goodbye, 2006

aloha!

almost there! well. i might be wearing the bottom to my bikini. emphasize, *might*. but anyways.

67 hours to go, and counting...

i know, i know. i haven't written in a loooong time. my blog is crusty and stale. and all three of you readers out there are wondering where i've been, except you already know, because the three of you are the only people i hang out with anyways. and here i am, saying aloha.

anyhoo. today is my last day of work in 2006, unless you consider taking a plane and flying to paradise, "work," and it is time yet again to take stock. all christmas presents have been bought, and some already distibuted. christmas tree has been ordered and sent to hawaii. all work projects minus a few minor editing jobs and some emails have been taken care of. manicure and pedicure appointment made. camera fixed. prescriptions picked up. sunscreen, bug repellant, board shorts and bikinis taken out of storage. extra chubs around stomach and hips sufficiently pinched, poked at, fretted over, and then ultimately shrugged off with a, "well ... that thai basil panna cotta in chilled mango soup sure was good."

lots of delicious, difficult, wonderful, fantabulous, challenging, inspiring things filled my 2006. here are just a few:

- my dearest, darlingest, poopiest, barfiest nephew, E
- my dearest, darlingest, poopiest, barfiest cosmic nephew, lil' G
- samusa soup at burma superstar
- williamsburg
- grande nonfat steamers with hazelnut
- ipod nanos
- pandora, particularly "para beats" and "salt 'n pepa"
- gmail chat
- benjamin moore paint samples
- kimchi chigae and dukkuk, at home
- nopales salad and raspberry mojitos, at mojito loco
- webMD
- arroz con pollo
- satmar hasids
- G
- "there's a sailor somewhere in the choi family" comments
- moving boxes
- 9 trips cross country
- penguins
- liquid lunches with my chosen few... those dirty, dirty bitches
- pervy discussions with the aforementioned chosen few
- a permanently changed view of the scent of curry
- bear naked granola
- tiffanys
- watercress salad with melon, toasted almonds and lime dressing

feel free to add to this list as you see fit. i love you, my dumplings! aloha!