Look back on 2009
I know 2009 sucked for a lot of people, so I feel fortunate that I had another good year, despite the Fiance being in a war zone for over half of it (Hey! He came back in one piece! It's yet another reason to feel blessed). Work continues to offer new challenges, and I finally figured out a direction for my future at my company. I had two trips to L.A., one to Seattle, and a family vacation in Nashville. I made new friends. I had a lot of free time to pursue my interests. I developed a new hobby (cooking). And my Mr.Right asked me to marry him.
Here's how I did on my goals for the year:
Books:
How to Read a Film - James Monaco
Sleeping Doll - Jeffery Deaver
Red Prophet - Orson Scott Card
In Her Shoes - Jennifer Weiner
Prentice Alvin - Orson Scott Card
She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb
Alvin Journeyman - Orson Scott Card
Little Children - Tom Perrotta Decided not to read after reading 10 pages.
Heartfire - Orson Scott Card
Shogun - James Clavell
The Crystal City - Orson Scott Card
The Pact - Jodi Picoult Decided not to read
Assassins - LaHaye & Jenkins
Seven Pillars of Wisdom - T.E. Lawrence Read 20 pages. It was awful.
The Indwelling - LaHaye & Jenkins
Naked - David Sedaris
The Mark - LaHaye & Jenkins
The Awakening - L.J. Smith Read 50 pages. Wondered why I loved it as a teen.
Desecration - LaHaye & Jenkins
The Struggle - L.J. Smith Decided not to read
The Remnant - LaHaye & Jenkins
The Fury - L.J. Smith Decided not to read
Armageddon - LaHaye & Jenkins
All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten - Robert Fulghum Decided not to read
Glorious Appearing - LaHaye & Jenkins
Bulfinch's Mythology Am about halfway through
Weird U.S.
Movies:
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
White Heat (1949)
Bicycle Thief (1948) Depressing
Key Largo (1948)
Red Shoes, The (1948)
Beauty and the Beast (1946) Decided not to watch
Great Expectations (1946) Decided not to watch
Open City (Roma, città aperta) (1945) Decided not to watch
Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943) Loved it.
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Sergeant York (1941) My favorite of this list.
Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Great Dictator (1940) My favorite Chaplin film.
His Girl Friday (1940)
Crafts:
Sew - Finish the purse I started years ago and make the Roll-Your-Own Needle Case (from Stitch-n-Bitch)
Crochet - Finish the blanket I started in July and crochet The Garden Scarf (from The Happy Hooker)
Knit - Cricket's Technicolor Techni-cozy for my iPhone (from Stitch-n-Bitch)
Scrapbook - One of mine and Boo's vacations (maybe this year's)
Work:
Learn enough about C# and .Net to put together a sample project using the SDK. Bought a C# book that said one should be well versed in Java before reading it, so I am teaching myself Java first
Establish a presence in relevant forums (MathML, XML, XSL to start) I've joined several forums and check them regularly. Haven't had much to say yet.
Here's how I did on my goals for the year:
Books:
How to Read a Film - James Monaco
Sleeping Doll - Jeffery Deaver
Red Prophet - Orson Scott Card
In Her Shoes - Jennifer Weiner
Prentice Alvin - Orson Scott Card
She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb
Alvin Journeyman - Orson Scott Card
Little Children - Tom Perrotta Decided not to read after reading 10 pages.
Heartfire - Orson Scott Card
Shogun - James Clavell
The Crystal City - Orson Scott Card
The Pact - Jodi Picoult Decided not to read
Assassins - LaHaye & Jenkins
Seven Pillars of Wisdom - T.E. Lawrence Read 20 pages. It was awful.
The Indwelling - LaHaye & Jenkins
Naked - David Sedaris
The Mark - LaHaye & Jenkins
The Awakening - L.J. Smith Read 50 pages. Wondered why I loved it as a teen.
Desecration - LaHaye & Jenkins
The Struggle - L.J. Smith Decided not to read
The Remnant - LaHaye & Jenkins
The Fury - L.J. Smith Decided not to read
Armageddon - LaHaye & Jenkins
All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten - Robert Fulghum Decided not to read
Glorious Appearing - LaHaye & Jenkins
Bulfinch's Mythology Am about halfway through
Weird U.S.
Movies:
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
White Heat (1949)
Bicycle Thief (1948) Depressing
Key Largo (1948)
Red Shoes, The (1948)
Beauty and the Beast (1946) Decided not to watch
Great Expectations (1946) Decided not to watch
Open City (Roma, città aperta) (1945) Decided not to watch
Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943) Loved it.
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Sergeant York (1941) My favorite of this list.
Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Great Dictator (1940) My favorite Chaplin film.
His Girl Friday (1940)
Crafts:
Sew - Finish the purse I started years ago and make the Roll-Your-Own Needle Case (from Stitch-n-Bitch)
Crochet - Finish the blanket I started in July and crochet The Garden Scarf (from The Happy Hooker)
Knit - Cricket's Technicolor Techni-cozy for my iPhone (from Stitch-n-Bitch)
Scrapbook - One of mine and Boo's vacations (maybe this year's)
Work:
Learn enough about C# and .Net to put together a sample project using the SDK. Bought a C# book that said one should be well versed in Java before reading it, so I am teaching myself Java first
Establish a presence in relevant forums (MathML, XML, XSL to start) I've joined several forums and check them regularly. Haven't had much to say yet.