new years: the kimarti special.

2004 began with a pop and a toast in kim's house with arti in san francisco. it will end with a pop and a toast with kim and arti at my house in washington dc. in between -

mattyk's hot in '04
the madness of the association, the lawsuit, regents, january sleepovers with the ussa vp, val-day in monterey, the lobby trips, the conferences (2 socc's, 1 slc, 1 legcon, 2 congresses), a trip to madison, the "large spaces" in courtside rooms, random overnights to dc, sake bombing and smoking out in Kerckhoff, to ucop everyday, programming, pA dinner!, collegebowl, the capitol runaround, the diversity requirement, ard retreat to palm springs, the mk/sc/dp sleepover!, nuh, a coalition, a slate, and some elections, a referendum, the election afterparties, the togos lunch after elections, the rieber reunion / sneaky party!, graduation (kind of), operation quick tan (miami), transition in the 411.kh, 2 j-board cases, SUMMER OF SHAM, july 4 at the beach, , winning the budget, all-u-can-eat sushi and a sharkhouse, barbecue, fried rice, and double date nights on landfair, t-rex vs. raptor, 3 bottles of wine a night, west wing marathons, aqua-teen hunger force, karaoke and bowling in santa cruz, Pittsburgh, hemingway's, the 8-hour plenary and ensuing chaos, drunk at sssac, chair chair chair!, a run to san fran for 4th row seats one night, santa barbara and buellton, the suite life, saying public thanks to my best friend, the most ridiculous slideshow ever, a party and plenary to remember, the party planners, the pineapple cups, the bon voyage – cum – 80s – cum – hate crime party, the keg, orl on the roof, pancakes in the morning, Athens, swimming, Michael phelps, cleaning out the office, the drive home that nearly wasn’t, dropping you at the airport and saying goodbye, two weeks of crazy, a night in Oakland and the best birthday ever, Beijing and shanghai, dumplings and fake purses, reconnecting with a good friend, Bangkok, fresh fruit, and smut, siem reap and the change in my life, Phnom penh and the documentation, HCMC and the debauchery, Singapore – the familiar, the unknown, the mistake, and the bbc, the passion in Hawaii, another two weeks of crazy, a trip to la to say goodbye to a place that had already changed, the departure from reality and entry to the future, the buildup to the election, saki, halo, and complete excess, crashing in the living room and the dining room, a brief journey to ohio, in the middle of a crushing defeat, realizing washington, an enormous heartache, establishing a home, the socc and coming home for thanksgiving, reconnecting with my parents, finding a roommate, learning to live on my own again, new connections, reconnections, and disconnections on a new side of the country, snow and the weather channel, 17th street and toasted sandwiches, learning to say I love safeway, going home to find something completely new, bringing something completely new back with me, a reunion at home, a drive like no other, discovering new adventures, and a reunion with old friends in a new place.

2005 has a tough act to follow!

*NOTE – is something missing from this list! sorry! send me an IM or email and I’ll toss it in! thanks!