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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Things I Learned in 2014

1. Dr. Mario brings out the worst in me. 
2. Heady Topper is a fun beer to find and even more fun to drink. 
3. The correct spelling is ulterior, not alterior. As in "ulterior motives"
4. Carolyn Gappa can pour, not one, but two glasses of wine with a reaching stick.
5. I have a deep love for brown sugar cinnamon Pop Tarts. Judge away...
6. Cheers in Dutch: skoll...sounds like skull
7. My father is the fastest snow plow driver on the East Coast. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/9836323-plows-out-in-force-in-nj/
8. Despite my disdain for accumulating "stuff." I have a lot of stuff. #movingday
9. Always bring a trail map and carry your own water while hiking.
10. The Grand Canyon is the only place where I have experienced a 100 degree hair dryer while shivering with borderline hypothermia. 
11. Sedona, Arizona = tranquility
12. Austin, Texas is a little blue dot in the middle of a giant red state. 
13. A selfish person lacks empathy and therefore doesn't have the ability to see anything from another's point of view. Don't fight these people or try to change them.  Avoid them. They will suck all the kindness and positivity from you with a selfish straw. 
14. The best way to spend Easter is in the Adirondacks. 
15. The best way to spend the Fourth of July is in the Grand Canyon. 
16. A frownie is a thing. Check it out: www.frownies.com
17. When attending concerts or other crowded events supplying portable toilets, always get in the bathroom line with the most dudes.
18. Always shuck corn OUTSIDE. 🌽 #hairymess
19. You can watch the lighting of the Empire State Building in order to check status of a local football game 
20. Life can't be all work and no play. Thanks, Jim. 
21. The Earth Speaks
22. Vishnu Schist is the oldest rock on Earth.
23. There aren't many things in life that show their finality. Death is one of them. -Ed
24. I love jazz. #showerdanceparties
25. Most of the pictures I have posted of myself on Facebook are ridiculous. 
26. Never input the addressees for an e-mail you plan to start and then draft for later. Leave it blank in case you accidentally send the e-mail and sound like an idiot to your readers. 
27. Even Super Heroes get sore muscles  from working out. 
28. John Oliver and John Stewart...hilarious! 
29. BBCC (boil, blanche, cut, cook) vegetables
30. Wear gloves when dicing beets. 
31. Pumpkin is tasty. 
32. Holiday shopping is ridiculous. I will not be participating in any sort of gift exchange next year. 
33. I want to be friends with Amy Poehler. 
34. You have to make moves and sacrifices to ultimately get what you desire. I am a few steps closer to leaving NJ. 
35. My close friends, Puggle, and people over 90 are very accepting. 
36. I have been working hard at the wrong job. My focus is shifting to working on me, not how much money I can make. Better food, regular yoga, more laughing, and in the words of Amy Poehler, indulge myself in "a major case of the fuckits."