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June 30, 2008

So ends half the year.

It went too damn fast.

Six months ago, I said here, This year was pretty good - so I won't hope for a better next year. I'll be happy with the same old shit.

And I would have been happy with the same old shit. But no - I got new shit. Smellier shit.

I won't recap it now. Too depressing. I think I drank more so far this year than in all of 2007.

Okay, it hasn't been all bad, but my back still hurts, work still hasn't picked up, my father's still dead, and here I am recapping when I said I wouldn't.

So here are some of the better days:

My re-creation of Psycho, much to the vocal dismay of my wife:
"American Psycho" 

My wife's interpretation of Calvin and Hobbes snowmen:
"Snow Wonder!" 

This entry actually got linked in a newsletter that I didn't edit:
"Wavering" 

Musings on George Washington and my first ever birthday forum:
"Presidents' Day" 

It's always cool to see an eclipse, even if it wasn't the omen I'd hoped:
"Dark Side of the Moon" 

It has been a good year for movies:
"Movie!" 

I saw Bruce Springsteen:
"May Day" 

...who became President:
"Hail to the Boss" 

I've reconnected with some old friends from high school, like Pat:
"Community" 

I have successfully lost some weight:
"The Down Side..." 

And I got tickets to the next Springsteen show!
"Born in the USA" 
(Oh, and we're also going to go see Counting Crows. Got those tickets while I was dealing with my dad's passing, and didn't post it here then).

And I have learned some new things this year:

Never watch Blade Runner and A Scanner Darkly back to back;
Never get drunk and listen to Brandi Carlile's The Story on repeat;
I'm not a computer guru, and I'm okay with that;
I can help my ex-wife without drinking heavily;
I can drink heavily without getting a hangover;
I wasn't the person I thought I was in high school (yeah, I may explain that one later).

Okay, looking back, it hasn't been all that bad, though my perceptions are certainly colored by my pain. Still... dare I hope for a better 2nd half?

What the hell - why not?