2009 in review: The ‘me’ edition

In which I offer tidy lists summarizing the year that was.

The Bad

  • getting laid off — on Friday the 13th, no less (of which there were three this year)
  • hurting my right calf while jogging and being forced to sit out for four weeks as a result

The Good

  • writing over 12 short stories
  • taking part in National Novel Writing Month and completing a novel in 21 days (currently undergoing a second draft)
  • exercising with free weights (started with 10 lb dumbbells, moved to 15 lb)
  • taking up jogging (every other day, up to 10k runs now)
  • started dating again (with, ahem, mixed results but I’ve met lots of people, had some fun and made at least one new good friend)
  • began tinkering with programming again
  • kept off the weight I lost in 2008 (currently around 146 pounds and holding steady)
  • made lots of posts on this blog (whether this should go under Good or Bad may be a question of taste)

The Neither Good Nor Bad

  • with the layoff, my bike didn’t see much use, as I mostly rode it to work
  • the weightlifting regime didn’t give the results I was hoping for, so I am reworking that
  • all of the dating did not get me a snugglebunny but this is not unexpected, since the whole thing is a crapshoot

I shall return and edit these lists as I recall other high and lowlights of the past year.

Next up: The Year in review: The Global Edition

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