2008 in review.

i've learned....

1-- the episcopal church is beautiful.
2-- very little competes with sam beam live.
3-- i trust my priest more than most people in my life, srsly.
4-- generally speaking, i should trust most people less.
5-- my skills in writing have actually improved.
6-- the things i write are apparently controversial, and hopefully that will fuel a career one day.
7-- being vegetarian isn't as difficult as i thought.
8-- while being a vegetarian is cool, i want to be vegan, but first need a kitchen.
9-- it's okay to ask for help.
10-- stuffwhitepeoplelike.com is one of the funniest websites i'm aware of.
11-- washington d.c. is entirely too cool.
12-- taking the eucharist and my baptismal vows mean the world to me. i also look forward to partaking in all the sacraments as my life progresses.
13-- tuesday nights at village coffee make my week.
14-- blue moon is my favorite beer (with an orange, please).
15-- all i want to do right now is see more, read more, learn more.
16-- unlike most people, i am literally giddy about going to graduate school.
17-- i actually have what it takes to be published (am up to 3 publications currently).
18-- i really want to move up north, or at least somewhere that isn't "the south."
19-- i truly believe in the beauty of an all inclusive Church and cannot see myself in a church that doesn't hold those principles.
20-- i really don't like Christian music, except for a few groups/artists and hymns, because i think if you're going to write songs for God you should write good lyrics.
21-- i really want to go hiking and camping.
22-- there is a lot of my skin i'm still trying to get comfortable in.
23-- i'd like to write not only for myself, but also so that others can try to find the same peace i desire.
24-- i lurve LOLcats and typing like them. "z" can end just about every sentence.
25-- everyday i become more of a counselor to the people around me, and i don't mind that.
26-- i may or may not have a calling that i will have to come to terms with, but not right now.
27-- i love being delightfully irreverent. i think there should be more humor in the Church.
28-- often times, i'm a token. i'm also an ally. :) (if you get that, you get that.)
29-- DING.
30-- failblog.
31-- i'm allowed to think in church. it's a REALLY progressive concept, but it's pretty awesome. (jaykay -- see my comment about being "delightfully irreverent.") :D
32-- i don't ever want a computer that isn't a mac.
33-- i might actually be a little crazier than i thought i would be. it is fun to be free.
34-- i like my men "trashy" (thanks, joseph). and by trashy, i think he and i should really just say "heterosexual, with long hair or facial hair, kthx." ;)
35-- i want to read more philosophy/lit theory in my free time. so i can be smart.
36-- i want to pursue studies in feminist/gender studies in graduate school, because my women's lit class opened me up to how studying one group of people who are subjugated leads to the study of many groups of people who are subjugated.
37-- arundhati roy's "the god of small things" might be my favorite novel. it competes strongly with cormac mccarthy's "the road."
38-- i really AM anglican. like, i think/act like one, too, and have adopted the anglican lexicon. woo!
39-- i love googlereader and other cool internet-y things that i can do cuz i have a cool computer n stuffz. :)
40-- the writing center is a super cool place to work. i love my job, my co-workers, and my boss (mrs. b). it's like a really cool job that has a really cool family.
41-- i want a cat.
42-- clare burson may be my favorite female vocalist.
43-- i really wanna go to kerala, india. and russia.
44-- my facebook IS CONTROVERSY. erin warde = real-o-meter red.
45-- no matter how much you love God you may never learn how to count or spell.
46-- fstdt.com.
47-- sometimes when you disagree with someone spiritually (or say "shit"), people tell you that you're a tool of satan.
48-- gerferberder is how i roll.

that's all i have right now. :) thanks to everyone who made 2008 really awesome and transformative. lurve y'all.