It's almost over y'all. 2014...what a kick in the knees this year has been. For the second consecutive year, I have what resembles the flu on New Year's Eve. Fun! It's like having a hangover without the fuzzy fun memories leading up to it.
I've gone back and forth on how I wanted to wrap this ol' blog up for the year. There's just so may ways I can take this. But I'm sick and a little bit lazy, so we are just going to go with the tried and true list. A list of the highlights and then we'll close the loop with some 2015 goals. How exciting for you that you get to read this!
In no particular order and excluding the obvious brilliant hilarious kid, loving Husband, tap-dancing dog, health and happiness yada, yada, yada, here are my favorite things from this past year:
- The Derek Jeter commercial. I'm kind of indifferent to Jeter. Obviously, he's one of the greatest players, but his existence is inconsequential in my life. I am, however, a sucker for great marketing. And this commercial was fantastic. I sent it to Husband gushing about how great it was and his response, "I refuse to watch it on principle." And that, my friends, is what our relationship is like.
- Bedlam. Football, baseball and wrestling: yay us! Basketball: Stinkville. Let's never talk about it again. Football on the other hand, let's talk about that again and again and again. Kick it again!
- Eggnog cookies. Found this recipe. It was life-changing. Nothing else to say about that.
- Hozier, Take Me to Church. I don't have any idea what this song is about. I've listened to it a hundred times and I just don't know. I watched the video. That definitely didn't clear anything up. But I really love it. Maybe it's about Derek Jeter.
- Orange Papago Blossom beer. Discovered this last week when I was in Arizona. It is delicious. There's nutmeg or cinnamon or allspice or something in it. My palate isn't all that distinguished. I just know my mouth was happy after drinking it.
- World Cup Mania. That was fun. I liked the chanting. I hope we can do it again this summer.
- Drunk History and Benched. Two new shows I've started watching this year. As you can see, I fully commit to intellectually stimulating programming. The more you know, the more you grow.
- Sloth adventures. Hanging out and holding a sloth in the Amazon was one of my all-time favorite travel adventures. The bar has been raised; this year, I'm going fisticuffs with a polar bear.
So it's time to set goals, resolutions if you will, for the upcoming year.
- Win an NCAA tournament game. What's that? You're not supposed to set resolutions for other people? Tough. It's my blog. I do what I want. And what I want is a frickin' tourney win. Do we have an understanding?
- Read one book a month. Look at this moment, that is all I can commit to. I am finally finishing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series. And yes, I know that those books came out 45 years ago, but you need to just get over your idea of what a reasonable timeframe is for me. It's all fluid baby. And for the record, TOO MANY DETAILS in those books. I need a flow chart of names and a map of Sweeden just to follow along. Anyway, I'm looking for book recommendations. Whatcha got?
- Run. From my problems. From the cops. Whatever, just run. I think this is the year I will run something. Probably just down the street, but at least I can say I did it, right? I'll update you guys with hashtags and check-ins on facebook.
- Write more. If I say it for all the world hear, then someone has to hold me accountable, right? I'm going to write more this year, more than this blog. So if you see any opportunities out there, just go ahead and be a lamb and send them along. I'd say I'd commit to writing about my new running adventure, but I have a feeling it would go something like this: "I ran today. Running is stupid. I don't know why people do it. I quit." And I'm not really in the haiku business, so let's look for other topics, shall we?
There you go. It's been a challenging year, but I survived. And that's all anyone can ask for. That and to meet Jay Z.
Happy 2015.
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