As the year comes to an end, the various media folks out there are compiling lists of things that happened during the year and during the last decade. I guess we all started 2000 wondering about this scary Y2K thing. I remember people saying that the lights would go out and the VCRs would awaken and try and kill us all... But that seems like such a long ago. I remember I had a cellphone then. But not even in my dreams did I think that there would be a phone that plays music and videos and allow for emails to fly through the air and what not.
A decade can make such a huge difference! One of the political countdowns had a picture of Arafat and Bill Clinton hanging out with Ehud Barak trying to make peace before the second intifada started. Seems like such heady times then. Since then, Arafat made an exit (permanently), Clinton went his own way, some lunatic bastards got on some planes and flew into buildings, George Bush started all sorts of wars and even he's disappeared from the face of the earth it seems. Mind you, the mess he left behind is still here, though day by day, it looks like we care even less about that.
The weather folks have their own countdowns too, our lovely British weather lady was saying that on the whole, this decade has been the hottest on record and Canada was warmer by 0.5 degrees Celsius than last year. Which makes me wonder how they measure Canada's temperature.
As for myself, if I had to make honourable mentions of things, what would I call out as being important? Well, I suppose getting something of an education and a job for two. Getting to live and see America would make it on the list. Going to visit a few places (I have a very large list of places I want to still see) would be another. Buying a car. I guess, in the grand scheme of things, nothing that significant. Although I have to say, the job is nice... it pays for almost everything else.
As to what there is to look forward to, let me see. I am sure the Olympics will count as one of the highlights for the upcoming year. So will owning my own place (or rather owing the bank a lot of money for many years to come in exchange for a place to stay). More education? Why not. But in what. Get married and all that? We'll see. I am not a big believer in marriage and happily ever after. Because it certainly seems not to be the case. Although, like Christmas, perhaps, there is something to it.
Anyway, since this is my last post of the year... I wish you all a safe New Year's Eve, a prosperous 2010 and all that other good stuff. Watch the Olympics in February and March, they should make for a real fun time. I for one hope that the Canadians do indeed 'own the podium' as they've been hoping for. And I'd really like to see the lone Indian fellow make his mark in the scary sport of Luge.
I'll stop with a question. What are you looking back on and looking forward to? Maybe those are two questions. But let me know.
A decade can make such a huge difference! One of the political countdowns had a picture of Arafat and Bill Clinton hanging out with Ehud Barak trying to make peace before the second intifada started. Seems like such heady times then. Since then, Arafat made an exit (permanently), Clinton went his own way, some lunatic bastards got on some planes and flew into buildings, George Bush started all sorts of wars and even he's disappeared from the face of the earth it seems. Mind you, the mess he left behind is still here, though day by day, it looks like we care even less about that.
The weather folks have their own countdowns too, our lovely British weather lady was saying that on the whole, this decade has been the hottest on record and Canada was warmer by 0.5 degrees Celsius than last year. Which makes me wonder how they measure Canada's temperature.
As for myself, if I had to make honourable mentions of things, what would I call out as being important? Well, I suppose getting something of an education and a job for two. Getting to live and see America would make it on the list. Going to visit a few places (I have a very large list of places I want to still see) would be another. Buying a car. I guess, in the grand scheme of things, nothing that significant. Although I have to say, the job is nice... it pays for almost everything else.
As to what there is to look forward to, let me see. I am sure the Olympics will count as one of the highlights for the upcoming year. So will owning my own place (or rather owing the bank a lot of money for many years to come in exchange for a place to stay). More education? Why not. But in what. Get married and all that? We'll see. I am not a big believer in marriage and happily ever after. Because it certainly seems not to be the case. Although, like Christmas, perhaps, there is something to it.
Anyway, since this is my last post of the year... I wish you all a safe New Year's Eve, a prosperous 2010 and all that other good stuff. Watch the Olympics in February and March, they should make for a real fun time. I for one hope that the Canadians do indeed 'own the podium' as they've been hoping for. And I'd really like to see the lone Indian fellow make his mark in the scary sport of Luge.
I'll stop with a question. What are you looking back on and looking forward to? Maybe those are two questions. But let me know.
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