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:: Friday, January 30, 2009 ::

2008: mayfly
an exercise in brevity and introspection. based on the fab mayfly project:

The best brief biography I've ever heard was for a mayfly:

"Born. Eat. Shag. Die."

Because Ephemeroptera lives only for twenty-four hours, the summary of its life is refreshingly straightforward: To the point. The stuff that matters. Just the essentials. ...there's nothing quite like embracing the constraint of brevity (whether time or wordcount) when summing up the last year of your life to make you re-examine your priorities, or focus on what has affected you or was important to you over the last twelve months.

so, here's my sum of 2008 in 24 words [or peruse my lists in one place]:

1. valley behind. facing now.
2. finding home.
3. orange belt.
4. activism.
5. east bay!
6. inspiration.
7. change.
8. reading.
9. yardlove.
10. sunroom, painting.
11. layoffs.
12. tour de gay.
13. yes. we. can.

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:: ewee 1:09:00 PM [+] :: 0 comments ::
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2007: mayfly
in working on my list for 2008, i realized that i'd skipped 2007! so, quick-like, here's my 2007 listy...and i'll be back soon with 2008.

[to review, this is an annual review in 24 words or less, per the mayfly project, and as always, it's subject to change. previous lists live here: 2006, 2005, 2004, and 2001]

1. malaysia
2. naples yellow
3. roomba!
4. layoffs
5. goodbye baskie
6. maze meltdown
7. outrigger
8. east bay.
9. jlo lofty...belly palace. omg.
10. introducing...cookie/toki (groan)
11. key west
12. popup

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:: ewee 1:08:00 PM [+] :: 0 comments ::
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2006 : exhale
unlike previous years (2005, 2004), this year was more challenging to distill. perhaps i'm growing more verbose as i age.

[oh, in case you've just joined us, this is my 2006 entry into the mayfly project, and as always, it's subject to change...]

1. make haste slowly.
2. travel.
3. truck.
4. paddling.
5. facing fears.
6. asking.
7. friends, food, home, warmth, family.
8. new beginnings (but with more data).
9. thanks.
10. east bay?!?
11. (exhale)

best wishes for a happy new year, everyone!

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:: ewee 1:51:00 PM [+] :: 0 comments ::
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2005:24
ok here's my summary of 2005 in 24 words or less (subject to change):

1. growth
2. my studio
3. letting go
4. stillness
5. divorce
6. rebound (the good kind)
7. paddling
8. alone
9. friends
10. love
11. loss
12. change
13. strength
14. self
15. inner struggle
16. solitude
17. food
18. growth

so if 2004 was about change, then perhaps 2005 is about growth and letting go.

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:: ewee 4:43:00 PM [+] :: 0 comments ::
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words might save me
boredom is falling into despair, and so i browsed to jill's fab site for a pick-me-up.

The best brief biography I’ve ever heard was for a mayfly:
Born. Eat. Shag. Die.

sum up 2004 in 20 words or less. i'm working on mine...but here's a start:

1. change
2. intuition
3. growth
4. communication
5. painting
6. married
7. china
8. korea
9. food
10. paddling
11. babies
12. glaucoma
13. crisis
14. korean language
15. friends
16. strength
17. change

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:: ewee 1:36:00 PM [+] :: 0 comments ::
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point of reference: what i was doing last year around now (thanks for the idear, bendy). 2001 in summary: quit my "real" job, lost my dog, lost my apartment, got a new doggie. hum. bring it on, 2002.

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