Taking Stock 2008: Part One

[fancycwabs]

Things lost in 2008:

• Wife
• Kids
• Retirement account
• Sleep

Things learned in 2008:

• I'm pretty much a chump
• Life isn't even remotely fair
• When a black guy runs for President, you find out rather quickly which of your friends are closet racists

Things accomplished in 2008:

• Car: Paid off
• Separation, and most of the financial and legal whatnot that surrounds it
• The Memphis Barbecue Map
• Having my sense of humor somewhat validated via favrd
• Plays
  1. The Underpants
  2. Little Women
  3. Sweeney Todd
• fancycwabs.com, your online resource for all things fancycwabs

Things tried for the first time in 2008 (Worthwhile Restaurant Division):

• Las Delicias
• Muddy's Bake Shop
• Banh Mi at Indochina
• Noodle Doodle Do

Movies on the Big Screen in 2008 (not quite in order):

• Cloverfield
• There Will Be Blood
• Jumper (ew)
• Persepolis
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets
• No Country For Old Men
• Iron Man
• Speed Racer
• Prince Caspian
• Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull
• The Incredible Hulk
• Get Smart
• WALL-E
• Hellboy II
• The Dark Knight
• Tropic Thunder
• Quantum of Solace
• The Animation Show 4
• Twilight
• Synechdoche, NY
• Doubt

Comments

[fastlearner.livejournal.com]

Any wisdom gained?

[fancycwabs.livejournal.com]

See category 2 in re: chumpage, fairness, and racism.