Coming to an End

In 4 hours, 2007 will be over. I did write a "Year In Review" article, as I've done for the past couple of years, but I don't think I'm going to post it. Instead, I'll summarize.

2007 was a good year. It did have its downs, but the difference is that these downs actually (for once) made me stronger. I am in a much better place (emotionally, physically and mentally) than I was last year. I have ridded myself of toxic situations, ridded myself of toxic people, ridded myself of almost 25 pounds. I have a new car, new school district, new apartment, new clothes, new outlook on life. I finished a screenplay that I've been working on (off and on) for almost 4 years, and have begun outlining 3 more. I did not get on a plane once this year (which is very odd), but I did get great new furniture. I began running again, and although I'm not at my past speed, I'm getting up in the miles. I ran on the treadmill today and pushed myself to run an 11:19 mile, my fastest mile in over a year. I might push myself on the treadmill twice a week for speed work. Maybe.

I can't remember the best movie I saw this year, because I saw so many good ones (Stardust was one of my favorites, as was Sweeney Todd). I read a ton of new books, but didn't keep a list so I can't tell you my favorite (Harry Potter was good, The Forest was good, 19 Minutes was good).

What will 2008 hold? I have no clue. Here are my hopes (I'm not going to say resolutions, because those are so often broken):

1) Run a marathon (hopefully NY, but if I don't get chosen for NY, I might sign up for San Antonio)
2) Run 25 miles a week (at least)
3) Finish two screenplays, and submit my newly finished one to three specific competitions
4) Lose the last 35 pounds! Finally, lose the last of the 155 pound weight loss journey I began 7 years ago.
5) Find a guy who is funny, honest, wicked smart and mature (this one is a long-shot, I know) :)
6) Dress up more, wear less t-shirts.
7) Enjoy my last half a year as a twenty-something.

Other than that, everything else will just be lagnaippe.

Cheers and happy new year! While many of you will be nursing hangovers tomorrow, I'll be jogging happily - somewhere between 10 and 15 miles.