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What a year it was, huh? Things happened, people did stuff, time passed. Here are some highlights and lowlights for me:

Highlight -- I start the year at EPCOT Center, America's most instantly dated theme park, with my family.

Lowlight -- I get intense motion sickness on Mission:Space, having ignored many highly conspicuous signs warning of same, as well as a video reminder featuring Gina Torres of TV's Suits.

Highlight -- Ian and I successfully watch all of the movies nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

Lowlight -- Ian and I watch all of the movies nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

Highlight -- We get our cuddly and gorgeous new beagle overlord, Dolly.

Lowlight -- We trade off spending nights at the emergency vet with Dolly for a week, as she has very real surgery for what turns out to be an incredibly imaginary obstruction in her digestive system.

Highlight -- I perform my annual one-man show to a sold out crowd at Davenport's.

Lowlight -- Davenport's cancels all live performances immediately following my show, never sends me my check, and eventually gets closed altogether for (alleged) zoning violations.

Highlight -- Glamorous work travel to Kansas City, San Antonio, and Washington, DC!

Lowlight -- Being stuck on a charter bus with my coworkers for hours while attempting to visit the Alamo during a parade that draws a crowd of millions.

Highlight -- Renovating my home office into a library that approximates my Beauty & the Beast fantasies. (Well, not the dirty ones.)

Lowlight -- Having strangers in my home building and breaking things for over a month.

Highlight -- Discovering the flop Bravo series from nearly two decades ago, Hey, Paula!

Lowlight -- Feeling genuine concern for Paula Abdul's health and well being and realizing that it's probably only gotten worse since 2007.

Highlight -- Attending a bachelor weekend that included both ultimate fighting and Weird Al, although not at the same time.

Lowlight -- Being trapped in a monsoon at the Weird Al concert, alongside Weird Al fans.

Highlight -- Working our way through Summer House.

Lowlight -- Carl and Lindsay. 

I think that should do it. Wholly conclusive as to the year that was. Nothing else not listed here could ever possibly matter.