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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.

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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

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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!

Ghosted 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?

Ghosted 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!

Ghosted 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!

Ghosted by Special K @ 12/31/2007 3:32 PM EST

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.

Ghosted 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!

Ghosted 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…

Ghosted 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

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted by nork @ 12/31/2007 4:00 PM EST

All of them? :O

Ghosted 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!

Ghosted by Special K @ 12/31/2007 4:06 PM EST

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…

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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!

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted by Chris @ 12/31/2007 4:40 PM EST

Here’s to still putting 2007 on everything I write until May.

Ghosted by Cotter @ 12/31/2007 4:42 PM EST

I will eat a Carvel Cookie Puss. It has been too long!

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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!

Ghosted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 12/31/2007 5:09 PM EST

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!

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted by dohopoki @ 12/31/2007 5:38 PM EST

…maybe I meet Trevor this year

Ghosted by dohopoki @ 12/31/2007 5:44 PM EST

Doho, I have a cousin named Trevor, if that helps?

Ghosted by Guise @ 12/31/2007 5:45 PM EST

Is he good at following instructions?

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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!

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted by Special K @ 12/31/2007 6:06 PM EST

A lot of days, X-E was the best part of my 2007.

Thanks Matt, and everyone here.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted 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 â€“ 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).

Ghosted 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…

Ghosted 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.

Ghosted by JLAJRC @ 12/31/2007 6:53 PM EST

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