New post for the new year!
OKAY I HAVE NEGLECTED TO UPDATE IN A REALLY LONG TIME AGAIN.
That's one thing about 2010, I feel like I'm coming to terms with changing the way I use LJ and the internet in general. It's different because it's a bit more withdrawn, but it's not necessarily bad.
BUT IN ANY CASE, by way of explanation, I've been in New York City since the 19th and actually I'm still here, so it's been harder for me to bum around on the internet like I'm used to not that I was doing a very good job of updating here back home either. Anyhow, I'm still kind of amazed how ill-equipped NYC is to face the kind of snowpocalypse that came down, but at least my 2010 ended with a weird sort of excitement? :D
To recap, I went on a roadtrip down to NYC with some of the best people in the world and we were supposed to stay for about a week before going home in different ways. Fun times were had, some arguments/frustrations were inevitably had, some physical aches and pains were had, and I wasn't behind the camera at all for the trip so I'm seeing more of my weird mug on Facebook than I'm used to. XD"
Proposed goal #1 for the new decade: Pose in front of the mirror until I figure out how to shape my face into something palatable for photos.
For lack of photos, I'll just say I blew a lot more money on feeding myself than expected, but going to places like the Museum of Sex (lmao) and the NYC Aquarium were pretty worthwhile. Tourist traps like the Ninja Restaurant and seeing the tree at Rockefeller were good, but a bit less awesome than expected...
When the blizzard hit the east coast, then we were basically stranded in Manhattan. My family in Brooklyn couldn't come get me, I couldn't get to them, and my friends weren't about to drive back, so I ended up staying with them for another 2 days. Driving through Brooklyn at that point was still harrowing though. >_>;
A year ago I don't think I would've thought that I'd ever go on a trip with friends like this, but I'm glad it happened even if holy crap I am broke now. I feel like I've grown closer and more social with people than I've ever been-okay mostly I just have a social life now omg. D8 A lot of bonding was done over the summer months that's been carrying through remarkably well through the winter now, methinks.
Also as a result of that, I think I've learned more about myself and my interactions with other people too, and it's not always that great.
Proposed goal #2 for the new decade: Be a better friend/try to cut back on the cussing and cutting sarcasm.
^ Okay the above isn't entirely related but I feel like the latter half is a part of achieving the former.
Granted, I'm pretty sure I get a sense of greater self-awareness and the fact that I'm not the greatest friend on the planet every single year, but I guess that's not always a bad thing, right? >_>;
Anyway, as part of my whole ~*~internal growth~*~ thing, I think my friends have noticed that I've changed a lot in terms of the way I present myself physically. Like oh my god, I dress like a girl now most of the time and my hair is consistently long for the first time in ever. D8
Proposed goal #3 for the new decade: Spend less money on clothes and other frivolous things unless I actually have a specific purpose for them, dammit.
Yeah I spent a lot on clothes in 2010 >_>; I'm still "drawing the line" at makeup because I still don't like the way it feels or how I feel looking at myself when made-up though. Granted, maybe makeup would help cover up all the oh-so-lovely scars I'm so ashamed of, but this past year I've become more comfortable with revealing more of my skin/body in all its fucked up glory.
The yoga has helped of course.
It's expensive, but for now I'm glad that I've started and stayed 6 months with something that's making me feel better about my body and health. And HEY I CAN TOUCH MY TOES NOW. THIS IS A BIG DEAL TO ME.
Proposed goal #4 for the new decade: Keep workin' on my fitness lol.
I still have a long way to go so I'm thinking of trying to make my brain accept the idea of some form of light cardio/weights on top of the yoga. I'm going to have to see how well I keep up when school starts up. My schedule seems to leave my afternoons and Fridays free, but I don't know what the workload outside of class will be like. Not that I won't find ways to slack off and cut corners anyway though.
Speaking of school...
Proposed goal #5 for the new decade: Stop despairing about my future.
That is not to say that I feel secure about the choices I've made now that I've graduated from university (WHICH IS ALSO A BIG LANDMARK THING BY THE WAY \o/), or that not thinking ahead is a good thing, but I feel like going back to a more laid-back attitude and taking opportunities as they come will help me become more productive in the end if I'm not paralyzed with doubts about a foggy future? Maybe.
Talking about the future reminds me of a lot of thorny things that have come up with my family, but that's a whole 'nother ongoing thing that I guess I'll handle (along with the rest of everything) in the new decade?
In summary, in 2010 I have:
Gotten fitter
Gotten more confident about myself in some ways, but gotten a lot more whiny and useless about my future
Become poorer in money, but a fair bit richer in other ways
Said goodbye to my old car, said hello to a newer old car
Walked off with a degree
Started using Twitter, started using Facebook again
Crossed some things off my mental bucket list
Done a little bit more growing up
And for shits and giggles, in these first 10 years of the millennium I have:
Grown a foot, probably
Gone through all the trials and tribulations of puberty, late-elementary school, all of high school and university omgwut
Gone through at least 3 different computers...
Gotten 10 years older, which makes me feel ancient because time has whizzed by D:
Not lost my love of things like Batman, Pokemon, and old Backstreet Boys songs
Lost some friends, gained some better ones than I think I deserve
Done a little bit more growing up
Things I look forward to for 2011 that are not so srs bizness:
Pokemon Black/White and the 3DS because HELLO Layton/Ace Attorney crossover
Dusting off my dolls (which have been boxed for several months) and fiddling with them and my camera again because it's been way too long
Maybe learning to draw again since that's something I haven't done in ages too
AND IDK. THAT'S ALL FOLKS? :D"
That's one thing about 2010, I feel like I'm coming to terms with changing the way I use LJ and the internet in general. It's different because it's a bit more withdrawn, but it's not necessarily bad.
BUT IN ANY CASE, by way of explanation, I've been in New York City since the 19th and actually I'm still here, so it's been harder for me to bum around on the internet like I'm used to not that I was doing a very good job of updating here back home either. Anyhow, I'm still kind of amazed how ill-equipped NYC is to face the kind of snowpocalypse that came down, but at least my 2010 ended with a weird sort of excitement? :D
To recap, I went on a roadtrip down to NYC with some of the best people in the world and we were supposed to stay for about a week before going home in different ways. Fun times were had, some arguments/frustrations were inevitably had, some physical aches and pains were had, and I wasn't behind the camera at all for the trip so I'm seeing more of my weird mug on Facebook than I'm used to. XD"
Proposed goal #1 for the new decade: Pose in front of the mirror until I figure out how to shape my face into something palatable for photos.
For lack of photos, I'll just say I blew a lot more money on feeding myself than expected, but going to places like the Museum of Sex (lmao) and the NYC Aquarium were pretty worthwhile. Tourist traps like the Ninja Restaurant and seeing the tree at Rockefeller were good, but a bit less awesome than expected...
When the blizzard hit the east coast, then we were basically stranded in Manhattan. My family in Brooklyn couldn't come get me, I couldn't get to them, and my friends weren't about to drive back, so I ended up staying with them for another 2 days. Driving through Brooklyn at that point was still harrowing though. >_>;
A year ago I don't think I would've thought that I'd ever go on a trip with friends like this, but I'm glad it happened even if holy crap I am broke now. I feel like I've grown closer and more social with people than I've ever been-okay mostly I just have a social life now omg. D8 A lot of bonding was done over the summer months that's been carrying through remarkably well through the winter now, methinks.
Also as a result of that, I think I've learned more about myself and my interactions with other people too, and it's not always that great.
Proposed goal #2 for the new decade: Be a better friend/try to cut back on the cussing and cutting sarcasm.
^ Okay the above isn't entirely related but I feel like the latter half is a part of achieving the former.
Granted, I'm pretty sure I get a sense of greater self-awareness and the fact that I'm not the greatest friend on the planet every single year, but I guess that's not always a bad thing, right? >_>;
Anyway, as part of my whole ~*~internal growth~*~ thing, I think my friends have noticed that I've changed a lot in terms of the way I present myself physically. Like oh my god, I dress like a girl now most of the time and my hair is consistently long for the first time in ever. D8
Proposed goal #3 for the new decade: Spend less money on clothes and other frivolous things unless I actually have a specific purpose for them, dammit.
Yeah I spent a lot on clothes in 2010 >_>; I'm still "drawing the line" at makeup because I still don't like the way it feels or how I feel looking at myself when made-up though. Granted, maybe makeup would help cover up all the oh-so-lovely scars I'm so ashamed of, but this past year I've become more comfortable with revealing more of my skin/body in all its fucked up glory.
The yoga has helped of course.
It's expensive, but for now I'm glad that I've started and stayed 6 months with something that's making me feel better about my body and health. And HEY I CAN TOUCH MY TOES NOW. THIS IS A BIG DEAL TO ME.
Proposed goal #4 for the new decade: Keep workin' on my fitness lol.
I still have a long way to go so I'm thinking of trying to make my brain accept the idea of some form of light cardio/weights on top of the yoga. I'm going to have to see how well I keep up when school starts up. My schedule seems to leave my afternoons and Fridays free, but I don't know what the workload outside of class will be like. Not that I won't find ways to slack off and cut corners anyway though.
Speaking of school...
Proposed goal #5 for the new decade: Stop despairing about my future.
That is not to say that I feel secure about the choices I've made now that I've graduated from university (WHICH IS ALSO A BIG LANDMARK THING BY THE WAY \o/), or that not thinking ahead is a good thing, but I feel like going back to a more laid-back attitude and taking opportunities as they come will help me become more productive in the end if I'm not paralyzed with doubts about a foggy future? Maybe.
Talking about the future reminds me of a lot of thorny things that have come up with my family, but that's a whole 'nother ongoing thing that I guess I'll handle (along with the rest of everything) in the new decade?
In summary, in 2010 I have:
And for shits and giggles, in these first 10 years of the millennium I have:
Things I look forward to for 2011 that are not so srs bizness:
AND IDK. THAT'S ALL FOLKS? :D"