2007 Update

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So, its approaching the end of 2007. Another year gone, another on its way. How was 2007 for you?For me its been a big life change. I started the year having already dropped out of my college course and on my way to repeat my school final exams. I had no job, no girlfriend, no future. I failed my exams and lost any chance of getting into my Animation course which I was hoping for for a long time. I stopped doing anything related to art many months ago.Now, I'm in college and doing brilliantly. I've changed my entire aim and I'm now doing Audio Visual Media Technology and its working out great (top of my class in 4 out of 6 subjects). Being my usual social self I've made loads of new friends including my new girlfriend who I'll have been with 2 months at midnight on New Years Eve. She's over 3 years older than me and was one of my tutors, but she's got a new position in the college so we don't have to be secretive about it anymore. I still don't have a job but I'm actually working on that because I need to move closer to my college. I'll be moving into a house with friends from college and the gf. I'll have my car fully taxed and my insurance done within the next few weeks so I will no longer be the bitch of public transport. And tonight, I have started PAINTING again.How about you guys?

I'm still mean and nasty, I just haven't had an oppertunity to show it yet. The only thread in which I wanted to hit people was the Opinions thread but I promised not to.

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How was 2007 for you?
Well.. It was like a roller coaster. it's the year I have changed the most. Both physically and mentally. I think my physical changes has helped with my head. I mean yea I had some bad days.. weeks.. even months but here towers the end of 07 life's been good. I passed all my college classes and made it threw a whole 2 semesters with out dropping out like I did my first year semester. In one of my classes ( I was struggling to pass it) I was told I had to make a 75 to pass her class and I made a 78! So I was all exited woo hoo I don't have to retake that class!
I'm a lot more social on campus and I fill like I'm not as shy as I use to be. It helped making it threw on semester ok to like show myself it wasn't bad. I actually like going. I never thought I would say I like going to school lmao. My art teachers love me haha I actually was asked and took a guy's place when he got mono to model for a few of my drawing teacher's classes. And then my comp teacher was trying to help the library find workers for a certain time on Tuesday and Thursdays and it happened to be one of my off times so I started working in the liberty at the desk. So freaking easy! All I had to do is scan books in when returned and scan them out when they checked out. And I was getting paid for both jobs! Haha
Shannon... been seeing her over 2 years now and it's very serious. The girl makes me laugh. Friday night while we were cuddling in bed I thought she was asleep and I whispered to her that I could live this way forever and told her I loved her. (that's like huge for me since I hate that word. I believe it should be shown not told.) Then she turned around and smiled at me (and u don't need to know the rest lol) at the same time it's some scary shit.

I am so happy for you Bob. :smile:

always buy when you can!
never rent, rent throws money away.
buying builds credit, plus it builds equity, its an investment instead of just renting.
that bullshti hit alot of people, take care of your credit the better it is the better rates you get the better financing options and the easier to refinance later if you need to or if the rates drop and you can get in on a fixed loan.
you have to watch your ass and make sure your in postiion to afford to buy, but if you can always buy never fucking rent.

Hmmm, so, at the beginning of last year, my boyfriend of one and a half years broke up with me, and I later found out that he cheated on me. About at the same time I found that out, I started working at the shittiest place ever (one of my "supervisors" enjoyed showing up drunk AND an hour late to work every single Saturday morning, and the other one tried to hit me....). I started getting all depressed, and then I ate a lot, and gained a lot of weight, which depressed me even more. I stopped jogging.My nephew was born at the end of April, and was seriously the high point in my life from April to August. At the beginning of August, I got soooo pissed off at my job that I put in my two weeks, and started working at a pet hospital, and it's AWESOME there (I'mm still working there, and I still love it). I also stopped glaring at my ex-boyfriend everytime I saw him.However, when school started, my migraines got worse.... I think I was gone for like 10 days total, out of this last semester. We finally figured out in October that chocolate was one of my triggers, and I have eaten it since.But once the migraines stopped coming so often, I started feeling a lot better. And I started jogging again (I've lost 15 pounds... 30 more to go, urgh). And my grades improved. And now I'm interested in guys again... So yeah, things are definitely looking up for 2008.

That's great news that things are looking up!

Well 2007 has pretty much sucked for me. My Father got in a bad car accident in January, and started having trouble with his shoulder that he had surgery on the year before. Then in May he went in for an MRI on it just to find out that when the technicians screwed up, they discovered a huge tumor that appeared to be on or near his lung. After a few tests we learned that he had Kidney cancer and it would need to be removed. He was able to push back the date for the surgery that way he could make it to my high school graduation.About a week and a half after the surgery he found out that he had gallstones or something and he needed that removed. We thought we were pretty much in the clear after that but after a few more visits to the oncologist we found out that the chances of kidney cancer possibley returning was really high and that if it does come back it would more than likely kill him. So, he got accepted into an experimental drug study and he'll be in that for a year. If it doesn't work he will need chemo. As a result of all this he has been out of work ALOT.Then about 2 weeks ago we took my dog to the vet cause we thought he was developing asthma or something. The vet took some x-rays and mistook his own instrument for a spring from a pen being lodged up his nose. My dad was sent to a specialist over and hour away just to find out that the regular vet was a dumbass. Then after another examination and some more x-rays my dog was diagnosed with either REALLY bad nose mites, and/or tumors in his nose. Our only choices were some surgeries that had an extremely low success rate. My dad opted out and my dog was given a week to live. Of course everyone who knew him was devastated, and he was put down on Monday the 17th.Um..well on the upside of things, a settlement was recently made on the accident my father was in and he subsequently recieved a good chunk of money. Also this year, I graduated high school with high honors, and I started college in September and i'm doing really well

oh jeez leah lol

Yuuppp. Sorry if I depressed ya.

lol it's quite alright. as long as things turned out better in the end.

and who's that NAKED man in your avatar lol

THAT Abi is Raoul Bova and he is delicious

He looks delicious! lol and Italian? Nice.

Oh yeah...and he once posed for PLAYGIRL, and in that movie "Under The Tuscan Sun" he was toootally speaking sweet nothings in Italian (yum). It doesn't get any better than that.

Papi chulo es muy caliente!! wait, are you saying you read PLAYGIRL! lol you naughty girl!!!

Noooo I did not lol. I just heard about it on VH1

How has 2007 been for me? Well, school has been okay. Doing good on state testing, but know I could do better on my grades. I do great on tests but never do my homework. I lost one of my best friends along with a few other friends in a group. I think back on it now and think of how stupid I handled it all. anyway, I'm not going to get into that. With the new school year I have all honors classes and US History AP. I've had a lot more work, but somehow I'm doing a lot better than last year. Doing more of my work, though still have a problem getting it all finished, and still know that I could do better. And I'm started to get all stressed out over college and what I'm going to do with my life. I'm confused. I don't know what to do. Don't know what kind of college I want to go to or what to study. I like science, but I don't think I'd be able to get into a college with a good science department. so I'm started to feel the pressure of choosing which college to attend and all that stuff. anyway, i've also had a few family problems. Haven't seen my mom in months. but that's an improvement. when i was in 8th and 9th grade I hadn't spoken or seen her at all. But, after a not so great year, it ended on a high note. I had a very nice Christmas in northern California with my unlce's family