2008 In a Nutshell

The last day of the year. Nothing GREAT happened to me. I didn't travel to new destinations nor even to old destinations. I found out that some "friends" don't think too much of me and knowing that I realize I don't care too much for them.

"No man is an island but some are often a low lying peninsula." Brian K Raynor

I reached the highest weight of my life thus far. My brother in law had a heart attack and that whole situation is making me nuts. I got no pay raises nor promotions and I didn't win the lottery. I used up some vacation days 12/25-12/30. Slept wayyy too much and watched lotsa tv. It's 8pm and I just clocked out 15 minutes ago from work. In hindsight I'd rather have skipped 2008 all together.

Days Off

I took yesterday and the day before off - trying to use up vacation time. Well, let me just say,...it was no vacation. I spent Monday working on a family home project. Moved a Craftmatic bed from one room to another by myself. That night I was telling RWB about moving the bed and she says, "You shoulda' hollered."
"Oh I did some hollerin'," I replied. Hollerin' and trying not to cuss. My back has been hollerin' ever since Monday!

Tuesday I tried to do some Christmas shopping. I love Christmas but I'd prefer to have a wife or personal shopper to do all that picking, choosing and buying for me. So far I'm about $400 in the hole and not even close to finished. Nor am I happy with what I've bought. Last year my friend Melonie gave me permission to do what I've thought is a great idea for a long time for her and her family. Give to a charitable organization in their name. Last year I gave to World Vision in their names. I wish more people I know would give that consideration. Most of my friends and overall most of my family overall get what they want or need all during the year. Anyway,... it would make shopping much easier and MORE MEANINGFUL!

Christmas Tree

It's been a few years since I've put a tree up for Christmas. No little one's at my house to enjoy it. I don't usually have holiday get-to-gethers at my house but this year my family will probably be coming to my house for Christmas. So, Sunday I got my Christmas tree out of the attic. 6 feet and scraggly. Brought the decorations down as well. Realized I had no lights for it. So last night I stopped at Wal-Mart & picked up a couple strings of white lights. Put the lights and ornaments on and now "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas". Humbly compared to many and not nearly as decorative as Christmas' past at my sister's house. She died a few years ago. So I'm trying to hold our family together with some semblance of our previous holidays. Now I must begin my search for gifts,...

Northerner in the South

"Let Go or Go Back" Brian K Raynor
2008

This guy from NYC is always referring to the way things are done on "the island" and how we just don't do things in the efficient manner they do up there. It's bad enough that he can respond to a "yes" or "no" question with a fifteen minute monolouge that usually is unrelated to the question and often doesn't even answer the question but then he brings the NORTH vs SOUTH aspect into it! Drives me nuts!
Today I responded with, "You need to Let Go or Go Back".
He was perplexed.
"What?"
"You're not on 'the Island' anymore so you need to let it go or go back up there!" If NYC was so great then why would he leave that "paradise" for lowly, old Charlotte? I feel that way about any part of this country or any other. I'm not going to move to NY or CA or or to Germany and blather on about how much better it is from where I came. If I moved to Hull, Beviers, Timbuktu or Slovinia I'd like it or lump or get the Heck outa there!

LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

Saw a hilarious, dark comedy Monday night: "Lars and the Real Girl". ***** I LOL so many times - Sometimes due to the absurdity of the situations. Nancy Oliver,...If only I could write something that brilliant!

Ho Ho Hum Bug!!

Spent the 1st day of December stressing at work (End of Month) while listening to Christmas music on pandora.com. Someone asked me if I have all my Christmas shopping done yet. "No" and the Christmas music didn't get me in the Spirit to start either. I just got over a 4 day Turkey & Carbohydrate coma and am not in a healthy state of mind or otherwise to be out shopping for Christmas. I may be as fat as Santa but not quite as jolly yet.