I’m glad 2005 is over.
Looking back, it wasn’t a bad year for me personally. Home life has been great and we’ve been able to spend a lot of quality time with our friends. Work has been good – and rewarding. But there has been so much negativity last year, and maybe it is my fault for focusing on it, but it has been brutal on me emotionally and on my spirit.
My turn to weigh in on “Brokeback Mountain”.
Some of my friends loved it, some merely liked it. It’s been hyped a lot and certain people can be forgiven for not feeling it lived up to the hype.
Bobby introduced us to a game called Munchkin, which is great fun. It contains cards that you draw and the game unfolds based on the cards the players draw and the way they are played. You can even create your own cards to add a new element to the game.
Here are some Monopoly cards I’d like to see.
Current Mood: happy
Current Music: “Christmas Boogie” – Fisher, Shannon & McIver
We have two interns in our office, both of whom will graduate from college in May ’06 but neither of whom have ever operated a typewriter.
Current mood: amused
Current music: “All I Want For Christmas is a Real Good Tan” – Kenny Chesney
So I finally saw the Rolling Stones on Tuesday. Layton wrote a really excellent summary and I won’t try to post a sorry, half-assed excuse of something similar. Great show, loved it.
Got to thinking about the shows I’ve been to, so here’s a list of who I’ve seen perform live. The number in parenthesis is the number of times I’ve seen them if it’s more than once:
Jimmy Buffett (12)
The Black Crowes (4)
The Tragically Hip (3)
R.E.M. (2)
Counting Crows (2)
The Neville Brothers (2)
Hootie & The Blowfish (2)
Crosby, Stills & Nash (2)
Ian Moore (2)
Elton John
Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
U2
Pearl Jam
Van Halen
Layton and I are on our way in a few minutes to see The Rolling Stones.
This article appeared in the Dallas Morning News and made me feel good about having tickets. Unfortunately, the election and too many things at work recently have prevented me from relishing the anticipation as much as I otherwise would have. I’ll have fun tonight anyway, unless someone offers me $400 for my ticket on the way inside, in which case I’ll have $400. I want to see the Stones but I’m not stupid.
Mood: Excited
Music: Mixed Emotions – The Rolling Stones (really!)