2010 hooray

One new thing I did:

Moved to Seattle - furthest I've lived from my fam since...ever

One thing I am not proud of:

The obscene amount of tv I watch

One thing I am proud of:

Getting into grad school and actually starting to think.

One Fond Memory from 2010:

Jogging around the block with a tornado warning siren - I still didn't run any faster :( Finding out what a thug JGG is on our way down to see Hummus. AND! Playing with my brother's kitties - Neil and Patrick

One thing that has changed about me since beginning of 2010:

I'm starting to become a beer snob.

One Resolution:

I should work out more than once a month. And learn how to do something outdoorsy so I can fit in in Seattle

One thing I look forward to in 2011:

Hopefully whale/sea lion/salmon watching! And visiting Vancouver

One new thing I did:

I got a cat.

One thing I am not proud of:

Putting myself in the middle of situations I don't want to be in because I'm stupid.

One thing I am proud of:

I walked in the streets of Detroit after 2am because I'm thug.

One Fond Memory from 2010:

I turned my friends life around by taking him to an eminem/jayz concert. He's kind of an idiot, but I guess that was how to get through to him. Oh and the concert was awesome.

One thing that has changed about me since beginning of 2010:

I'm less patient. Oh I've lost 30 lbs too.

One Resolution:

Be more upfront and honest about my opinions and don't try to pretty it up because I know what answer someone wants to hear.

One thing I look forward to in 2011:

Grad school and new projects.

Reflecting on 2010! Holla!

One new thing I did:

I got a dog. And I got into a car accident! And I went to Europe for the first time! Okay that's three new things.

One thing I am not proud of:

The magic powers sometimes get out of control and ruin friendships. I am a trollop.

One thing I am proud of:

Being spontaneous enough to finally haul my ass to Italy. Hopefully giving Momo a comfortable end to her life. Not screaming at any of the secretaries for being total children.

One Fond Memory from 2010:

Dancing in circles at Ashira's wedding. Eating breakfast on the terrace overlooking Florence. Momo laying down on the sidewalk so that two year old girls in dresses could pet her.

One thing that has changed about me since beginning of 2010:

I like puppies and my hair is hella long.

One Resolution:

I seriously need to take more advantage of my gym membership, but that seems like an old lady resolution . I should save more money. That also seems like an old lady resolution. Okay I don't have any resolutions.

One thing I look forward to in 2011:

Weddings. Cake. Grad school??? Please???

December Rush

gaaaahhh I think everything will work out okay but right now I feel a bit stressed out trying to finish everything in time to head home for the holidays.

It's a weird stress like "aaah I need to finish all this" and "meh it doesn't matter." Since they only give us 10 weeks in each lab it's hard to find anything meaningful. I heard last year someone described their methods and put up basically blank slides saying "I found nothing but this is how I did it!"

I'm really excited to head home and be a bum for two weeks. What's everyone else's holiday plans??

I read this on totallytogetherjournal.com and wanted to spread the word...

your challenge for today: if you find yourself feeling unhappy, change it. Turn off the news if it’s depressing. Don’t talk to that certain someone who drags you down. Stay away from cranky people at the grocery store. Spread joy.

choose happiness.

Except Mo is being put down on Friday. Damn. What do I do about that?

UPDATE

The day after I wrote my last post, Momo had diarrhea in her crate while I was at work. AWESOME.