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December 31, 2004
"Annis Horribilis"
In 1997 Queen Elizabeth lamented her annis horribilis after Princess Diana's death. This year has been, in a way, my own annis horribilis.
It started off bad with a relationship gone sour in the ugliest of ways, followed quickly by my dad's bypass surgery. The year progressed at its glacial pace, adding heartbreak to sadness as a lovely neighbor, a former boss and my uncle passed away. Of course, the year ended with two resounding crashes as my job changed dramatically (never for the better) and a tsunami showed us that you really should live for the moment. I've not even made my annual pilgrimage to London and Iceland.
It wasn't all bad: that sour relationship is now a solid friendship; I got to go see the west coast by train; I got to know that in my heart I'm not just a drone.
And so I look towards 2005 with some hope and not a little trepidation. As bad as 2004 was, 2005 is going to be better. I think there are going to be good things on the relationship front, on the job front and on the location front. There's a lot brewing, maybe it winds up being nothing, but the journey is going to be worth taking this year.
Cheers to all of you, and may you all have a great new year.
Posted by Samer at December 31, 2004 05:19 PM
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