I could spin some smooth and nostalgic prose about how this time of year is perfect for gazing back on those things we have accomplished and looking ahead toward the year before us, and — blah, blah, blech. You get the point. I won’t do that. But since I have been gone for almost exactly a year, and it is practically the New Year, I suppose I must do a little filling-in on what personal details I neglected to share with the internet in 2007. And so, without further ado…
Here’s what I haven’t blogged about, in (more or less) chronological order:
- Rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon with my mom. In July. For a week. During record-breaking temperatures.
- Finishing up a year of night school classes, further securing my place as the second-most over-educated person in my family
- Ten days along the South Carolina and Georgia coast with the in-laws. In August. During record-breaking temperatures. (As you can see, I’m a master of timing.)
- My trip to Reno just before Halloween. Costumed hoards of people roamed the crowded thoroughfares of Circus Circus, sporting disguises reminiscent of swing dancers, vampires, and clowns, to name a few. I thought it was Reno. Turns out it was Halloween. I think.
- My new car. It’s purdy. And it even has an outlet so that I can charge my laptop, make coffee, or toast a bagel while driving. Very handy.
- My brother’s lovely wedding to his lovely wife in a lovely setting.
- My new iPod, and the day when it was stolen — and then not.
- Losing twenty pounds. Then gaining five of them back, just in time for a new New Year’s resolution. Three cheers for holiday eating…
Here’s what I have blogged about:
- Santa is a stalker
- Snot
- My cat
- The day an evil company stole my blogs
As you can see, my priorities are on the right track.
Can you blog and drive simultaneously? That would be as scary as it is impressive. Happy New Year!
Brilliant idea for a post.
Ah, it’s so good to have you back. The rafting sounds fun- despite the heat. And wedding pictures? Got any? I love looking at wedding pictures. Even of strangers.
Allan, I may multi-task from time to time, but blogging while driving usually amounts to my thinking of topics and composing posts about them in my head, then scribbling the ideas and half-formed sentences down in a notebook at each stoplight.
Thanks, Buffy! And thanks for stopping by.
Courtney, the rafting was great. Actually, despite the temperatures we were cold much of the time we were on the river because the water was 50-55* the whole way. It was a nice contrast. It was really, really hot at night, though. As for the wedding pictures, I’ll dig up the link to the online album and send it along in the next few days. I don’t think my brother or his wife would mind others sharing in their happiness.
hey, welcome back! The site looks great!
I’ve been gone for awhile too, but as the New Year starts, why not pick up blogging again too? I’ll be back in a few days.
Happy New Years and I’m glad the Grand was a good trip (lucky!)
Congratulations on such a busy year! One of my goals (which may interest you in an ipod-ish way) is to figure out how to download a dvd from my mac onto my ipod–without using the itunes store! Perhaps this can be done while driving a pretty car to Colorado or to a wedding while eating carrot sticks. ha! Happy New Year! (love the snowflakes, btw)
Howdy and Happy New Year! Thanks for stopping by my blog which went dormant briefly after having been dormant unbriefly. I am going to fire it back up now and blog about my news. We found out in December that we will be moving to Miami (from Tampa) this spring. Total shocker. I’m sure I’ll have lots to blog about. But enough about me on your blog! Glad you’re back at it and I’ll drop by as often as I can.
Cheers!
Thanks, Susie! And I agree–a new year is a good time to pick up blogging again. Hope to see you back at it again soon!
Good luck with your DVD downloads! That sounds like a good resolution.
Happy New Year to you, too, Wendy! And congrats on the move. I hope you love your new home.
Were you anywhere close to Hilton Head in August? We were there then, and had some nice battles with jellyfish…just wondering if you experienced anything like that where you were.