As you can obviously see, it's been a while since my last post. This year has been very busy for me. On top of finishing my CPA work, which I have done successfully, Alex and I also moved to a condo, which was unexpected but nonetheless heavily time consuming. It's also summertime, which means social activities are at an all-year high. And so ( Read more... )

Another month has passed. Somehow, despite being three days shorter, February felt much longer than January. Perhaps that's because it wasn't as fun, but it had some good moments ( Read more... )

We're at the close of the first month of 2011. As far as Januarys go, this one was the fastest ever. Seriously, this is usually the longest, coldest, darkest, most miserable month of the entire year, and I felt like I just breezed through it feeling fun and happy. And so I shall breeze through this entry as well (trust me, this is breezing, I've ( Read more... )

Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh.... back to normal ( Read more... )

Before I begin writing my Year In Review entries, I usually look back at what I wrote the year before. In my 2009 Year in Review, I labeled it The Renaissance, because that was the year I felt like I got myself back. It was a year for me to come back into my own, and enjoy my life. But in 2010, we didn't have time for that. I was already back to ( Read more... )

Alas, we have reached the end of this holiday period, this December madness, with New Years festivities ( Read more... )

Despite the holiday parties, the ridiculous amounts of snow, and the decorations everywhere I look, I'm just not one to get in the Christmas spirit, at least not this year. Maybe it's because I'm not religious. Maybe it's because I'm not materialistic. Or maybe it still feels awkward getting into a holiday about excessive spending and uneconomical ( Read more... )

Ahhh... the fun of December keeps on going ( Read more... )

Yes, that's right, I said it. SSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIITTTTTTT SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW ( Read more... )

Regardless of what the retail industry does, this past week marked the real start of the holiday season with the beginning of December. How are you getting festive? This morning we started setting up some Christmas decorations for the office, with garland, some sparkly ornaments, and a little fake tree with a snow skirt. As expected, I got some ( Read more... )