HNY

i don't know about this year. there were some bad things that happened. there were some good things that happened. on balance, i'd have to say this was a difficult year, and while i've had years in which harder things happened--e.g. when my sister died or when i got divorced--the rest of the stuff in those years was exciting or at least relatively OK. the year my sister died was my first year in college, so...built in excitement. the year i got divorced i was in school as well, i finished my MA, and i ran a marathon. (i'm suddenly realizing that i still mark the "year" in academic terms--i.e. as starting in august/september.)

( rambling navel-gazing behind cut )

happy new year, everyone!