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Following suite to Reza's post, I too thought it would be appropriate to present some musings about this past year. Often my friends and I reflect upon the year in "best and worst" with a particular category but for the purpose of this post, I will do as Reza has:

2008:

Things I did:

Presented at an international conference.

Almost fell off the side of a mountain and subsequently saw my life flash before my eyes

Consumed more wine than I had in my entire life previously

Taught a class and loved every minute of it

Made loads of new friends and met tons of people

Found a bit more of myself

Saw a stab wound victim

Was a bridesmaid

High tea at the Empress

Put my toes in the pacific, twice.

Got my nose pierced, again.

Baked a lot.

Saw a Californian sunset.

Got loaded with supervisors, present and past.

Burned out and bounced back. Repeatedly.

Fulfilled a life long dream of seeing a Koala.

Filled each day with more and more laughter.

Things I learned:

Friends are the things I cherish most in life.

What bad wine tastes like

What bad wine violently ejecting out of my nose tastes like.

The richness of life

Dating/love hangovers suck

Hangovers suck.

To be assertive and myself

How much I love neon yellow

I am a hedonist and it's ok!

How to swallow my pride, when it's appropriate

To show kindness and express appreciation all the time.

How to do measurements on an ultrasound machine.

That endothelial function can be preserved with proper diet and exercise however the flow mediated dilation commonly used in clinical settings may not be appropriate for young and healthy trained individuals. 

How to make fortune cookies.

Hiking in waist deep snow is dangerous.

Karma does exist.