In which I want to trot happily through the city streets
Time for a happy news update! I partly apologize for the TL;DR previous post; thank goodness for LJ cuts! I say "partly" because I just needed to get the whole story out and be done with it, so a lengthy entry was required. Also it is my journal, and if you have been virtually friending me for awhile, you know that I am verbose, love adjectives and parentheses.
So let us talk about this new year!
I had an amazing New Year's Eve party at my friend and co-host's, Dusty, house. Lots of wonderful people came, and tons of hugging, drinks, and happiness were had. I have told several people this, but Dusty and I are the most compatible co-hosts ever. We think on the same wave-length about how a party should go, and everything came together between us perfectly with insanely little effort. I love throwing get-togethers; they are exhausting as hell (because I am anal about planning for every possible outcome), but a great feeling always arises when I get to see many of the people I adore in one room enjoying each other's company.
Besides the party, I cannot truly recall if I did anything else note-worthy in January, except watching the Australian Open for two weeks. (Nadal didn't win it, but he got to the finals and played beautifully. He is going to be a force to reckon with this tennis season.) I did not do much else besides mentally and financially recover from the holiday season. It was a good one (besides the thing), but it wore me out.
Now that month is gone, and February is about to hit us in the face with how fast it can pass us by. I have done some fun things and have lots more planned for this one. This past weekend I went to The Vortex (nommm, but more on that later) with some friends, went shoe shopping (which was DESPERATELY needed), and saw Beauty and the Beast 3D. The rest of the month consists of seeing a few more movies, some play-watching, with a few friend hangouts in between.
My overall resolution for the year is to make this year better than the last. Personally this entails - as I commented on a fellow LJ-er's post - being happy. What will make me happy this year is exploring Atlanta's culture more and often, which is something I have wanted to do since coming here for college but did not have the time or money to make it happen. I dipped my hand into this last year but did not explore as much as I would have liked, so now is the time to do it.
I mentioned this in a previous entry, but once when Alybaster and I were out with Timothy playing catch-up, he was telling me that I, along with any and all young artistic types, should leave the city ASAP because the art scene was about to go up in flames financially. This may be true, even though I think culture (especially the arts) thrive the best during despondent times. "However," I told him, "I am going to stay and enjoy the burn."
Atlanta isn't really known for its cultural scene, but I have never lived in other cities and had time to enjoy the compare and contrast. I like it here, and I finally get to poke my head in and see what this thriving metropolis can offer. Also, I think part of Timothy's speech was from his weariness of it all; he has been here for a long time and worked behind the scenes in this industry for way longer than I've known him, and he just needed to get out. (He is up north now, and I hope he can find the happiness that he wants even though I miss him like crazy.) I am his opposite - like a new kid at camp. Everything seems very cool, and I can't wait to experience it all.
So part of that happiness resolution brings me back to The Vortex. It is a deliciously famous Americana hamburger joint with a crazed and hipster-like atmosphere. It took me seven years to finally get to the place (there was a curse I swear), and the few times I have been there since I always wonder why I do not go more often. Well this year, I am ending that conundrum by going at least once a month. The menu there is beyond extensive, and the goal is to try a different appetizer and burger every time I go. I messed up in January, so this month I am going twice to make up for it. Last Friday was my first hit at the bucket. :)
All in all, it is small things like that that will up-tick the happiness count. Other things include: getting a membership to the HIGH museum (I work literally right next to it and don't go nearly enough), subscribing to a few theater companies, walking throughout Midtown and trying different restaurants - and like The Vortex - going to them more than once in a millennium. I want to visit parks more, watch a lot more movies in theaters, travel down to Decatur more often to enjoy its square, visit all of those fairs and festivals that I get excited about. Buy tickets to shows and small concerts that strike my fancy.
You know, do joyful things instead of just talking about it.
LIVE LIFE.
BE HAPPY.
And as always, remeber to love.
So let us talk about this new year!
I had an amazing New Year's Eve party at my friend and co-host's, Dusty, house. Lots of wonderful people came, and tons of hugging, drinks, and happiness were had. I have told several people this, but Dusty and I are the most compatible co-hosts ever. We think on the same wave-length about how a party should go, and everything came together between us perfectly with insanely little effort. I love throwing get-togethers; they are exhausting as hell (because I am anal about planning for every possible outcome), but a great feeling always arises when I get to see many of the people I adore in one room enjoying each other's company.
Besides the party, I cannot truly recall if I did anything else note-worthy in January, except watching the Australian Open for two weeks. (Nadal didn't win it, but he got to the finals and played beautifully. He is going to be a force to reckon with this tennis season.) I did not do much else besides mentally and financially recover from the holiday season. It was a good one (besides the thing), but it wore me out.
Now that month is gone, and February is about to hit us in the face with how fast it can pass us by. I have done some fun things and have lots more planned for this one. This past weekend I went to The Vortex (nommm, but more on that later) with some friends, went shoe shopping (which was DESPERATELY needed), and saw Beauty and the Beast 3D. The rest of the month consists of seeing a few more movies, some play-watching, with a few friend hangouts in between.
My overall resolution for the year is to make this year better than the last. Personally this entails - as I commented on a fellow LJ-er's post - being happy. What will make me happy this year is exploring Atlanta's culture more and often, which is something I have wanted to do since coming here for college but did not have the time or money to make it happen. I dipped my hand into this last year but did not explore as much as I would have liked, so now is the time to do it.
I mentioned this in a previous entry, but once when Alybaster and I were out with Timothy playing catch-up, he was telling me that I, along with any and all young artistic types, should leave the city ASAP because the art scene was about to go up in flames financially. This may be true, even though I think culture (especially the arts) thrive the best during despondent times. "However," I told him, "I am going to stay and enjoy the burn."
Atlanta isn't really known for its cultural scene, but I have never lived in other cities and had time to enjoy the compare and contrast. I like it here, and I finally get to poke my head in and see what this thriving metropolis can offer. Also, I think part of Timothy's speech was from his weariness of it all; he has been here for a long time and worked behind the scenes in this industry for way longer than I've known him, and he just needed to get out. (He is up north now, and I hope he can find the happiness that he wants even though I miss him like crazy.) I am his opposite - like a new kid at camp. Everything seems very cool, and I can't wait to experience it all.
So part of that happiness resolution brings me back to The Vortex. It is a deliciously famous Americana hamburger joint with a crazed and hipster-like atmosphere. It took me seven years to finally get to the place (there was a curse I swear), and the few times I have been there since I always wonder why I do not go more often. Well this year, I am ending that conundrum by going at least once a month. The menu there is beyond extensive, and the goal is to try a different appetizer and burger every time I go. I messed up in January, so this month I am going twice to make up for it. Last Friday was my first hit at the bucket. :)
All in all, it is small things like that that will up-tick the happiness count. Other things include: getting a membership to the HIGH museum (I work literally right next to it and don't go nearly enough), subscribing to a few theater companies, walking throughout Midtown and trying different restaurants - and like The Vortex - going to them more than once in a millennium. I want to visit parks more, watch a lot more movies in theaters, travel down to Decatur more often to enjoy its square, visit all of those fairs and festivals that I get excited about. Buy tickets to shows and small concerts that strike my fancy.
You know, do joyful things instead of just talking about it.
LIVE LIFE.
BE HAPPY.
And as always, remeber to love.