With much less fanfare than my celebration of my first year here in NYC, the second anniversary of the day of my origination here on the east coast came and went quietly with a simple Facebook and Twitter post (and now a blog post, I guess). Unlike last year, I didn't have any moments of deep self-reflection or even any relative panic, and rather immersed myself in a marathon run of playing time on What's The Phrase.
Now it's not to say my 731st day here didn't cross my mind (obviously, since I'm writing about it), but I think it has more to do with the fact that for the first time in a long time, I feel like I finally have somewhat of a handle on where I'm headed. Kinda. Of course, nothing's perfect, but I'm a hell of a lot better off than when I was ranting about life happening but not changing. There's still a good number of question marks for my future, but definitely a lot less than back in 2010.
And what's even better (and this was emphasized with my recent trip back home and after I did my rounds with friends) is that I see all my old friends, colleagues, chums, croonies, acquaintances, sympathizers, compadres, associates, contemporaries, and well-wishers whom I've grown up with finding their stride too, developing their careers, relationships, tastes, and that general disdain for the younger generation that comes with age. As my friend would say, there are certain people you just don't have to worry about.
Kinda. It troubled me a bit that a few of my friends at home seem to have lost the taste for beer.
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So I've been meaning to get back into the whole blog writing thing. I haven't quite decided whether I want to continue through this medium (Blogspot), or to move onto something a bit more mainstream nowadays (wordpress), or perhaps something completely different altogether. Knowing me, though, I probably won't bother to make the switch.
I actually had quite a few topics I've been meaning to write about in the past few months, but got too caught up with Reddit, Arrested Development binge watching, or other weapons of mass free time destruction. Here's a preview of some topics that were supposed to have come, but have not yet come:
-The 2 year rule, where my career was then and where it is now
-Something about the 6 days I went without a phone
-My new Video-A-Day project! Definitely need to elaborate more on that later
Instead of olive branches we should extend churros. Nobody's mad when they're eating a churro.
-SO
