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Show JUST STUFF BY JflN Vk Zip-- the year's gone and what a year it's been. In my first column of 1983, I proclaimed myself Princess of Procrastination-and, unfortunately;,' I have followed through. I have put off anything and everything; from studying to getting a job, to doing the wash and writing my column. In February a professor suggested that we read the dictionary to increase our vocabulary, so I decided to curl up by the fire witH Mr. Webster. Well, I nodded off to sleep, dropped the dictionary under the couch, and there it has stayed. In March I broke down and cleaned my car. I found gum wrappers, empty hamburger bags, and $1.35. But I haven't cleaned it since. I guess it's time I got around to it, though. The accumulation of litter bits and gobs of gook is piling up, and I guess I could use another $1.35 or so. March 21st, the first day of Spring, people were still bustling around in the blizzard. Finally, April came, and with it, a hint of Spring. The snow finally melted and the, sun graced us with its presence. May found me up in the night, still sleep walking. I do some pretty crazy things, but nothing quite as bad as the fifteen year old boy from England. He woke up at 3:00 in the morning behind the wheel of his dad's car, traveling down the motorway. 1 In June I took my last exam, turned in my last blue book, put my books on the shelf and walked down "Old Main Hill" with' the melody of . Pomp and Circumstance ringing in the background. After 'graduating, came the prospect of finding a new job. July was my first day. on the job. I was nervous and scared . . but I was a working woman. In August I came up with a great idea the answer to woman's perpetual purse problem a five-drawer-file-cabinet-style purse. Now, if I could find a way to confine it. A 5 foot by 3 foot bag is a little hefty to sling over your shoulder. September brought the pre-Fall jitters. You know, when you want to wear shorts, but long pants would sure feel good. You'd like an ice cold glass of lemonade, but hot chocolate holds a close second. In the middle of the summer I got new license plates for my car, but I never got around to putting them on. October brought a ticket for expired dealer plates! In November I made a pre-New Years Resolution to stop biting my nails. Will wonders never cease. I'm typing this column to the click of semi-long nails. December brought blinding snows, and I got snowed in at Fishlake. Thanks to the State Road Boys and their rescue abilities, I was able to make it to work bright and early Monday morning. And that's my year in a nutshell, and it was a pretty good one. May 1984 be as fun and as prosperous for everyone. Have a HAPPY NEW YEAR! |