The Daily Tannenbaum

Last May 10, 2007, I wrote a post where I updated everyone on all those times that I said, “I’ll write more later” and never actually did. I’ve spent some time going through the posts from that date until today, to see if anything else needed some updating.  It did:

May 21, 2007: This is still the best damn clip compilation ever made. If you like movies, spend 9 minutes and 28 seconds watching it.

June 11, 2007: The baby has now been birthed, and he’s cute as anything. Also, I’m still forgetful.

June 18, 2007: I finally finished the extra beer sometime in October.

July 2, 2007: The Grey Boy finally forgave me for my ruthless Neil Sedaka teasing. Now that I’m bringing up that painful memory again, who knows if he’ll still feel that way.

July 17, 2007: The cottage has gone almost one year bat free!

August 14, 2007: My parents’ bookstore is closed, but Mom got a job at another bookstore, and Dad’s working as a lawyer again, like he did in the 80’s, when L.A. Law was a top-rated show.  The only difference is that the hair is smaller, and laywers use computers now.

(I used the phrase “let me interject” in three consecutive posts last summer. I’m pretty sure I didn’t that phrase correctly in any of those posts, and I hope I have broken that habit.)

September 6, 2007: I did not get a raise on April 1st. However, I was given “extra responsibilities” that came with “no extra pay.”

October 4, 2007: I still don’t have cable, and my neighbor is moving out in June, so no more free wifi, either.

October 17, 2007: The Butterfly is a stroke that is still mysterious to me. But coach gave me a 90 minute DVD on mastering technique, and I just can’t wait to watch it!

October 24, 2007: As far as I can tell, the landlesbian still hasn’t found out about my blog, as the first thing she asked me when she moved back up here for the summer was if I want to renew the lease.

November 8, 2007: Remember that harrowing experience I had with my jackass surgeon? I stopped going to see him, I’ve got a new one now. He’s great, he’s going to take my pins out in November.

November 24, 2007: My dad still loves the foxes. It turns out the foxes liked the foxes, too. There is now a baby fox.

December 4, 2007: I didn’t get the bones socks for Christmas, or my birthday, so I made them my Twitter icon.

(It’s hard to read the December posts knowing that Birmingham and I were in the process of breaking up, but I didn’t want to write about it on my blog until something definitive happened.  Those posts hide it well, I think.)

December 11, 2007: I’ve decided not to tell the rest of the story of the night I broke my ankle. You were all so horrified when I told you I heard the “crack,” I don’t think you want to know how it felt to have it set…

January 7, 2008: My car now has over 25,000 miles. At least 100 were gratuitous “just because I can” miles.

February 1, 2008: I used Turbo Tax. It was great. Got my rebate, still waiting for my refund thanks to the other {Noelle Tannenbaum, April 3, 2008}.

February 19, 2008: Forgot to tell you about Radioman! He’s a scraggly dude who wears a boom box and rides his bike to film & TV shoots in the city (and even some in New Jersey!) and gets work as an extra. He always knows what’s filming where, and if you look hard enough, you can spot him in almost any movie shot in New York. He gets his paychecks sent to “Radioman: General Delivery (some post office in the city.)”

February 24, 2008: Firefox spellcheck still doesn’t vote Obama.

March 5, 2008: I whistled along to “Patience” last night, while scratching my arm and farting. I love spring!

March 18, 2008: The Dippin’ Dots kiosk is back, but now it’s called MiniMelts, and there’s no mention of the future. I’m not sure what that means for us as a civilization.

April 7, 2008: Nike + iPod gizmo still working!

April 14, 2008: The infamous post got 137 comments. I let them all through because I didn’t want to deny that it happened, but I turned on a comment moderation system where new commenters have to be approved. I’d prefer it if the hostiles stay away. I’d like to say it hasn’t changed the way I think about my blog, but it has.  A little bit of the fun of blogging went away, and I’m struggling to get back into my stride again. It was a reminder not to let my guard down, I guess.

Reading through the archives was great fun.  I actually liked some of the stuff I wrote, and good to remember some of the stuff I did last year.  I’m on my way to San Francisco now.  I’m bringing my computer, but that’s not a guarantee that I’ll actually get to use it while I’m there.  So if not, have a great week!