Evening Reading: Putting the Oughts to Bed

by Garnett Lee, Dec 31, 2009 6:00pm PST

If you'd told me last New Year's Eve that a year later I'd be writing the last Evening Reading of the decade on Shacknews I'd probably have looked at you dumbfounded. Sitting here doing it this evening I couldn't be more pleased with how things have worked out. Getting reacquainted with Shack has been great. We've got a great team, a great community, and fantastic support to carry us into 2010 and well beyond.

We've been posting our games to look forward to in 2010 today. I'll have mine coming tomorrow along with a collection of our resolutions for the New Year. Hope you'll take a moment to check them out and add to the conversation when time allows. Have a fun and safe New Year's Eve whatever your celebration plans.

I'll leave you with this great quote my friend Sterling tweeted earlier today: "The world isn't coming to an end. It's already tomorrow in Australia."

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So the first decade of this century is at its end.
I thought maybe since my plans fell through tonight sucks, I'd just do up a little thread here to see what your highlights and low lights were for both this past year and this past decade. I'll start it up.

Past Decade Good
- Went to school and got a degree and a diploma in Graphic Design.
- Got an awesome job evenbefore I finished school and haven't been out, yet (knock on wood)
- Managed to be completely independant.

Past Decade Bad
- Racked up $50k in school loans. ha
- Had my nearly 6-year relationship shit out on me last year.
- Lost nearly all my grandparents and great grandparents. One remains. :\

Past Year Good
- Got a huge raise and two bonuses at work
- Managed to travel a lot. New York City and London England.
- Bought myself a Macbook Pro and a new desktop Computer

Past Year Bad
- Didn't pay off as much school debt as I had hoped
- Went on a bunch of dates that turned up nothing.
- Never got to move out of this shitty apartment.

What say you, Shackfags? :D

Dec 31, 2009 6:31pm PST

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So the first decade of this century is at its end. I thought maybe since my plans fell through tonight : stelth
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  Past Decade Good - Got divorced - Changed careers (by choice) Past Decade Bad - Got married - : Ormsbee
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    haha... how was Zach Galifianakis? That sounds badass. : stelth
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      It was pretty awesome. He was in town working on a movie, and agreed to come over and chill. He's a rea... : Ormsbee
      
      You have rights to post those online? : stelth
- Past Decade Good ...eh? Past Decade Bad Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh. : Orange Pylon
- sounds like more good than bad : sm00v3d
- PD Good: Grew up PD Bad: Growing up sucks PY good: did some stuff PY bad: some of that stuff sucked : Juno
- Past Decade Good - Graduated University with honors - Promoted from a work study job (R.A.) to a graduate : theangrywaffles
- I say we still have a year to go. : Scrimbo Obeer
- past year good: -moved to NYC -i've been working (freelancing) in my industry quite successfully -be... : sparhawk
- PD Good: High school over, figured out what I want to do with my life, sex, drugs PD Bad: Car crashes, s... : SnakeIRye
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  Past Decade Bad: Broke up 2 marriages ;/ : Skoal^Fyfan
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    Explain? : nwillard
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      http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21640938 Thats the most recent one. : Jikim
      
      Wow. Sounds like his benefit though. : nwillard
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  past decade good graduated college went from college to living on my own and didn't die got rid of bad : dahanese
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    Ugh. I hear you on the money thing because of an ex. I personally lost thousands due to silly shit like t... : stelth
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      yeah but wasn't it awesome when they were gone and you were like HOLY HELL THIS IS WHAT ITS LIKE TO NOT H... : dahanese
      
      hahaha yes! My god... "You mean I have money left in my account and I got paid again? What? I... don't ... : stelth
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  Past Decade Good I'm still alive. Past Decade Bad Everything else. : g0nk
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    oh come on now what's so bad? : zigzag
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      Too long of a list to post. : g0nk
      
      Obviously a bunch of us aren't doing anything. We got time for the g0nk box : stelth
- i'm probably just an optimist but i can't think of anything negative from the past decade. got out of sch... : Audhuml4
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  Past Year Good - Graduated from law school - Got a law degree Past Year Bad - Unemployed - Batting... : RikiTiki2
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    You know entertainment law? : ctlaltl33t
    - a little bit. not enough to answer any particular question without a lot of research first : RikiTiki2
- Past Year Good - Graduated college diploma in hand - Got a kitty! :D - Went on a few dates Past Yea : Blackdawgg
- good idea: playing catch with your grandfather.. bad idea: playing catch.. with your grandfather : Demius
- Past Decade Good Met my wife and got Married Beautiful Son and Daughter were born Bought my First Hom : sm00v3d
- Past Decade Good Finished school Moved out of Florida Met some really great people in school Dated : ctlaltl33t
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  Past Decade Good - After 6 years of college and 3 majors, I finally graduated with a degree in mass medi : kallanta
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    If working at Valve doesn't get you chicks, just about everyone else on the Shack is pretty much hosed... : Dessicator82
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      The only chick they had was Kim Swift and she ran away from all the horny nerds :( popped a portal right on the breakroom wall and jumped through, never to return
      
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      The only chick they had was Kim Swift and she ran away from all the horny nerds :( popped a portal right ... : Dave-A
- Past Decade Good, Past Year Better, Me and little brother would join right in there Singin' seems to h... : Dave-A
- Past decade good -Graduated college -Met awesome gf of 4 years now -Made my first short film, won some aw : drbriefs
- Past Decade Good - Saved up enough cash for a 20% down payment on a coop. Now we need to actually find : Ride-My-Rocket
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  The last decade has been unbelievaby good to me. Words can't describe, seriously. : MagicWishMonkey
  - But you still hate Rush. : CrabsJarrard
- I lived through it all : reelbk

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