Happy Freakin New Year

So here I am, sitting at work, trying to be all professional. Then I hear a voice from across the room..."Meg, you haven't updated in a long time! Update!"

Fine Joe, I'll post for you. Happy now?

So, it's a new year. 2005. Yee flippin haw. I can only hope this year won't suck as bad as '04. Well, maybe I shouldn't be too harsh on 2004. There were a couple of good things. My son was born (after an excrutiating 26 hours of labor and a C-Section that I could feel.), I started a new job that I actually enjoy (despite dealing with momos every day)....um....yup, that's about it. Ok, so 2 good things in 12 months. That's actually a good year for me.

Anyhoo, what better to put in my first post of the new year than some unforgettable moments from 2004 (in no particular order).

* Horrorfind '04 - Baltimore

The Moments

Seeing my daughter excited to be getting autographs from Pinhead and Jason. Getting pictures of "the scary boys" towering over my three-month-old. Hanging out with some of the best people in the world...you know who you are. Getting completely wasted and hanging out with Marcy and G Italiano until 6 am. Meeting Joe Lansdale and being a complete drooling fangirl. Buying lots of books and knick-knacks that you just can't find ANYWHERE but a horror convention.

* Nipplegate

The Moments

Getting a nano-second glimpse of Janet Jackson's bodacious boob. Realizing that I don't feel complete unless I too get a giant, metal Chinese throwing star attached to my bossom. Watching unimportant things like war, crime, world events, etc. finally get pushed from the airwaves so that plenty of time could be devoted to this pivital event in our history. Getting a new catch phrase to use at parties and other social events - "wardrobe malfunction."

* Mrs. Stewart Goes To Washington...I Mean Jail

The Moments

Again, watching unimportant world event coverage get pushed aside so the world could gawk at a trial that could mean the end to life as we know it here in America. Not since the OJ trial has such an important historical event taken place. This one makes nipplegate seem trivial!

* The Curse Of The Bambino Broken

The Moments

Watching the Yanks forget they were playing a baseball game. Listening to Red Sox fans gloat about how it only took them 80 years to win a World Series. Seeing my normally laid back husband froth at the mouth and speak in tongues as the game got steadily worse for the Yanks.

* Bennifer Is No More

The Moments

Seeing the faces of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck grace the covers of all magazines. (Ok, so that isn't exactly exclusive to 2004.) Not being able to find any real news on any radio station or TV channel because all the experts were discussing how the breakup would affect our fragile society. Realizing that through it all...neither one of them could act....still.

I know there are plenty more moments that I haven't put in, but this post is getting long and I'm getting sleepy. But feel free to comment on your own favorite moments of 2004.

There Joe...good enough?

~See ya

PS - Ignore typos and all that, I'm not in the mood to read through the post again. heh