2005

[oyceter]

Lots of stuff this year!

The Personal:
(or, In which I promote all my own LJ entries)

• My boyfriend of two-and-a-half years broke up with me in February. It was pretty miserable, but not only am I good now, I have a nice life that I am enjoying very much.



• fannishly moved in!



• I was officially diagnosed with major depressive disorder and started therapy and meds this year, though I was pretty much miserable for two and a half years before that.



• My grandma on my mom's side passed away =(. It was sad, and I worry about my mom. The entire family did manage to get together for the funeral, though, which was nice, because I haven't seen them all for a while.



• I met yhlee, rachelmanija, mamculuna, coffeeandink, geekturnedvamp, and oracne for the first time! And it was lovely all around, and I can't wait to see everyone again!



• I went to my first con ever and was terrified by the hordes of people and managed to sort of stalk Patricia A. McKillip and hear a snippet from Solstice Wood



• I started knitting again, for the first time since middle school! I went slightly overboard in yarn purchasing and made a Really Ugly Scarf, two kerchiefs with giant floppy flowers, a Less Ugly Scarf, My First Sweater (also Really Ugly^TM), two tank tops, a fuzzy scarf, and a lace shrug. I also experimented with a lace scarf gone horribly awry, thanks to the disastrous frogging inability of mohair, cables (still working on it), and lovely purple yarn that is undergoing its third incarnation as a scarf (I was perpetually unsatisfied with the patterns).



• I also learned how to crochet, which was quite exciting and round.



• I made my very first gingerbread house, which has the unfortunate resemblance to a spider.



• I had my very first real Christmas tree all to myself! Ok, I really shouldn't be counting this because I had one two years ago with the boy, but... this is my first real one as a single person! Also... TREEE!!!!



• I started cooking and amazingly avoided poisoning myself, my rats, my roommate, my friends and my family (knock on wood).



• My baby sister graduated from college. She's actually only two years younger than me, but still! Graduated! Working! In New York! On the plus side, this meant I got to visit her for Thanksgiving and eat her tiramisu and buy a cute pink hat and eat coffeeandink's scones and buy more books than was good for me.



• I started going to the local farmer's market and discovered the joys of fresh peas and heirloom tomatoes.



• I got my wisdom teeth out and looked like a very sad and pathetic chipmunk for a few days. It was a day of great joy when I could chew enough to eat pizza again.