My Year in Lists
Best trip: New York City, January
I was there a couple of days after Heath Ledger died, which didn't make the trip better or anything. It did, however, create a strange, atmosphere of dark lore. Or something like that. Anyway, it was my first time in NY and the reason I was there made it remarkable. Matt was singing with the Dallas Symphony Chorus at Carnegie Hall, so I was especially stoked. We were also there with good friends, two of whom came from San Antonio just to see him, which made my heart warm and fuzzy despite the 20-degree weather.
Second-best trip: Brownsville, Texas, July
I went on a fancy, fancy boat trip with nice people, made my guitar debut, and got an excellent tan.
Best decision: The decision to take guitar lessons, March.
These lessons have not only re-ignited my passion for guitar, but most importantly my passion for music. Since then, I have refined my musical tastes (thanks to Spin Magazine and Limewire) and decided what I would love to dedicate my life to, provided that money and full-time work were not an option: music.
Second-best decision: To take my job more seriously.
Thank you very much, unstable economy (and CNN and FoxNews!) for making me afraid to leave my job capriciously whenever I have a bad day. I have a five-year history of hating my job situation and I'm just done with that. You know how you're supposed to love the one you're with? Love the job you're in. Cause you're kind of lucky to have one. Fuck what the news tells us. All I have to do is look around me and see people I know who are jobless, been laid off, etc. This is not the time to be picky and I realize that. Plus, shit, I have a decent job. It doesn't pay much and my boss is a bitch sometimes, but it's fulfilling (when I'm not moving boxes) and I am ENCOURAGED to be creative and think for myself. Not everyone can say that.
Best $500 earned: Jewelry commercial, January
My agency handles a certain jewelry account, and for the Valentine's Day campaign, I received a staff e-mail for "cute couples" to audition and answer some personal questions candidly. Matt and I made it to the final cut and thus earned ourselves $500 and a cute ad that documents our relationship in its eighth year. I'm too shy to post it here, but if you'd like to see it, post a comment with your e-mail addie and I'll send it to you.
Best moment for the USA: When Obama won the presidential election, November
No matter who your candidate of choice was, I think that it was truly a beautiful moment when the American people elected a young(ish) energetic "mutt" to be our next president. I'm not concerned with the fact that he's our first black president (we're all part something if we dig deep enough), I'm talking about someone who is smart, and decidedly NOT George Bush. People seem to not like him. People like Obama. A happy country that believes in its leader might just be the remedy to our woeful collective morale.*
Worst month of 2008: November
Matt was in the hospital. That sucked. He's still sick. That still sucks. Between waiting to find out if surgery is necessary and the stress of work, life, money, etc., well, I'd say that the last month has sucked enough for the whole year. Here's hoping that January will bring less suck.
Best drink: Whiskey and Coke
My favorite drink of the year. It's no new thing: I'm not the first to discover this drink. But I'm just saying: it's my drink of choice these days.
That's it for the list. K bye.
I was there a couple of days after Heath Ledger died, which didn't make the trip better or anything. It did, however, create a strange, atmosphere of dark lore. Or something like that. Anyway, it was my first time in NY and the reason I was there made it remarkable. Matt was singing with the Dallas Symphony Chorus at Carnegie Hall, so I was especially stoked. We were also there with good friends, two of whom came from San Antonio just to see him, which made my heart warm and fuzzy despite the 20-degree weather.
Second-best trip: Brownsville, Texas, July
I went on a fancy, fancy boat trip with nice people, made my guitar debut, and got an excellent tan.
Best decision: The decision to take guitar lessons, March.
These lessons have not only re-ignited my passion for guitar, but most importantly my passion for music. Since then, I have refined my musical tastes (thanks to Spin Magazine and Limewire) and decided what I would love to dedicate my life to, provided that money and full-time work were not an option: music.
Second-best decision: To take my job more seriously.
Thank you very much, unstable economy (and CNN and FoxNews!) for making me afraid to leave my job capriciously whenever I have a bad day. I have a five-year history of hating my job situation and I'm just done with that. You know how you're supposed to love the one you're with? Love the job you're in. Cause you're kind of lucky to have one. Fuck what the news tells us. All I have to do is look around me and see people I know who are jobless, been laid off, etc. This is not the time to be picky and I realize that. Plus, shit, I have a decent job. It doesn't pay much and my boss is a bitch sometimes, but it's fulfilling (when I'm not moving boxes) and I am ENCOURAGED to be creative and think for myself. Not everyone can say that.
Best $500 earned: Jewelry commercial, January
My agency handles a certain jewelry account, and for the Valentine's Day campaign, I received a staff e-mail for "cute couples" to audition and answer some personal questions candidly. Matt and I made it to the final cut and thus earned ourselves $500 and a cute ad that documents our relationship in its eighth year. I'm too shy to post it here, but if you'd like to see it, post a comment with your e-mail addie and I'll send it to you.
Best moment for the USA: When Obama won the presidential election, November
No matter who your candidate of choice was, I think that it was truly a beautiful moment when the American people elected a young(ish) energetic "mutt" to be our next president. I'm not concerned with the fact that he's our first black president (we're all part something if we dig deep enough), I'm talking about someone who is smart, and decidedly NOT George Bush. People seem to not like him. People like Obama. A happy country that believes in its leader might just be the remedy to our woeful collective morale.*
Worst month of 2008: November
Matt was in the hospital. That sucked. He's still sick. That still sucks. Between waiting to find out if surgery is necessary and the stress of work, life, money, etc., well, I'd say that the last month has sucked enough for the whole year. Here's hoping that January will bring less suck.
Best drink: Whiskey and Coke
My favorite drink of the year. It's no new thing: I'm not the first to discover this drink. But I'm just saying: it's my drink of choice these days.
That's it for the list. K bye.
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