December 12th is the Anniversary of my present
path; I left a lot of heartache and sorrow three years ago. This year has been a struggle. I have been unemployed, and struggling with
finding a job. When I stated this journey,
I went from two jobs down to one, now I have none. I have been dealing with something I did not
know was a major concern, my health. In
gaining as much weight as I have, I have found out I have high blood pressure
and low endurance. Not to worry, I am being monitored by health care
professionals.
One thing I have discovered is who my true friends are. I discovered a Facebook group started by my
favorite author. It has been an outlet
for discussions I do not know I needed. It also introduced me to dear online
friends. I have two friendships that
have shockingly been wonderful and desperately needed. Eric B and Mary thank you for being there and
being my friends. I discovered that many
of the friendships I thought I wanted were not what I needed. The ones I got surpassed any expectations.
As to my goals, due to lack of a job and therefore money
there were many things I was unable to do.
That was mostly the larger events.
The things I did get to do were more appreciated by me. I did a few Monster Kid Radio Crashes. I went to two Funemployment Radio Network
Events. I saw my friend Wilton
Funny enough, I had only planned to write 12 blog
articles. The rest of the year was
supposed to be about fiction writing.
With this piece I have 32 pieces under my belt, including a poem from my
University days. As of this writing the
Recovering Ubergeek Blog has 4,431 hits.
I repackaged some of my work from my Shadowrun Shamanism Website
days. That started in April and ended in
September of 2014. In it short run it
had, as of this writing, 1,268 hits. My
plans for the Recovering Ubergeek blog in 2015 are uncertain. I still have at least 3 more articles in the
pipeline.
I did get to fiction; I finally finished my first piece of
fiction in 16 years. I have many pieces
I started, but never finished. This was
a piece I wrote for a friend in their setting.
It is a very nice and welcome beginning.
Years ago I said I would never play in someone else’s sandbox. This case was someone I knew, not some
impersonal, uncaring corporation. It fit
best in their setting and was an idea I have been play with for 16 years as
well.
I have done two things I am proud of, begun an exercise
regimen (walking a mile every other day) and being more regular with
hygiene. In the old, life I gave up,
that included taking care of myself. I
have learned to love who I am and where I am going. I still struggle with caring what others
think, specifically those not in my direct circles. I am caring less, but for me it takes
constant work. I am discovering what
kind of people I want to surround myself with.
With what I have been through, I am quite a picky person on that
particular subject.
Things I wish to accomplish in 2015 are going to Rose City
Comicon and Ory Con, writing more fiction, getting things figured out for a
possible return to college (I have 4 years and no degree), finding work, moving to the immediate
Portland area instead of the outskirts (where I am now), and maybe drawing again. Things that I am toying with are the
possibilities of beginning my own podcast, working as a civil rights activist,
and culinary school. Those possibilities
are contingent on other things. For a
podcast I need a newer computer and sound equipment. Culinary school is only
going to happen once I finish my degree.
The civil rights work, I am not sure with where or how to begin.
I needed this year to rethink things. I needed to see that what I needed and what I
wanted or expected were not the same things.
2013 was about me getting out into the bigger world. 2014 was about me learning what was truly
important and what I needed. I may find
out in 2015 things about myself and where I am headed that may amaze me. That is more than likely since it happened in
the preceding two years.
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