New year's roundup
So far the weather for the opening days of 2006 has been brought to us by Sucky McBlowsalot. Spare me your lightning storms and giant puddles of ice water, Sucky. Actually, I anticipate the real fun beginning when the temperature actually remembers that it's supposed to be below freezing at this time of year, and all of this standing water becomes standing ice.
Today I got to thinking - all around the internet, people have been busy journaling and blogging their various year-end lists. I hadn't done any of that, and was feeling left out. So I figured that even though I'm a little late for 2005, I could still fill out one of the year-end memes going around. I'd just need to modify it slightly. Come, let's take a look back at the first 2 days of 2006:
1. What did you do in the first two days of 2006 that you'd never done before?
I made an origami penguin this morning.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions?
I don't normally make resolutions, but this year I was given two by a website recommended by Heidi. They were to teach my dog to fly, and to download twice as much music as I did last year. I haven't made any progress on either resolution.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What foreign countries did you visit?
None.
6. What was your biggest achievement of the first two days of 2006?
I spent a full day of work in the office for the first time since December 12th.
7. What was your biggest failure?
Forgetting to buy new soap for the bathroom.
8. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I have illness remnants.
9. What was the best thing you bought?
2 tacos, for lunch today.
10. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Phil. He took all the advice I gave him this morning during our meeting, and is testing some stuff so I don't have to.
11. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Sucky McBlowsalot.
12. Where did most of your money go?
Today's lunch.
13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The new UI for orders.
14. What song(s) will always remind you of the first 2 days of 2006?
"Use It" - New Pornographers
15. Compared to this time two days ago, are you:
A. happier or sadder? Happier
B. thinner or fatter? No difference
C. richer or poorer? Richer - I just got a bonus
16. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Watching old Cosby reruns last night.
17. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Editing this project at work.
18. Did you fall in love in the first two days of 2006?
No.
19. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time two days ago?
No.
20. What was the best book you read?
I read the Onion...
21. What was your greatest musical discovery?
That through no fault of my own, one of my 2-year-old nephews is obsessively in love with "Heavy Metal Drummer".
22. What did you want and get?
My damn bonus.
23. What one thing would have made your first 2 days of 2006 immeasurably more satisfying?
Sunshine.
24. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in the first 2 days of 2006?
Water-resistant shoes.
25. What political issue(s) stirred you the most?
The firing of Mike Sherman?
26. Tell us a valuable life lesson, or lessons, that you learned in the first two days of 2006:
Even in winter, even if it's raining, sometimes it's nice to have the windows open a little bit to let in a breeze. Just don't open them too widely or you might get some electrical cords wet. And your desk, too.
27. Quote a song lyric that sums up the first 2 days of 2006:
"Electrical storm / Electrical storm" - U2, Electrical Storm
Today I got to thinking - all around the internet, people have been busy journaling and blogging their various year-end lists. I hadn't done any of that, and was feeling left out. So I figured that even though I'm a little late for 2005, I could still fill out one of the year-end memes going around. I'd just need to modify it slightly. Come, let's take a look back at the first 2 days of 2006:
1. What did you do in the first two days of 2006 that you'd never done before?
I made an origami penguin this morning.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions?
I don't normally make resolutions, but this year I was given two by a website recommended by Heidi. They were to teach my dog to fly, and to download twice as much music as I did last year. I haven't made any progress on either resolution.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What foreign countries did you visit?
None.
6. What was your biggest achievement of the first two days of 2006?
I spent a full day of work in the office for the first time since December 12th.
7. What was your biggest failure?
Forgetting to buy new soap for the bathroom.
8. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I have illness remnants.
9. What was the best thing you bought?
2 tacos, for lunch today.
10. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Phil. He took all the advice I gave him this morning during our meeting, and is testing some stuff so I don't have to.
11. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Sucky McBlowsalot.
12. Where did most of your money go?
Today's lunch.
13. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The new UI for orders.
14. What song(s) will always remind you of the first 2 days of 2006?
"Use It" - New Pornographers
15. Compared to this time two days ago, are you:
A. happier or sadder? Happier
B. thinner or fatter? No difference
C. richer or poorer? Richer - I just got a bonus
16. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Watching old Cosby reruns last night.
17. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Editing this project at work.
18. Did you fall in love in the first two days of 2006?
No.
19. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time two days ago?
No.
20. What was the best book you read?
I read the Onion...
21. What was your greatest musical discovery?
That through no fault of my own, one of my 2-year-old nephews is obsessively in love with "Heavy Metal Drummer".
22. What did you want and get?
My damn bonus.
23. What one thing would have made your first 2 days of 2006 immeasurably more satisfying?
Sunshine.
24. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in the first 2 days of 2006?
Water-resistant shoes.
25. What political issue(s) stirred you the most?
The firing of Mike Sherman?
26. Tell us a valuable life lesson, or lessons, that you learned in the first two days of 2006:
Even in winter, even if it's raining, sometimes it's nice to have the windows open a little bit to let in a breeze. Just don't open them too widely or you might get some electrical cords wet. And your desk, too.
27. Quote a song lyric that sums up the first 2 days of 2006:
"Electrical storm / Electrical storm" - U2, Electrical Storm
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posted by BeeKay at 9:32 PM
3 Comments:
HahahahaHA. Limiting it to the first two days of 2006 is brilliant. This is the first time I ever read one of these silly things all the way to the end.
I have just one thing to say to you: Get a dog!
Man, I can't believe you forgot to buy soap for the bathroom. Way to go.
I really recommend you get crackin on that "teach your dog to fly" resolution. That reminds me, I have to buy some hot dogs. Evidently my goal is to eat more hotdogs. Get a pet pig...and get in shape with dodgeball.
I've tried that last one. It pretty much sucks having to play dodgeball with yourself though. People just think I'm crazy.
Wow, the first two replies are both from a Heidi! That has to be lucky or something. Anyway, I really should get a dog and proceed to teach him to fly. He may need to hold a little feather like Dumbo. You know, I really hated the movie Dumbo.
Eating more hot dogs is a goal I could get behind. It may bother your pig though.
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