12/31/2007: Bye, 2007.
And so marks the last thread of 2007. Use it wisely. Personally, I was not a fan of 2007. I liked 2006 better, and I hope I’ll like 2008 better. 2008 is a cool-sounding year. Sounds…futuristic.
Got a resolution? Share it. Got a POV on the year that was? Share it. Rather just comment on how the dead tree outside your house kind of looks like a giant monster paw? I don’t mind. It’s just a thread. But it’s the last one with “2007″ next to your comments. Is it hard to say goodbye to a number? Probably not. Maybe next year, though. Like I said, “2008″ sounds cool. I will grow to love it.
Discussion Thread: 403 comments
Wow, first?
I guess we were lucky, the tree went out Thursday and the yard waste guys came and picked it up with in 10 minutes of being outside :-p
Posted by
Jeffininer @ 12/31/2007 2:28 PM EST
Wow, second I think. 
Mixed feelings about the year being over, another year over another year older. 
Years just go by too quickly for my tastes.
Posted by
Tresjolie9 @ 12/31/2007 2:30 PM EST
2008 does sound awfully futuristic. I want my damn rocket car!
2007 won’t be a very memorable year for me. I can’t think of a single thing that occurred in my life that was truly a stand-out moment.
2008 should be better. Like I posted at the end of a previous thread, I’m ready to stop wasting my life in Idaho and move back to Kansas. I’m going from over an hour for my commute to six minutes from my apartment to my new job. That’s a lot more time that I can dedicate to doing something I’ll actually remember. My New Year’s resolution is to start doing something with my life- every breath is one less until I take my last.
Posted by
spaz307 @ 12/31/2007 2:32 PM EST
Well, 2007 was okay, I guess; a mixed bag really but nothing that would justify sticking a “Landmark” plaque on it.
The tree’s still up, never did get any ornaments on it. I’ll probably just unplug it and carry it back downstairs in one piece, garland and topper still attached. It’s nice to have a fake tree sometimes, makes the deconstruction of Christmas business less of a hassle.
As for resos for 2008 … I’m trying to a nicer person. I kinda came to the realization that “telling it like it is” is sometimes just “being a bitch for the sake of being a bitch” and really not all that helpful and/or funny. That, and to really, truly, no-exceptions stop smoking. Too many exceptions to the rule are the same as just simply being a cigarette leech on my friends.
Other than that, the usual lose weight/get fit/be healthy/get more sleep/stay in closer contact with my friends/recycle/save a tree/be a better human being resolutions will suffice, I think.
Posted by
Lemur @ 12/31/2007 2:40 PM EST
new years resolutions in no particular order:
get hernia fixed.
quit smoking cigarettes.
stop being an asshole.
Posted by
Andrew @ 12/31/2007 2:55 PM EST
2007 pretty much sucked for me, so I can’t say I was a really big fan of it either. I’m hoping and praying 2008 is much better. I’m not sure how that’s going to happen, but I’m gonna try.
Resolution #1 is to keep off the 20 pounds I just lost (and hopefully lose more in the process.)
#2 Find a new job. One where I don’t have to deal with people. Ok, let me rephrase that - something that isn’t retail.
#3 Get the guy I’m after. He knows I like him, and I’m sure he likes me, but certain circumstances keep us from dating, so I’m hoping to fix that.
Posted by
Ryane @ 12/31/2007 3:01 PM EST
2008 is gonna rock. 07 sucked.
On that note i leave you to get ready to go out clubbing and see the new year in.
Happy New Year XE!
p.s. loved the advent this year Matt. Didn’t comment so much in the last week or two.
Posted by
Dan @ 12/31/2007 3:03 PM EST
If I had to describe 2007, I think I would sum it up as “meh”. 2008 has got to be better!
I also wanted to express my gratitude for the Advent Calendar. SO GOOD! I love it. Especially James Lipton. Excuse me, *director* James Lipton. ROAR!
Posted by
Randomness @ 12/31/2007 3:11 PM EST
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2007 started off terrible, had a wonderful wonderful middle that I shall forever sing about and charish. Then it ended in the worst way possible.
I’m ditching a couple of engagements on the grounds that I hate being around drunk people. Anyone partying sober with me tonight?
Posted by
dohopoki @ 12/31/2007 3:26 PM EST
Wooo, new thread! Might as well post the tiny loot I got for the New Year here (my country is dominantly Ortodox Christian, so no Xmas celebration for another week). Anyway, I got: Movie Legends Starscream (which looks pathetic next to the Voyager Class Thundercracker my son got), a book of ancient Greek poetry, a BIG pack of basic LEGO bricks and another teddy bear for my ever growing collection… Not bad at all, for a no-holiday :).
As for my New Year resolution, I’ll try to:
- Quit smoking; I’ve started when I was 16 (I’m 29 now) and I was always saying that I’d stop if smoking ever started bothering me… since I can barely run or swim without coughing up a lung afterwards, I’d say the time has come :). Hope I’m strong enough for that.
- Also, I think it’s about time I finish school and get an University degree. Sure, it’s a fact that I’ve worked a bunch of odd jobs over the past six years to support my family, but now that the wife has a decent job, it’s time for me to finally get better education and a job that’s paid well enough… Oh, and
- I’ll try to become one of the regulars here on the blog :).
Thanks once more for all the hard work, Matt, and happy New Year, everybody!
Posted by
Papa_Taz @ 12/31/2007 3:29 PM EST
2007 = symultaneously the best and worst year of my life thus far:
Best because I found my soulmate (on New Year’s Eve, no less), worst because I almost lost my mom, best because I didn’t lose her, worst because I developed some health issues of my own (migraines), best because I’m financially better off than I’ve ever been before, worst because I’m still squandering my money left and right.
In 2008, I hope to get a better job, move on to the second phase of my schooling (hopefully getting enough financial aid to quit working and go to school full time) and I want to get married and buy a house. I don’t know how much of that will actually happen, but I have my fingers crossed. I think I’m just ready to be an adult (whilst keeping in touch with my inner child, of course).
Anyway, here’s to 2007: out with the old, in with the new!
2007 was the first full year I’ve been single in a while, so it definitely had it’s great times and it’s low times. It wasn’t an extremely eventful year, but it was still a really fun time.
I’ve grown closer to quite a few friends and have accomplished a lot with work.
In 2008, I plan to start taking classes again to get my degree in mathematics. It also may be the year I buy my first house. Of course that will all depend on my financial status vs the economy and any respectable projections for after the election.
My youngest brother also turns 21, and being quite successful with gambling (without it being a problem) and my family loving to travel, my dad, 2 younger brothers, and I (unknown still to my youngest brother) have a 5 day trip planned for Vegas. It’ll be our (except my dad) first time there and I’m quite excited to go.
I’m looking forward to a really fun year.
Posted by
nork @ 12/31/2007 3:46 PM EST
well, 2007 wasn’t so bad for me.
It actually started out pretty terribly- I lost a job I loved, relationship issues…
But things happen for a reason they say- I got a better-paying contract job that I adore so much more, and the Rudy and I have gotten so much closer becuase of our issues.
And while this year wasn’t FUCKING AMAZING, it was tons better than 2006, so I can’t complain.
as for any resolutions:
-I want to spend more time with my dog. He’s a great beast and deserves so much more than what I have been giving him lately. More trips to the dog park, more wet food meals and more attention and training. Right noe, Cash is my behbey and fuck anyone who says otherwise.
-loosen up. Far too often I’m the girl in the corner, nursing her booze and glaring at those having a good time. And that’s not fun- for me or anyone I know. So I’m gonna doll it up, have a few too many drinks and try my hand at being the life of the party every once in a while. So what if I look like an ass? At least I’m doing it of my own accord.
And you know- exercise more, spend more tIme ouside, donate to good causes. same old shit.
Happy new year, one more round for everybody!
Posted by
kittymao @ 12/31/2007 3:47 PM EST
My resolution is to become a killing machine.
Get back in shape, hone my knife throwing skills, see about some martial arts classes.
I guess I should also get a job…
Posted by
Somethin' Funny @ 12/31/2007 3:51 PM EST
Did anyone hear about the New Years felching convention? At the stroke of midnight, it’s out with the owl, in with the newt.
I don’t really do New Years Resolutions as much as work on a To Do/Buy list with my brother for the last few years.
My main thing this year is to get back to writing, blogging or just LJing, because I managed to go down from 330+ in 2006 to 120+ in 2007.
Also, Special K, I’m really sorry but the soulmate at New Years Eve just reminded to much of an edition of The Now Show where they got the audience to write down the highlights of their year:
“Meeting the girl on new years eve that I intend to propse to.” See that’s sweet, isn’t it? And the second bit goes, “After the things she’s let me do to her, it would be rude not to.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/nowshow.shtml
Posted by
Guise @ 12/31/2007 3:57 PM EST
Sorry for the too-soon of a post here, but all those “it’s” above should be “its”.
Anyway, just read the AC 29th entry. I can’t check to see what slot people fall under, but is Cher a little jealous of Special K? That’s excellent.
Posted by
nork @ 12/31/2007 4:00 PM EST
All of them? :O
Posted by
dohopoki @ 12/31/2007 4:02 PM EST
dohopoki: I’m with you. My friends are insisting I come to their party tonight and the fiance is excited about going, but I haven’t been in the party mood for months. Either way, I feel obligated to attend their party, so I guess I’ll make an appearance, have a couple of beers and creep off to the house to ring in the new year under a blanket while watching Willow. Or maybe I’ll get back in time to celebrate here on the blog! Is it sad that I’d rather be celebrating here than living it up at a party? haha
kittymao: Here here! I’m the wallflower, too, so I commend you on your goal to come out of your shell a bit. That was my goal for 2007 and, while I succeeded some, the majority of my moments are still spent in the corner with a drink. I wish you tons of luck even though I know you can do it!
2007 started off terrible, had a wonderful wonderful middle that I shall forever sing about and charish. Then it ended in the worst way possible.
That about sums up my year too. Well, I suppose mine didn’t start horribly, but I spent most of the first few months being a paranoid shut-in all the time. My summer was wonderful and I got to go camping for the first time, take a great vacation, see some awesome concerts, and visit a Kwik-E-Mart. Fall was fucked up, as I moved away to college, then my aunt passed away and I had to move back. And right in December, just when things were looking the brightest they had all year, my friend’s son passed away. This was heartbreaking in itself, and left me jobless on top of that.
So all in all 2007 was a really bumpy rollercoaster of a year. It had some bright spots, but overall I’ll be glad to see it go.
I don’t really make specific New Year’s resolutions, but I suppose my most recent conviction is to be more loving and appreciate people more. I would also like to exercise more - not for my weight, which I don’t really care about as long as I’m not too large to sit in chairs with arms or something - but because there are a lot of physical activities I really enjoy but have gotten too damn lazy to do. Yoga, dancing, canoeing, playing DDR, jumping on my trampoline… SO much fun. And yet I stay glued to the warm glow of my computer screen…
Posted by
jazzy @ 12/31/2007 4:13 PM EST
Doho, I’ll be partying on here for a while, sure. Besides, being in the UK means I can feel like a Jetson for a few hours while speaking to you all from the year two-thousand and eiiiiiiight, while you all have to wait extra hours.
The sober thing, I can’t quite guarantee.
Posted by
Guise @ 12/31/2007 4:17 PM EST
I don’t know how I feel about 2007. I went to Korea and Japan, which was amazing, but afterwards I kind of fell into a depression and have been stuck there since. Anything that involves me feeling emotions other than ‘content’ or ‘horny’ I don’t consider a good thing. I don’t even usually get excited about things that kick ass, let alone sad or sentimental. But when depressed, sad and sentimental is my middle name, and it blows. So I spent most of the year sad that my friends were all going off to different states and countries, and the rest absolutely bonkers for some chick I should just be glad I’m friends with.
Years from now I’ll look back and only see summertime walking the streets of south korea, and nights spent trying to get action and pieces of my collection in Tokyo, but for now fuck 2007, on with 2008.
Posted by
Justin B @ 12/31/2007 4:22 PM EST
2007 was a pretty good year for me, I moved into a new position at work, doing something I like (IT) instead of something that bores the living piss out of me (electronics). I also started to learn to drive and started saving up for a place of my own. And in what may be an Xmas miracle, I made up with the brother I haven’t talked to for 20 years! Ok, it was his doing, but I didn’t slam the door in his face when he came around, like I may have done in my younger years hoho. Here’s to 2008 - may it bring me a girlfriend!
Posted by
Jasper Crank @ 12/31/2007 4:23 PM EST
Jazzy, there’s a lot of simularities in our year in unfortunate ways.
As for the start of my year, golly damn thinking about it now it’s almost impossible to believe it all happened in one year. Sure enough it did, though. The emergency room visit, the wreck, the furnace and that perfect timing cold that ruined a week I had been planning on for 2 years.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 12/31/2007 4:28 PM EST
Okay, 2007 just got a few bonus points because one of my Australian friends just mailed me a Christmas card with a handmade rainbow-striped beaded bracelet inside. Fuck yes.
Posted by
jazzy @ 12/31/2007 4:30 PM EST
I was thinking about the futuristic sound/look of 2008 myself on Saturday. It also occurred to me that 2009 looks both futuristic and ominous. If I sat down to watch a movie and the numbers ‘2009′ came up on the screen, I’d expect something very bad to happen next. Probably involving lasers and lots of dark smoke. And maybe robots. I’m going to enjoy the hell out of 2008 while I can because 2009 looks scary.
Posted by
Chris @ 12/31/2007 4:40 PM EST
Here’s to still putting 2007 on everything I write until May.
Posted by
Cotter @ 12/31/2007 4:42 PM EST
I will eat a Carvel Cookie Puss. It has been too long!
Posted by
CCvanya89 @ 12/31/2007 4:45 PM EST
Happy New Year’s Eve everybody!
If I’m being honest, ‘07 was probably an improvement over ‘06, but that’s not saying all that much. That sounds soooo overdramatic, but it’s true.
Posted by
squee4242 @ 12/31/2007 4:50 PM EST
2007 was pretty happening. I got to play with the band more than ever this year, went back to school & got a career in audio engineering started. I opened for Quiet Riot in Kevin Dubrow’s last NJ show. My brother had a mild heart attack, & my dad had a very serious heart attack, but thankfully both have recovered. I lost over 50 lbs. I bought a Ghostbusters t-shirt. I’m broke, but that’s only temporary. I lost my godmother to cancer, but a trust she set up for me allowed me to go back to school… A lot of stuff happened, and I’m sure some more stuff will happen.
Enjoy the New Year, be safe.
Posted by
Cigar @ 12/31/2007 5:01 PM EST
I will learn how to make truly incredible home made ice cream. I’ve had this ice cream maker for too damn long and I’ve only made a handful of decent batches. I will learn that if it kills me.
And I will work on my biceps. I’ve always wanted to have big arms, and I don’t see why I should wait any longer.
Posted by
Chris @ 12/31/2007 5:04 PM EST
2007 was a pretty lousy year, save for helping coach the Baumholder Buccaneers to the Division III Football Championship.
As for resolutions, I hope I finally get into shape in 2008. I have others, but I think that one will be the hardest to achieve.
Posted by
Erik Majorwitz @ 12/31/2007 5:07 PM EST
I’ll remember 2007 as “the year that everyone hated Halloween,” which is pretty depressing. I’m not just talking about XE, either, seems like no one wanted to go all-out-spooky this year. Hopefully next year will be better. We’re moving north, so bring on the legitimate Fall season!
Happy New Year, everybody.
2007 was pretty good to me. Lots of changes. Lost a ton of weight (well, no a literal ton - I wasn’t like a house or anything), got a new and improved job, started school again. 2008 is going to be a big one, though. I can feel it.
I don’t really do the resolution thing. But if I had one, I’d say it’s to start 2008 as drunk as possible.
Cheers!
Posted by
Chris Martin @ 12/31/2007 5:15 PM EST
2007…wasn’t great. My disease worsened, and I spent way too much time in the hospital…I became depressed because of this, was put on anti-depressants and smoked too much weed for my liking. I became bitter, and had to work in retail since I couldn’t survive on 3 days substitute teaching per month, and couldn’t find a real teaching job anywhere.
2008 will be better. I am having surgery in Feb, and I hope it helps. I HAVE A NEW JOB that starts Jan 4th, and it is at an after school tutoring program, so I am back in the realm of education.
I want to get back in shape, and hit the gym. I already bought a membership. Aside from that, I want to read more books, do more writing and try to take a huge trip- preferably somewhere outside of Canada, and farther in the USA than Michigan.
Posted by
Muppet Baby @ 12/31/2007 5:16 PM EST
I’ve been carrying a note in my wallet for 5 years that says if I build a time machine before the year 2009, to send Trevor back to tell me how I did it but for the life of me I can’t remember who Trevor is.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 12/31/2007 5:38 PM EST
…maybe I meet Trevor this year 
Posted by
dohopoki @ 12/31/2007 5:44 PM EST
Doho, I have a cousin named Trevor, if that helps?
Posted by
Guise @ 12/31/2007 5:45 PM EST
Is he good at following instructions?
Posted by
dohopoki @ 12/31/2007 5:49 PM EST
He’s a Phys Ed and Maths teacher, so…I’m guessing his willpower, not to mention care about the fabric of reality, is all but dissolved now.
Posted by
Guise @ 12/31/2007 5:51 PM EST
2007 sucked. It had minor highlights, but it was pretty well full of suck. I forsee much of the same in 2008 for me, mostly because my type of problems just never goddamn GO AWAY.
As far as futuristic thoughts, I’m patiently waiting for the year 2015 and my flying Delorean. Back to the Future II PROMISED ME I COULD HAVE A FLYING DELOREAN by then. The TV has never lied to me before.
And on an up note, Matt, may I once again tell you how awesomely awesome you are? I spent the last few absolutely dead days at work catching up on all the X-E I missed since the beginning of the summer. And you, my friend, rule as always. I loved every minute of what I read, and you are seriously such a talented writer. I just heart you right to death. Granted, I’ll probably be fired once they figure out I didn’t do anything but read X-E for two days, but it’ll be worth it.
Posted by
Nicole @ 12/31/2007 5:53 PM EST
I’ve been reading this site forever, but I’ve never posted a comment before. I don’t have any great wisdom to offer or anything, but here’s to hoping that 2008 is a good year for everybody!
Posted by
Elysia @ 12/31/2007 5:53 PM EST
Not much to say except I hope everyone has a happy new year. Looking forward to another great year of reading X-E.
Posted by
Jon @ 12/31/2007 5:59 PM EST
Oh! My other goal for 2008 is to launch a new Halloween-themed website! I can’t say much more, but I need lots of people to hold me accountable for this, so I thought this was a good place to post it. haha
And it’d be nice to lose some of this junk in my trunk. And some of the junk in my house, too. 
A lot of days, X-E was the best part of my 2007.
Thanks Matt, and everyone here.
Posted by
Muppet Baby @ 12/31/2007 6:07 PM EST
All I set out to do was rewatch all of The X-Files, which I finished last night. Barring that, 2007 was totally so-so. I’ve had better and worse years.
Posted by
Timmy @ 12/31/2007 6:09 PM EST
2007 was a rollercoaster for me too. It started out just fine. In May, my fiance finally got his Political Science degree. His parents asked us to come live with them in Texas, so we did.
Everything was downhill from there. His family decided they hated me, and I ended up wasting four months of my life living in a shitty little town with my dad and stepmother. I only saw my fiance once, maybe twice a month.
The year has ended on a pretty good note, though. In November, he moved back to Oklahoma and we got an apartment together. There have been some problems, but nothing compared to what the rest of the year was like.
Here’s hoping 2008 is a winner for everyone.
Posted by
Annette @ 12/31/2007 6:11 PM EST
Well, I’ll post a highpoint of the year, because I want to go in to 2008 feeling super-merry about something.
I got a new flat with my brother, our old one was in a building where we were on the top floor (fifth), had a lift that worked only a quarter of the year and the only other means of ascent was an external, hole-riddled rusty fire escape. The insides had damp and mildew, the windows never closed and we were reguarly woken by police raid on either the hooker or the grower in the neighbouring building.
Even better, the new flat meets several criteria for protection from zombie invasion. We live above ground level, entrance via a rear courtyard which is gated to the street with sturdy metal gates. We have a view to the gates from our steps, and a view of the steps from two back windows. We have several lockable, sturdy doors between stairs and main area. We can get street access from front windows, but not so easy to climb in for the undead. Doctors office, for emergency medical supplies, is opposite as well as a dentist. It’s near a lot of food places, for restocking. There is a sport shop and a place that stocks swords and firearms nearby. Just in case, there’s also a lot of fall-back accomodation that is within wall-climbing distance.
That’s all I really look for in a new home. The rest of 2007, not so hot, secure from zombies = good.
Posted by
Guise @ 12/31/2007 6:24 PM EST
OK, a NYE post, and all I’ve done all day is sit under the kotatsu and watch Evangelion, so maybe this is gonna come out more maudlin than I wish. Year’s been ups and downs, but a strange effect: when I came home from military training, my “need” to have 30 years worth of stuff (toys, comics etc) around me was BROKEN utterly. None of it mattered to have around. So I sold a bunch, but had some left I couldn’t ditch: old anime stuff, etc. Took it to a resale shop, and was talking with the dude about everything – getting rid of it cause I’m having a girl, and she won’t want 30 year old collectibles when she’s 10. But wow, did it EVER make me feel old. And I’ve never felt old in my life. So, look out 2008, look out 30 years old. Here I come. Oh geez. (big sigh).
Posted by
Terror Claws Cole @ 12/31/2007 6:34 PM EST
Best new year’s present: getting to leave work at 3 and not having to work tomorrow!
Reading back over my journal, 2007 was an interesting year for me. The first few months of the year were kind of crappy. I was depressed and feeling melancholic a lot. But then in May I met a girl who actually seems like she enjoys spending time with me. And the rest of the year gets better after that. So I really can’t complain. It was kind of a boring year, actually…first full year at my job, first full year out of college, etc. Not much happened except for the aforementioned girl.
Goals for 2008: Keep writing. Maybe actually write some short stories and submit them for publication. And my number one goal is to develop a relationship with this girl. We’ll see where it goes…
I’ll be around tonight…not going anywhere. I’m in the central time zone so I’ll be behind all you East Coast people. Anyone else in Central (or Mountain or the california time zone, whatever it’s called) hate watching the ball drop at 11pm? It’s so anti-climatic. Or maybe pre-climatic. I used to watch Conan’s central time zone countdown, but I guess there won’t be one this year due to the strike. :(
Anyway, for those of you that won’t be around tonight to ring it in, have a great 2008! Looking forward to another X-E year…
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 12/31/2007 6:51 PM EST
2007 was utterly unmemorable for me. Nothing bad happened to me or anyone I know, but nothing great happened either. I guess unmemorable is better than a bad year.
My two big goals for 2008 are to FINALLY get my driver’s license and to get a permanant full-time job. Any job will do. And if I have to renew by learner’s permit for a 4th time I’m just gonna completely flip out. If I’m lucky, maybe I’ll move out.
Posted by
JLAJRC @ 12/31/2007 6:53 PM EST
So I guess the average opinion is that ‘07 wasn’t all that? Add me to that list I guess…
Just one major good thing happened, and if I can keep my head out of the clouds and get focused on where I am, 2008 could be a great year. I really would like to buy a house and get out of granny’s old house. I too would also like to start to get into shape again, as I’ve gained more weight over 2007 than I have in years; being out of steady work can do that to you sometimes.
dohopoki: I’m considering sneaking my drinks into a sober party; maybe we should switch?
See everyone in the ‘08
Posted by
Shuanfu @ 12/31/2007 7:03 PM EST
dohopoki’s top ten of 2007
10. Energy effiecent light bulbs
9. Italian Dressing
8. Canada
7. 60 FPS
6. HBO
5. Felines
4. Green
3. Ketchup
2. Spider-man 3
1. Moose
Posted by
dohopoki @ 12/31/2007 7:03 PM EST
Learn something new.
Make it to next year.
Don’t kill anybody.
Keep an eye out for rabbits.
Don’t play it unless I want to spray it.
Walk hard.
Have the shiny side up and the rubber side down.
Give my Babel Fish an occasional weekend off.
More tacos.
Learn to play Purple Haze and Baba O’Riley on the Jaw Harp.
Learn to play Jaw Harp.
Discover way to permanently wire my brain for X-E.
Giant ape juice.
Posted by
kingklash @ 12/31/2007 7:24 PM EST
Wow, 2008. Just think, in 7 more years it will be 2015. We saw how that was on Back to the Future 2. I can’t wait for my flying Delorean!
2007 was an awesome year for me. Some of my friends eehhhhh but for me it was tops. So awesome that I’m too wiped to even go out on New Years Eve. Resolutions? Eh, let’s see…
- Continue losing lots of weight
- Sign up to get my CPC
- Get CPR certified
- Be more of an active participant in my wiccan group instead of just eating all the cookies and making jokes about the Great Rite
- Take a big vacation, not just a day trip
- Learn a new sport
- Make madcap money
Posted by
Mystie @ 12/31/2007 7:32 PM EST
2007 was wonderful for me, mostly cause it was the first year in my adult life that I fully supported myself. And now I live in a city where none of my family lives and I am not employed by any family members. It feels awesome, but I am also tired. I went back to school, which is good. I am thinking of creating an extensive resolution list tonight, as I work early tomorrow and don’t plan on much of a hoopla. I turn 30 this year so on my list will be working out in efforts to prevent the inevitable whatnots that come with that decade.
I do think 2008 is going to be better than 2007, I have no idea why.
Posted by
kb @ 12/31/2007 7:37 PM EST
The future is now, greetings from the year 2008. The International Year of the Potato!
Like the Potato, this years fashion is to sit in hot rooms (which we futuraians call “Saunapods”) and wear clothes made of the finest woven aluminum.
So, my friends of Still Last Year, I wish you good fortune that someday soon you can evolve and develop to join us in The Future!
“Honour Thy Spud!”
Posted by
Guise @ 12/31/2007 8:03 PM EST
I really don’t know how to describe 2007 to me. Probably because I spent most of it in Iraq and only got back to the states in October. I didn’t really get disappointed in anything other than probably being extended from 12 months to 15 months in Iraq. Anyway, I don’t know if goals are the same thing as Resolutions so what I set for myself as goals I guess can be Resolutions. So here are mine even though they are scattered and in no particular order.
1. Get an apartment: This I will be working on when I get back to Texas, depending if I start Leadership School immediately or not.
2. Read through the Bible: I’ve tried to do this before a couple times. I actually have a “One Year Bible” that I’ve tried to read through a couple times. One time I got until the middle of June and last year, I was stuck in early April. This year, since I know where I left off from last year, instead of starting at the beginning again, I’m going to start where I left off. No, I’m not giving myself a three-month headstart. I’m just getting tired of reading over Genesis when I know how it all started.
3. Be more social and try to go on a few dates: I’ve been told that I’m antisocial and that I lack confidence in asking a girl out. This is true, but a lot has to do with how I feel about myself. I struggle a lot with depression and I have trouble fighting my past and seeing my failures. I get into that frame-of-mind where I feel that the older I get, the less of a desire I have for a relationship. I may not be as desperate as I used to be, but I still have that deep desire to be in a relationship. I’m not looking at marriage, not for a LONG time! I say that IF I ever got married, I would want to first be out of the Army, which is what I’m aiming for when my contract is up in December 2009, or whenever we get back from our next deployment (set for 2009, but only to Kuwait, not Iraq). Yeah, I’ll be well into my 30s (I turn 30 next December 19th) before I walk down the aisle (or my 40s if I haven’t keeled over dead from a massive heart attack first).
4. Concentrate on my writing more: I want to write in my blog more, and journal at regular times. I also have had this unfinished screenplay that I’ve tried writing over and over before. I actually wrote a first act some years ago, but that was on a different machine and that was before I joined the Army. I still want to write it, but I’m a different person now and scenes and settings need to change even though the basic plot is still the same.
Improve my MySpace page and MAYBE start my own website: That last part may be a while, but I definetly need to be more creative with my MySpace page, especially when the Simpsons background I have just doesn’t give the attraction anymore. The same goes with wanting to post videos on YouTube. Actually, I’m pretty illiterate when it comes to computers and downloading stuff so I want to get into that more.
Well, that’s about it. At least the major stuff I can think about. Others are minor such as exercise more and lose weight, and pray every day. I won’t go into my baseball trip next summer in which I want to attend 10 ballparks that I have never been to including both Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium in New York (mainly because both the Yankees and Mets are getting new stadiums in 2009) as well as Fenway in Boston and Camden Yards in Baltimore.
My mom was going to host a New Years party tonight but so far, no one’s showed up and we don’t know if anyone is going to show up. I may be here to ring in the new year if we are not busy. I’m going to have to try to sneak away and watch “Happy New Year Charlie Brown” before midnight on a VHS tape I found in one of my bins today. Tomorrow night I head back to Texas from Chicago as I usually do, and as usual, am driving again. I’m almost certain it’ll be a smooth trip as it always is, but I also know I will have a lot of thoughts and prayers go out for a safe trip which are ALWAYS appreciated.
Well, if I don’t get on here until 2008, I hope everyone has a happy, safe, and enjoyable New Years! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Posted by
BJ @ 12/31/2007 8:17 PM EST
Add me to the 2007 sucked club.
Resolutions for ‘08?
Write more, get out more..(I’ve turned into a shut in since being fired from my job earlier this year), get a new job, and spend more time with friends that I haven’t seen in months.
Posted by
Dan H @ 12/31/2007 8:29 PM EST
Sorry for the double post….I forgot to wish everyone here at X-E a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!
Posted by
Dan H @ 12/31/2007 8:31 PM EST
yeah i didnt have a great 2007, either. it seems like most people didn’t? but i think 2008 will be lovely.
Posted by
.... @ 12/31/2007 8:38 PM EST
I haven’t posted in forever, but I felt compelled to wish everyone Happy New Year! With that being said, I’m going back to my party of one, watching Simpsons and listening to tunes. Have fun and be safe guys and gals!
Posted by
Bludge @ 12/31/2007 8:40 PM EST
Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! Be safe.
Posted by
iAMYou @ 12/31/2007 8:59 PM EST
Happy New Year everybody!
2007 was pretty decent for me. Overall it was not too eventful, but a lot of good things happened, now that I’m thinking about it. (Especially my personal best week ever.) I’m surprised to hear that 2007 was not so good for so many of you- I definitely hope 2008 is better for everyone!
I don’t really do resolutions, but I’d really like to write more in my journal this year. I’ve missed writing about so many important things as well as so many amusing little anecdotes and inside jokes over the years, just because I’ve been lazy. That’s about it, I guess.
Don’t know if I’ll be posting again before 2008 hits here, but have a Happy New Year, everybody! Be safe!
I’m off to go watch some “New Year’s Pete,” as it is my New Year’s tradition.
Posted by
Rainbowfeet @ 12/31/2007 9:04 PM EST
I liked 2007. It was the year I got my girlfriend, the night after making one of the most embarrassing nights ever for her.
I’m currently at my frat bro’s house just like last New Years, so don’t be surprised if I leave another drunk comment or 2 here in a few hors
My Resolution for 2007 was to not have one, and it worked out pretty well for me. So I guess that’s my main resolution next year too.
But I do have some goals that I want to take care of:
-Get to writing. Yes, I love writing, blogging, etc. So I want to do more with it.
-Not do another “Fish Sandwich Quest” that I did earlier this year during Lent where I went around to all the fast food chains on LI to try their fish sandwich(es). In Short: Checker’s was the best, BK was the worst.
-Figure out just what the hell I want to do in life, jobwise. I want to be a writer…but I want money. Also to figure out what I want to do academically. No Grad School for me, I just want to finish College.
-Finish watching my DVD collection. All the ones I got for Christmas still haven’t been watched yet, save for Bender’s Big Score & Robot Chicken Season 2.
And I DO remember “New Year’s Pete,” the one I truly remember is the Daylight Savings Time episode where Little Pete attempts to “Time Travel” (and does) That was great.
I’m praying that 2008 will be awesome. 2007 was alright. A lot of good things happened - I moved to SF, got my first “real” apartment, met a lot of really cool people. On the other hand, a lot of crappy crap happened, so here’s hoping that this time next year, I have a more solid opinion about the awesomeness of the previous year.
Posted by
Ariel @ 12/31/2007 9:42 PM EST
Oh yeah, resolutions - get a haircut, and start getting tattooed.
Posted by
Ariel @ 12/31/2007 9:43 PM EST
07 probably bottom 3 years for my personally, had to put my dog to sleep the day after his 17th birthday, the Mets collapse, and the stupid Patriots go 16-0 (although they did cheat :)). Also, I think my iPod almost crapped out before as I was charging it.
2008 can’t come soon enough.
Posted by
Paul @ 12/31/2007 9:44 PM EST
I don’t do a lot of comments but, I want to say goodbye to 2007 just one more time. Goodbye, 07!
Posted by
Stephen @ 12/31/2007 9:47 PM EST
Good riddance 2007! It sucked!! 2008 will be awesome!!
Posted by
Jen @ 12/31/2007 10:00 PM EST
Yeah 2007 sucked i damn near died in August of a pulmanairy embolism , i hope i can stay healthy in ‘08
Posted by
Starscream77 @ 12/31/2007 10:25 PM EST
Happy New Year everybody!
2007 sucked for me but I did grow as a person. I started drawing again, I to a commitment to change myself emotionally and physically and I decided on some major choices. I still have a lot more to do, but starting it was the tough part (and I am still working on that) It mostly sucked because of family drama but I am trying to exit myself from that because it was destroying me mentally.
X-E was one of the best parts of my life like always! A nice distraction, a moment of “OMG I remember that from when I was a kid!”, or just a moment of support, X-E is a great place to be. Be safe, I want you all in one piece after tonight. See you guys!
Posted by
Goob @ 12/31/2007 10:29 PM EST
I feel bad saying 07 sucked because I know some people who tried to help me have a good year but combined with the last couple months of 06, 07 has been awful. Terrible first half, a ‘maybe things are looking up’ September-mid December, and then a terrible end. All I want out of 08 is a job so I can buy a car and begin life as a transient. I’m dreaming of Wyoming and my 1 year lease is getting in the way.
Hope everyone’s 2008 is healthy and happy.
Posted by
clumsyonice @ 12/31/2007 10:29 PM EST
“Time Tunnel!” The whole thing was immortalized in a slidey pen. That was a great one, Norb.
Posted by
Rainbowfeet @ 12/31/2007 10:41 PM EST
My goal for 2008 is to wake Matt Cocacola up from his 8 year slumber so he can :88: SHWWWWWWWWOSHHHHHHHH GO BACK IN TIME TO 2000 WITH HIS REAL INTERNET FRIENDS whom he has forgotten. ;__;
Posted by
KDub @ 12/31/2007 10:50 PM EST
So far 2008 sounds cool. My great aunt passed away and gave me an excuse to extend my vacation and fly back home to New England for a few days! Woo Hoo! GO PATS! Of course the downside is I’ll be away from my little girl for the longest time ever. That sucks.
Posted by
Timbo @ 12/31/2007 10:57 PM EST
I’ll go against the grain and say that I enjoyed 2007. Well, it was the year of my graduation and I really enjoyed the end of my high school experience. I had a rocky first few weeks adjusting to college, which I guess is expected.
Movies were pretty good this year too, I thought, especially for comedies. I managed to dodge most of the duds save for Halloween and Rush Hour 3.
I switched over to facebook, made alot of Jewish friends, and a couple of my family members recovered from serious ailments. However my step-grandmother passed away over the summer and the whole scenario stirred up a huge controversy.
I found a stable job that I actually like. It’s not degrading or particularly labor inducing, and pays well and fits perfectly in my college-oriented schedule. I’m essentially an older brother figure to my friends autistic brother. I really like the family and it sure beats working part time at a crappy, we can replace you in an hour, retail job.
I got my fix of video games to with Pokemon Pearl, Guitar Hero and Galaxy. Brawl was delayed till next year (which already guarantees next year will at least be decent)
My truck died near the beginning of the year and was a huge hinderence. However I had great friends who helped me out. I got a used car for a graduation present that I couldn’t be happier with.
My vacations were mixed and limited to Florida and Maryland. Ocean City was tight, and I had a wonderful day at New Syrmna beach. Spring break at Daytona beach was epic and one of the greatest times of my life. My winter trip to Maryalnd was rather boring and awkward. My dad fought with his girlfriend the entire time and she loved to put me in the middle of the situation. However snowboarding was pretty sweet.
The holidays were pretty good. I had an amazing suprise birthday party, a great Thanksgiving (I’m like the only person who has this as there favorite holiday), and a Pieces of April-esqe Christmas. Although technically not a holiday, prom was a nightmare.
I really regret not having a real relationship this year, although I had my share of hookups and regretable hookups. I had a couple of dates, and a fun summer fling, but nothing to intimate.
I think I covered the ups and downs of my year pretty well, so here are my goals I’ll forgot about for next year.
Get in serious relationship
Repair my relationship with my mom
Not lose my scholarship LOL, but still party hard
Get glasses and wisdom teeth pulled!
um thats about it. Happy New Year everyone!
Posted by
Brett @ 12/31/2007 10:59 PM EST
I almost forgot, if Futurama has predicted correctly, we get Suicide booths next year!
I’ve been carrying a note in my wallet for 5 years that says if I build a time machine before the year 2009, to send Trevor back to tell me how I did it but for the life of me I can’t remember who Trevor is.
I just caught this, but if it did work, wouldn’t you have met Trevor 5 years ago?
2008 will start off with more snow shoveling…..blasted early winter!!
Posted by
Anonymous @ 12/31/2007 11:21 PM EST
I guess my two big resolutions for 2008 are to get a full-time job (I’ve been working on-and-off on a variety of short-term assignments for the last six months since my employer of the previous two years reduced my hours from full-time to nearly nonexistent) and losing the extra 20 pounds I gained over the last ten years.
Posted by
Old Jim @ 12/31/2007 11:31 PM EST
I’m disappointed you haven’t brought back the forum
good times
Posted by
Jebus @ 12/31/2007 11:31 PM EST
I hated ‘07, mainly because stupid jobs. Here’s to a bad ass 2008,may the new year find me employed in ajob I actually like. On thep lus side, I got an Ipod touch for X-mas and the cane from the WolfMan.
Posted by
WolfMan @ 12/31/2007 11:39 PM EST
2007 was an overall good year here… I graduated from College (yay) and took driving lessons, so I’m on my way to getting my G2 license (danged graduated licensing system). And of course, there was all the cool stuff we got from X-E.
I don’t really do the resolution thing, but I’d really like to get an honest-to-god job this year.
Posted by
DocDragon @ 01/01/2008 12:00 AM EST
A lot of days, X-E was the best part of my 2007.
Thanks Matt, and everyone here.
Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 12/31/2007 6:07 PM EST
Seconded. Alternatively, QFFT.
This year’s been up and down for me. My grandfather and his wife of many years both passed away this year and that’s been pretty difficult for everybody. I’m still not as sociable or active as I wish that I was, and I haven’t faced up to the math anxiety that’s keeping me from finishing my degree and transferring to university. But at the same time, I finally made that decision to try to transfer, which took gaining the confidence in myself that I could really do it (”it” as in “Real College” and “it” as in “Being a Writer” though of course I still have my doubts). And I actually did pretty good on some of my resolutions!
First thing was, I quit smoking the evil Newport Box 100’s back in August ‘06, and I’ve kept that up. I’ve actually gotten to the point now where I’m telling myself I can keep a pack around for social occasions where it just helps to have a prop, but maybe that’s a slippery slope. I need another brand, anyway. Another resolution was to update my LiveJournal more often. Didn’t do so hot there, only 26 updates this year (so far, I’ve still got time!) versus 24 last year. Still totally weak sauce in terms of updating, but the ratio of substansive posts versus emo angsting is much improved. I also swore that I would see at least one movie a month, after realizing that I only saw like two movies in theater in 2006. I’ve done pretty well, though not how I’d expected. I ended up discovering this revival theater with great double bills, so rather than as many new releases I saw a lot of older ones on the big screen for the first time, which was cool, and I plan to keep going there as often as I can. Hopefully in 2008 I’ll stick to my commitment to actually write reviews, too.
Posted by
squee4242 @ 01/01/2008 12:02 AM EST
I love you
Posted by
Justin @ 01/01/2008 12:11 AM EST
It was aiight.
Posted by
Knegative @ 01/01/2008 12:19 AM EST
2007 wasn’t a bad year for me. I lost 42 pounds and counting, played a lot of Wii with my best girlfriend when I visited her in New England last summer, decided what I’d like to do with myself (be a children’s librarian), started volunteering at a local library, and had the best Christmas I’ve had in years.
On the other hand, I sprained my knee last summer (again), had to put up with my mother and sister’s feuding after they had some kind of fight at sis’s friend’s wedding in June, saw my mom and stepdad go crazy trying to finish a house they aren’t even sure they want, and I’m STILL stuck in a stupid grocery store job I loathe.
Only saw one movie in theaters, but it was a corker. I loved “Hairspray.” I haven’t seen anything this fun in years. I got the DVD and the 2-disc soundtrack for Christmas.
I’m not going out tonight. I was supposed to spend tonight chatting with the aforementioned girlfriend in New England, but she had to spend half of last night shoveling snow and wasn’t up to it. This makes this the second year in a row I’ve spent New Year’s Eve with nothing but a computer, a radio, and 30 stuffed animals to keep me company. Maybe I’ll go to the Mummers’ Parade in Philly tomorrow if I can drag my butt out of bed that early.
My resolutions for next year? Round up the courage to sell some of my writing. Get a job that doesn’t involve pushing ignorant people’s groceries through a line. And actually spend New Year’s Eve with real, physical people.
I hope you all have a great New Year, everyone.
Posted by
starwenn @ 01/01/2008 12:34 AM EST
It was a confusing year, being in my second year of college and not sure if I actually want to be here. However, I did find a martial art that I love and want to do for the rest of my life, as well as made some great friends (and believe me, it’s hard for me to make friends!). In 2008 I want to work harder at college, at least start to figure out my goals in life, train harder, and become just a little bit more sociable.
Posted by
Kirjava @ 01/01/2008 12:36 AM EST
Well, 2007 was a pretty good year for me. It didn’t really stand out but it wasn’t a terrible year either. Anyway, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE !!!!
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 01/01/2008 12:45 AM EST
I’d give 2007 5/10
lost my best job i ever had…but meh…i get an opportunity to get to go to school now in 08.
2007….it just sorta laid there. *pokes with stick*
HERES TO ‘08!!!!! WOOOT!!!!!
Posted by
mandy_Reeves @ 01/01/2008 12:47 AM EST
Just got home from my best friends wedding, in the middle of a crazy snowstorm. Great time though. Ringing in the new year with a death note marathon Woot!!
Happy New Year everyone! Heres to it being a good one for you all.
Posted by
JoshC @ 01/01/2008 12:49 AM EST
Also, my resolutions are to lose weight and try to tolerate people who annoy me better. LOL. Here’s hoping 2008 will be great !!
Posted by
ULTRAMAN @ 01/01/2008 12:50 AM EST
Happy New Year! First post of 2008!
Not drunk yet…maybe a bit tipsy, but not drunk. Damn.
Happy New Year East Coast
Posted by
Ragnarok @ 01/01/2008 1:03 AM EST
Happy New Year!!
Posted by
Rainbowfeet @ 01/01/2008 1:06 AM EST
happy New year East coasters! I’ve got another 50 minutes to go here in Texas…
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 01/01/2008 1:08 AM EST
Just rang in the New Year with some awesome fireworks. My apartment is on a creek, and I have spectacular views of the water when the leaves are off the trees. The people across and down the creek from set off some beauties. It was prettier than the Fourth of July…with the added bonus of being drier than the Fourth of July (it poured here on the Fourth last year). 
Posted by
starwenn @ 01/01/2008 1:09 AM EST
2007 was great cuz for some reason, I was able to go back to the childish, free way I used to be when I was in middle school. For the last few years until 07, my Halloweens sucked ass (save for the countdowns on XE), and finals and/or work at Target sucked away my goodwill for Thanksgiving onto Christmas into New Years.
Plus, the sequel to NiGHTS came out, and I’m passing my animation classes (finally). So, yes, 2007 was a great year, and I’m sorry to see it go. But the way I see it, 2008’s looking pretty keen. This year’s Advent Calendar ROCKED MY ASS OFF. Thanks guys, esp. Matt for uplifting me and reminding me that I’m still a stupid kid at heart with video games, drawing comics, and watching cartoons all day the prime objective for my free time.
Happy New Year guys, esp. you guys on the East Coast. ^^ We West Coasters got a few hours. ^^
I’m watching the second season of “Moonlighting” at the moment–big plans for NYE, right? In the simplest terms, 2007 *should* have been the best damn year of my life. I graduated college, I became an aunt, and I am employed. But. I hate my job–I went to school for four years to do one thing, and I hate it. 10% of joy doesn’t make up for the other 90%. Yes, I became an aunt, but I came to realize that my nephew’s mother (my sil) hates me beyond all reason. I mean, it was kind of obvious when she listed all the reasons she hates me.
2008 is going to be a better year. It has to be. It’ll be the year when all our dreams come true.
Posted by
FyarlGirl @ 01/01/2008 1:13 AM EST
2007 was pretty much the shittest year since 2005.
(Honestly, I freaking hate odd-numbered years.)
I’ve had a hard time coming up with high points of ‘07, but after an hour of thinking I came up with concerts I attended being the best part. The rest of year was pretty much horrible.
As for 2008: I have a feeling it will be fantastic. Mostly because it’s an even number. (even though it’s one of those numbers that rips of a letter)
I think i will think of 2007 as a shitty year except in the respect that i did attain my BA in psychology. other than that it was a year full of the constant reminder that i am now an adult. this entailed many many nights where tears were shed and i was self-loathing until i fell asleep. sigh….hopefully things will be better in futuristic 2008…
Posted by
Leigha @ 01/01/2008 1:18 AM EST
Oh Norbert. You and your underage drinking 
Posted by
Knegative @ 01/01/2008 1:19 AM EST
Kneg, I turn 21 in 3m onths! I’,m almost legal.
But im totally dtunk now, woo.
Sounds like you’re ringing in the new year with a bang norb. happy new year to ya!
Kneg: How are you doing with Revenant wings? Im in the market for a few new games, any suggestions man?
Posted by
JoshC @ 01/01/2008 1:42 AM EST
Josh, you should’ve seen last year’s New Year’s Thread, I posted a legendary comment there.
The fact that I basically typed this whole thing with little erros says somethning at this point but im not gonna say it.
I haven’t started it yet. I very rarely play something right after I get it. If you’re into Adventure games: Trace Memory, Hotel Dusk.
Posted by
Knegative @ 01/01/2008 1:47 AM EST
Whoo!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 CENTRAL TIME ZONE!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!
More wine, please!
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 01/01/2008 2:02 AM EST
R.I.P - HOLIDAY SEASON 2007. fucking sigh…
Posted by
Andrew @ 01/01/2008 2:10 AM EST
Andrew
Don’t despair! Including today, there are still 5 more days of Christmas!
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 01/01/2008 2:11 AM EST
Happy new year!
LOL Norb I’ll have to look that comment up 
Stay safe! That goes for everybody.
I almost forgot to mention one of the best parts of 2007; I don’t care what anybody says, 2007 was a fucking awesome year for TV. The Office, LOST, The Sopranos, The Soup, Rome, Flight of the Conchords, and so many more shows are such high quality that anybody that says there’s nothing good on tv nowadays can be safely branded as someone who says things without knowing what they’re talking about.
Don’t worry peoples…I’m sleeping over his house tonight so you’ll have a heaping dose of me for 2008!
Star safe for people out tonight stupid enough toi get behind a wheel. I hid my keys hours ago.
2007 kinda sucked. I was sick with all these digestive/stomach issues all year, which led to even worse panic attacks. The last 2 weeks weren’t even that great due to a stomach bug on Christmas. What did we do tonight? Drank champagne and played Uno.
But 2007 had its bright spots. I did propose to my girlfriend during one of the best vacations I had in years.
Here’s to 2008, everyone!
Posted by
Lackadaisical @ 01/01/2008 2:25 AM EST
and thus the holiday season ends. hello real world.
Posted by
rusty @ 01/01/2008 2:28 AM EST
I swear to Jebus that the people that lived next door to where I went spent like 2 grand on fireworks tonight. It was like we all of a sudden were at Disney World watching the fireworks display that ends the night. It was very awesome, but the first thing we said when it was done was “I wonder how much that cost?”. Our meager 30 bucks worth was so very sad in comparison.
Happy New Year Everyone!!!
Posted by
Shuanfu @ 01/01/2008 3:17 AM EST
“I’ve been carrying a note in my wallet for 5 years that says if I build a time machine before the year 2009, to send Trevor back to tell me how I did it but for the life of me I can’t remember who Trevor is.”
It would appear to me that you already met Trevor as he was sent back into the past, to tell you about your time travel invention, but future you didn’t tell trevor the instructions on how to accomplish time travel, which past you, thought would have been the most pertinent information, mainly so as not to waste 5 years not working on a time machine. The note is simply to remind you next time around, to give your time machine guinea pig better information. sounds like the last few months of 2008 will be interesting for you. Either that, or since trevor was the test flight, maybe something went wrong, and he had you take that note to avoid sending him to a fate he did not forsee before attempting to travel time without proper instruction on how to repair the machine or something. Or you were just fucking DRUNK
Posted by
Justin B @ 01/01/2008 3:24 AM EST
Happy New Years guys! Well 2007 was freakin weird. But 2008 sounds technoy.
Posted by
Andre @ 01/01/2008 3:36 AM EST
So, anyone else as bummed as I am that the Holiday Season is over?
And while we’re at it, is anyone as drunk as I am right now?
It wasn’t that 2007 sucked, it was really just that it was meh and unspectacularisticish. Here’s hoping that 2008 is better!
Posted by
Kitsunexus @ 01/01/2008 4:23 AM EST
Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone had a great night and got home safely if they went out.
Here’s to wishing that 2008 brings each and every one of us good health and happiness.
2008… you’re up… show us what you’ve got.
Posted by
Magic Toy @ 01/01/2008 4:44 AM EST
2007 was indeed a very weird year, and really not that great, especially since my grandma went through a lot of health stuff this year, but she is still with us, so YEA!!! Remember on That 70’s Show when Kitty’s mom (Betty White) burned Eric in front of his friends, and they teased him about the rare but extra powerful “grandma burn”??? Well thats my grandma, and I thank God for the many burns to come in 2008…lol. :)
Happy New Year everyone!!!
Posted by
crazy_mainer @ 01/01/2008 6:14 AM EST
I can’t believe I fell asleep before 9 last night
9!
Posted by
dohopoki @ 01/01/2008 8:58 AM EST
Happy 2008 morning, guys….Who else is watching the rose parade in a while?
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 01/01/2008 10:37 AM EST
What’s the rose parade?
Posted by
dohopoki @ 01/01/2008 10:58 AM EST
Hopefully Matt will finally switch to UBB.
Posted by
seven @ 01/01/2008 11:04 AM EST
I do certainly hope that I can affect some major change in my life this year (The Year of the Flood, as I have declared it). I will find a job and move to Portland. I will start a new life worth living. My present life is only called a “life” due to a lack of a better term. I have nothing here in Utah, so that should make it easier to reset everything
I am curious, who else spent New Year’s Eve at home, alone, getting drunk while playing video games? Is that an unhealthy way to spend a supposedly socially celebrataculorious[/James Lipton] night? My poisons of choice were Metaxa ouzo, Stoli, St. Brendan’s, and Spaten Optimator Dopplebock (one of my new favorite beers, which at 7.2% ABV does the job well).
Posted by
Tom @ 01/01/2008 11:47 AM EST
Well, happy 2008.
Last night I was watching Space Ghost Coast to Coast and realized that I was doing the exact same thing exactly ten years ago. Creeped me out.
I didn’t drink a drop of alcohol last night. My man came home from work at 11:30, we ate dinner, kissed at the stroke of midnight, then went to bed at 1:00.
The neighbors popped firecrackers (we live in an apartment) and scared the living shit out of both of us. Seriously, I thought somebody was getting shot or something at first.
Posted by
Annette @ 01/01/2008 12:41 PM EST
My New Year’s Eve was quiet and awesome. I finished knitting a hoodie! Easy resolutions this time.
Learn to spin yarn
Concentrate more on blogging
Knit twelve pairs of socks
Happy 2008!
I just tuned in to the Rose Parade. Wow, the transforming Honda float is SO cool!
Doho, do you really not know the Tournament of Roses Parade? I fell asleep early last night too, I watched the ball drop in Times Square at 9, then I started watching Pick of Destiny and fell asleep during the second act. Didn’t wake back up until really late. And I wasn’t even drinking either!
Posted by
squee4242 @ 01/01/2008 12:46 PM EST
Is it some kind of sword fight?
Posted by
dohopoki @ 01/01/2008 12:48 PM EST
I had a pretty quiet New Years. Only one person showed up at the party my mom was throwing. Part of it may be with it being New Years, people had other plans but I think a bigger reason is that with the weather (it was snowing last night and still is right now) and the fact that no snowplow came through our neighborhood until this morning may be a big factor anyway. I was watching Melody Time that I found in my videtape bin and was watching it only to pause when the New Year hit. If it wasn’t for my watch vibrating and the TV on in the kitchen to the celebration in downtown Chicago, I would have kept on watching. There’s now so much food in my house thanks to the no-shows at the party that my mom wants me to take some back with me to Texas. Well, I don’t know if I will be going to school or not when I get back so I don’t want to take anything that spoils. I started Journaling yesterday two hours before midnight. I hope to continue and keep it up, as I hope I start my blogging soon.
Anyway, I leave for Texas tonight. The weather is still snow flurrying and it’s supposed to be cold, but it should get better as I make my way south. I wish I had gotten on here more when I was home, as I wished I would have done more than I actually did. I hope to be on soon when I get back to Texas. One of my goals is to get my own apartment and get the Internet and satellite TV set up. Well, take care everyone and have an enjoyable New Years Day 2008!
Posted by
BJ @ 01/01/2008 1:15 PM EST
Spent New Year’s wandering around in the Chicago snow. Driving from here to Texas sounds incredibly long.
Tom Good luck in Portland. Cool town.
Posted by
clumsyonice @ 01/01/2008 2:06 PM EST
2008 does indeed sound futuristic. It also makes me feel really old, partly because 2008 sounds so far removed from 1985, and partly because I can now say that ten years ago, I was a teenager. Creepy.
Looking back on 2007 a little more, I stick with my original statement that it wasn’t a great year. However I do think it was an important year. 2007 was the year of trying things I didn’t think I could do. I came out of the closet, I took a canoeing class even though I can barely swim, I did some traveling that didn’t involve theme parks or a school trip. I moved out for awhile and did a job I never expected I’d be able to handle.
Most importantly, I made a lot of new friends this year. Some of them are people I never would have pictured myself being friends with, yet we get along fine. So even though it was a shitty year (no matter how much good stuff happens, a year with 2 deaths is instantly a shitty year), I feel like I learned and grew a lot. So it wasn’t wasted, at least. This was the year I started to firm up my ideas of what I want to do with the rest of my life, and that’s very significant.
Posted by
jazzy @ 01/01/2008 2:40 PM EST
Tournament of Roses Parade: Wiki
Good luck BJ!
My new year’s was pretty mellow. I spent the night with two friends. We went shopping, went out for Thai, then watched Empire Strikes Back and Blade Runner. We had Pop Tarts for breakfast, and watched the It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia marathon on Showcase.
My resolution is typical: get back into shape.
Oh, and learn Tecktonik dancing.
Posted by
Nina @ 01/01/2008 3:15 PM EST
I still haven’t watched Pick of Destiny, Squee.
I suppose that’s a New Year’s Resolution 
Posted by
Knegative @ 01/01/2008 3:23 PM EST
Merry New Year, mofos!!
Capitol One Bowl time.
Posted by
Cigar @ 01/01/2008 4:17 PM EST
Yeah Kneg you should get on that, it’s fun. At first I thought it was kind of repetitive of the HBO series but after a couple of viewings I revised my opinion. I especially love the opening number, with Meatloaf and the always lovely Cynthia Ettinger as JB’s parents.
Starting the new year with an It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia marathon sounds awesome! FX should have done that.
Happy New year everyone!
I only ever have one resolution every year and so far its done me good.
I resolve to just wing it and see what happens.
Posted by
Wenthral @ 01/01/2008 4:43 PM EST
I didn’t get to see the Rose Parade…but I did just see Philadelphia’s Mummers Parade in person, the first time I’ve ever seen a big-city parade anywhere but on TV. The Mummers Parade is basically string groups dressed up in ruffled, multi-colored costumes that are supposed to vaguely resemble something, like Mexican dancers or babies. They wear make-up, throw beads and shake hands with the crowd, strut like peacocks, and have a whale of a time.
So did I. I didn’t stay for the whole parade, but what I saw was awesome. There was even a fairly realistic “Star Wars” unit, complete Vader, Jedi, a red-robed Emperor’s Guard, and enough Stormtroopers to staff a Star Cruiser for a couple millennium. Other really cool movie themed units included “Shrek” and “Hairspray”; there was a western calvary-and-Indians group that was cute (even if they weren’t exactly PC).
The crowd, most of them tourists, local families, or drunk University of the Arts students, had a whale of a time, too. There was a real Mardi Gras atmosphere going on, what with all the sloshed people and the vendors selling toys, balloons, fuzzy hats, New Year’s hats, foam Miss Liberty crowns, noisemakers, and Philly pretzels big enough to feed ten starving Third World nations. I really regret forgetting my camera in my hurry to get to the parade.
(For once, the weather even worked in my favor. I woke up late…but it turns out the rain in the morning delayed the parade until noon.)
Posted by
starwenn @ 01/01/2008 5:50 PM EST
Not to sound crabby, but I am kinda looking forward to whatever year they stop making those glittery glasses with the year in them, I suppose it will be 2011 since there will no longer be 2 zeros in the number.
Posted by
kb @ 01/01/2008 8:20 PM EST
kb, and then we will all hail the glittery monocle!
At least until 2020 (and that is very futuristic sounding!).
Posted by
Guise @ 01/01/2008 8:59 PM EST
kb, I’m intrigued to see what they’ll do for 2011, but it’s indeed very possible to make a second loop for 2012, 13, 14 and so on.
Couldn’t they just curve the one around?
Anyway, I’m waiting for the next Odyssey year…2010. And hope that I will live to see 2063….
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 01/01/2008 10:33 PM EST
Cameron, don’t you mean 2061? That’s when we’re supposed to land on Haley’s Comet, if I’m not mistaken. And what about 3001? That’s the year I want to see. ^_^
Posted by
Tom @ 01/02/2008 12:13 AM EST
Tom
Yeah, it’s been a while…2061 it is! :) But I don’t think I’ll make it to 3001, nor do I want to…I’ll leave that to Philip J. Fry…
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 01/02/2008 12:18 AM EST
Travel safe BJ!
Posted by
Shuanfu @ 01/02/2008 12:37 AM EST
Interesting point about those New Year’s Eve glasses, but they have been making them since before the new millennium.
Posted by
Tresjolie9 @ 01/02/2008 12:46 AM EST
I hate winter with every fiber of my being. I just BARELY made it home tonight, driving by myself, without my cell. WE got hit with ANOTHER huge winter storm. My nerves are shattered. I thought of you, BJ….drive safe.
Why did people ever SETTLE in Canada in the first place? I love certain aspects of my country but I cannot take another Canadian winter!
I resolve to get the hell out of this place as soon as I can…somewhere warm….
Posted by
Muppet Baby @ 01/02/2008 12:48 AM EST
Muppet Baby - At least the global warming is coming so maybe Canada will be a tropical paradise by next year. I keep trying to figure out what it would take to have 60-70 degree weather in PA in winter, but to no avail so far.
2007 had some very good moments in my life - got married, got a raise at work, got to see the black costume Spidey on a movie theater screen…
However, I think I am looking forward to 2008 - I still have a lot of hope for my goals and am working hard to pay off some of the wonderful debt I got by going to school and just being a plain dumbass. Well, with one day almost down, it’s still not to late to wish everyone a Happy New Year!
Posted by
jjwspider @ 01/02/2008 12:55 AM EST
Hey Muppet Baby,
Come on down to America! Nice and toasty, and all ya got to give up is that pesky healthcare! Join the rest of us: happy till sick, then if you’ve got the bucks, you won’t die! Yep, survival of the fittest down here in the US of A.
Posted by
Terror Claws Cole @ 01/02/2008 1:29 AM EST
Muppet Baby I know how you feel!!
Theres waaay too much snow here in St. Johns, And theres another storm coming tomorrow apparntly.
Posted by
JoshC @ 01/02/2008 1:35 AM EST
Dammit! I forgot about the ‘no free health care’ thing in the USA. I have Crohn’s Disease, 10 prescriptions a month, and WAY too many surgeries to move to the USA…too bad, I love the NY Rangers.
The best part of 2007? For me, it was seeing the White Stripes live, from the 2nd row.
Posted by
Muppet Baby @ 01/02/2008 1:41 AM EST
Muppet Baby,You come on down to Texas and we’ll show you the real meaning of heat!
Here in Waco, we don’t get much snow.. “winter” usually means turning the heat on in the morning and the AC on in the afternoon…
Posted by
Cameron T. @ 01/02/2008 1:42 AM EST
Cameron T - Texas sounds heavenly. :) I swear if I have to scrape the ice and snow off my car ONE MORE TIME in the dark cold AM before work…grrrrrr
Posted by
Muppet Baby @ 01/02/2008 3:11 AM EST
How nice of Adult Swim to air Space Ghost once every 4 years at 5:30 in the morning.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 01/02/2008 6:52 AM EST
Wow. I didn’t think they aired Space Ghost at all these days.
Posted by
Annette @ 01/02/2008 10:23 AM EST
My 2007 was one of the scariest and most wonderful times ever.
In this year alone I:
Got my Driver’s License
Got Married
Bought a house
Had my first child.
Not exactly in that order either, but it was intense and fun and frightening at the same time.
I hope 2008 is slightly less eventful.
Posted by
Ben S. @ 01/02/2008 10:26 AM EST
Ben S. -Wow, you make me feel lazy.
Muppet Baby- I feel you, it was -10 when I went out to take my son to school today, before windchill. I think it’s safe to say the car never actually warmed up by the time I got back home. I am one of the lazy people who use wiper fluid instead of scraping and I have to park on a busy street so warming up the car is not an option.
Posted by
kb @ 01/02/2008 11:09 AM EST
When I was thinking of all the stuff that happened in 2007, I somehow managed to completely forget that I got a fucking degree in August. Finished up community college and got my Associate in Arts. How that slipped my mind, I’ll never know…
Posted by
jazzy @ 01/02/2008 1:02 PM EST
Well, my New Year gets off on a Par-For-The-Course start. Ma went to the hospital yesterday morning. She was having an odd bout of pain, and since her heart attack years ago she was told to get any similar pains looked at, even if it just turns out to be indigestion. She bought an off-brand salsa Monday that disagreed with both of us, and she thought that’s what it was. I finally got her to go get checked out, and next thing we know, she’s told it was a mild heart attack. One helicopter trip to Lawton later, she’s getting set up for a Quad-Bypass since her stents aren’t getting the job done anymore. By this time next week, she’ll be all retrofitted and spiffy. My Pops got his carburator re-bored some time ago, as some of you remember, and he was out of the hospital two days after surgery. Ma ought to do just fine, seein’ she takes better care of herself. The way her side of the family heals up, she’ll be up to speed in less than a month. We never take milestones like New Years’ in a normal fashion anyway. Interesting times, indeed…
Posted by
kingklash has nowhere to go but sideways @ 01/02/2008 1:54 PM EST
So I had to take the day off work to sit at home and wait for the damned glass company to come out and replace our kitchen window. While we were out at a New Year’s Eve party, some kids busted the window out with a tree branch… and then left! They just thought it would be fun go around breaking windows, I guess, because they got several other houses in our neighborhood and the surrounding area. Nothing stolen, just broken windows. Happy New Year indeed.
What really sucks is that my work is still expecting me to come in after I get done with the glass guys, so if they leave at 4 pm, I have to go to work for forty-five minutes.
Oh, I doubt they ever will again, Annette.
Posted by
dohopoki @ 01/02/2008 3:30 PM EST
Doho, and yet Tuesday morning, every week, on Bravo in the UK…
01:00 [adult swim] - Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Space Ghost presents an animated intergalactic talk show with celebrity guests including musicians, comedians, and sociopathic dictators.
01:15 [adult swim] - Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Space Ghost presents an animated intergalactic talk show with celebrity guests including musicians, comedians, and sociopathic dictators.
01:30 [adult swim] - Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Space Ghost presents an animated intergalactic talk show with celebrity guests including musicians, comedians, and sociopathic dictators.
01:45 [adult swim] - Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Space Ghost presents an animated intergalactic talk show with celebrity guests including musicians, comedians, and sociopathic dictators.
Yay for descriptive schedules.
Posted by
Guise @ 01/02/2008 3:36 PM EST
your adult swim is on Bravo? What the fuck, do you live in Bizzaro world?
Posted by
dohopoki @ 01/02/2008 3:59 PM EST
Kingklash, I hope your mother recovers as quickly as your dad did! It sounds like a stressful situation nonetheless.
About fifteen years ago my father had a mid-life crisis, divorced my mother and became an insane triathlete so now I usually spend christmas explaining why I don’t exercise enough. He’s 6′4″, 185 lb and in the best shape of his life and I think he might outlive me. I’m pretty sure he also thinks I’m a wuss because I consider a 50-km bike ride to be enough for one day!
Posted by
Jinsky @ 01/02/2008 4:05 PM EST
Doho, it kind of works that a lot of the UK channels on satellite/cable share a name and programming with the US versions, but tend to buy up the rights to show channels in competition or swapping between companies owned by the same broadcaster.
Adult Swim used to be hosted on the Toonami channel, where we got DBZ, Teen Titans, Batman, Tenchi, etc for a while as well as Hong Kong movies. Then that became just an extra, normal Cartoon Network channel and Adult Swim disappeared.
Somewhere along the line, Virgin Media Television who operate the UK Bravo, in no way linked to NBCU in the US, picked up the rights to the name, bumpers and shows for Adult Swim and play a two-hour block every too-damn-early morning.
Posted by
Guise @ 01/02/2008 4:35 PM EST
Jeez, king, best of luck to you, the fam, and especially your mamz.
My mom has been having heart issues over the last couple of years. Hours and hours of tests, sev
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