Year in review
January 5, 2010emily No Comments »2009 brought many things:
In January I mused about the varied and creative names that I come across on my student rosters. I ranted about how Americans are advised to eat HFCS “in moderation” and the impossibility thereof. And I discovered that the Post Office really cares about me, even though they tear my mail to pieces.
February found me recollecting an argument John and I had over a decade ago about Canada: vacations therein. I wondered if “common courtesy” still exists. Then there was that Terminator movie whose name, I decided, was Terminator Supremo. And our bathroom remodel began, at last.
In March we discovered that Luke might be an only dog sort of dog. Our bathroom remodel ended, beautifully. I ranted about why we wipe our butts with old-growth forests and about the rhetoric of freedom. And I revealed my super hero identity.
In April, I dreamed that Luke started his own business but lacked a good business plan. I got a teaching award and thumbed my nose at my former high school trig teacher. And I tried to silence the voice in my head.
May found us back in Kansas, visiting friends and family and our old haunts. When we returned, I had a genius idea for an anonymous donation center. I displayed my ignorance about simple baking instructions. We celebrated six married years. Oh, and I ranted about the USPS, again.
In June I devised a devilish way to game the postal system. I mused about women who stand by their cheating husbands. I unlisted our phone number. And I ranted about “Farm News.”
July was a month full of dissertating, punching and pulling till it looked okay. My credit card number got stolen and the culprit went wild with it, spending all of $3.49. And I reminisced about Manic Monday and MiracleGro
I started August in a dentist’s chair, pondering life’s great questions. Then I thought a lot about what it’ll be like When We Get Where We’re Going (all we know for now is that when we get there, John has to pee). I compared universal healthcare to universal education. We said goodbye to John’s maternal grandmother. I revealed my musical past. And I got stuck in line at the UPS store, behind a guy shipping an empty suitcase to Hawaii and a guy shipping four tires.
In September I weighed the pros and cons of having the Sesame Street characters as roommates. I met a cat who wagged his tail. And I was shocked to find Dirty Dancing on ABC Family.
October brought the realization that Luke really and truly is a one-dog kind of dog. I mused about friendships that shrivel and die, my online presence, and the town-gown dichotomy.
November. Ah, November. November found us stuck on the side of a mountain, wondering whether or not we’d live to tell the tale. Then there was that time John got laid off. And the time we got accosted by a religious nut job. My students thought Nancy Reagan was dead. I revealed what my Pit of Despair looks like. And my blog got a facelift!
December being what December is, I didn’t blog a lot. I celebrated my 32nd birthday. I wondered why certain things stick in my head when half the time I can’t remember where I put my cell phone. And I reminisced about what was missing from our wedding bed. What I didn’t say, but should have, is that I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. Happy 2010!
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