end-of-2017 reflection
2017 was a year of treading water for me, I think. Just...letting the time pass until I can change things.
I held down this job the whole time, because I knew that I needed to financially. I sat and watched uspolitics do all the shit they've done this past year.
And I kept going, and now we're here.
end-of-2017 reflection (+)
There was definitely still some good parts:
- I finally dived into the furry thing after a full decade of being furry-adjacent! It's been super fun being a dragon, I'm glad I did it :)
- I had several relationships develop very positively, and they're continuing to go well!
- I met a bunch of really neat people (including all y'all over here!)
- I had a great time at quite a few cons.
- I got to visit Vancouver!
- and my hair was purple all year!
end-of-2017 reflection (-)
There was also some not good parts:
- I watched a good friend's life crumble apart, and finally be taken by depression. That one still stings. A lot.
- Our local social circles have felt increasingly strained, not least because of the above.
- workstress & overall mood have completely destroyed the gym routine I'd built up over years. I miss swimming & weightlifting, they were doing a lot for me.
- & of course, all of the grand What The Fuck 2017 that happened.
remembrance (-) [alc]
As a token for our friend who didn't make it, I bought a bottle of the only beer he ever found that he liked: a funky stout called "Dragon's Milk". Dude loved dragons as much as I did.
I'm going to open it up in a little bit in his honor.
We miss you, John.