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2000 Year End Summary
1/1/2001
A brand new millennium, Time to back up the hard drive, snicker at overly optimistic futurists, and toss about all the things that have happened. So what can be said of 2000?
A step into mundania. Neckties, 9 to 5, brown bag lunches. Meeting and time sheets. A year cropped of its lows and highs. No deep brooding depressions, but also, no intoxicating highs. A very stable and productive year. In a word: dull.
There were times when I was very contented with it, and others when I was downright disgusted. I enjoyed the routine, but longed for more bohemian days. Is a life closer to the edge really that much better? Hard to say. I think its easy to believe so because the stories are always so much better, but is the quality of life really preferable?
For myself I feel the need to take a big step back. I miss being single and cruising thru the bars. I miss the feeling of being out of sync with the 9-5 world. I even miss being in debt. It all lended a taste of freedom and spice to my life that I sorely miss.
So what's the plan? Well as much as I miss being single I think I'll hold on to Wilbur here. I've kinda gotten accustom to him being around. And I don't think I'll plunge myself back into debt (but its damn tempting). Instead I've negotiated with my job to go part time, let me do most of my work at home, and to give me a big raise in the process (yes, its good to be a spoiled tech worker). This will allow me to work on my music, dump the commute, and reclaim large parts of my life. Things just keep getting better.
The Inevitable lists
Things Of Note This Year:
- Finished my black belt in Tae Kwon Do
- Got myself almost completely out of debt
- learned ColdFusion, ASP, and JavaScript programing and vastly improved my web development/design skills
- Moved out of the Del Ray Apartments and in with Will
- Started the beginnings of a great band
- Traveled to Pennsic and South Beach
- Learned to cook and got on a real handle on my diet
- Played the Millenium March for close to a million people
- Got my keyboard and vocal chops in fine form
- Bought a new computer, a Crumar Performer, and, of course, a Jupiter 8
- Built Zentropolis
Things I Wish I Had Done This Year
- Spent more time with friends and family
- Wrote more tunes
- Spent more time at the gym
- Made it to South America
- taken over the world...
Other (un)Remarkable Things This Year:
- I pay off my car and it turns 100,000 miles
- I settle down with Will and start meeting more doable and willing guys than ever
- I write less music and yet find more people who want to collaborate with me
Of Friends and Family
- Patrick had a kid with Jenny and then moved in with her
- Jimbo and Bobbie Moved in together
- David Y and Thad moved in together
- Shane (affectionately know as the Leprechaun of Love) continued dogging around the globe. :)
- Jay became a full-fledged firefighter.
- My brother got his life together
- My Mom moved out of her office and semi-retired
- Brian, Phil, and Lea all moved into new places, with Brian and Phil finaly becoming the slum lords they always wanted to be.
- Mel and Dave also moved into their own place
- Will bought a house
- Will's Mom build her dream kitchen (he made me put that in)
- Sam finally got into the studio with his band
- My Dad adopted a sunny and cheerful disposition (right....)
The World In General
- The Human Genome was mapped
- The dot.com bubble burst and the American Uber-Economy started to slow
- The US Election went into chaos
- Microsoft was ruled a monopoly (thought I'm sure they'll wiggle away from any real justice)
- Gay issues and culture really began to become dull and mainstream.
- The Y2K bug that whimpered
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