one of my homebred babies
-Have happy, healthy, fit animals all year, and spend lots of time with all of them.

[Inker]

The Bad:

--Had to quit not one, but three jobs for varying reasons. Fortunately , I only liked one of them.
--My aunt passed away.
--My best friend ended up in the hospital again.
--My landlord fled the country with my security deposit.
--I had to move 3 times.
--Most of my close friends moved away.
--My ex fiance screwed up my credit by not paying (or asking me to pay) bills from our old house.

The Good:

--Went on some awesome vacations (Austin, Atlantic City, DisneyWorld).
--My best friend got married.
--I moved out of a city I hate to a city I love.
--Got back together with my ex boyfriend (not the one mentioned above) and have never been happier.
--Got into college (second degree here I come)
--Found a great house and roommate.
--Got new tattoos.

Goals for 2008

--Give more of a crap about my appearance. Or at least own more than one pair of shoes.
--Be able to play "Through the Fire and the Flame" on GHIII on Hard.
--Take art classes.
--NOT MOVE (I've moved 4 times in the last year and a half. I'm done.)

[monolayth]

The bad:
~moved 4 times.
~went 2 weeks with the kids but no BF.
~20 hour car ride with kids and mother in law from hell.
~raising kids that are not mine and i did not want.
~was in the ER 5 times in one month
~had pneumonia
~BF got a DUI
~roomates from hell
~mom had tumor on remaining ovary
~dog died
~gained all lost weight back

The good:
~the last move into a beautiful home with no roomates.
~Raising kids that are not mine and that i did not want. (both good and bad)
~realized who were my true friends
~became closer to true friends
~i can breathe again
~BF quit drinking and goes to AA
~im alive
~have a wonderful BF for a year now.
~found this website to let off steam
~mom did not have cancer
~became closer to my brother
~lost weight
~moved back to nebraska
~had an amazing christmas

my goals for the new year are to lose that weight again, get more stable finances, go back to school. find a job i like. live a happy and uneventful life.

[derangedperson]

BAD:
Aunt died of cancer
My high school Spanish teacher also died of cancer

GOOD:
Got a new job
Met Jordan Rudess, Henry Rollins, Ed Roland, Ryan Hoyle, John Wesley, Steven Wilson, Chino Moreno, Alice Cooper's band, Lamb Of God, Nile, and Lewis Black
Got my Perfect 10 played on 102.9 The Hog (Milwaukee rock station; 10 songs I like)
Fixed the window regulator, the side view mirror adjuster, and the catalytic converter (still under warranty at the time! GO ME!) on my Beetle

[Bella_Vixen]

WOOO! Another person from Milwaukee! :wave:

[Jester]

I forgot one major good thing from 2007:

I got to meet Warwick Davis and his family, and do magic for them.

I did magic for freakin' WILLOW!

(For those of you that may not have seen that awesome movie, Warwick Davis was also the star of The Leprechaun movies and Professor Filius Flitwick in the Harry Potter movies.)