2012

This time around I rang in the new year cooking, having margaritas and champagne, and watching movies with my best friend. I feel as though it was probably one of the best ways I have celebrated New Year's Eve so far.

I'm really content with where my life is at right now, and although my faith in a higher being is in limbo I have to say that I do feel blessed. I don't have a lot of money to spare, but I'm definitely making the most out of what I have. I'm not as close to people as I used to be, but the few people I do hold close to me are more than I could ever ask for. This year is going to be crazy with finishing up school at LACC and finding out where I'll be in the fall, and it's stirring up a good mix of both anxiety and excitement. I'm ready to put all that I've got into these next few months.

I made resolutions a month ago and actually started them as soon as I thought them up. I've heard that writing a list of what you want to do is actually counter-productive because as soon as your write things down, your brain feels a sense of accomplishment and has less of a need to get them done. So I'm not writing my list of resolutions, but I will mention one of them.

One of the things that I hold most valuable is knowledge, and sometimes I think that it's taken for granted - especially at this moment in time. As the internet makes everything available at one's fingertips, it seems as though we have forgotten how to really study, observe, and understand because we have the ability to simply google whatever we need to. Because the "what" is always so accessible, we understate the importance of the "how" and "why", and I find this to be tragic. One thing I'm going to start focusing on is understanding, particularly with fields that I am not familiar with.

Another goal of mine was to start running and hiking more often, and as the sun is about to set I should probably head on over to Griffith Park.

¡Feliz año nuevo!