2007 In Review, Pt. 1 - Personal
2007 was a very good year for me. Not to say that everything that happened to me was itself good - in point of fact, some of the most unpleasant experiences of my life happened in 2007. Rather, the aggregate totality of the events of 2007 amounted to a great deal of positive change in my life. To wit:
1. I became the first Hume (tied with my two-weeks-older cousin) to graduate from college.
2. I fell in love, hard, and have not yet come anywhere near hitting bottom.
3. I finally, irrevocably and gratifyingly closed the book on a friendship/emotional entanglement that has been a source of great psychic unrest for ten years. To be fair, I did not do the book-closing myself, and was very angry about it at the time. The more distant I get from it, however, the more thankful I am that it happened, and the happier I am to be rid of the other party.
4. I salvaged a close, healthy friendship out of another situation that could very well have turned into a sequel to item 3 were it not for the patience, maturity and understanding of both parties.
5. I had my writing published in a couple different webzines - unpaid, but largely unaltered and apparently well-regarded by the editorial staff at both publications.
I can honestly say that I have not felt better about myself, the direction my life is heading, or my relationships with friends and family...ever, actually.
Resolutions!
1. Get my driver's license.
2. Move to New York City.
3. Find a artistic collaborator and publish at least one comic online or in print.
4. Complete a full-length screenplay to a level of quality that would make me comfortable with showing it to someone.
1. I became the first Hume (tied with my two-weeks-older cousin) to graduate from college.
2. I fell in love, hard, and have not yet come anywhere near hitting bottom.
3. I finally, irrevocably and gratifyingly closed the book on a friendship/emotional entanglement that has been a source of great psychic unrest for ten years. To be fair, I did not do the book-closing myself, and was very angry about it at the time. The more distant I get from it, however, the more thankful I am that it happened, and the happier I am to be rid of the other party.
4. I salvaged a close, healthy friendship out of another situation that could very well have turned into a sequel to item 3 were it not for the patience, maturity and understanding of both parties.
5. I had my writing published in a couple different webzines - unpaid, but largely unaltered and apparently well-regarded by the editorial staff at both publications.
I can honestly say that I have not felt better about myself, the direction my life is heading, or my relationships with friends and family...ever, actually.
Resolutions!
1. Get my driver's license.
2. Move to New York City.
3. Find a artistic collaborator and publish at least one comic online or in print.
4. Complete a full-length screenplay to a level of quality that would make me comfortable with showing it to someone.