Highlights of 2005

This is by no means a complete list. I am sure there is lots more I can write about. A continuation may appear in the near future. So without any further ado, and in no particular order here are some of the highlights of my 2005.

-Reconciling with my father. Which reminds me, I need to give him a call.

-Breaking up with my ex-girlfriend AND getting to the point of being really good friends.

-Paying off one of my credit cards.

-Easter Weekend

-Playing B.B. Kings with Excuse Me, both times. (Read about it here and here.)

-Reconnecting with so many friends and making new ones.

-Reconciling with a cousin with whom I had a huge fight.

-Sharing my darkest secret with someone and letting down my walls.

-Seeing Spamalot, Queensryche play Operation Mindcrime in it’s entirety, Dream Theater again at Jones Beach Theater during the summer, Butch Walker three times at various venues.

-Reading Harry Potter, Book 6, Seeing the movies Serenity in the theater with Chris, 40 Year Old Virgin with J4UNC & KRSONE.

-Playing with Lil’ Steve, whom I miss very much.

-Making Rice and Beans at Xmas and getting my Grandma’s stamp of approval. (It’s her recipe.)

-Seeing Soulpatch, an awesome cover band, over my birthday weekend with Katie, and Tesser and singing loudly along to “I Want You to Want Me.”

-Going on vacation to the Outer Banks of North Carolina with a good friend and her family during the summer.

-Kelly coming home.

-Getting close to having a “six pack” stomach”, which I swear I will have this year!!

-Finally kissing a girl I have loved for many years. Perhaps the best kiss of my life. The fact it is simultaneously one of the worst kisses I have had makes the memory bittersweet. I guess it just adds fodder for some great songwriting.

-Remembering what it’s like to be happy for no particular reason.

-Settling into a new apartment situation in June.

-Writing and posting this blog. Keeping a record of the journey makes it easier to remember how far I have come when the times are tough and I feel like I am getting nowhere.