[Jack Quinn]

Thought I would take a look back at 2008 and see what happened.

February - took in my sister-in-law, her boyfriend, and two (eventually three) kids because they lost their apartment. They are family, and of course you do things for family, but it turned a home of three into a home of eight. A little crowded, but it hasn't all been bad.

April - turned 33, no big deal there really

May - Went to Pennsylvania to visit family. Saw my dad for the first time in seven years. Been working on mending that relationship (which, if you remember the post I had a month or so ago, there is still work to do). Got to drive through a snow storm in May coming back from PA, that was bizarre

June - Found out that my sister was pregnant, for the second time. She lost the baby last time shortly into her pregnancy. So far, it looks like everything is going well in this one. She is due sometime in January and the docs say the baby is healthy and all that. Let's hope

July - Got to take an awesome baseball trip, hitting the Hall of Fame and games at Fenway, Yankee Stadium and Philly. Probably the best trip I have taken, so much fun

August - Went to North Carolina to see my family, always a good time there. Nice to see my mom relatively healthy after quite a scare last summer. Got to catch up with an old friend again, so that was nice. Also met Pun and his family, had a great dinner, and watched the Cubs lose.

September - Got to see my favorite band ever (save your damn jokes) Helloween in Chicago (well, just outside Chicago). It was a great show, though from what I heard later, not their best because of some issues with the venue. Doesn't matter though, I had been waiting twenty years to see them, and I did, so it was all worth it. Sadly we didn't have time to go into Chicago, something I hope to fix this summer

October - became an uncle again, this time I got a niece to go with my nephews. Also celebrated 7 years of marriage to Flea. Also got to celebrate the Phillies winning the World Series, something I have only been waiting 27 years to do! (then I forget to mention it, I rule)

November - Back to North Carolina for a baby shower/early Thanksgiving dinner with my family. Lots of fun, saw my dad again. Fun and awkward at the same time! That's always a joy.

December - Got a long term sub assignment teaching Kindergarten. It has been tough, but it is a good learning experience and having a fairly steady paycheck is nice, especially at this time of the year

So, how was everyone else's year?

[The Jewish Cunthead]

October - became an uncle again, this time I got a niece to go with my nephews. Also celebrated 7 years of marriage to Flea

Did you forget something?

[Jack Quinn]

not anymore

[Mikey]

"Outside of Chicago?" So Chicago's your REAL favorite band? Wait, never mind.

Also... I shall do this later.

[Demko]

Jan - My grandmother fell and broke her jaw. She recovered well, bitching and moaning the entire time. LOL; Wedding planning

Feb - Watched the Patriots get beat in the Superbowl (poor PMD); Moved into our new apartment; Wedding planning

Mar - Got a new kitten; Wedding planning

Apr - Wedding planning

May - Had our housewarming party (FINALLY); Wedding planning

Jun - Found out our apartment complex was taking one of the pools 'clothing optional'; Wedding planning

Jul - Wedding planning

Aug - Got just about the sickest I've ever been in my life... had 105.5 fever, and feel like I almost died; Wedding planning

Sep - The Bridal Shower; Turned 32; Wedding preparations (we hired a co-ordinator at this point)

Oct - Rays made the World Series; a very cool Bachelor Party; final Wedding prep

Nov - Got married; Went on our Honeymoon; came back and opened all our wedding gifts; went back to life as usual; couldn't figure out what to do with ourselves, since there was no further wedding planning to do

Dec - Hosted a very successful holiday party; Finally got our wedding pics and video; Christmas goodness (we bought a Wii)

[Tommy]

Jan: Got a promotion from writing one article a week to becoming Basketball and Golf Coordinatior

Feb: Fuck you David Tyree. That, and In the grasp.

Mar: Spent St. Patrick's Day with a bunch of old friends I hadn't seen in a long time.

Apr: Struggling to think of anything in April other than my Parents had their 36th anniversary.

May: Went to St. John, ended up not leaving the house because I had to carry my Mom around after the broke her leg and ankle.

Jun: ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE!

July: Manny being Manny.

August: Became full-time Super of my building (after being interim for a few months previous)

Sept: Bernie Pollard really will get shot should he set foot in Massachusetts ever again.

Oct: My dear friend (and technically ex-girlfriend, but we haven't dated in a long-ass time) turned 24. Outside of family, this is the longest I've known a woman and haven't wanted to have sex with her.

Nov: I turned 33. Went to St. John for Thanksgiving and my whole family was there.

Dec: My GodDaughter Mia (Mallory's Daughter) turned 1.





(These were last week)

Of course, it's depressing that she's as close as I'll probably get to having my own kids; but she's also going to be very spoiled as a result.

[BC]

Jan - Started my final semester of college

Feb - Court for the robbery

Mar - Court for the robbery

Apr - Turned 29 (ack) - Court for the robbery

May - Graduated college after being in & out of it for 10 years. UMW ruined the graduation ceremony though. Fuckwads

June - Court for the robbery

July - I had the only job interview I've gotten since college ended. I know times are tough but jeez - Finally the court case is over.

Aug - Went to Charleston, SC for my first vacation in over five years.

Sep - Failing at job hunting

Oct - Failing at job hunting

Nov - Failing at job hunting - Thanksgiving & stuff

Dec - Failing at job hunting - Christmas & stuff

[punk/core]

Dec 31, 2008 15:01:17 GMT -5 BC said:

Graduated college after being in & out of it for 10 years.

Woah, you to? That's my situation as well.

[BC]

Yeah for a number of years, I could only manage/afford two or three courses at a time at the local community college. When I finally graduated with an Associates from there, I bit the bullet at went after my Bachelor's and did that in normal time. It sucks being late twenties on a college campus.

[punk/core]

Dec 31, 2008 15:38:37 GMT -5 BC said:

Yeah for a number of years, I could only manage/afford two or three courses at a time at the local community college. When I finally graduated with an Associates from there, I bit the bullet at went after my Bachelor's and did that in normal time. It sucks being late twenties on a college campus.

Yeah. I took time off for various reasons throughout the years, but I should finally be graduation in 2009.

And it does suck sometimes huh? Although part of me has always wanted to go hang out at the dorms the first week and say, "Hey, I can buy you girls beer."

[BC]

That works in theory. However, now you need to know someone to get into the dorms in the first place (at least you did at UMW due to high security)

Since i transfered in I was mainly dealing with students that were higher up in my major as well so the drinking age positive was negated by the fact they were already 21-22. I made a lot of friends, but since I lived off campus I was a "friend when I was there" meaning I never got invited to parties if I wasn't there when they were planning it.

Also, a lot of them seem to not understand the concept of working while in school and if you're not available 24/7 for projects and stuff, they make you look bad.

[Mikey]

Jan - I lock down a pair of awesome seats three rows behind the Hurricanes bench in Atlanta and witness Carolina rally from an early 2-0 defecit to beat the Thrashers 4-3 on a late Cory Stillman power play goal; Sav introduces the "Let's go NOT the Thrashers" chant. NFL playoffs, which are always fun even if your team isn't playing, see BRETT FAVRE hand the Giants the NFC Championship with a completely dumb interception in OT. Wayne Ellington drains a three with 0.4 seconds in OT remaining to give the Heels a 90-88 win at Littlejohn. We get SNOW here in Alabama for the first time in over six years, and Sav goes sledding in the laundry basket! (Carolina inexplicably loses to Maryland the same day.) I finally get around to asking the hot blonde bartender at Ruby Tuesday out. The date is postponed due to aforementioned snow.

Feb - Watch Giants beat undefeated Patriots at Eric's dad's house. Rod Brind'Amour tears his ACL on Valentine's Day and the Canes immediately go on a hot streak. Sav does very well on her pre-K testing and is set to start kindergarten in the fall. Dates with two chicks named Lisa: the bartender and an interior decorator whose daughter goes to girl scouts with Sav and who's more than 10 years older than me. One date is good but nothing special, the other is totally boring.

Mar - Get my wisdom teeth taken out the week of the ACC Tournament. Can't eat solid food for 5 days. Reconnect with my lady friend in Dallas, who anonymously sends me flowers while I'm stuck at home eating jello and pudding. Carolina beats Duke in the ACC finale to take the regular season crown, and then Clemson in the ACC Finals to sweep the league championships. A tornado hits downtown Atlanta on Saturday, four days before I go to Atlanta for another hockey game. Centennial Park and the surrounding blocks are damaged quite a bit. The Canes continue their hot streak and I buy playoff tickets to see Game 5 of the first round in Raleigh. Led by Tyler Hansbrough, the Heels defeat Louisville in a tight game to advance to the Final Four. Another date with Ruby Tuesday girl, nothing eventful again.

Apr - The Hurricanes blow a surefire division title by dropping 3 of their last 4 games and miss the playoffs entirely. The same night that becomes official, the Heels don't show up for their Final Four game against Kansas and get run off the court. Worst weekend ever. My birthday comes and goes without anything of note. Both chick keep rainchecking me on dates. Our local VP resigns and moves out of our building giving me an actual office for the first time ever. The baseball season begins, and the Braves are DOA out of the gate, blowing an opening night win in the 9th, and general hilarity across the board. The Rays, with many former Biscuits on board, come out of the gate hot.

May - The ALLIGATOR INCIDENT! The ex comes to visit her daughter, and brings loads of drama with her, including the unintentional introduction of me to "hello" guy who later would call me a "niger." Much comedy would ensue. In the week following this, I would tell off not only the ex, but the older of the two Lisas, as well, as I had no time for lies, games, prudes, drama, stupidity, and any combination of said nouns. While watching Boston's Jon Lester throw a no hitter on the Extra Innings package aI wasn't supposed to be receiving, the feed cuts out after the 8th inning; I ordered the package for real the next morning. Had an awesome time hanging out with the family on Memorial Day, building a ball toss for Sav, and playing horseshoes with Dad til the sun went down.

Jun - Finalize plans to go to Raleigh in August to hang out. I come to the realization that I need not a woman, but simply inner peace. After a third, and I thought fairly good, date with Ruby Tuesday girl, the bottom falls out when I catch her in a lie trying to get a follow up date, and I tell her off once and for all. Tiger Woods defeats Rocco Mediate on the 91st hole (double OT) to win the U.S. Open on one good leg, and arguably pushes Nicklaus' '86 Masters triumph aside for the most dramatic golf tournament of all time. There are not enough adjectives to describe that performance.. by both guys, for that matter. Detroit beats Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup Finals, but not before the Pens beat the Wings at the Joe in the best hockey game I've ever watched, Pittsburgh blowing a 3rd period lead, the Wings seconds away from winning the Cup, only to have the Pens tie the game in the final half minute, and win the game in triple OT after some amazing netminding by both goalies.

Jul - Go to Atlanta with Sav, Mom, and my brother and have an awesome time at the Aquarium, Turner Field, and Six Flags. The Braves game is the last for Mark Teixiera in a Braves uni, and the Cards slaughter Atlanta, and I renounce my Braves loyalty for the season and throw all my support behind the Baby Rays. My cat, Baxter, gets himself stuck behind our water heater. 2 hours or so to get him out. I begin official construction on the 9 hole mini golf course down at the bottom of the hill in our backyard. Also took the giant step of making an appointment to see a counselor to deal with post-divorce stress.

Aug - Raleigh's great. Went to a Mudcats minor league game with OO and PH VIP's Cory and Eric and drank shitty beer together. Played golf with Eric the following day, or something close to golf. Hung out with Katy and Heather, my Canes girls, and met Ron Francis at The Eye at the RBC Center. Also ate the best dinner for under $20 ever at the Carolina Ale House. I highly suggest if any of you are ever near one. Good times. Sav started kindergarten on the 11th and loved it. Funny drama with the ex as she asks me whether a package of school clothes had arrived yet for Savannah a day before she actually SENT IT OUT! Came to the realization during my Raleigh trip that my lady friend in Dallas is The One. I don't remember how I came to it, it's just important that I actually came to it.

Sep - We had to put Baxter down. Got into a skirmish with the dog and broke his leg one morning. I took him to the vet that morning, went to play golf, and Mom called me as I was coming up 18 to break the news. 15 years. That was tough. Sav took it well though... and having Papa wrapped around her finger as she does, we had a new kitten in the house 48 hours later. That helped matters a bit. The same day we got the kitten, I told Wendy in Dallas how I felt about her, and that went well. The Rays won the AL East, with some very dramatic games with the Sox along the way. The NFL kicked off, and college football went into high gear.

Oct - I went to see Wendy in Dallas on Halloween, notable because I'd never flown before. Ate dinner on the lake at some Venezuelan (or some South American country) place called Gloria's, and I told her I loved her under the lighthouse there. Went to The Melting Pot the next night for the best... dinner... ever... (cost WAY more than the Ale House) and then to Martini Park afterward for some expensive, but good, drinks. Had an absolutely incredible time and can't wait to go back in March. Despite blowing a 7-0 lead in Game 5 at Fenway, David Price and the Rays held off the Sox in Game 7 to win the AL Pennant. They'd lose a sloppy World Series to Philly, but that takes nothing away from what that team accomplished this season. We get a new computer system installed at work - thank God.

Nov - Most of the Dallas trip was actually in November, but anyway. Carolina choked away a sure ACC Title game (and potential BCS bowl) berth by folding like an accordion against Maryland and State, proving to me once again why I don't get vested in Carolina football. In the NFL, the Panthers are doing great and the Dolphins have a shot at a playoff berth, too. I get a raise on the final day of the month.

Dec - Wendy comes to Gulf Shores to accompany me to my corporate Christmas party, then comes back this way for Christmas. She must really like me. I pass out drinking for the first time ever in Gulf Shores, yet still no hangover. Sav, Wendy, and I go to Atlanta this past weekend for the Canes and the Aquarium. Staal gets a hat trick and I throw my visor on the ice... and now need a new one. Fun times for all. The Panthers get a bye in the playoffs, and the Dolphins beat BRETT FAVRE in New York on the final day of the season to win the AFC East, eliminate the Pats from the playoffs, and hopefully put FAVRE on the shelf permanently.

[Mikey]

Dec 31, 2008 14:40:40 GMT -5 Tommy said:

Jun: ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE!

I should have included this, because it is without a shadow of a doubt the greatest post-championship interview ever, and has provided me more laughs with my brother than I ever thought possible from an NBA game or player.

I'm so hype right now...

[Andy]

Jan- Got back together with Misty

Feb- Misty broke up with me again

Mar- Depression

April- Depression

May- Depression

June- Depression

July- Got laid off

August- Lost my apartment, depression, moved to Winnemucca, NV

September- got the greatest job I've ever had

October- Turned 25, job going well

November- Great Thanksgiving, job going well

December- Got much better girlfriend, feeling good, job going well, ready for impending doom

[Tommy]

Dec 31, 2008 16:27:11 GMT -5 Mikey said:

Dec 31, 2008 14:40:40 GMT -5 Tommy said:

Jun: ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE!

I should have included this, because it is without a shadow of a doubt the greatest post-championship interview ever, and has provided me more laughs with my brother than I ever thought possible from an NBA game or player.

I'm so hype right now...

[punk/core]

Bastard.

[Fire-Babe]

Tommy, she's adorable. Not QUITE as adorable as World's Cutest Niece, but I might be biased

[Tommy]

Dec 31, 2008 17:19:51 GMT -5 punk/core said:

Bastard.

Dec 31, 2008 17:22:31 GMT -5 Fire-Babe said:

Tommy, she's adorable. Not QUITE as adorable as World's Cutest Niece, but I might be biased

FireNiece still has that New Baby Smell.

[Mikey]

Dec 31, 2008 17:22:31 GMT -5 Fire-Babe said:

Tommy, she's adorable. Not QUITE as adorable as World's Cutest Niece, but I might be biased

Solly? Is that you?

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Seriously. Sav has the WCN title locked up.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

2008 would have been great if I could just limit it to the Giants beating the Pats and the kickass AC/DC concert. Too bad the rest is full of losing my job and struggling to find another one.

FUCK YOU 2008. FUCK YOU HARD.

[Andy]

How do you feel about moving to Nevada, Sol?

[Jack Quinn]

Dec 31, 2008 18:02:36 GMT -5 The Jewish Cunthead said:

2 Too bad the rest is full of losing my job and struggling to find another one, and the Phillies winning the World Series.

Fixed

[Demko]

Dec 31, 2008 17:08:49 GMT -5 Andy said:

December- Got much better girlfriend, feeling good, job going well, ready for impending doom

Hey... you forgot to include the beginning of our lifelong feud, ass. I know that's just about the most significant thing that's happened to you all year.

[Andy]

Dec 31, 2008 18:30:49 GMT -5 Demko said:

Hey... you forgot to include the beginning of our lifelong feud, ass. I know that's just about the most significant thing that's happened to you all year.

Were you significant in any way, it might have occurred to me. Let's do this someplace else, Sissy Cuck Boy. This thread is a happy thread.