Happy New Decade!
I realise this is a little late for a 2010 retrospective but... I've been busy XD
I unfortunately didn't end up going up to Newcastle, so I ended up bringing my box of booze and fireworks to Aron and Ysan's in Buxton XD Good times were had. We brought in 2011 by finishing some 4-player Castle Crashers. We started at about 10pm new years eve, took a break at midnight to celebrate, drink and light fireworks, and then didn't finish it till 4:30am XD So the start of 2011 was marked, for us, by dogged determination against the forces of sleep deprivation XD
2010, on the whole, was quite an interesting year for me. I discovered that, actually, there are places within the country that are interesting and fun to visit. I discovered this about York, Newcastle and Edinburgh (incidentally, Edinburgh is probably the most far north I have ever driven). So you could say that my eyes have been opened, like, a bit XD
2010 also saw my first trip to Alton Towers in, like, forever! I'd been wanting to go back there for such a long time. It was so much fun XD We smelted the edge... on the goog! Another place I've been meaning to visit again was Leeds Armoury. I don't think I've been since I was a kid and, since I still have at least a vague interest in weaponry and military things, I think I'd like to make a trip back there. I just never managed to find anyone who wouldn't be absolutely bored silly by it to go with me get around to it. Hopefully I'll manage it this year =)
Most of these are due to having met my girlfriend late 2009. I probably don't appreciate how important she was in my life during 2010 at the time but if it wasn't for her I probably wouldn't have gone to even half of those places or have as many fond memories as I have now. So I'm really glad I met her.
So the above are just a few of the stand-out moments of 2010 for me. It was generally filled with fond memories all round, even it might not sound like it was due to the lack of detail I'm writing about them in XD
As a person, I can't decide if I've changed all that much. I think I may be more at ease with myself these days and am less likely to get overly depressed about emotional things, or get sucked into a cycle of spiralling self-esteem issues (though that does still happen occasionally, it's not as often as I'm remembering it used to). Even the edge of that particular thing seems to have been dulled somewhat. I suppose time does heal. It has been over 2 years...I think. Maybe it's a good sign that I can't quite remember how long ago that was. I have entertained the thought of making contact again, but... I suppose one cannot really take back the things one has said, nor can they undo the things that have been done.
Anyway. I do seem to be stuck at the learning curve involved with socialising with "normal" people, which encompasses almost everyone that I work with XD I get the feeling I become this awkward person at work. I'm not sure if I've made much progress in getting better with that. On the plus side, I appear to have made a number of new friends in 2010 so I suppose that balances things out a little bit.
I have also come to the terrible realisation that may be I am a bit more like my mum than I like to think. That'll have to be changed.
I don't really subscribe to the whole new years resolutions thing. With me, it's more like long-term goals that I create for myself whenever it feels like I should, as opposed to setting them at a particular point of the year. I still have a few ongoing goals that probably won't ever be off the agenda (and one or two that I hope I can finally cross off one day). Though I guess there were a few things that I was hoping to resolve by the end of 2010 but was unable to/didn't get a chance to (like my cough I've had since late October, for example). I suppose I'll have to see how they pan out. I also been meaning to refurbish my room with new desks and shelves and shit. Man, I really should do that this year. I want to collect and read manga again! So if I really have to make resolutions in the popular sense then that would have to be one of them. I think I'd also like to talk to the new friends I've made some more. I'm a bugger for keeping in touch with people.
And that is about all I can be bothered to write about 2010. It's generally been pretty good for me, thinking about it, and I can only hope that I'll be able to write a similar kind of entry this time next year too!
Happy new ear/decade, everyone! I hope you guys were happy, whatever you ended up doing on the night of the 31st =D
I unfortunately didn't end up going up to Newcastle, so I ended up bringing my box of booze and fireworks to Aron and Ysan's in Buxton XD Good times were had. We brought in 2011 by finishing some 4-player Castle Crashers. We started at about 10pm new years eve, took a break at midnight to celebrate, drink and light fireworks, and then didn't finish it till 4:30am XD So the start of 2011 was marked, for us, by dogged determination against the forces of sleep deprivation XD
2010, on the whole, was quite an interesting year for me. I discovered that, actually, there are places within the country that are interesting and fun to visit. I discovered this about York, Newcastle and Edinburgh (incidentally, Edinburgh is probably the most far north I have ever driven). So you could say that my eyes have been opened, like, a bit XD
2010 also saw my first trip to Alton Towers in, like, forever! I'd been wanting to go back there for such a long time. It was so much fun XD We smelted the edge... on the goog! Another place I've been meaning to visit again was Leeds Armoury. I don't think I've been since I was a kid and, since I still have at least a vague interest in weaponry and military things, I think I'd like to make a trip back there. I just never managed to find anyone who wouldn't be absolutely bored silly by it to go with me get around to it. Hopefully I'll manage it this year =)
Most of these are due to having met my girlfriend late 2009. I probably don't appreciate how important she was in my life during 2010 at the time but if it wasn't for her I probably wouldn't have gone to even half of those places or have as many fond memories as I have now. So I'm really glad I met her.
So the above are just a few of the stand-out moments of 2010 for me. It was generally filled with fond memories all round, even it might not sound like it was due to the lack of detail I'm writing about them in XD
As a person, I can't decide if I've changed all that much. I think I may be more at ease with myself these days and am less likely to get overly depressed about emotional things, or get sucked into a cycle of spiralling self-esteem issues (though that does still happen occasionally, it's not as often as I'm remembering it used to). Even the edge of that particular thing seems to have been dulled somewhat. I suppose time does heal. It has been over 2 years...I think. Maybe it's a good sign that I can't quite remember how long ago that was. I have entertained the thought of making contact again, but... I suppose one cannot really take back the things one has said, nor can they undo the things that have been done.
Anyway. I do seem to be stuck at the learning curve involved with socialising with "normal" people, which encompasses almost everyone that I work with XD I get the feeling I become this awkward person at work. I'm not sure if I've made much progress in getting better with that. On the plus side, I appear to have made a number of new friends in 2010 so I suppose that balances things out a little bit.
I have also come to the terrible realisation that may be I am a bit more like my mum than I like to think. That'll have to be changed.
I don't really subscribe to the whole new years resolutions thing. With me, it's more like long-term goals that I create for myself whenever it feels like I should, as opposed to setting them at a particular point of the year. I still have a few ongoing goals that probably won't ever be off the agenda (and one or two that I hope I can finally cross off one day). Though I guess there were a few things that I was hoping to resolve by the end of 2010 but was unable to/didn't get a chance to (like my cough I've had since late October, for example). I suppose I'll have to see how they pan out. I also been meaning to refurbish my room with new desks and shelves and shit. Man, I really should do that this year. I want to collect and read manga again! So if I really have to make resolutions in the popular sense then that would have to be one of them. I think I'd also like to talk to the new friends I've made some more. I'm a bugger for keeping in touch with people.
And that is about all I can be bothered to write about 2010. It's generally been pretty good for me, thinking about it, and I can only hope that I'll be able to write a similar kind of entry this time next year too!
Happy new ear/decade, everyone! I hope you guys were happy, whatever you ended up doing on the night of the 31st =D