{"id":1964,"date":"2010-12-23T09:11:38","date_gmt":"2010-12-23T15:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/cm\/?p=1964"},"modified":"2010-12-23T09:11:38","modified_gmt":"2010-12-23T15:11:38","slug":"2010-wrapup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/cm\/?p=1964","title":{"rendered":"2010 wrapup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time for the year-end roundup! I’ve been copying Chele<\/a> with this for many years now.<\/p>\n

1. What did you do in 2010 that you\u2019d never done before?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Got engaged!!!
\nLearned letterpress printing
\nVisited Kauai
\nWrote a Windows application in VB.NET
\nSaw Twins games in the out-of-doors
\nMade my own bitters
\nSaw WWE wrestling in person
\nWent to Vermont
\nWas a captain\/coach on the Breast Cancer 3-Day
\nHad absinthe on Bourbon Street
\nJoined a sanctioned bowling league
\nLearned to sail
\nCheered for Brett Favre
\nWatched a huge portion of the World Cup<\/p>\n

2. Did you keep your new years\u2019 resolutions and will you make more for next year? <\/strong><\/p>\n

– go to Europe – no! europe was expensive, so we went to hawaii instead.<\/em>
\n– sell my car and buy a used one with cash – yes, and I love my little car.<\/em>
\n– lose 30 more pounds – nope! still working on that<\/em>.
\n– be sweep team captain on the 3-Day – yes!<\/em>
\n– get another tattoo (I know what I want, but not where) – nope! man, that placement decision is hard.<\/em><\/p>\n

I’m going to pass on making resolutions (except for my usual “have fun, be awesome, don’t die”, and focus on my 101 things<\/a> list over the next year instead.)<\/p>\n

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bill and Katie!<\/p>\n

4. Did anyone close to you die?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, thankfully.<\/p>\n

5. What countries did you visit?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No new countries! Just a new island in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?<\/strong><\/p>\n

More PTO. I will always want more PTO.<\/p>\n

7. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The night Matt asked me to marry him on the beach in Maui. Everything about it was perfect.<\/p>\n

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? <\/strong><\/p>\n

My projects at work – there’s a lot <\/em>going on
\nLearning letterpress printing
\nLearning to sail
\nMy knitting projects<\/p>\n

9. What was your biggest failure? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Calling something a failure is stupid. I got a parking ticket in Syracuse, how’s that?<\/p>\n

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The worst thing that happened to me was a cough that lasted 2 months. I’m ok with that.<\/p>\n

11. What was the best thing you bought?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Deuce (my car)
\nOur new free iPod. I got it with a combination of Amazon gift certificates and a gift card I won at work.<\/p>\n

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone involved with the Breast Cancer 3-Day!
\nOur neighbors, during the Great Snowstorm of 2010<\/p>\n

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

BP
\nTeabaggers<\/p>\n

14. Where did most of your money go?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A bunch of cash went towards my car (but ultimately has saved me a ton)
\nTravel
\nWedding savings<\/p>\n

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camping
\nWeddings (friends’ and ours)
\nVacation<\/p>\n

16. What song will always remind you of 2010?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s Do It Again<\/a> by J-Boog (we heard it constantly in Hawaii)<\/p>\n

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:<\/strong><\/p>\n

i. happier or sadder? Happier
\nii. thinner or fatter? The same
\niii. richer or poorer? Richer. (Turns out selling your expensive car makes a huge difference.)<\/p>\n

18. What do you wish you\u2019d done more of?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camping!
\nLetterpress printing… the time commitment is hard.<\/p>\n

19. What do you wish you\u2019d done less of?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Work?<\/p>\n

20. How will you be spending Christmas?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Watertown with my future in-laws! We had Christmas with my family here last night.<\/p>\n

21. Did you fall in love in 2010?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I spent the year in love.<\/p>\n

22. What was your favorite TV program?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Survivor <\/em>or the World Series of Poker <\/em><\/p>\n

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn\u2019t hate this time last year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of course not.<\/p>\n

24. What was the best book you read?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Yiddish Policemen’s Union<\/em> by Michael Chabon
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

25. What was your greatest musical discovery of 2010?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The NAS\/Damian Marley album<\/p>\n

26. What did you want and get?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A trip to New Orleans, a 12-day vacation in Hawaii, an engagement ring, a really cheap new car, an awesome garden<\/p>\n

27. What did you want and not get?<\/strong><\/p>\n

ONE MILLION DOLLARS!<\/p>\n

28. What was your favorite film of this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hot Tub Time Machine, <\/em>because of the people I went with.\u00a0
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spent time with family and friends. I turned 37 this year.<\/p>\n

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not having to think about politics. Ever.<\/p>\n

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Same as always: Comfortable? Sports-logoed?<\/p>\n

32. What kept you sane?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt
\nSports
\nMy awesome friends<\/p>\n

33. Which celebrity\/public figure did you fancy the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tim Howard<\/p>\n

34. What political issue stirred you the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anything based in racism, ignorance, or intolerance.<\/p>\n

35. Who did you miss?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My grandma<\/p>\n

36. Who was the best new person you met?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My 3-Day crew teammates.<\/p>\n

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Getting the insurance on your phone is worth it!<\/p>\n

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And someday soon my friends, this ride will come to an end
\nBut we can’t just get in line again<\/em><\/p>\n

Do what makes you happy now, while you still have the chance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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