Reflections on the old year; thinking about the new year  

TheFuturePhD 12/28/2008 6:11 am	2008 was mixed bag for me. My father and I had an intense falling out near the end of 2007 and I haven't spoken to him since. As the time passes, I feel less and less inclined to speak to him and truly would have nothing to say if I did. It would be a cold, unemotional, uneasy conversation that I would look to end as quickly as it began. I gave up a $75000 dollar a year job because I wasn't happy with it (even though I was good at it) to come to a new country that seems to resent, despise and abhor anything or anyone not from their country. I'm learning to adjust to the stares, the pointing, the poking and the laughing at me. . .but it's still annoying and it still gets me very angry. I watched my country rise from the pits of crap and accept a black man as President-elect, a man I donated to and worked to get elected. For the first time in a long time, there is a feeling of optimism in the United States with Barack Obama's election. I am very happy for this. Hopefully, he can heal the country from the bowels of sewage pResident bush caused (the typos are intentional). My Bills still suck, my Sabres had a nightmare season after losing Daniel Biere and Chris Drury and my Mets snatched defeat from the jaws of victory yet again! On a good note, my college, Arizona, won its first bowl game with a convincing 31-21 win over BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl. . .our first bowl game since 1999. Maybe Mike Stoops can build us back into a winner after John Mackovic' screw ups. I am still single, and will likely remain so for the distant future, as I have no prospects and no real ways to gain them. 2009 is the year I turn 30. I made a mistake on the setting up of my account and hit an "8" when I should have hit a "9" and didn't notice it until it was too late. Here are some predictions and things plan on doing: 1) Obama will have no honeymoon from the Republicans. They will do to him what they did to Clinton, only there will be a tinge of racism in it, which they will deny. 2) Al Franken will re-take Paul Wellstone's seat from that idiot Norm Colemen. I also believe that there will a host of investigations into Republican members of Congress and the bush mis-administration. 3) The Mets will finally overcome this hurdle and win the NL East. 4) Arizona will win 10 games, lose to USC and get a better bowl bid. I see them in the top 25 as well. 5) I will finish writing my fourth and fifth movie. I'm almost done with my fourth. I haven't decided my fifth yet. 6) If I do not have a professorship here in Korea, I may move to Thailand or Malaysia. 7) I will go to Germany. I write my 300th song 9) I will get to my goal weight of 100 KGs (currently I'm at 114) and I will get down to a 100 waist (currently 109)
brainteaser69 12/28/2008 7:50 am	A heartfelt happy new year ! I don't know whats there between u and ur father but if possible its my sincere wish and i suggest you to have a ' paradigm shift ' and speak to your father.This is based on my similar experiences with my father earlier who is nomore now. take care bt
korn2020 Ask me for a photo 1871 posts  12/29/2008 12:28 am	well, 2009 can't get much worse than 2008 I pray !!!!!!! KORN