This Emotional Life

I'm watching This Emotional Life on PBS, and I gotta tell ya I'm super excited about this program. It's a three-part series running January 4th-6th, and tonight's is on relationships--family, friends, lovers. I love this kind of stuff (psychology, the concept of happiness, relationships, how people process emotions, etc.), and I'm particularly interested in this one, because it has a segment on Asperger's. So far, I think it's very well done, and I like the people who participated. It's even made me a bit, ahem, emotional at times so far. I hope to catch all three parts over the next few days. Check it out! Then we'll have something to talk about.

Happy New Year, everyone! I survived Disney madness and one (just ONE) go around on It's a Small World. It's still the creeping boat ride from hell. It just goes on and on. You round a bend thinking it's about over, but no. Suddenly, you're in a gaudy, musical Egypt or Switzerland or Africa. It doesn't matter where you're at, because you're going bonkers Aaaaaaah!

Trav loved it, and the whole experience, though. At four, he barely cleared the height requirement for many of the roller coaster rides, but he the attendants took care of that by squeezing his big head so the very top touched the height marker. Worked like a charm, and Trav darted on to rides like Thunder Mountain with us, loving every second of it. One of his favorites was Pirates, which made me very happy. He liked the hill at the beginning and the whole scene inside, although he got a little afraid at the part where the dog is guarding the pirates in the jail, and the cell mates are trying to coax the keys from him. I'm not sure why that worried him, but I could tell when his little voice said to me, "Bacon, this part is fun not scary....right?" Right, my little monkey.

The whole trip was really great. It was nice spending time with the family. We enjoyed each other's company and laughed a lot. The Hotel Menage is cool with a fun restaurant called K'ya (which inspired me to run around saying "Key-ya! Key-ya!" all the time) and a perfect view of Disneyland's spectacular fireworks. The weather was lovely and sunny most of the time, and I soaked it up. Now it's back to Seattle's grim gloom.

I was happy to welcome in 2010, but I realize that I'm a fan of 2009. It was a good year. At work today, someone wondered if people will call it two thousand ten or twenty-ten. Bets are on twenty-ten.

Megan's 2009 Highlights (I'm sure there is more than I'm listing here):

- Obama taking over as president. Relief!
- Paris! Reims! Going to that goofy cabaret show with my sister, hula hooping on stage. I guess.
- Tasting Birthday Cake ice cream at Molly Moons.
- Hearing Elizabeth Gilbert talk with Jen and Elizabeth. Great night! Looking forward to reading her new book Committed.
- Celebrating Mother's Day with my mom at the Queen Mary, and my parents' visit in May.
- Summer road trip with Bryn and Trav to K Falls.
- Further discovering my interest in autism spectrum disorders and piecing together the path to my next step in life. Taking classes, finding a program, attending the conference, reading books, volunteering with the young adult group, etc.
- Being present at the birth of Finley. A biggie!
- Falling in love. Another biggie!
- Finding Gainsbourg in Greenwood. Yum.
- Weekend away at the ocean. It was lovely in every possible way.
- Holidays with my fam and Disney!
- Drinking Veuve (a gift from the Boyfriend) with Em and the bf on New Year's Eve. A good night with people I love, even when Em kicked my ass at Seinfeld Scene It. Twice. Hmph.