This year I began a very significant relationship, performed Karaoke in Australia, gave notice at my job with nothing more than blind stupid faith centered around logic like, "we live in a dynamic economy," painted my kitchen neon apricot, spent exactly $540.17 ON COFFEE (what the #%@?)!, showed up for one relatively successful therapy session with father, spent $1,685 on therapy (low caps represent my feeling of sanity and appropriateness around this expense...oh, and did I mention that I have an awesome therapist?), spent $1,132.23 ON CELL PHONE (what the #%@, again?)!, differentiated from my madre and family (yet, again) by not going home for the holidays, ran out of my office approximately 50 times in a tearful state whilte clutching cell phone (which accounts in part for absurd cell phone expense), purchased a guitar (that I have picked up four times in the past eight months to either dust or move so I can mop...still, it's pretty to look at), taught writing to some really kick-ass women in South Central LA, AND blogged about my fear, anxiety, and grief for the world to know (and hopefully empathize with)!

I have a good feeling about 2005.

Happy New Year!