2010 and 2011 - how was it and what's up?

2010 has been a tough year, both myself and lady Diane are hoping to make it all the way through 2011.

My best friend survived breast cancer

I met some great folk who visited from Canada

much happened ...

Looking forward to 2011 now.

Happy Christmas Mame and Alex - enjoy!

Did you ever find that lost ring you were looking for?

You gotta love her. She didn't even add "Oh, and by the way, I got married".

I am really sorry to hear that, dys. Smooches to both of you and Merry Christmas, hon.

Yeah, that was good news about Charlie, and it was so good to visit with you. Merry Christmas to you and your boys, Iz.

No! lol Nowhere to be found!

I did squeeze that in there - it was a fairly big moment Plus a great party

I guess I kind of skimmed over it.

Not good here either. You surely don't want to hear about it.

Alternately, I've had swell years, however troubled.

In retrospect, I can see this and that, and that is how I post on a2k.

I try to be ******* cheery. That is not me, some portion of the time.

Actually, some of my posts are leaps. Oh, well.




I don't think I'm alone in that.

I. 2010 is one of the best years in memory in terms of movies and film quality seen at the theater. All of these films I have rated a perfect 10 out of 10.
10/10 [in order of most favorite and so forth...]
Carlos
Inside Job
Winter's Bone
Ghost Writer
Black Swan
How to Train Your Dragon
The Social Network
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Elliot Spitzer
My Dog Tulip
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Toy Story 3
The Town
127 Hours
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Inception
Kick-Ass

II. 2010 is also a solid year for working but not an optimistic one in terms of any real career advancement.

III. 2010 is year of personal austerity. Still though I have managed to enjoy myself with the rare presence of friends.

IV. 2010 is 10,000% better then 2009 which was the worst year of my recorded life.

V. 2011? I have to find a new bank because Chase is going slap their loyal customers so they can reach once again for record level profits.

VI. If all goes well, I may take a weekend trip back to Massachusetts sometime in January or February. Visit some family as well as the newly renovated and overhauled Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

VII. If 2010 was an ulcer inducing year in terms of US politics? Then prepare to get a dozen brain aneurysms upon dozen of brain aneurysms when the bloody brain-dead Tea Party members take roost at Capital Hill. I wonder how long will government be shut down before the Democrats give into the extortionist's political demands.

VIII. I might take a photography class at night and supplement my photography skills if I do end up getting a new digital SLR camera with my federal tax refund.

Sending you a cross-continental hug dear Ossobuco.

That's nice, you brat..



(did I ever mention I love you? I do, but I'm still a prickly animal and so are you.)

2010 ranks in the bottom 10 of my nearly 55 years on this planet. I won't say it was the worst year ever, but there are few years that I look forward to celebrating NYE as a reason to celebrate getting through a horrendous one. This has been one of those years.

There's no reason to think that 2011 can't be one of the 10 best ever. The stars will have to start aligning a bit differently than they did this year, but here's hoping!

2010 sucked--healthwise, moneywise, and otherwise.

2011--I'm not optimistic. Of course, I'm never optimistic. But I think my not being optimistic is realistic.

I saved the world from a fate worse than death...but more importantly I received some marijuana as a present from my wife, I received a commemorative plaque and a bottle of Gray Goose from my students, I joined a not-for-profit local youth support organization and will be assigned a kid to mentor; too much else to list except I found a good way to smooth my feet using a sandpaper belt from a belt-sander - feet like a baby's cheeks.

Yup, I hear ya!

Pretty much the same for my wife and I, and immediate family. I wouldn't even know where to begin for 2010, but then 2009 wasn't any better.

I'm also not hopeful for 2011.

I haven't mentioned anything about the job I had for 4 days (very recently), and it fell through. It's best I say nothing, as they're too much anger in me.

Never mind the stuff that's flying around my oldest daughter's job, or my 84 year old mother, or the health issues with my wife.

I wouldn't know where to begin.

Oh Reyn, I'm sorry that it's been such a tough time for you all - hoping for you and yours that 2011 will be a much better year.

((((((Reyn))))))) xxxx

Oh Roberta. I'll try and remain optimistic enough for the both of us. Maybe there is a winning lottery ticket in the near future?