Now returning to the stage!
It has been approximately 1 year and 2.5 weeks since I last wrote here.
I felt that when I didn't care about really using LJ again then I would be ready to. But since I didn't care about using it, I didn't! That said, I have been checking my friends list, which does make me feel rather stalker-ish, but there you have it. Everyone can rest peacefully at night now, knowing that I am no longer internet stalking you.
Needless to say, lots of things have happened.
This month last year my boss moved across the country and so I was nearly jobless. Thankfully(?!) I got snapped up by another unit. That led to a technical demotion and then a retroactive promotion. I don't feel as important (I'm not part of the national governing team over our centres) but I get paid more and am technically supervisor level though I supervise no one, so that's kind of neat. The job (part of which is making the job) however, sucks, and I'm too tenacious to let go of it just yet.
artisticblur has moved back in. She has disrupted the balance of animals in the house outnumbering us two to one. Perhaps a snail or something is in order to restore the balance!
I have been taking taiko drumming lessons with a local group through the Royal Conservatory of Music for three semesters now. This has led to more interesting things, meaning that I'm in the midst of auditioning for Raging Asian Women (henceforth to be referred to as RAW). I'm one of 6 callbacks out of the original 22 applicants which is both uplifting and daunting. The biggest decision is whether or not I want to get rid of the one day that I had completely free and hamstring my freedom when booking vacation time.
I'm also the proud owner of a bodhran, thanks to talesk and talonne which excites me, though I have yet to finally book a lesson with the one bodhran drummer I could find in the Toronto area.
I went to Awesome Con last month, which has caused me to finally finish off bootler's armwarmers, the delay of which wasn't entirely my fault as I lost my row counter 3 times in the process of knitting them. I have now started a sock.
I am in a new a pretty keen relationship. Even my mom is happy about it, which says a lot. Mind you, she might just be happy to find out that there's still hope for me to not be an old cat lady or that I haven't totally sworn off men (Mom tries to be open minded, but she's still fairly traditional). I'm just kidding honey, I love you. So does my mom.
I've met some new people, and gotten back in touch with old friends which makes me happy.
So life, though very busy and often stressful, is going pretty good. I can't really complain (though I often do). *grin*
I felt that when I didn't care about really using LJ again then I would be ready to. But since I didn't care about using it, I didn't! That said, I have been checking my friends list, which does make me feel rather stalker-ish, but there you have it. Everyone can rest peacefully at night now, knowing that I am no longer internet stalking you.
Needless to say, lots of things have happened.
This month last year my boss moved across the country and so I was nearly jobless. Thankfully(?!) I got snapped up by another unit. That led to a technical demotion and then a retroactive promotion. I don't feel as important (I'm not part of the national governing team over our centres) but I get paid more and am technically supervisor level though I supervise no one, so that's kind of neat. The job (part of which is making the job) however, sucks, and I'm too tenacious to let go of it just yet.
artisticblur has moved back in. She has disrupted the balance of animals in the house outnumbering us two to one. Perhaps a snail or something is in order to restore the balance!
I have been taking taiko drumming lessons with a local group through the Royal Conservatory of Music for three semesters now. This has led to more interesting things, meaning that I'm in the midst of auditioning for Raging Asian Women (henceforth to be referred to as RAW). I'm one of 6 callbacks out of the original 22 applicants which is both uplifting and daunting. The biggest decision is whether or not I want to get rid of the one day that I had completely free and hamstring my freedom when booking vacation time.
I'm also the proud owner of a bodhran, thanks to talesk and talonne which excites me, though I have yet to finally book a lesson with the one bodhran drummer I could find in the Toronto area.
I went to Awesome Con last month, which has caused me to finally finish off bootler's armwarmers, the delay of which wasn't entirely my fault as I lost my row counter 3 times in the process of knitting them. I have now started a sock.
I am in a new a pretty keen relationship. Even my mom is happy about it, which says a lot. Mind you, she might just be happy to find out that there's still hope for me to not be an old cat lady or that I haven't totally sworn off men (Mom tries to be open minded, but she's still fairly traditional). I'm just kidding honey, I love you. So does my mom.
I've met some new people, and gotten back in touch with old friends which makes me happy.
So life, though very busy and often stressful, is going pretty good. I can't really complain (though I often do). *grin*