December 6, 2010

• Happy Xangaversary & A Bad Breakup

   

  Happy Holidays from The Hotel Careyfornia!  4 years ago yesterday I started my humble little blog.  In that time, I’ve written 692 entries and have devoted this space mainly to my photos and random musings.  The Xanga community has been good to me.  And though I micro-blog more often on facebook and Tumblr these days; I still try to come here once a week to summarize my life and write my rants.  As I’ve said before, blogs are like clothes.  Sometimes you look back at them and wonder, “What was I thinking!!??”

  
  Future Xangan CareyGLY
  

  It’s often been suggested that I rename my blog:

  “Kids, Dogs, Sunsets & Sarah Palin“ 
  and the occasional rant against corporate America

  
  She ain’t all that “hot” close up, is she?

  When I look at my most common “tags“, this rings somewhat true.  Here’s a look at the highlights of the past year, filled with lots of dogs, kids, sunsets, Xangalebrities and political rants:

  • Christmas Eve in the Emergency Room (Twice!)

  • Civil Lights? Do Smokers Have a Right to Smoke Outside?

  • Dangerous, Delusional and Doltish

  • Tonight the Streets are Ours

  • ‘Twas the Day After Oscar

  • I Married My First Cousin!

  • America’s Prettiest City

  • My American Idol After Party Photos

  • From Germany to Africa to West Hollywood

  • The Gandhi of Dogs

  • It Was the Summer of ’85 – Xangalebrity Edition

  • Viva La Vie Boheme!

  • It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

  • His Name is Rio…

  • Sorry for the Woody in my Pants Officer!

  • The Bureaucratization of Terror – Theater of the Absurd

  And here are some photos from the past week with links to photos past:

  
  Look how Andy has changed in four years!

  
  Favorite Cousins!

  
  My new family mantra :)

  
  Look at him just a year ago!

  
  He was actually looking in these presents.  LOL

  
  Look Jin!  New snowmen!

  
  Garbo & Ruby met director Michael Bay of Transformers fame, coming out of Starbucks the other day.  He thought they would be great in his next movie with Shia LeBeouf!

  
  And just to make sure I cover all of my bases, here’s tonight’s sunset!

  I also went through a devastating breakup this week.  After nearly 30 years of an on again off again relationship; McRib and I are finally finished.  I broke the bad news to him in a “Dear McRib” letter last night. Both McRib and I hope that the media will respect our privacy during this difficult time.

  
  Dear McRib,
  
  I’m writing you to let you know that I can’t see you any longer.  I
  couldn’t say it to your face tonight, so I decided to write it down.
  Trust me, it’s not you, it’s me.  We’ve known each other since 1981.  I
  was only 16 years old, and much skinnier.  Even though we only saw each
  other once or twice a year, my friends told me you weren’t good for me.
  They called you offal (an admittedly clever pun).  They said you didn’t
  have my best interests at heart (your were only interested in clogging
  my heart).  I scoffed at them.  I defended our love.  When they called you
  “fake”, I called you “new fangled”.  But lately, you’ve been calling more
  and more.  I’m no longer the gangly 16 year old who fell in love with
  you all those years ago.  It’s a new world McRib.  A world filled with
  Tender Greens and Trader Joe’s Pad Thai.  I’ve finally realized this is
  not a healthy relationship.  I think we need to see other people (no, not
  McNuggets!).  I don’t think we should even be friends any longer.  You’re
  too tempting.  It was fun while it lasted.  I will always think of you
  fondly and I wish you all the best.
  
  Sincerely,
  
  Carey

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