Did I mention that I got a cold? Yep, right before New Year's I got a cold as a gift from a certain friend. Friday I got sent home early from work due to being ill. So I wasn't sure that I would be up to going out on Saturday (New Year's Eve). I did end up going to my old friend's kegger for a brief time. I had my one beer, talked to some people, played darts, drank a sip of champagne at midnight and called it a night. More exciting than the last few years, not heavy partying (at least not on my part, the other people, well...), and I would have enjoyed a quiet evening with a few select people, but that wasn't an option, and this was okay.

My cold is slowly getting better. Mainly now a sore throat. And when at the gym today, I felt a little bit light headed when I tried to do cardio, so I stuck to weights.

I got a new toy today that I am very much enjoying.

Now what happened to me major in 2005? Any number of things... I don't really feel like doing a whole recap. Browse through the last years worth of entries if you much know.

At some point I stopped recapping everything I read. In 2005, I read 157 books for a total of 44,897 pages. Not bad.

As far as New Year's resolutions, I have two main ones. I'm going to read the Bible this year. I printed out a year plan that has you reading from four different sections (Psalms, Proverbs, Old and New Testaments), and I'm going to try to follow that. And the second one is I'm going to make it to the gym 5 out of 7 days. I didn't make it yesterday (Sunday), I made it today.

Time Magazine has chosen the "ALL-TIME" 100 novels since 1923 (the first year that Time was published). I've read sixteen on the list and have one other off the list on my bedside table in the to be read stack by my quick glance through count. And no, I'm not going to do the thing where you have the whole list and italicize the books you have read. Maybe another time. I'll just link you to the list for now.

ALL-TIME 100 Novels

This weekend I worked which was fine. And I also saw Serenity with psycho_hedgehog which was wonderful. I avoided Firefly because I didn't want to come down with the obsession, but I just ordered the DVDs. Yeah, Josh Whedon can write. I skipped church on Sunday. I didn't feel good, didn't feel like going. Odd for me.

I just found out I have to work vetran's day weekend. I have that Friday off (library closed), but I work Sat/Sun. I was going to plan a road trip either to Phoenix/Tempe to visit people or to Colorado for a singles retreat. Oh well, c'est la vie. Another time perhaps.

My sister and her husband are coming into town tonight. Then my parents are moving them up to New York. I'm not really sure when the move is, tomorrow or day after I assume. I never really know what things are happening in my house. I'm usually surprised to find out that someone is going in or out of town, and I usually find it out about 24 hours in advance when seemingly everyone else knew for months. I don't think my family is intentionally keeping me in the dark, but somewhere there is a breakdown in communication.

One of my favorite patrons is this girl who will only check out paperback books because she hides them in her desk to read during school. It makes me laugh because I was so that girl. I spent most of third, fourth, and fifth grade with a book hidden in my desk or in my text books. Sixth grade was more interesting. And I did it some, but not as much in middle and high school. College I would occasionally do the crossword during class. In grad school, I may play freecell on my laptop or chat on AIM, but usually I'm paying attention. I feel like telling this girl that it is entirely possible to hide and sneak hardcover books during class. I did it for years. But maybe I shouldn't encourage this sort of behavoir?

I registered for classes for next semester. The schedule is awful. There is nothing that I want/need offered for the Kansas City campus or the internet. I am going to spend seven weekends in Emporia. And I will most likely end up working every weekend I am not at class. I may go insane.