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A giant “F**k You” to 2008.

– inspired by http://fuckyou2008.com/

Farewell to the worst year of my almost-24-years .. 2009 For the Win!

The Worst:

- Younger brother was in a horrific accident that left him lucky to walk – and even luckier to be alive. Seeing him like that in the ER is something I never want to have to witness again.

- A month of shitting blood saw me undergo a very unpleasant medical procedure to check for Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease, and Bowel Cancer.

- My Pop, who had his first heart-attack in his late 40s, and has been on the operating table more times than I care to think about, underwent multiple angiograms and a course of beta blockers, before having stents put in. This coincided around the time that he lost a substantial amount of money in the stock market crash, and in superannuation.

- Lexi, my 5 year old Silky Terrier who was the love of my life gave us the scare of our lives when she first met a cane toad. A trip out to the After Hours Vet, a dose of Valium and an overnight stay caused much anguish ..

- A month later she met her match after a second encounter with a toad. She died in my arms on the way to the vet. My heart broke. I cried for a week, and was so distraught I could barely get out of bed, let alone go to work.

- I landed myself in the Emergency Room after having a seizure at work – the day before our Engagement Party. Eight hours later, after much protesting at having to stay in, an IV and so many blood tests that I couldn’t even sit up, they let me go home. I didn’t drink at my Engagement Party, and was in bed about midnight, while my other half and everyone else partied on. I’m still having tests – EEG is next month.

- After 25 years of marriage, my parents separated.

- Upset at the split, and the thought that even after 25 years there were still no guarantees, Nick and I cancelled our storybook wedding.

- We were taken for a ride by a number of wedding suppliers when it came to obtaining a refund, and were threatened with defamation suits after writing about our experience online. Eventually they came to the table, but it took many phonecalls, and was a lot of stress.

- Leaving my perfectly healthy at-time-4-month-old puppy in the hands of a “professional groomer”, she gave her back to us two hours later with a broken leg. More than $3,000 later, along with three surgeries, and pins put in her leg, she was “healed”. At 7 months of age, she walks with a permanent limp, and her leg constantly annoys her.

- The Groomer, who had at first agreed to pay all Vet bills, turned the story around on us, and refused all liability. After sending her a letter along with documentation from the Vet, asking her to contribute towards the bills – she told EVERY GROOMER IN DARWIN that we’d tried to “sue” her (uhh, no .. ), and had us “black-banned” .. It was rather difficult finding a Groomer who didn’t believe the lies she’d spread, and would agree to groom our poor dog, who was sweltering in the Darwin Build-Up!

- Job uncertainty has been HELL.

- My brother got accepted in to the Army. I know this should be “good” news, but to me it’s not so great. He’s my little brother. The thought of losing him after nearly losing him in Feb is heart-wrenching.

The Best:

- Getting my Mollydog in July .. Bittersweet really, because it meant Lexi was gone.

- We booked flights to NYC in May 2009 – with the big wedding cancelled, we decided to elope.

- I finally figured out what I want to do with my life career-wise.

- After more than a year working out in a rural community, my Dad moved back into town – not into our house, but at least he’s closer now…

So long, 2008 – don’t let midnight hit you on the backside on your way out!

I’m in need of a bit of a vent, so I thought that I would take a
leaf out of the lovely Annik’s book… er, blog, and list the things that have disappointed me.

1. Chocolate. I thought you were there for me in good times and in bad, but my hips have had other things to say.
2. Gloria Jeans.
3. The bus driver on the number 3 bus who neither opened the door for me, nor got off his backside to help when I a tiny young thing at 16, and was surrounded by a gang and beat up. Thanks mate.
4. Vodka.
5. The Devil Wears Prada movie. The book was so much better.
6. Cashmere Mafia.
7. United Airlines. Grey omelettes and sh’tty service is so not cool.
8. SeaWorld San Diego – when you advertise “Dine with Shamu”, you should probably note that it’s not THE Shamu *scowl*
9. Ezibuy. I don’t appreciate waiting over a month after receiving dispatch notification to receive a package. And I don’t like being charged twice, either.
10. Vodafone.
11. New York City. I wanted a white Christmas, dammit!
12. THOR in New York City. What kind of restaurant doesn’t celebrate Christmas? You could have MENTIONED that on your website or over the phone before we trekked more than 40 blocks to eat at your establishment!
13. Cane toads.
14. New Years Eve in New York City. Sure, the last twenty minutes were FABULOUS, but being barricaded inside our hotel because it was too much of a pain in the rear end to get out was not so great.
15. Telstra.
16. Beach House Fitness Centre – what’s with the lack of BodyStep and BodyAttack classes? Huh?
17. Emla patches. Anaesthetic patches? Whatever. The Cervical Cancer Vaccine still farking stung!
18. My ’96 Holden VP.
19. Toyota. You were so great at the beginning. What happened?
20. MySpace. What a crock.
21. The US exchange rate.
22. Amazon.com and their postage charges.
23. ANZ.
24. Commbank.
25. My University.
26. Cheesy Noodl-os.. Where did you go? I can’t have been the only person buying them.
27. Humidity.
28. The build up.
29. The lack of winter in Darwin.
30. Girlfriend and Dolly magazines. The pre-teen years.
31. Cosmo and Cleo magazines. The teenage years. Need I say more?
32. The wedding industry in Australia.
33. Helen Rodrigues. You were so great when purchasing my Vera Wang – now it’s like you’ve disappeared off the face of the earth. I guess I’ll take my money elsewhere.
34. So You Think You Can Dance.
35. Big Brother. Ever since the year that Reggie won, it’s been pitiful.
36. Australian Idol.
37. Australia’s Next Top Model and the “Bitchketeers.”
38. Luna Park Sydney.
39. Luna Park Melbourne. Are you ever even open?
40. Palm Beach. Where was Mr Stuart?
41. The Nanny Diaries movie. Seriously.
42. Chasing Harry Winston. Irk.
43. Parcel forwarding.
44. “Nick’s Bondi Beach.” But I shall give you another chance. Because I want to like you.
45. The CD player in Nick’s car.
46. Nick’s car.
47. Buzz Café, Cullen Bay.
48. MobileMe. And so you should give me an extra month free. You haven’t been reliable.
49. My orthodontist.
50. The colonoscopy.
51. My GP.
52. My hairdresser.
53. Antiperspirant deodorant.
54. AskJeeves.
55. Berocca. What fizz?
56. The Neighbours Tour.
57. The Nutcracker in New York City.
58. The Door Guy at Serendipity3 who made us stand out in the freezing cold and rain for more than an hour.
59. The Limo Guy who ripped us off on the night of our engagement.
60. Lotus Notes.
61. Herbal Tea.
62. All Bran.
63. Mood Stabilisers.
64. PSE.
65. Australia Post. Many times.
66. The iPhone.
67. The UK exchange rate.
68. Myself.
69. A whole bunch of friends. You know who you are.
70. Family.
71. Superman Returns.
72. The Sydney Roosters. But I will always love you.
73. Whitney Houston.
74. NSW State of Origin team. Most years.
75. Harry Connick Jr.
76. Beijing getting the 2008 Games.
77. Gilmore Girls. WHY did you leave me??
78. Sex and the City. Again – why did you go and leave me??
79. Carrie Bradshaw and Big.
80. Princess Mary. Remember where your roots lie.
81. Nutella.
82. Tuna. When did you suddenly decide to turn on me?
83. Sushi. Same again.
84. Myer and David Jones.
85. Casuarina Shopping Square.
86. The narky girl at Boost Juice who never quite gets my order right.
87. World Youth Day.
88. Highschool Musical: Disney on Ice.
89. Build-a-Bear.
90. Going blonde.
91. Codral Cold and Flu tablets, which never seem to work. Give me back the Pseudoephedrine.
92. Stalkbook… I mean, Facebook.
93. Photobucket.
94. My Psych degree.
95. Griffith University. Only one unit in.
96. My Polar Heart Rate Monitor.
97. Hershey’s Kisses.
98. eBay.
99. The heated spa at Star City Casino – that always seems to be malfunctioning every time we visit.
100. Macy’s and the Miracle on 34th St movie. SantaLand was not at ALL what I was expecting.
101. The internet. You suck up so much of my time. Without even trying.