January 01, 2005 1:58 am
It would be a cop-out to say good riddance to 2004. That’s likely what I’ve thought about every year since I was old enough to reflect on a year gone by, which is roughly the past twenty years of my life. There’s no way to compare years. It is quite true that there has never, and I mean this, ever been a good year for me. So I’m not going to dwell much on why 2004 was a lousy year. I survived. As Elton John says, I’m still standing, even after all this time, although I don’t think I’m standing better than I ever have. So, I’m still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah…I think I’d like to do a bit better than that in 2005.
Tonight was okay enough, and there’s not much more to say about it. I’ve been through my major depressions on New Year’s eves before–most New Year’s eves, in fact–so I think subconsciously that’s just gotten old, and my mind sees no point in it anymore. So I did what one is supposed to do. I tried to enjoy myself and not dwell on all that is lacking. I succeeded well enough.
But for the record, I begin 2005 feeling acutely and numbingly alone.
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January 01, 2005 1:44 am
$24.55 Not bad at all for just one day of clicks. (A month of clicks like this would result in $700). This is enough to get basic family water kits to three households, or emergency health kits for five people for three months to cover their basic health needs.
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December 31, 2004 10:39 am
I will beg for clicks for today, and all of the money generated for today, December 31 will go to UNICEF. So CLICK ALL THE ADS, and I’ll let you know the total tomorrow.
Cheers, Peace, and Happy New Year!
Toastie
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December 31, 2004 10:32 am
$63.01 between October 1 and today, so still $36.99 away from a Google check. Not nearly as many clicks, since I haven’t been clicking daily, I haven’t been begging for clicks as much, and the award per click has averaged more like 5 cents a click instead of 50. (It depends on the ads that happen to be on the site; ticket sales sites seem to generate the big bucks; links to free CDs and eBay and Amazon do not). But I noticed a huge upswing in clicks and award per click the past two days. 34 clicks for $11.72.
So…click away…please…I know it may sound selfish of me given the state of the world, but I did give to UNICEF yesterday. Click on their site too, or another charity. I gave very little, but it is still enough to provide clean water to family for a month or food for a week or something like that.
Hmm…just had an idea…
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December 31, 2004 12:58 am
If I hadn’t been so reluctant to spend $31.50 to go to Cirque, a date-like event where I’d be an odd wheel, I could have had a center orchestra seat along with everyone else.
Fearing spending a New Year’s alone, I’ve now spent $45.65 for a mezzanine left-of-center seat, likely sitting between strange couples. (That $45.65 includes a $6.25 Ticketf*cker convenience charge–it is the only option to get the tickets and a $3.40 order processing charge–yes, the server processing power cost them $3.40).
Oh, well. Cirque stuff is supposed to be quite good, so it might be worth it.
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December 29, 2004 9:36 pm
Awesome! Thanks
http://www.antimagnet.com
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December 27, 2004 12:28 am
Speck of hope that there will be no January 20th inauguration?
Kerry Preparing Grounds to Unconcede
Election, Challenge likely on Jan 6th
Hey, if the Red Sox can come back from 3-0 to beat the Yankees, who knows?
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December 24, 2004 11:54 pm
Tonight I experienced what it might be like to be part of a sane family, and it had me longing for normalcy and stability in my life. Jenn’s brothers John and Dave and their wives Michelle and Cindy are all about our age (mine and Jenn and Jason’s), and, for sure, Jason will be part of the Lanuti family in the near future (sometime in 2006, I suspect). Throw in some in-laws, including the one colorful senior and a Jack Russell terrier (Deacon), and you’ve got a great Christmas Eve…and for good measure, throw in the one random friend (me).
Desperate needs for the coming year (well, for my life in general)…a stable job, stable finances, stable health, and, for Christ’s sake (it’s Christmas, after all…and what does “for Christ’s sake” mean anyway? Christ’s sake, that makes no sense), perhaps a serious long-term relationship?
What I do have going for me…friends who care about me, family who (yes, I admit) care about me, two sweet cats who absolutely adore me, and some speck of a belief, lost in the wind most of the time, that I can be so much more than what I am.
Open entry tonight, because I desire to commune with the world, or something like that…
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December 21, 2004 10:55 pm
What a great show, particularly the closing thirty minute tribute to Elton John. John Williams and Warren Beatty were among the others honored. What a pity that such distinguished entertainment folks had to sit next to George W. Bush. I’m sure he’s a HUGE Elton John fan.
Anyway, just taking a break from the sludge of my recent entries to make that observation.
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