Auld Lang Syne

Alas, the new year.

I'm not sure if it's been good or bad, overall, for me. There has been a number of things on both sides of the board.

For the good, I've gotten closer with Trevor. We'd grown apart the last several years, and it is great to be back as close as we used to be. Now if only I can get Jay to move back out here, we'll have the old band back together.

I quit my job at GameStop. I think that qualifies as a good thing. I've gotten back in school, and am actually enjoying it, and continuing. I'm sure there are more, but events aren't springing to mind right away.

The bad are a bit more prominent in my mind, at the moment. My hospital stay stands out as one of the larger personal negative events for me.

I've seen some of my friends' relationships disintegrate. It's tough seeing that happen, and not being able to do anything of consequence to lessen the impact. On the surface, though, they appear to be happier in the aftermath.

My grandfather passed away right before Christmas. That was rougher than I thought it would be. Understanding the inevitability of death doesn't make it much easier to deal with the passing of someone close to you.

I would suppose this year ended up more or less neutral when taken as a whole. Most years seem to be like that. Here's to hoping the upcoming year holds more absolute positives, and fewer absolute negatives. Here's to hoping.