Year In Review
January:: Yep. It got me. It got me good.
I was in NYC with Tex for New Year's Eve. As soon as the ball dropped, I got sick. I imagine I wasn't a particularly fun date that night. I was just starting to use precious gems in my designs, and I was mostly just keeping busy.
February:: Well I guess it would be nice if I could touch your body / I know not everybody has got a body like yoo-o-ou...
Damn Eli Stone ads for lodging that song in my brain for a solid month. Had both a friend Valentine's at Agnes's and one up in NYC as well. Then I promptly got pneumonia and spent the rest of my month wishing for death.
March:: Man, your muscles really tire quickly when you haven't used them in two weeks.
I was still recovering from pneumonia. I broke off two of my three standing entanglements due to very mild drama. I retain them as friends, so win/win. I realized that I was officially over another source of angst. I spilled blue seed beads all over my carpet. I went to Dark Odyssey, which was awesome, and I had a happy little hum for weeks afterwards. Jason and I begin to have "friend dates" with sushi and Firefly.
April:: If one more sourpuss on my friendslist complains about today's date, I am boycotting LJ until midnight.
People can't handle April Fools Day. I realize I might just have a Thing for Jason, but resolve to do nothing about it. Tequila breaks my resolve.
May:: Tempus es iocundum / o virgines / modo congaudete / vos iuvenes
Beltane! I realize I'm falling buttcrazy in love with Jason and wind things down amicably with Tex. My kidneys kick my ass. Jason installs a toothbrush at my house. I have tldr; deep thoughts on truthiness. I start my Women's Voices tag, which ruffles some male feathers.
June:: My partner Flissy's awesome hubs got a few shots of our set yesterday.
Flissy and I danced a lot. FaerieFest was really hot. Jason and I have our first minor disagreement and it's solved quickly and easily. Sihaya Designs does a few charity pieces.
July:: I wish I were in bed.
Social exhaustion begins to kick in. My bitchiest week in recent memory coincides with me going back on birth control; the hormones were an adjustment. I had to go in for a biopsy, and after several weeks of fretting, it came back benign. I start putting thought into doing jewelry full time. Jason and I take a vacation to the ocean, and my biological clock ticks its first tick.
August:: Blessed Lughnasadh!
I got my first Parrish Relics necklace. I realize I need to change jobs. Jason and I decide that moving in together is on the horizon. Shimmies for The Cure was a moderate debacle. Faire started. At the end of the month, I was 100% out of social energy and tired dealing with others' entitlement, so I took a brief hiatus.
September:: .. 50 new items, and three tweaked items.
50 becomes the new standard for a monthly update (I am now up to 70). Tribeoriginal was a blast. Jason and I had birthdays. I am now fired up about the election.
October:: Holy crapballs bejesus, October is going to be an expensive month.
And it was. I had the wisdom tooth extraction from hell. I went to faire twice and saw the Baebes. I went to FaerieCon with Jess. I hired a graphic designer. And I gave notice at DDI. I am now Pissed Off at the election.
November:: I really hope Steve got some better pics because the lighting was so not working for my camera.
More pics of Flissy & me dancing. Obama kicks McCain's ass. McCain shocks the nation by conceding gracefully. Sihaya Designs goes full time, and I paid my bills. I pretty much began my break-up with a certain part of my family. Jason and I play the Deadwood Drinking Game. Otherwise things are busy and domestic.
December:: Today, I am soft and content, having taken my first long, hot bubble bath in a while.
Jason and I basically become shameless hedonists. I go on a lingerie binge. I frantically prepare for X-mess, both personally and biz-wise. I finally have a bit more time for friends.
Last Year's Resolutions
-- To take my friends' opinions seriously when it comes to dating. If they unanimously agree he's a douchebag, chances are he's a douchebag.
I did! And everyone collectively thinks the sun shines out of Jason's ass. So that's good.
-- To learn how to cook five more dishes. I'm good at breakfasts and pastas, but it's high time to expand my repertoire.
Sorta? I learned to make a kick ass lemon chicken.
-- To travel more. This year, I got to San Francisco, and to NYC several times. I vow to continue traveling this year, and perhaps start laying the pipework for a trip to England.
Erm. Not really, but 2009 is going to be a travel-heavy year, so that will make up for it.
-- To plan my bellydance schedule well in advance. I don't want to miss TribeO this year!
I went to Tribe-O. Hopefully I can do the general skills certification, though money and aformentioned travel may get in the way this year.
-- To take more time to myself. The last three months of this year have been one big blur. As much fun as it has been, social exhaustion keeps me from being as engaged as I otherwise could be. So I need to learn how to say 'no' occasionally, so I can recharge my batteries as needed.
For the most part, yes.
-- To answer emails more promptly. I'm really bad at this.
50/50. Work emails got answered promptly. Everything else took a little while longer.
I was in NYC with Tex for New Year's Eve. As soon as the ball dropped, I got sick. I imagine I wasn't a particularly fun date that night. I was just starting to use precious gems in my designs, and I was mostly just keeping busy.
February:: Well I guess it would be nice if I could touch your body / I know not everybody has got a body like yoo-o-ou...
Damn Eli Stone ads for lodging that song in my brain for a solid month. Had both a friend Valentine's at Agnes's and one up in NYC as well. Then I promptly got pneumonia and spent the rest of my month wishing for death.
March:: Man, your muscles really tire quickly when you haven't used them in two weeks.
I was still recovering from pneumonia. I broke off two of my three standing entanglements due to very mild drama. I retain them as friends, so win/win. I realized that I was officially over another source of angst. I spilled blue seed beads all over my carpet. I went to Dark Odyssey, which was awesome, and I had a happy little hum for weeks afterwards. Jason and I begin to have "friend dates" with sushi and Firefly.
April:: If one more sourpuss on my friendslist complains about today's date, I am boycotting LJ until midnight.
People can't handle April Fools Day. I realize I might just have a Thing for Jason, but resolve to do nothing about it. Tequila breaks my resolve.
May:: Tempus es iocundum / o virgines / modo congaudete / vos iuvenes
Beltane! I realize I'm falling buttcrazy in love with Jason and wind things down amicably with Tex. My kidneys kick my ass. Jason installs a toothbrush at my house. I have tldr; deep thoughts on truthiness. I start my Women's Voices tag, which ruffles some male feathers.
June:: My partner Flissy's awesome hubs got a few shots of our set yesterday.
Flissy and I danced a lot. FaerieFest was really hot. Jason and I have our first minor disagreement and it's solved quickly and easily. Sihaya Designs does a few charity pieces.
July:: I wish I were in bed.
Social exhaustion begins to kick in. My bitchiest week in recent memory coincides with me going back on birth control; the hormones were an adjustment. I had to go in for a biopsy, and after several weeks of fretting, it came back benign. I start putting thought into doing jewelry full time. Jason and I take a vacation to the ocean, and my biological clock ticks its first tick.
August:: Blessed Lughnasadh!
I got my first Parrish Relics necklace. I realize I need to change jobs. Jason and I decide that moving in together is on the horizon. Shimmies for The Cure was a moderate debacle. Faire started. At the end of the month, I was 100% out of social energy and tired dealing with others' entitlement, so I took a brief hiatus.
September:: .. 50 new items, and three tweaked items.
50 becomes the new standard for a monthly update (I am now up to 70). Tribeoriginal was a blast. Jason and I had birthdays. I am now fired up about the election.
October:: Holy crapballs bejesus, October is going to be an expensive month.
And it was. I had the wisdom tooth extraction from hell. I went to faire twice and saw the Baebes. I went to FaerieCon with Jess. I hired a graphic designer. And I gave notice at DDI. I am now Pissed Off at the election.
November:: I really hope Steve got some better pics because the lighting was so not working for my camera.
More pics of Flissy & me dancing. Obama kicks McCain's ass. McCain shocks the nation by conceding gracefully. Sihaya Designs goes full time, and I paid my bills. I pretty much began my break-up with a certain part of my family. Jason and I play the Deadwood Drinking Game. Otherwise things are busy and domestic.
December:: Today, I am soft and content, having taken my first long, hot bubble bath in a while.
Jason and I basically become shameless hedonists. I go on a lingerie binge. I frantically prepare for X-mess, both personally and biz-wise. I finally have a bit more time for friends.
Last Year's Resolutions
-- To take my friends' opinions seriously when it comes to dating. If they unanimously agree he's a douchebag, chances are he's a douchebag.
I did! And everyone collectively thinks the sun shines out of Jason's ass. So that's good.
-- To learn how to cook five more dishes. I'm good at breakfasts and pastas, but it's high time to expand my repertoire.
Sorta? I learned to make a kick ass lemon chicken.
-- To travel more. This year, I got to San Francisco, and to NYC several times. I vow to continue traveling this year, and perhaps start laying the pipework for a trip to England.
Erm. Not really, but 2009 is going to be a travel-heavy year, so that will make up for it.
-- To plan my bellydance schedule well in advance. I don't want to miss TribeO this year!
I went to Tribe-O. Hopefully I can do the general skills certification, though money and aformentioned travel may get in the way this year.
-- To take more time to myself. The last three months of this year have been one big blur. As much fun as it has been, social exhaustion keeps me from being as engaged as I otherwise could be. So I need to learn how to say 'no' occasionally, so I can recharge my batteries as needed.
For the most part, yes.
-- To answer emails more promptly. I'm really bad at this.
50/50. Work emails got answered promptly. Everything else took a little while longer.