Leaves and Feathers

This year, I:

• Quit nannying
• Moved out of Brooklyn, to Northampton, MA
• Worked with the kids at the Quaker retreat
• Tried out being a UU
• Considered divinity school
• Ended a long-term relationship/engagement
• Was unemployed for several months
• Had to live with in-laws and friends for several months
• Moved back to Brooklyn
• Did QA work and got paid for it
• Took a job that doesn't pay enough with a boss who I don't get along with
• Joined a coven
• Went to Philcon and had a fantastic time
• Sang publicly for the first time since being on T
• Had a scare when I threw my back out
• Continued raising the kitten
• Lost a little weight
• Started a new relationship
• Started a Pagan blog
• Realized how bad a fit NYC is for me
• Started making plans to move to Boston

Generally, my overarching goal for 2011 was to increase the mindfulness and intention I bring to my life. I feel I succeeded in that goal. None of the things that have happened have been truly problematic, and I can see the path out of the difficult bits, which was so untrue last year that it hurt. All in all, I've done ok.

Just taking it easy today, trying to figure out what directions I want to be heading in for the upcoming chunk of time.

Things I want more of:
Geeky stuff
Cons
Tech work
Radio?
Writing
Sex
D/s
Cooking
Reading
Knitting
Physical activity

Things I want less of:
Laziness without enjoyment
Inertia
Stagnation
Limitations

I'm going to apply to film school.
"The best I can hope for now is that everything will collapse and I will have to move, I don't know, somewhere horrible, so I can rise again from the ashes, like the phoenix."--Cynthia Kaplan

"So you're the kind that deals with the games in the mind, well you confused me in a way that I've never known."--Savage Garden

Just picked up my books for my CST course on literature and politics. Oh my goodness. Pretty, lovely novels. I will be discussing novels. In English. I will have beautiful things to read for class. In English. I will have an excuse to lie in bed and read. I have six novels. Six novels which I will not have to sneak time to enjoy. And they all look so good. And some of them I've been wanting to read anyway. And did I mention they're in English?
For the "things-that-are-novels-not-in-English" class, though, I get to read L'amerique au jour le jour, which is pretty awesome.

Courses this semester:
Literature and Politics--M/W 1:15-2:30
European New Wave--M 7-10 p.m.
Language in Culture and Society--T/Th 11:00-12:15
French Topics: Road Trip--Th 1:00-3:50
After spring break I'll also be in Weightlifting M/W 10:00-10:50

Extras this semester:
Vagina Monologues
Getting my leg braces
Trips to fun places
Finding an apartment

Good stuff this semester:
Chocolate Special K. And I love Mod 1, and Aurora and Ariel, and my girlfriend, and Emily, and my besty, and all my friends.