Well, I turned twenty-five this Saturday.

It was a pretty good day. I went to brunch at Sola with Courtney and her mom, and I’ve been wanting to go there for a long time. The food and blood orange mimosas were delicious, of course. After that, I went home and watched KU basketball and followed the breaking news about our new football hire, Turner Gill. I watched a Hitchcock movie, talked to loved ones on the phone and ended the night at the Long Room with my good Chicago friends.

Oh, and walked home in 30 degree rain with no shoes on. Cool.

Twenty-four was interesting. I don’t know that I need to review it for myself, so I’ll spare all of you.

What will twenty-five be like? Who knows. I have my set of resolutions that I’m calling The Grand Plan. I hope to be a healthier, debt-free (lol), decent cook with a better idea of what I want to do with my life. I’ve set my direction, now I just have to…move that way.

Thanks to everyone who made my twenty-fourth year enjoyable.

This is my post from December 12, 2008 (via another blog):

i don’t remember much from year 23.
it went from:
bargle.
going out every night.
my cousin’s death.
jana’s murder.
gas prices being $3.50 a gallon.
economy dying.
friends growing apart.
no clue what i want to be when i grow up.

to:
friends growing closer.
the entire six feet under series in one month.
courtney returning.
big move.
new job.
hermit city.
complete range of emotions re: my parents.
no clue what i want to be when i grow up.

I guess I’ll be making a new post here on Saturday. My original post had five “birthday resolutions” (because I hate New Years) and only one was accomplished. So there’s that. I seriously dislike disappointing myself. Ah well.

So here’s to my last week of being 24. Should be fun.

From Antichrist, which I wanted to see but probably won’t anytime soon…

On Sunday, I had hangover brunch (which included a Matilda or two and bacon and chocolate pancakes [WHAT?!]) at Chaise Lounge with some lady (and gentleman) friends. Between hangover brunch and Mad Men, I took a little nap.

Of course, during said nap, I kicked my laptop off of my bed and its adapter jack broke and slipped back into my computer.

Mreh.

And now I have to replace the motherboard to my Dell Inspiron whatever whatever and be without a computer for approximately two weeks. Fortunately (I guess) I’m paying less than $300 to get it fixed. But still, two weeks without a computer…help.

I’m on borrowed time (really, borrowed computer) so here are some quick updates:

• Mad Men season ended. Good season, am I right? I’m sad I have to wait another nine months to watch it again.
• That reminds me, only a few months until Lost starts up again. WEEEE I’m excited!
• Someone broke into my car a few weeks ago and smashed a window. I still need to get that fixed.
• I’ll be in Kansas City for next weekend (the 21st-ish). Thinking about coordinating a brunch get-together for anyone who is interested.
• I get to see the doctor tomorrow for the first time in more than a year. That’s good mostly because I need my drugs.
• I’ll be going to Texas for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
• My birthday is in a month (as of tomorrow, 11-12). I was thinking about my “TGP” today and that I’ve mostly only lived up to one aspect of it (making an effort to be social). I think that I am going to further develop TGP and then implement it starting on 12-12 (my 25th birthday). It will be better for me to set goals that are measurable and have actual dates.
• Currently reading Lolita, listening to the Zombies and studying as much as I (think I) can.

I think that’s all. Hopefully in a few weeks I’ll have a brand new motherboard (that sounds like something Buster would like) and I’ll stop with the lazy updates.