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
