Welcome to 2007!

In 2007…

1. Will you be looking for a new job?
I am *perpetually* looking for something to replace Eviljob, albeit in a really half-hearted, lacklustre way. Replace Job 2? Nevvah. Not for a little while, at least.

2. Will you be looking for a new relationship?
Ehhh… No. Not actively. I mean, with whose time, right? The one I am sorta in is bad enough.

3. New house?
No, quite happy with the one I have.

4. What will you do different in 07?
Differently? Ok—sorry. Perhaps I will try to correct others less. :-) I will try—TRY—to attend more to my own health and welfare, and less on the health and welfare of people who aren’t worth the investment of my time. And focus on those who *are* worth it, of course.

5. New Years resolution?
To try to be a little better to myself, and quit putting off taking care of *me*. And to be ABD (C. Phil.) by January, 2008 (technically late November/December, ’07 after my Quals and Specials), come Hell or high water. Score! :-D

6. What will you not be doing in 07?
Getting married, having kids, kicking puppies, selling internal organs on eBay, prostitution, getting more (pet) cats, starting my own auction website to get *rid* of cats and calling it catBay, plagiarising, staging a hostile takeover of Citigroup, or failing Quals (I hope).

…what the hell kind of question is this?!?

7. Any trips planned?

Oh, yeah. I skipped out on Tunica in Jan (like, right now—where Meg is) because I didn’t have time to go off and play, but I will be back in Reno/Tahoe in March. End of pleasure tripping; I haven’t planned out any further than March yet. On the non-pleasure side, it looks like I will have to skateboard over to San Diego, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Though I will try to snake out of those, as I always try…and sometimes manage. :-D

8. Wedding plans?
Mine, or someone else’s? Mine, no. Christ; how can I attain Total World Domination if I’m going off and getting married? Hmm?

9. Major thing on your calendar?
Too many to think about; I’ve covered my calendar in cement and locked it in a drawer ‘cos I could no longer stand to see it hanging on the wall, mocking me. Two HUGE meetings in Feb./March, a biggie tomorrow, and so on, and so on…BWAAH!

10. What can’t you wait for?
Peace. Quiet. To be finished. The 2007 Holiday Season.

11. What would you like to see happen different?
Differently? Oh, there I go—I’ve broken a resolution already. ;-) I would like to see Some Miracle (ANY miracle—I’m not picky) occur and the problem of the parking lot cats at Eviljob be solved.

12. What about yourself will you be changing?
I don’t know. I am hoping for a general positively-directed change. :-)

13. What happened in 06 that you didn’t think would ever happen?
I took in two new cats—Rhett Butler and Cookie. I got hired on at Job 2, which is a fantastic, challenging place. I am finally working under Xena, Warrior Princess (Job 2), who is an ass-kicking marvel!

14. Will you be nicer to the people you care about?
I will try. If I can lower my stress level, I might snap at them less, and that’s related to that General Positive Change Thing.

15. Will you dress differently this year than you did in 06?
For the 2007 Holiday Season, I am seriously thinking about it. I always told myself that once I have done this, that, or the other, I would dress and act more ‘me’…only once I did [whatever], another this, that, or the other would pop up. Once I have called on whatever favours I need to get me through my last three classes and the Quals, I may well go dye my god damned hair black again, start wearing black most of the time, and start wearing freaky nail polish colours again…or something.

16. Will you start or quit drinking?
No. I don’t drink much as it is. With whose time am I supposed to be doing all this fun stuff???

17. Will you better your relationship with your family?
I think we’re pretty ok right now.

18. Will you do charity work?
I’m going to be a crappy person and insist that the money I donate to local cat people & things and the time and money I use in taking care of the parking lot cats is going to count as charity work, even though I am overdue in getting them speutered. Last year, I had time off from my old Job 2 over the holidays—this year I did not. So I had no classes, but I was still working over 40 hrs/week.

19. Will you go to bars?
To play NTN, sure. :-) To drink? Who has the time?

20. Will you be nice to people you don’t know?
lol…many times, I am nicer to people I don’t know than people I do know. At least, I cut them more slack, not knowing them.

21. Do you expect 07 to be a good year for you?
I hope that 2007 is a fantastic year for everyone. Let’s keep our fingers crossed, shall we?

22. How much did you change from this time last year till now?
Ummm…I cut my hair, and it grew back plus some? Does that count?

23. Do you plan on having a child?
I don’t know, you know? Who knows? When are we talking about exactly—2007? If so, nah.

24. Will you still be friends with the same people you are friends with now?
I choose my friends and loyalties very carefully, so I certainly hope so…

25. Major lifestyle changes?
I’m taking things as they come this year. :-) We’ll see what happens.

26. Will you be moving?
That is highly doubtful. I mean like REALLY highly doubtful.

27. What will you make sure doesn’t happen in 07 that happened in 06?
Ummm…having my bathroom and hall flood? Spending too much personal money on things that I should be submitting receipts for and getting reimbursed? I don’t know—we’ll see what comes up that reminds me of some previous fuck-up, and see if I manage to avoid it.

28. What are your New Years Eve plans?
Well, it’s late and I have to work and meet tomorrow, but I did go out, and it could have sucked worse. :-)

29. Will you have someone to kiss at midnight?
I did, though it wasn’t All That. :-) But when I got home, I was showered with kisses from Squooshable and Mr Rhett Butler Kittypants—so I am counting that, instead.

30. One wish for 07?
That everyone I know and love is happy, healthy, and receives the best of everything throughout the year!

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