My Own Biggest Fan

While I’m not one for overly saccharine sentiments, I’m wishing all of you a Happy New Year. 2008 was a mixed bag of highs and lows and I’m glad to see it go. I’ve made new friends who I hope will continue to remain so for a long time, and I had friends both old and new depart, both gradually and suddenly.

My favourite thing about 2008 was a personal realization that I can do the work that I’ve always wanted to do, enjoy it, get paid for it, and learn more about it. I might have started late in life, at least in a professional sense, but I’m doing it.

My least favourite thing was learning about how easily I can break my own heart, and how complicated we can make our relationships with the ones we supposedly care the most about. I won’t explain further. Those that need to know can guess what I’m talking about, and those that don’t — you can take that however you want.

To 2009.
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I took this picture in Tokyo, on my keitai (mobile phone), and had it as my wallpaper on it. I had just finished work and was completely stressed out, looking to relax with a walk through the neighbourhood. The cat had no eyes, but was walking around as if he had sight. I thought of him as my spirit guide while I was there. I was also blind, but if he could get around, so could I.

He was like one of those Shinto spirits from Spirited Away. Read the rest of this entry »