2007 was chock-full of new experiences, but I haven't counted them all yet. I'm sure there was at least 13. Let's see....
1. Early in the year, I drove a hundred miles an hour for the first time.
2. Then, I learned how to downhill ski. (A tip for those who are thinking of doing this -- learning to turn is more important than learning to stop.) Thanks, Emily.
3. Then in the spring, I went rock-climbing. Thanks, Emily.
4. In July, for the first time, my employment was terminated by my employer (unless you count the paper route). Getting laid off led to even more new experiences!
5. I bought an iMac to build my portfolio and just in case I had to freelance for a while. Yes, it was my first Mac.
6. Later in July, I visited my grandma who lives deep in Canadian country -- Halifax, Nova Scotia.
7. I saw a moose on the way there.
8. Also on the way there, we witnessed a robbery. (They took off in a white Kia Amanti.)
9. And I called the police. (Actually, I called the police about a drunk driver -- not the robbery. Someone else talked to the police about the robbery.)
10. I went wading in the North Atlantic. (A tip for those who are thinking of doing this -- keep moving or you will freeze!)
11. In August, I drove myself all the way to Minnesota!
12. I decided to try living there for a while.
13. I traded my sporty Acura RSX for a used pick-up truck.
14. I had to learn how to drive a manual transmission.
15. In October, I went up to the North Woods on a scouting trip.
16. I shot clay pigeons with a 12-gauge.
17. I drank a whole beer -- but not on the scouting trip. (A tip for those who are thinking of doing this -- your body can metabolize approximately one beer every hour. Remember this and you can stay quite sober.)
18. I had a job interview. Yes, it was my first job interview, a phone interview with a guy in Texas.
19. I got a temp job to make some money. Woo-hoo! Ten bucks an hour!
20. I moved into an apartment to get rid of some of that extra money I had lying around. Woo-hoo! My own place!
21. I went to a Halloween party. Yes, it was my first Halloween party.
22. Finally, when I went home for Christmas, I saw my first nephew for the first time.
I think that covers most of it. 2008 is sure to be another exciting year. Why, just the other day I saw a Harry Potter movie for the first time. I still have a lot to learn and do this year. Maybe this will be the year I get engaged, or even get a girlfriend! Maybe I will join a rock band, or move to the big city! Maybe I'll get in a car accident, or a plane crash! Maybe I'll come up with a great idea that will make enough money for me to be set for life! Maybe I'll develop some real ambition and discipline! Yes, it's sure to be another exciting year.
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3 comments:
You are too funny!
What a great list of firsts, you beat me to the drinking a whole beer thing...the most I've ever had is a sip, and that was of my dad's when I was a child (he hates to hear this now). The ones I HAVE done are...
#2-I've been downhill skiing (once). It was a blast!
#4- I was fired from a job once, I guess that's similar to being laid off. It wasn't because of bad performance, but because I couldn't give more hours.
#9- I called the police once to a house I was babysitting at when I was a teenager because it was very late and I heard glass breaking in the garage. I was scared to death to look, I was convinced there were vandals out there...the vandals turned out to be a couple of naughty raccoons.
#18- I've had many job interviews by now.
#19- I've had a temp job before, I worked at Lawyers Co op for a bit before I went to hygiene school.
#20- I lived in an apartment once too.
Lawyer's Co op, Thompson Publishijng... Hmmm, maybe you have both worked for the "same" company, kinda.
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