thoughts
i had a discussion with some friends the other day and i confirmed that keeping my days and times in the archive that is livejournal is something that i'll always appreciate. this year i started journaling for reals which is something that i have never done consistantly in my life, besides electronically, which yes, i have been doing for years now. but this new tangible thing that i can carry around and "hold on to," as traci would say, is a new found satisfaction. i never consciously came up with a new years resolution but if i have any at all, i think it will be to keep up with that. im not good with new years resolutions, i usually forget them come february. frankly, i dont think i need a new year to start doing what i want to do. it just so happened that lauren bought me a molskine for christmas. i dont think a gift like that could have come at a better time :)
im heading back up to t.o. tonight for a couple of days and then coming back to sd to fly back home on the 13th. lauren and jenni are in the process of moving out of the 2083 right now actually. i cant wait to get back up there and see the damn place. not to say that i am weary, only excited! i totally trust that this house is exactly what we've been waiting for. 1 block from the beach, 1 block from gg park, 1 block from my favorite co-op and 1 block from a 24 hour 7-11 that sells booze. our own fucking house! and we can finally have our garden! this is going to be a great year. i have this feeling that the next few years of my life are going to be huge. i am going to be doing some serious growing, as i have been in san francisco. im thinking about taking on a minor before i graduate so that i can have some sort of emphasis to go along with my major. i just started thinking about this tonight. partly because i've been thinking about what i could do when i graduate, what i want to do. what i've come up with so far is either women's health issues or professional and technical writing. I am leaning more towards the latter choice but i tend to change my mind so im keeping my options open. im going to talk to some people and narrow it down a little, hopefully sooner than later. in the past i have thought about grant writing so thats where the professional writing skills and certificate would be useful for me. i talked to brett about it because thats what his mom does, i asked him if she liked her job. he said he doesnt think she sleeps any better at night because of it, but she enjoys it. I suppose that's all i needed to hear. he said shes really good at what she does and she likes that. i am the same way, most people probably are. i like it when i know im good at something. moreover, though, im pretty sure that for me, personally, i will only be satisfied in life if i am working for some kind of nonprofit or doing something that i can at least feel good about. anyways, im a pretty decent writer and it interests me to have the skills to produce persuasive professional writing that i can use within my field, so i think thats definitely a possibility.
[shit never really hits the fan but time keeps on ticking ticking. eventually, a decision has to be made.]
other than all of that, theres a whole lot more on my mind. ive had lots of time to think while i've been down here since im not preoccupied with work or school. its been nice.
im missing home.
i miss lauren jenni jonah and travis.
not to mention, so over this cough! i have to pack up my shit real quick my dad should be here any minute and then we're hitting the open road.
im heading back up to t.o. tonight for a couple of days and then coming back to sd to fly back home on the 13th. lauren and jenni are in the process of moving out of the 2083 right now actually. i cant wait to get back up there and see the damn place. not to say that i am weary, only excited! i totally trust that this house is exactly what we've been waiting for. 1 block from the beach, 1 block from gg park, 1 block from my favorite co-op and 1 block from a 24 hour 7-11 that sells booze. our own fucking house! and we can finally have our garden! this is going to be a great year. i have this feeling that the next few years of my life are going to be huge. i am going to be doing some serious growing, as i have been in san francisco. im thinking about taking on a minor before i graduate so that i can have some sort of emphasis to go along with my major. i just started thinking about this tonight. partly because i've been thinking about what i could do when i graduate, what i want to do. what i've come up with so far is either women's health issues or professional and technical writing. I am leaning more towards the latter choice but i tend to change my mind so im keeping my options open. im going to talk to some people and narrow it down a little, hopefully sooner than later. in the past i have thought about grant writing so thats where the professional writing skills and certificate would be useful for me. i talked to brett about it because thats what his mom does, i asked him if she liked her job. he said he doesnt think she sleeps any better at night because of it, but she enjoys it. I suppose that's all i needed to hear. he said shes really good at what she does and she likes that. i am the same way, most people probably are. i like it when i know im good at something. moreover, though, im pretty sure that for me, personally, i will only be satisfied in life if i am working for some kind of nonprofit or doing something that i can at least feel good about. anyways, im a pretty decent writer and it interests me to have the skills to produce persuasive professional writing that i can use within my field, so i think thats definitely a possibility.
[shit never really hits the fan but time keeps on ticking ticking. eventually, a decision has to be made.]
other than all of that, theres a whole lot more on my mind. ive had lots of time to think while i've been down here since im not preoccupied with work or school. its been nice.
im missing home.
i miss lauren jenni jonah and travis.
not to mention, so over this cough! i have to pack up my shit real quick my dad should be here any minute and then we're hitting the open road.