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November 24, 2004

Thanks

Years ago, I started a list of things I am thankful for as a novelty exercise right around the holidays. It was generally buried in the personal section and unless you knew to look for it, you wouldn't find it. At least once, I backfilled it after the fact.

I feel that I've gained new insight in gratitude and acknowledgement this year and, quite frankly, I didn't feel like the list was getting its due. I really went at it this year. I didn't put everything down, as I was digging in my memory for it, but I went back to last Thanksgiving and carried it through to this Thanksgiving.

Here's my list. This year, I am thankful for...

  • Kit and Sarah Bear for hosting me for Turkey Day 2004
  • Mary, Kate & Ashley, for the free day off
  • That one slot machine at Circus Circus, for being so generous
  • Sarah, wherever you've gone, for the much needed s hot of confidence
  • Drew, for the School Plague ;)
  • Mom and Sis, for coming down to visit so that I didn't spend Christmas without family
  • Koreans in Los Angeles, for one of the coolest ways to bring in the New Year
  • Soo Sun, for bringing fun and parties to the house
  • Henry, Jamie, Paul, Karl, Mary, and Alex, for making birthdays something to celebrate
  • Metro Bus 81 and the Metro rail system
  • ACUS, for being there and for giving me a place to see all those old friends
  • Kit, for La Vie en Rose, even if it never took off
  • Patrician, for the Mien Shiang and for her wisdom and guidance
  • Cryptic Studios and NC Soft, for City of Heroes
  • Jason, for getting me in on the Newsletter team and opening up Anime Expo for me
  • Maryssa, for the best cosplay costume I've ever seen
  • Mark Spirtos, Gail Le Gassick, Jim Mercado, and Pamela Heath, for showing me what transformation looks like
  • JohnBrown, for making the Excellence seminar possible
  • Everyone in Group 51, for keeping me true to my word
  • Jason (a different one), for taking that stand for me
  • Michelle and Ally, for believing in me when I didn't want to believe in myself
  • Mariano, n1k0, ArrowOne, and the rest of that crew for a kickass experience
  • Henry, Paul and Tim, for lending me cars when I needed them
  • The City Attorney Project, for giving me a reason to go shopping for digital cameras and printers
  • Lillian and Phil, for their acknowledgement of my photos in a way that inspires me to continue with it
  • Sergio and Efren at Diamond Motor for their help in finding me a car that I really like
  • Acura, for making the car in the first place.
  • George, for taking good care of the car during his stewardship
  • Maggie, for late night conversations and setting me straight on wheels vs. rims
  • Karl again, for all the help with the car
  • All our veterans, for the sacrifices they have made on our behalf
  • All the new voters, for finally getting involved
  • MovableType, for the best blog engine ever
  • Michelle again, for the rhythm

Posted by KinCross at November 24, 2004 05:21 PM

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