Where I've been...

Wow! I just looked at the date of my last blog post and it was two months ago! This year has just flown by and I seem to have taken a bit of a blogging break. Probably because Facebook is a huge internet time-suck for me.

So what have I been up to? Here are a few snippets of 2009 so far:

- learned to knit. I've been wanting to make preemie hats for charity for a long time and I finally got around to actually learning how to knit. I took a really crappy class at a local store and then Tania and I took a good one in Bellevue. I've yet to finish a project yet but I'm getting there.

-started back to healthy eating habits with Weight Watchers. I'm down 11 lbs so far and slowly growing (in a good way) out of my clothes.

-walking. Lots of walking which helps with the weight loss and also makes me feel good.

-developed a nasty back problem. At the end of January, I woke up one day in serious pain and it hasn't gotten better since despite PT and meds. The doc said it was degenerative disc disease and that it will never get better. I'm going to probably get a second opinion

-gotten over my fear of flying.

-spent way too much time statiticizing. Thankfully this week marks the end of six long months of stats.

So that's what I've been up to. I'm starting swimming class this week so I can add more exercise into my routine. I'm hoping that it will help with the back issues as well. I'm also getting ready for 2 weeks of a much needed spring break!

That's it for me!

Bowing to peer pressure

Chris, Lily and Avitania have put up their 2008 recaps so I'm bowing to peer pressure and putting mine up. Here they are in no particular order.

Things I liked in 2008
Lego games for the xBox 360
Zuma Deluxe
Munchkin
Disney trips
A presidential election outcome that I was excited about
"Bevlinis"
Glassybaby candles
Cooking class at Diane's Market Kitchen

Books I liked
The Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire mystery series
Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
A Cook's Tour - Anthony Bourdain
The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Restaurants I liked
Quinns
Toro Bravo
Txori
Samurai Noodle
Fondi
Jiko
Blue Bayou - not the greatest food but the location in Pirates of the Caribbean can't be beat)

Movies I liked
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Milk (ok I saw this in 2009 but it's a 2008 release so I'm adding it to the list!)
In Brugges
Transsiberian
Quarantine
Frost/Nixon

TV Shows I liked
Celebrity Rehab
LOST (for the short time it was on!)
Top Chef
America's Next Top Model
Project Runway
The Office
The Amazing Race

Music I liked
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colors
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
The Killers - Day & Age
Styrofoam - A Thousand Words
Kettel - Myam James 1

That's it for now! If you make a "best of" list, be sure to let me know in the comments!