As if my recent 401K performance weren't insulting enough, some of the depressing figures in my latest mailed statement were printed in Comic Sans -- that ugly, overused font that mimics children's handwriting.
Seriously, what is this? A note from my piggy bank?
Just a few thoughts to kick off a new year for my blog. For those of you wondering how I'm doing, maybe these random snapshots will help you piece together a picture of my life at the moment. I don't care if it looks like a Picasso.
Hosting family and friends for the holidays can be draining, but always fulfilling and ultimately enjoyable. Definitely a cheer.
Unfortunately, the momentum of cleaning up my house didn't extend far into my disaster zone of a bedroom. This would be a jeer.
Cheer: We enjoyed a white Christmas.
Jeer: Home Depot is still sold out of snow shovels.
Cheer: I enjoyed returning to work in the new year, and I'm still loving this job...for as long as I have it, anyway.
Jeer: The bad economy, and ensuing layoffs to be announced at my company. We'll see what happens to me.
Cheer: My vision apparently improved the slightest bit possible over last year. I celebrated and bought an awesome new pair of glasses. Hooray, titanium.
Jeer: Said awesome pair of glasses cost me way too much. That's what I get for shopping at a store named "Eye Society."
Cheer: I've started running again these days.
Jeer: After the extended holiday break, run = sore.
Cheer: A new season of 24. Featuring a 767 and an A340! Okay, maybe not featuring...
Jeer: No more episodes of "Pushing Daisies." (I still despise ABC for canceling it.)
Jeer: I have no more cheers.
Jeer: I'm finding more white hairs on my head. They apparently grow in symmetrical pairs on both sides of my head. (I guess it's a cheer that I still have hair to speak of.)
Jeer: My inbox stands at 111 unread emails.
Double jeer: My spam folder contains 666.
Okay, I lied, I can think of one more cheer. Megan, a friend from church, got me The Book of Whale Insults for Christmas. Let me close with an excerpt from this gem of non-fiction reading:
