ON BLOGGER SINCE JULY 2003

ON BLOGGER SINCE JULY 2003

So I am older than flickr, twitter, facebook and youtube. Collectively, I'd say we have done pretty well.

ON EARTH SINCE JANUARY 1973

So I am older than Betamax and the Heimlich Maneuver. I'd say we've all kind of choked.

HERE AT LONG LAST IS MY YEAR IN REVIEW

January 1 – We sort of just sat around all day. Naya said how much she liked Tree of Life, so we watched Super 8. Went for a run. Went shopping at Grocery Outlet which apparently rings a massive dinner bell if you save over $100. Received congratulations from the guy standing behind us in line. Felt prouder than I have a right to. Ended a sentence with a preposition.

January 2 – Rearranged the living room and dining room. Rode the stationary bike. Developed a new monthly budget.

2012 YEAR IN REVIEW: C-

Oh, that Tree of Life thing. I make fun of the things I love, and oh man I had the best zinger for that film, but it felt disingenuous because no sooner had it ended that I was weepy and wanting to watch it again. And I made some stupid Game of Thrones joke, but no sooner did I finish a Dance with Dragons that I just started reading the whole series over again. I must have made fun of drunks at some point over the weekend, too, because someone went through a quarter bottle of Jack Daniels and he's still sleeping in my bed!

FROM HERE ON OUT

Serene as snow. Steady as the tide. I broke a long engagement with careless spontaneity in 2011 and tried to be a more soothing presence for my family, frightened by the regrets I projected onto an imagined father. It was a terrible failure, but it showed such promise that I think I'll double down and settle into responsibility this final year of my 30s. I will be a soft mist and coat the morning grass and lift for an hour every afternoon while the neighborhood children bounce through puddles before dinner.