Taking 2012 and Making it My Bitch

Sara O'Flaherty / December 31, 2011 / No comments

2011 was a great year for us here in the O’Flaherty household. We got to spend a lot of time with friends, we road-tripped to Birmingham a few times, we pulled off another Barcamp, and Paul continued to push ScrwMedia forward into his full-time job. We got to spend lots of time with the kids, the asshole frog only ate 8 or so of my aquarium fish, and no one had to go to the emergency room. We have a roof over our heads, Firefly on DVD, and laugh together far more than most couples we know. I think on the whole, I can’t complain too much.

2012 is looking to be a much busier year for us, with the plan of moving into a different rental over the summer, and continuing to work on expanding the evil empire. I am pleased enough with keeping my New Years resolutions last year(getting out more and losing a bit of weight) to get more ambitious with them this year. My focus for 2012 will be on expanding my horizons, and working on getting myself healthier(and dragging Paul kicking and screaming along with me on this one!). I want to learn more, experience more, and encourage those around me to do the same. Life doesn’t just happen, you have to seek out the knowledge and experiences the world has to offer. I don’t want to just coast through 2012, I want to bend it over and make it my bitch. This will be our best year yet.
 

2012 New Year’s Resolutions

  • Create and stick to a budget/savings plan as we did in 2011
  • Room by room organization of the house in preparation for moving over the summer
  • Read 1 new book a week
  • Try 1 new restaurant a month(Fast food doesn’t count!)
  • Start listening to more podcasts
  • Lose and maintain 25lbs by September 1st
  • Blog more! (3 posts per week)
  • Be physically and financially ready to start trying for a baby by September

I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Years Eve, and your kiss at midnight is nothing short of magical.

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Labyrinth – The Drinking Game

Sara O'Flaherty / December 12, 2011 / No comments

Saw this over the weekend, and dying to try it. I can’t get over how I saw this at least 10x as a kid, and never once noticed David Bowie’s rather prominent…acting skills!

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ALL Laws Should Be Upheld

Sara O'Flaherty / November 30, 2011 / No comments

I was reading the local news this morning, and a piece on the Alabama immigration law caught my eye, as House Speaker Mike Hubbard did an interview talking about changes they would seek to the law in February when the House speakers convened again. Are they admitting they are wrong, and trying to undo the damage done to Alabama’s image world-wide since this bill was passed? No. They are just looking for ways to make it less inconvenient for residents who are complaining of long lines and fees to get ‘proper’ documentation, since apparently an Alabama drivers licence is no longer good enough since this law was implemented.

Politics aside, a quote from Hubbard caught my eye, and gave me a good laugh, as it reminds me of the insanity of the hate-filled conservatives words, which 3 months into this law has been repeated ad nauseaum, ‘What part of illegal don’t you understand??’.

Hubbard said it was “absolutely not right … to select which laws you enforce and which ones you don’t.”

I actually agree with this, probably more than Hubbard himself does. Why? Take a look at some of the crazy laws reportedly still on the books in Alabama.

It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses.

It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.

Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.

Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men.

Men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.

As far as I’m concerned, these laws need to be focused on and made a priority, IMMEDIATELY. Especially the one about de-flowering virgins, as that would surely have an impact on the pregnancy rate of unwed mothers in the state, and a knock-on effect for the economy.

If they are there, why aren’t they being enforced? Come on Alabama, what part of illegal don’t you understand?

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