Being home isn't as weird as I thought it would be. I find myself much, much more lazy at home than I am when up at "my house" though. I am a lot more dependent on my mom for things here. I guess that's just living at home for you. Plus, I lost my voice (too much partying for Brian's bday I guess) and haven't been feeling that great ever since, so that could have something to do with it.
I had a great Christmas presents wise lol. My mom went a little overboard on presents for Alison & I -- I joked I should have moved out a long time ago just to get more presents :). I was actually a little tired towards the end of opening them all this morning. Sounds funny but it's true.
I didn't make a Christmas list this year (or last year for that matter, I was in France and had everything I wanted) so I can't say I did or didn't get anything that I wanted this year. Plus I'm spoiled and have everything I want that is a material item, so that makes it tough.
The list from two years ago had items that were "beyond" what Santa could give me. Let's analyze and see how it is two years from now:
(1) being done with EBis 3.0 so I can play Halo 2 -- Two years later I have finished 3.0, Halo 2 is out, and I can play as much as I want (although I don't play much at all -- no time)
(2) Retirement by 28 -- well, I don't think that is going to happen but things are looking promising (for work) next year
(3) Happiness -- Two years ago I wrote "I'm on my way". I've learned and experienced a lot in the past two years, but I'm definitely not better off than I was two years ago from the pure "I am happy" statement. From a work point of view, things are much, much better than they were two years ago. But personally, that's still up in the air, and personal happiness is much more important to me than work happiness at this point in my life... I guess I can't have everything :-
I thought about making a list this year of what I wanted for xmas but I told my mom, "All I want is to be happy." I'm sensing a theme over the past 3 years... I guess that's all I have left at this point, minus trying to be more successful for work, which is somewhat out of my hands at this point.
< / end rant > :-)
I had a great Christmas presents wise lol. My mom went a little overboard on presents for Alison & I -- I joked I should have moved out a long time ago just to get more presents :). I was actually a little tired towards the end of opening them all this morning. Sounds funny but it's true.
I didn't make a Christmas list this year (or last year for that matter, I was in France and had everything I wanted) so I can't say I did or didn't get anything that I wanted this year. Plus I'm spoiled and have everything I want that is a material item, so that makes it tough.
The list from two years ago had items that were "beyond" what Santa could give me. Let's analyze and see how it is two years from now:
(1) being done with EBis 3.0 so I can play Halo 2 -- Two years later I have finished 3.0, Halo 2 is out, and I can play as much as I want (although I don't play much at all -- no time)
(2) Retirement by 28 -- well, I don't think that is going to happen but things are looking promising (for work) next year
(3) Happiness -- Two years ago I wrote "I'm on my way". I've learned and experienced a lot in the past two years, but I'm definitely not better off than I was two years ago from the pure "I am happy" statement. From a work point of view, things are much, much better than they were two years ago. But personally, that's still up in the air, and personal happiness is much more important to me than work happiness at this point in my life... I guess I can't have everything :-
I thought about making a list this year of what I wanted for xmas but I told my mom, "All I want is to be happy." I'm sensing a theme over the past 3 years... I guess that's all I have left at this point, minus trying to be more successful for work, which is somewhat out of my hands at this point.
< / end rant > :-)
1 Comments:
I like this post. It's Eric's 2003/2004 in review. Since I can't get Dick Clark this year, it's a decent consolation prize. Plus I'm such a fogie I can hardly stay up past eleven. I'm celebrating with the east coast this year.
By Rachel, at 10:19 AM
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