2002

Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2003 14:30:09 -0600 Luckily I am still gainfully employed with enough free time to fill you all in on my exciting adventures in 2002. Not much has changed - "nothing changes but the seasons". Probably plenty to change in '03 - Christian and Daniel want me to move to Dallas because I am Christian's "best friend in the entire world, not just the United States". I've talked to Katie about LA but seriously could I live that close to Chad? It is that much closer to Matt, and with Nomar getting engaged I guess it's time to move on. If I get lucky and win the lottery I am hightailing it to the islands ~ we'll see... Despite the lack of changes, I have had an excellent year in '02. The good, the bad and the ugly - hang on and enjoy the ride. ou beating arkansas started the year out with a bang. i began writing "twenty-five and teething" upon experiencing serious quarterlife crisis (excellent book to be, btw). i witnessed the passing of ally mcbeal, found a new favorite show in ed, and laughed my bleeping ass off at the osbournes. i've watched legally blonde "i'm discriminated against for being a blonde", serendipity "life is not a series of accidents or coincidences but rather a tapestry of events culminating in an exquisite sublime plan", ocean's eleven "does he make you laugh, he doesn't make me cry", and of course GWH "my boy's wicked smart" more times than i can count. i've been to okc numerous times, from ryan's going away party, and meeting kirby the accountant, to kat's shower. i went to norman for the alabama game ~ i hope to never hear "ro tide ro" again. ben and i celebrated our asses off in the end zone and of course we talked a little shit to all the hillbillies. i spent st. patrick's day in dallas, drinking green beer, singing jesse's girl with chase, getting in a fight with trent and watching woodard's shirtless air guitar rendition. i went to angel fire for memorial day and saw true love - daniel eating the nastiest burnt to a crisp piece of bacon and telling clm it was the best he had ever tasted. i was rained on at the buffett concert in april, wore a shark hat and drank $12 margaritas with les. i discovered the best captain and coke at rumor's, plunged a toilet and kept down at least my share of the couch cushions. i went back to dallas for woodardfest, watched will graham rock out to "pour some sugar on me", got my hooves painted a time or two (we do not take check), shared a bed with clynch and jeremy, went to midnight rodeo four times, made the "b" team, but was not in the cheap seats, and wore orange. i went to la to visit katie in february where i saw deborah falconer "she's still a girl who wonders why i won't sign the divorce papers" RDJ, watched the vagina monologues (cringed throughout the "c" word scene), bowled where "the dude" bowled and ate the best meal i have ever eaten - rice bowl number 2. i didn't make it to the gay church, but am def. going in '03. i've been to countless wednesday night happy hours at harrigan's, played mick jagger's slutty nurse and sang "start me up" for lips, and done lots of shopping at little black dress. i've been ditched by nate because of a fat cat, watched ade's return to the brown recluse and trav turn into tony, and made up with nimmo (thanks again for the tank). i had les and gr visit in june, went to several fun parties at stephanie's, including the one where i swear i was drugged, and bowled a 159. back to dallas for ou/texas where i went to eddie dean's, watched the game at the mat, broke some stuff with leaf, yelled at ryan at the hyatt (sorry again!) and got cut off. i got a black eye, had a few dance parties and sang "sweet kara fite". i got lost coming home a time or two, had some apple pucker shots, went with aw to whataburger but alas no charleston, and have written in both the red book and the lounge lizard journal. i've been to duncan for trent and sarah's wedding and more! i've been back to okc for kat and cooper's wedding as well as zac and michele's. i lost a shoe under ade's bed, lost my keys in ade's purse, fed leaf bread, drank mimosas and yelled "programs, get your programs". i lost my seat, used the courtesy phone and ordered johnnies to go. i witnessed leslie's first and only martini, saw a blue spot in ade's carpet and sang "sweet caroline" to a crowd of 500. i finally picked a good one in hollis price, although he needed to do a little more hand washing in the indiana game ~ anybody know where alex spaulding is these days, cursed hybl more than once and had to wait for next year with the red sox once again. i've heard "that's my bull", bought a few pimp coats and eaten several ham specials. i had ben and jeremy visit over labor day - we drank club specials, danced in the grease pit, played water volleyball and saw cadillacs on end. i've dressed as an elf twice, made $10 bets and played trivial pursuit. i saw all my high school friends at ben and karen's wedding, hung out at the kelleher's and tried to order double martinis at marty's. i've learned that jason, brian and i cannot go out for just a beer; i've heard the joy in steph's voice when she tells me the most amazing news. i've witnessed christian's transformation into the nicest person, seriously. i've experience pride in les for getting into med school, fear with kat and ade, and sorrow with jill over the a&m game. i've seen love in jamie (don't forget i am the pseudo bride this time) and alicia with jaden. i've found strength in the fact that i can always count on katie. i've laughed and loved and lived and learned and through it all i've realized how blessed i am to have you all in my life. thank you all. best wishes in the coming year and always. boomer sooner. red sox in 2003? "remember it is the things you don't do that you regret, not the things that you do" tony richardson