Current mood:

calm

Life in the New Year
Well Happy New Year! *looks off to one side and mutters* Okay I said it, can I go now? .... Oh come on! .... Rrrrr, alright...

Okay so I've been pretty antisocial lately. I haven't read my LJ Friends page in about a month. Haven't been out to many get-togethers, except the weekly Sunday gathers. Haven't been on FA, or FurryMUCK, or drawn anything, or chatted on IM, or been to any cons, or nuthin.

I've been kinda down on money, so I haven't been going places that cost anything. Working on finances to get them straightened out for the future. And my IM client, well, it kills my phone's battery. Not to mention, my phone has a glitch that makes it stop producing sounds at random intervals. So I don't hear incoming messages about 9/10ths of the time. Calls, too. And voicemail. And SMS. I need a new phone. Chatting, well, my online life has been converted to WoW time and/or Derrek's WoW time. He still doesn't have his computer, so he uses mine for game-play, while I get my quiet time in, reading books or watching TV or taking a long relaxing bath.  I might be on the PC a bit more when I have my laptop, which Dennis is fixing right now.

I don't really miss the drama, and the con work, and the social awkwardness. I've never really been a people person, I don't know how to react to people very well. My life right now is quiet, a bit serene, more relaxed, and a bit calmer. I do miss gaming (which is why I go to the weekly events), and I miss just hanging out and chatting with close friends, but I feel a little weird not being able to spend money so it's kinda... eh. I can't pitch in for pizza on game night, I can't go out to dinner with friends, I can't go to a movie or grab lunch with the guys at work...

Yeah, I'm a homebody. And I'm kinda liking it.

As far as the new year, well...  I have a good feeling about it.  Not the kind of "oh my god my life is going to change this is going to be the best year ever" kind of foolishness.  No, it's just... off to a good start.  I have a job that I enjoy, and that I'm damn good at (authoring and editing tech articles), that I hope will become a permanent position.  I have a good mate that, despite a few flaws, he makes me happy, and I think I could see myself with him for the long haul.  I have an apartment I like, a roommate that's not so bad, a couple scooters that give me something interesting to work on and ride, a truck that despite a few minor issues has lasted me 8 years and shows no signs of stopping, a bank account that hasn't run dry yet and is slowly starting to recover from the holidays... 

Nothing's perfect, but everything's good. 

Well I think I'm gonna go level my Priest in WoW.  Or maybe read a book.  Or do dishes.  Or just take a nap.  I have the day off, and dno one's home, so it's nice and peaceful and quiet.  Happy new year, everyone.