2012: The good, the bad, the incredible and the unbelievable...
The year 2012 will be over for me in approximately 2 hours and then there will be a new year. Another 365 days that I get to live through until I write one of these messages. Surprisingly, this year I'm not too melancholic about the switch from old to new... maybe because I'm a lot more at peace with life than I was last year. No big thoughts are weighing on my mind and I feel no burden from anything that I do.
As you all know, 2012 has been a roller coaster year for me. In February I quit my 8-year-old job at the bookstore because I was sick of dealing with idiots and homophobes and also never-ending office politics. In March I started my new job as a journalist in the magazine. And by the summer I was interviewing all these celebrities that I previously had only seen on TV or movies before! That was all kinds of awesome, to be honest, and it's what convinced me to stick with this new job of mine for another year at least.
Also in March, I started participating in the MoMA course at @atamerica, making new friends and reconnecting with old ones whom I'd taken for granted because of my busy life. The lessons were interesting, modern art fascinates me and the company wonderful. I won't gush too much about this but you know I had fun.
In September, I had a very lovely birthday celebration with my family and friends. Also at the same time my Sweden uncle and aunt came to stay with us in preparation for my cousin's wedding. There was family drama until the end of October, when the wedding reception was finally held, but the way my cousins and I looked good in our pink/grey-themed outfits was quite worth all the hassle. ;) (Although, really, my cousin could have just invited us to Sweden!)
On a more personal note, I've settled an old score with both of my exes and I am now free from weird/awkward/guilty/annoyed feelings that I might have harbored for them. Things are good! (Now, if I can only bag Richard Armitage as my next boyfriend...)
And oh! So many great movies, great books, great TV shows that I saw and read this year. I've been so entertained all year long. I don't expect any of this to stop in 2013... if anything, I can always count on the movies, music, books and TV shows to keep me entertained. Also, you can count on me to keep Avenging, Trekking and following Bilbo all throughout 2013! That's not going to end so consider yourself warned.
I think 2013 will be a better year than 2012. I have Plans with capital P. I just hope I can stick to them. That's my only resolution for next eyar: to stick with my own Plans. Someone need to smack me in the head if I veer off track of these Plans.
So, this is it. I think this is my 3000th Livejournal entry. I wish Livejournal would stop being a mess today (it's been douchey since morning!) so I can check how many entries I have. But this also calls for a celebration. I'm going to grab a glass and pour me some champagne sparkling grape juice to toast myself for having a good year and being 'me'. :)
Happy New Year!
As you all know, 2012 has been a roller coaster year for me. In February I quit my 8-year-old job at the bookstore because I was sick of dealing with idiots and homophobes and also never-ending office politics. In March I started my new job as a journalist in the magazine. And by the summer I was interviewing all these celebrities that I previously had only seen on TV or movies before! That was all kinds of awesome, to be honest, and it's what convinced me to stick with this new job of mine for another year at least.
Also in March, I started participating in the MoMA course at @atamerica, making new friends and reconnecting with old ones whom I'd taken for granted because of my busy life. The lessons were interesting, modern art fascinates me and the company wonderful. I won't gush too much about this but you know I had fun.
In September, I had a very lovely birthday celebration with my family and friends. Also at the same time my Sweden uncle and aunt came to stay with us in preparation for my cousin's wedding. There was family drama until the end of October, when the wedding reception was finally held, but the way my cousins and I looked good in our pink/grey-themed outfits was quite worth all the hassle. ;) (Although, really, my cousin could have just invited us to Sweden!)
On a more personal note, I've settled an old score with both of my exes and I am now free from weird/awkward/guilty/annoyed feelings that I might have harbored for them. Things are good! (Now, if I can only bag Richard Armitage as my next boyfriend...)
And oh! So many great movies, great books, great TV shows that I saw and read this year. I've been so entertained all year long. I don't expect any of this to stop in 2013... if anything, I can always count on the movies, music, books and TV shows to keep me entertained. Also, you can count on me to keep Avenging, Trekking and following Bilbo all throughout 2013! That's not going to end so consider yourself warned.
I think 2013 will be a better year than 2012. I have Plans with capital P. I just hope I can stick to them. That's my only resolution for next eyar: to stick with my own Plans. Someone need to smack me in the head if I veer off track of these Plans.
So, this is it. I think this is my 3000th Livejournal entry. I wish Livejournal would stop being a mess today (it's been douchey since morning!) so I can check how many entries I have. But this also calls for a celebration. I'm going to grab a glass and pour me some champagne sparkling grape juice to toast myself for having a good year and being 'me'. :)
Happy New Year!