Lets hope its a good one

So as we head into a new year, its a time for me to look back at the year previous, and celebrate not just the future on this windy new year's day, but the past, and all that it has contributed to the present tense of my life.

For all its faults I enjoyed 2008. Rather a lot actually.

2008 saw me delete my bebo, myrandomnessdomain (for those who remember it), make a facebook, decide that I hate social networking, and then made myself a blog. I think the latter of these choices was the best. I missed blogging.

But, contrary to what many of you will think, my 2008 life didn't just revolve around little places on the internet that I like to call my own - infact 2008 saw me achieve a plethoria of wonderous things.

• I saw Nightwish live in concert. I maintain that there is almost nothing like seeing and hearing your favourite band played live.

• I completed year 12 - with flying colours which I could only have imagined two years ago.

• I gained an appreciation for poetry and literature, the former of which I loathed 12 months ago.

• I improved my writing skills - and writing now stands as one of my favourite methods of communication.

• I learnt to commit.

• I became legally recognised as an adult in Australian society.

• I had a voice in ACT politics for the very first time.

• I went clubbing thinking that I would loathe it with a passionate vengence. Now I love it.

• I applied for university.

• I held onto a relationship for five or so months. Go figure.

• I travelled to Japan with one of the greatest groups of people that I could have.

• I gained further experience of being behind a counter, and not just in front.

• I saved up all year and bought my own computer.

• I learnt to appreciate the people that surround me everyday (go figure, Christopher, for all his whinging in previous years actually misses seeing the group at school. Also I tried to make that less clicheish, but then I couldnt be bothered).

• I travelled to Melbourne with my two best friends and discovered the wonder of hot towels.

• Also I beat Daniel and Mitch. Twice.

• I completed maths methods major. And still could have UC with the scores I achieved (seriously!)

But 2008 also saw a number of goodbyes to things that were a constant in my life - some for years.

• I said goodbye to the ACT Instrumental Music Program - who were an integral part of my life for eight years.

• I said goodbye to public education - which was my life for 13 years.

• I said goodbye to Canberra College, and the teachers who helped develop and shape my ways of thinking.

• And I said goodbye to childhood.

But hey, now that its over, we move into 2009, my first full year as an adult. The year that I hopefully start uni, and see what develops from there!


To everyone out there I wish you the very best for two thousand and nine.



"As our lives change, some forever, we will still be friends forever"

-That really corny vitamin C graduation song
that I only listen to because it has
pachabels cannon and
I happen to like
that song.