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Reply 20 of 51 (Originally posted on: 12-29-08 11:10:46 PM)
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Work: First job I've had that I've enjoyed. Not very good pay, but the atmosphere was really nice. My finances are good and in order. References good. Things went to hell with the job in November, but I had already planned to quit. Now I'm content, and planning on a job for February/March 2009. I'm still not sure where I will be placed for a career, but I'm looking at August 2009 for that.
School: Almost done. Well, for the most part I already am, I'm just waiting on things to end. I've gone to school non-stop since I was 4, I'm not sure how well I will cope. 2008 was the year where I finally set into motion finally leaving the University of Calgary, and 2009 will be a year when I will do it. It was generally a good year for grades. I also joined a few societies, and have gotten some networking out of that. On better terms with a few professors.
Body: I started going to the gym - as a "sixth" class, so to speak. This has lasted so far for a year, and I enjoy it. I have a locker until 2009. I wish I had gotten into this earlier, but I intend to continue going until April, at least. Perhaps more. I've been have excruciating back pain for the last year - I'm hoping to see a specialized doctor for it tomorrow. It makes it hard to walk, and in some cases I've had to use a cane. I will have to see... I just would like for the pain to go away.
Living: Many changes, and a lot that hasn't changed. I have lived in the same place for two years. Two roommates moved out, one during the spring, and another in the late summer. The other roommate has gone from crazy to being tolerable. Two new roommates, who generally keep to themselves. January is going to be a bit stressful, as I hope to be able to sign the lease again... that will generally decide how long I stay in Calgary. I have a feeling if that happens, another roommate will be moving out shortly. It frightens me not knowing where I'm going to be living a year from now.
I ended up getting an Xbox, though I'm unsure how much I will play it. I miss video gaming so much, I just lack the people to do it with or the time to focus on it. I've gone through three laptops, I'm on the third now. Music has become a big part of my life, more so than before.
Friends: Tied into living, I have watched a once vibrant household become desolate and empty. Furniture going, people leaving, less people partying, more people with their own lives. I have made friends, and surprisingly lost few friends; though the slow distancing with older friends is occurring, both offline and online. I don't have a close circle, more a cluster of those I am acquainted and comfortable with. An extended INTL in feeling, both online and offline.
2008 was more or less a year of content denial. I have become more and more secluded, but the depressing aspect is that I remain pleased with the seclusion as long as I don't dwell on it. I'm not lonely, nor uninvolved in social groups or previously at work, I just don't spend time (as I once did) going to bars, pubs, movies, game centers, or even with people over.
I came to the conclusion back in October that there's nothing more in Calgary that I want. Not that I haven't made a few friends, but that all my optimism I had for this city four years ago is gone. I can't describe it outside of saying that it was as though, because it was new, new things would happen to me. Meanwhile, in the places I used to live, there's nothing much for me wanting to go and live again there. I'm at the point of my life where I think I should move on; only this time, I want it to be directed. I would like a career that took me somewhere, but didn't keep me there too long... maybe.
I expect 2009 to continue much as it has with friendships. I have no plans, unless otherwise given in the issue of the lease, to move away from Calgary until later this year (at best hopes).
Also death count at 3. An unfortunate year for that, but not the worst. That goes to 2002.
Love: Dead. In October, it was 2 years since I was in a relationship or had sex. As described elsewhere, I think it's because I've lost my passion - my mojo. (And yes, I did just turn on the Austin Powers theme). I don't feel anything. No crush, no lust, no sympathy, no romance. I can't grasp how I've gone from sexually promiscuous to nothing. Was it convenience, then? Was it that my expectations have changed? I don't want 2009 to be like that, but I'm not too sure. I'M OLD GREGG; though that's not far from the truth when it comes to how I view relationships now. 
tldr; 2008 was a good year. In comparison to 2007 it was better. Even though its been a fairly... uneventful year for me, and somewhat disappointing, its been ok. Comfortable, and content. I expect 2009 to be a year of changes, and I'm unsure about it.
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