ends and beginnings
Over Christmas I sat down and watched my new-to-me copy of Watchmen, and caught a quote by the Silk Spectre which I had to go back and verify in the graphic novel I had sitting on my bookshelf. In that version, Adrian Veidt sits in his orrery and wonders aloud to Dr Manhattan whether or not he did the right thing “in the end.” The good doctor replies,
Nothing ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends.
This made me think back a bit to a link that Neil Gaiman posted on the Twitter, to this story about a man who has a quote from Death: The High Cost of Living tattooed on his arm. The slant on this quote is a bit different:
It always ends. That’s what gives it value.
I don’t know why I drew the mental connection between these quotes, other than the arbitrary end of this year by those of us using the Gregorian calendar was rapidly approaching. Also, I probably spend entirely too much time living in imaginary places.
It’s easy enough in the the hectic holiday season and the ridiculous pressure at work to GET EVERYTHING DONE to turn around and write off the entire year as a complete wash, but honestly I had a good year, and I think I’ve laid the foundations for some better times ahead. Anyway, I did this silly thing with pictures last year because I was lazy, but I think I liked it enough afterward that I’ll do it again. Here’s my 2009, in photos:
It’s been an awesome year, and here’s to the next one, and they’re boarding my flight so I guess I better wrap this up omg see you all next year!
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Aww, Shmoooopy, you included me and Dawg!!! You are so sweet!
Happy New Year, I hope your 2010 is even more spectacularerer!!!
Aw, I made the collage!
(“Dammit, Vahid, if you’ll just tell me when you’re going to take a photo I’ll pose for you.”)
Happy New Year, dude. See you next weekend. xo
Your plane sucks.
Happy New Year and I guess I’ll wait a few more hours to see you.
happy new year, and have a great trip, good sir. 2010’s gonna be great.
I am totally glad I know you, in case I never have said so to you. I AM! And you can sit in my lap any day. ;0 Here’s to a great 2010 and a lot more hanging out!
Lookin’ good, Vahid.
Course now I feel like I didn’t take enough photos in ‘09.
Your quotes made me think of one from Angel: “If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do.” Circular all in one!
happy new year!
Good times. Good times. Happiest of new years to you, my friend!
I just realized that I didn’t see you at ALL in 2009. Not once!
We shall somehow have to rectify that this year.
Happy New Year.
Looking, looking, looking…….but I don’t see the one of you and I naked. I thought it was pretty good. I mean, considering and all. Happy New Year.
Have a fantastic 2010, Vahid. Love to you XXX
Yay, I love this post. And the title is good. I’m so glad that I moved back this year and that we’ve been able to hang out. You’re a really supportive, good guy and I’m glad to know you. May there be many, many more nights out at the Low Brow.
Also, the part of your post that mentioned the pressure to GET EVERYTHING DONE at work reminded me of one time in college when I was doing homework outside on a blanket on the lawn – it was near the end of semester and I was studying for all of my finals, and a guy passed me and said, “Hey K1mberly, what are you doing?” I was totally overwhelmed and didn’t know how to summarize, so I stuttered for a minute and then said with a huge sigh, “I’m doing everything.” He took a few steps and then turned around and said, “Hey K1mberly? Thanks for doing everything.”
Happy 2010! I foresee many drinks and much laughter. And maybe even a mountain climb or bike ride or two.
I like Neil Gaiman’s way better. Happy New Year!
Oh how awesome it was at TC09 this past year.