January 2009 Rocked - Welcome the Age of Competence
I usually check out during January. Other than continuing to go to work and do my job well, I indulge myself like Charles Bukowski after a mediocre day at the track.
You see, January is my birthday month, ushered in by bigtime bashes at the top of the month. This year was celebrationally sublime, as the joiner to my monthlong festival of champagne, delcacies, momentary lapses into Jello-O shots and Trash Queendom, and rapid recovery was the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Since I was out for January, let me catch you up on the highlights.
Top 5 Best Things About January 2009
1. January 20: The Inauguration.
Pulled up beanbag chairs around the big screen TV with colleagues at work. Boxes of Kleenex. Applause. Facebook status updates. Smiles, cheer. What a great day for bringing our country back together. My street cred in Paris is now back online. C'est cool.
2. January 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
In years of non-inauguration, or a Republican inauguration, this one tops my list.
was a man of the people. Such a visionary, gifted speaker, and a looker - yow!
3. January 1-3: New Year'e Eve/Day/Aftermath.
After NYE 2009, been there, done that, done him, done her, done yo mama. With people I love - Thomas, Stacie, Nahid, Luis and new friends TJ and Ruben.
4. January 21: My Birthday.
Lunch, cake, flowers, etc etc etc. Dive bar at night with a couple of my favorite people, Jaemin and Jaffa.
5. January 26 and 28: Unexpected Gifts.
Flowers showed up at work on Monday, followed by big shiny jewelry on Wednesday. The BEST.