Goals for 2007

so i feel like i've accomplished quite a bit this year in terms of personal development, so i feel like i should set myself some goals for this next year. one major thing i would like to see happen is to get out of debt. i have a plan in action and i definitely see it as a possibility. i would also like to start saving/investing in things aside from my 401k plan. my other misc. goals include: write more (of anything), read more, and become more active.

the other day my friend's boyfriend gave me a g4 mac tower that im going to use as a main network drive for our apartment. it's really nice and i cant believe he gave it to me for free. right now i think there are a total of 6 computers here (including a vintage iMac). apparently, I need to do some spring cleaning. speaking of which, if anyone is interested in nik's classical guitar, we are selling it for really cheap.

sorry this is so scattered. my brain is all over the place. i took a 3 hour nap today and it's made me really drowsy and somewhat incoherent feeling. until the next...

In lieu of an actual post....

here are photos from my work party on December 5th....




karisslut on a date w/nik.





I especially enjoy Karissa's exhausted grin.

Lists - pt. 4

Things I'm Excited for:
- Christmas (so I can give Nik her gifts!)
- Nik's B-day (Dec. 19th)
- my new position to start
- going to visit my family
- going to BR to visit Megs
- paying off my debts

Things That Are Bothering Me:
- I'm beginning to forget Japanese
- I don't have a reading light
- I don't wake up on time
- I get too many headaches
- I am lazy
- I bite my nails too short and then they hurt

Here are some pics from the other day:

Lists - pt. 3

Things I've Done that I Can't Believe Happened:
- Plan B (not the morning-after pill)
- Plan B (the morning-after pill)
- the show at Babeland about 2 and a half hours ago
- too many drugs on New Years of 1999
- graduated from college
- learned some Japanese
- flew across the country to meet my gf
- fell in love
- came out to my family!
- talked to them again afterwards
- MOVED TO SEATTLE
- research on Cushing's Disease at UM
- started supporting myself w/o the help of my parents
- was propositioned by a man in Portland to have sex for $20.
- started DANCING
- felt independant and in love at the same time
- got OVER it (only 1 or 2 of you will have any idea what i'm talking about)
- started eating a more balanced diet (compared to my college diet)
- got excited for Christmas for the first time since I was a child.


** This list could also be referred to as "The things I'm either proud of, shocked by, or ashamed of."

*** I'm sure I forgot quite a few things, but it's late and I'm finally getting sleepy.

Lists - pt. 2

Things I Won't Do (ok, maybe; if you pay me):
buy a pick-up truck
live in Texas
wear a dress (unless it's for halloween)
eat beef
go to church on my own behalf
LSD
meth
call pop "soda"
lose my michigan accent
pretend to enjoy someone's company if i don't
keep in good contact with people (even though i want to)
understand why Hole isn't playing anymore
remember not to dry wool
use less bleach
get out of debt

Lists - pt. 1

Likes:
nik <3 <3
bbq/mustard chicken
courtney love (hole)
apple computers
buying things
watching movies in bed
substance abuse
homecooked meals
canada
candy
playing music
puget sound
DANCING!
seattle
tighty whities
michigan
the great lakes
wearing ties
anything nik cooks for me

Dislikes:
restaurant chicken
substance abuse
being broke
being in debt
walking in the cold/hot
Dell
cooking
not being able to be loud in the apt.
nosey landlords
northwest drivers
the deep south
bigots
religion
meaningful shit
wearing feminine clothing
cleaning
hot weather

Holiday Party

i haven't been posting much lately. most of the things i want to write about would take too much time to sit down and explain. so in short, things have been going really well lately.

last night was my company's holiday party. everyone else took photos so it will be a few days before i get some uploaded on here. anyways, they rented out a restaurant for the evening down in Belltown called Spitfire.

it took about an hour of mingling before everyone was pretty smashed. there was a point in which i was considering (due to the debaucherous influence of my coworkers) getting down to my tighty whities but thankfully was left with some rationality. justin sang kelly clarkston and dedicated it to me of course. by the end of the night all i was thinking about was how thankful i was that they gave us all cab vouchers to get home. nik fell in some bushes by our apartment building and got dirt all over her. but yet, this morning im the one who woke up with a hangover.