OMG, it’s 2008 — aka — adventures in obscure Asian traditions I can be guilted into indulging by my mother
2008 is a Year of the Rat, meaning that 2 cycles of the Chinese zodiac ago, my mother was screaming shit at my dad sometime this year about how she was never going to have another baby again. As such, I allowed my mother — in the grand and inexplicable tradition of my Motherland — to tie a jade pendant around my neck (I even promised not to take it off. For a year.) and give me red underpants to wear. Something about luck? Apparently, it can either go really well for me this year, or super shitty! I vote really well, so here are my goals for 2008 as follows, while I wear my jade pendant and eye the red underpants suspiciously:
(1)Â Finish editing “Voted Most Likely”
(2) Finish writing “Drop Stitch”
(3) Lose 30ish pounds (I think? I mean, okay, to be honest, I haven’t really thought this one through — as somebody at dinner pointed out to me tonight, “Do you have 30 lbs to lose?” and I was like “Yes. I think. Okay I need to look this one up.”) by starting to go back to the gym again.
(4) Find love
Obvs, last one least likely.
Happy new year, ya’ll!
Wow, are you born in the year of the Rat? I can see how you feel about that because I got through my year of the Dog two years ago. I used to think that there might be luck in getting whatever I want. Well, the point is? In this 2008, I hope New Year brings you everythings you’re wishing for. :-)
Amoxicillin….
Amoxicillin….