2008 recap in no particular order

• Thought seriously about buying a house, but decided not to-- no regrets there
  
• Spent ages looking for a new apartment and hours on Apartment Therapy
• Bought my first piece of real furniture, which now belongs to my cats
• Survived a mass exodus at work
• Got engaged, finally
• Made this
• Skipped my ten-year high school reunion, but reunited with some people I really missed
• As a corollary, became addicted to Facebook
• Read Bleak House and almost all of the Aubrey/Maturin novels, as well as many many other things
  
• Learned to play tennis-- poorly, but with great enthusiasm