Ok, so another year has passed by and I have decided to note down (or blog) some key events/observations/blah blah, so some day when I am a few hundred years old and have free time I can read this and laugh.

So commenting on my last year’s entry, I think I have touched some things that I wanted to.

I didn’t do all the things in my wish list (Oh wouldn’t things be too simple & hence boring then) though I would have liked to. I am putting the “try sashimi” into the failures bucket. I don’t think punting it to this year’s wishlist will do anything, I am sort of giving up on it … for now. Things that I did but not as much as I intended to include going to the gym, indulging in sports, swimming & traveling. So these will get punted to the next year - 2008

Now moving on to this years list (call it a wish list, set of resolutions or what you will – its all correct)

1. Read books - atleast 1 book a month (want to read all the Smullyan books that Roshan & I have).
2. Go to the gym, start swimming (grrr)
3. Travel & see atleast a few new places within Washington state
4. Learn one new snow sport (already started with snowboarding, but still in the ‘getting frustrated’ state)
5. Keep up with all the girls get togethers, books club retreats, potlucks, blah blah. (No, I am not a feminist, just enjoying girl talk for now)
6. A huge to-buy list – get down to prioritizing & getting them. (List is too long to put up here)
7. Code - Work on at least one pet project outside of work
8. Write letters (yeah what's a list without stretch goals)
9. Cook more often
10. Keep up on the spa visits

Some of my friends who visited me in the past few months in  Bellevue are thoroughly convinced that I am suffering from OCD. Its coz they think my place looks too prim & proper. “Disturbing, … too clean” as they put it. They may be right, but I think I find it difficult to keep it any other way. It just lingers in my head “Oh, it’s a mess … Oh I need to sort it… uggh…” until I get down to tidying it all. I went to Leavenworth during the thanksgiving break where Roshan caught me looking at this book at a book store titled “life is too short to fold your underwear”. I thought it was a funny title…and he said “yes it’s a message, buy it”. I didn’t buy it but am thinking that some things have the effect only if you spend money. Things that come free are not always given their due importance. That goes for my gym membership as well.

Anyways.

Looking back, it’s been a great year. I graduated (yay), took a 3+ month vacation doing absolutely nothing. I got to really spend time with family for the first time after my undergrad. I moved to Bellevue, found a decent roommate who is finicky about cleanliness (Thank you, phew!) and a place close to Bellevue downtown. Oh and found a hindi movie theatre in the area! After 2 years in Bloomington, I know how much this matters to me J. I am enjoying work; I actually look forward to getting to work most days except the really cold, gloomy days when all you want to do is stay in bed.

Here’s wishing everybody a Happy New Year! Let it be the best so far J