I For One Welcome Our 2009 Overlords

2008 wasn't much fun, was it? But I learned some things about myself, and without furtherd ado, here is what I learned in 2008:

1. I like celery. No really, I have avoided this stuff my whole life! I like it with blue cheese. I never knew this. Thank you Hooters, I owe it all to you!


2. I can use a hacksaw. So, I woke up one morning, after many mornings of posting an ad on Craigslist to come pick up a pompasan chair for FREE, and since there were no takers, I woke up one morning and decided to destroy it. I first tried to use Eric's axe. He was not pleased. Then I busted out my trusty hacksaw that my father bought me and destroyed the darned thing. I would have just thrown it away, but the condo association prohibits throwing away large items. Little known fact - those chairs are not hollow. The wood is solid. Also little known fact - my knuckles are easily hacksawed.


3. Planning a wedding is hard. No, it's REALLY hard.


4. Living without a car is fairly easy, even in the suburbs.


5. Potatoes can explode.


6. Potatoes can explode in the oven if left in there too long.


7. If you heat up a needle, and put it into what you believe to be a human hand that your friend has given you, and it smells like the dentist's office when he is drilling, you can rest assured that hand is real.


8. It is ok not to be Catholic.


9. That I am a damned fine quilter.


10. That I can paint, and fairly well, and that I am not the only person who is obsessed with 50s style toy robots.


11. I learned how Vietnam started and ended, as well as the Korean war! Wow! Do the French like to screw us! Seriously though, I took a History class just to find that stuff out. I feel leaps and bounds ahead of the rest of my generation.


12. I learned that socialized healthcare is a-ok and we should have it (noting my $200 co-pay as I say this)


13. I learned that I do not like odd numbers, with the rare exception of the number 13.


14. I learned that I prefer flip flops to stilettos. The hard way.


15. I learned that I probably have a serious sleep disorder and need to get some pills for it. You know, before I hacksaw the couch in my sleep.


16. I learned that no one gives a damn about where I got my degree from because I did not get it from Harvard.


17. I learned to like vacation time (first year I have used some without leaving town for some reason)


18. I learned the metric system.


19. I learned  I am still afraid of the number 19.


20. I learned to like Billy Idol.


21. I learned that writing a book is overall not that difficult.


22. I learned that writing a blog isn't all that difficult.


23. I learned that anyone can make a fake name and do freelance writing for money.


24. I learned to act like I am deaf when facing confrontation with strangers.


25. I learned that sometimes it is warmer in Norway than Chicago, and that they have socialized health care.


26. I learned that no matter where Eric is calling from, it will never be as cool as Narnia.


27. I learned that making blog headers can pretty much take over my life.

That's all folks! Have a great 2009! Right now, I am going to go back to working from home. WOO HOO starting the new year off right.