It was not much of a hoot. I spent most of it unemployed, and when I did get a job, it was a big letdown. At least I got some money out of it, and met a few people I enjoyed talking to. I managed to get a date during the summer, but it didn't pan out. Still, it was nice, and better than no date at all. And I generally loved the summer months, they were the best part of the year.
The world seems to be going from bad to worse, and problems have started to pop up even in my home country. I am rather worried about all this, naturally. I guess it was naive to think we'd be left untouched by the insanity, but we don't live in an age anymore where the global community is just something that happens to everybody else.
Still, largely the year passed uneventful, and sadly, rather sick at times. Still am, but at least it's not likely to be anything that will be the death of me. I have learned a few things, and managed to make small improvements to my life along the way, and the little things add up, for good or worse. I met a few nice people on the internet, and have enjoyed talking to them and appreciate them for being there. Probably would've been pretty messed up if I didn't have anybody to talk to, heh.
I'm guessing next year will be okay- I got a better apartment than the last two, a brand new computer, relative health and the help of my immediate family during tough times. The worst of my winter blues are probably gone now that the perpetual night is over and we start getting sunlight, and I feel confident that next year will present new opportunities in my life, which I intend to follow through. I'm finally getting over the worst of my fears after I started thinking in the lines of 'what if I do not...' instead of 'what if...'. A new perspective and all that. Scaring myself with different dystopian futures of loneliness and grief, I guess. Works well enough.
