2008 State of the Viewer Address
Yes, it's that time of year where I look back and figure out where the hell I am on this planet. This was a more chaotic year than usual, one of accomplishments and loss. It started out well with my Capstone class and giving a talk in front of people, which I'm good at. Also, I ring in 2009 with only one class before I graduate and move on to bigger and hopefully better things. However, this was more so a year of loss. My aunt finally lost her battle with cancer six months ago, and just before Thanksgiving my cousin was brutally murdered. Needless to say that threw my brain and my family life into a tailspin. Now I sit here waiting word about my grandmother and possibly another aunt to move down to live here. I'm excited because I love my grandma, even though I'm going to hear a LOT more conversations than I want to on this topic. Otherwise family life hasn't changed like I wanted it to, and it looks like it'll be up to me to get the situation I want, the downside being I'll have to wait until I graduate to make that happen.
Work wise, this year was awesome. I got to work with a bunch of great people and once again I enjoy going into my job, not to mention another one from the gameroom might be joining the staff. Also, next week I meet my new boss. Hopefully she's not hot, because as you out there know, working for a hot chick is awkward on so many levels. It'll be sad to leave everyone, but I'm sure they'll have some nice things to say about me.
As far as everything else, I can't quite say it's the same, but I can't quite say it's different either. I got out more this year. I went to Avenue Q, a rugby match, a convention, and I had a couple of good parties. But, with all of this, there still these nagging feelings I get. I wonder now that I'm on the verge of something big, will everything that everyone says will happen actually happen? I've been through some arguments and got some key people to reveal their true emotions, and at a very cheap price. Managing the aftereffects have been mixed, though. There are certain things I've accepted about myself, some things that I really didn't want to. But there are still others that I desperately want to change, and unless something big happens, I doubt they will. They might start changing soon after I write this, they might not. Either way, tonight will once again set the tone for 2009. I guess I can say the State of the Viewer is a bit better than it was 366 days ago, but there's still a few hours to find out.
Work wise, this year was awesome. I got to work with a bunch of great people and once again I enjoy going into my job, not to mention another one from the gameroom might be joining the staff. Also, next week I meet my new boss. Hopefully she's not hot, because as you out there know, working for a hot chick is awkward on so many levels. It'll be sad to leave everyone, but I'm sure they'll have some nice things to say about me.
As far as everything else, I can't quite say it's the same, but I can't quite say it's different either. I got out more this year. I went to Avenue Q, a rugby match, a convention, and I had a couple of good parties. But, with all of this, there still these nagging feelings I get. I wonder now that I'm on the verge of something big, will everything that everyone says will happen actually happen? I've been through some arguments and got some key people to reveal their true emotions, and at a very cheap price. Managing the aftereffects have been mixed, though. There are certain things I've accepted about myself, some things that I really didn't want to. But there are still others that I desperately want to change, and unless something big happens, I doubt they will. They might start changing soon after I write this, they might not. Either way, tonight will once again set the tone for 2009. I guess I can say the State of the Viewer is a bit better than it was 366 days ago, but there's still a few hours to find out.