requisite year-in-review entry

I am not planning on partying on New Year's Eve. I partied enough over Christmas break. Plus I was over vomit on the dance floor or in bars a long time ago. Crowds and puke are just not my thing. Instead a few of us will go out for a quiet evening at a local restaurant, and if anyone wants to puke they can do it on each other in the privacy of their own home. New Year's Eve to me is synonymous with vomit, as there's always someone in the house who drinks too much and throws up before the clock strikes twelve.

2008 was a crazy, but generally positive year for me. I visited a lot of new places and got a better job. I lost a friend but gained and strengthened many friendships too. 2008 was notable for good pop music too, in my opinion. Many great albums and tracks came out just in time, as I was about to give up on it entirely.

Here are some highlights from 2008:

U Street at night, Manhattan deathmarch, an evening with TJ and Scott Bakula, going to Ft. Lauderdale with Matt, Kylie's new album, rage-inducing lemon meringue pie with Homer, I built a treebox, Celtic Festival, Brett visits DC, 1st trip to Ireland, sorghum, new job, Kieran visits DC, water polo woof, Fire Island weekend, OMG I'm in MetroWeekly, South Carolina, Touch My Body, evil sex sorcerers, Miss Adam's Morgan pageant, Hercvles & Love Affair, sinkholes and manatees, 2nd trip to Ireland, gay blogger conference.