Re-existing

2005 ending was just an all around good event. The year had a very large suck factor with my attitude being a major player in the suckage. I managed to get through the holidays by being very bland and dull and barely noticing much around me. I then drank a pitcher of sangria and watched Carnivale until 2005 went away. Yay! It's over.

2006 started with some awesomeness on the first day. I moseyed on down to my favourite coffee shop to bury my head in a book and surround myself with other humans. It's not as satisfying as real human interaction but it's a good substitute when you're like me and have forgotten how to socialize. The place was filling up and I had a sweet spot for comfortable reading. One of the regulars arrived for his daily mocha and paper reading. We'd had one or two minute long conversations before and I was at his regular table so he asked to join me. After that neither of us cracked a book or paper. We talked for 5 hours about religion, The Odyssey, The Iliad and comics. Shit that I like to talk about. So all is cool. The first day of 2006 I made a friend. We've had coffee once more since then and I have to go see him perform sometime soon. He's a warrior poet and participates in slam poetry nights all over the city.

My old film school friend, who lives in the city, seems to be on a bit of a break from her busy business and pleasure travel schedule. So I am able to have some friend time with her too. I didn't see too much of her in 2005. When she wasn't traveling, I was a negative downer so I didn't hang out with her too much because I couldn't stand the sound of myself complaining. But now I'm over that. Whew.

I also finally got a job. It's only part time and it's retail but it is a bookstore. At least I have a love for the product I'll be selling. Hopefully I'll make a friend or two through work. I'm so in need of rejoining society. It's hard to write characters when you don't interact with real life characters. I'll also be glad to re-introduce myself to the parts of my personality that only come out in social situations. Ah, to be hilarious once again. Let's hope I didn't lose it.

2006 will be my year.
2005 - go fuck yourself.