Well I have prety much cleaned out my DVRs and currently have no unwatched Netflix DVDs. This is a good thing when you are busy, but not when you are sick and need something to do! So here we go. 2010 was a prety fun year for me overall. Here is part 1 of the Ten great happening in my life for 2010. They are in no particular order.
1. NYC for Thanksgiving- I have always been to New York City in Spring or Summer, but this was the first year that I had been in NYC in the fall entering the holiday season. New York City is uniquely beautiful as the Christmas decorations start to go up, vendors sell Christmas trees on the sidewalk, and the Christmas market opens up on Union Square. We also got to spend some time with Devon's family, meet some old friends for dinner, see a Broadway show, visited MOMA and ate at the wonderful Scandanvaian restaurant called Aquavit. Not bad for a long Holiday weekend!
2, Lady Gaga-August was a busy month for me between travelling and going to concerts, but the concert highlight of the year was going to Lady Gaga with my friend Marian. We were actually in the last row of the Tacoma Dome. We were so high that it was actually hard to see the big TV screens behind the live action, but none of that really mattered, For a couple hours we were two of Gaga's Little Monsters. Part of the spectacle was the audience itself. The costume highlight for me was the guy who made a fancy diva mask out of cigarettes. My heart was warmed to see teenagers bringing their same sex boyfriends and girlfriends to the show. This is something that would never have happened when I was a teenager. Hopefully, Lady Gaga and her openness toward her audience will be a force in pop culture for a long time.
3. San Francisco for my birthday weekend- San Francisco is probably my second favorite USA city (behind NYC), and I never get tired of it no matter how often I go. So it was nice to go for a weekend and have sunny weather the entire weekend. We spent sometime in the Mission area and Castro with Devon's nephew and his partner, we did some shopping, ate some good Mexican food, bakery and breakfasy (at Moulin Rouge). Sadly, the only down part of the trip came on my birthday when I got food poisioning, but that could not a damper of our time in wonderful city that was actually sunny for once.
More to come. What were the highlights of your year? I know you are reading. I can see how many hits I get. Feel free to respond. :)
Hey Dan! Do you want to go with me to Lady Gaga here in Oakland on March 22nd? I have 2 tickets and need a concert buddy! Seeing your #2 and #3 above, I think you HAVE to at least consider it! Des
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