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2010 Year in Review
Dec. 30th, 2010 12:42 amIt's a *little* bit early -- I usually do this at the end of the day on the 30th, but tomorrow is still kind of up in the air in terms of various bumming around New York, so I want to do this now.
In general, I'm feeling more settled into my life -- I have a functional routine at school, I'm teaching full time, and I feel like I'm getting better at doing the school thing. Married life with Jono hasn't lost its luster -- we're very much in love and enjoy each other's company. We just moved into the 1st floor of a house with a yard and stuff, and I'm looking forward to biking to work when the weather gets better. I just finished pg. 24 of my China comic, so there's a great sense of completion.
I've also had a bunch of new experiences: I spent a week at a World Religions workshop thing, I went to Russia, then rode the Trans-Siberia, went to the World Expo in Shanghai, wandered around Tokyo, went to Nagasaki, hit up the 3 Summer Festivals of Tohoku, and then went to Las Vegas. Went to the Rally to Restore Sanity.
This year was also a year of growth for me and Jono. I've watched Jono advance his accordion skills, and I've decided to learn the banjo. We've started driving up to Emeryville every Saturday for Taiko. I've gotten more into role-playing, finishing an actual PTA campaign and now GMing another one. I've taught a week-long comics course, and I made 4 costumes: 2 for ACen and 2 for Halloween. I've also made 2 summer skirts, with pockets! I watched Jono comic, and then there was the Lost Month of Starcraft, and then he's been working on Pencilbox, his comicking program. I feel like I've gotten better at teaching. From January to June, I made and drank Chinese medicine. I feel healthier. Or at least I know that it's possible to live a moderate, healthy life.
At the same time, I feel some discontent and dissatisfaction: the small part of me that wonders, "Is this it?" Teacher stuff from 8am-6pm, hang out with Jono 6-8pm, create/laze about from 8-10pm. Chinese School on Sundays. Work in the school year, travel in the summer, cobbling together some vacation days with Jono. Settle down. Have a kid in 3 years. Etc. Etc. It's not like I'm not doing things, I just don't have that sense of excitement and adventure in the every day. My life seems to lack the vim and vigor, the spice, the challenge. I told this to Jono on the train, and he feels the same way: antsy. The sense of wanting to Do More.
That, coupled with my increasing disappointment with American politics, has made me say jokingly to Jono, "Maybe it's time to go live in another country." Except that it might not be a joke. We love our jobs, and we just moved into a new place, but I sense the restlessness in both of us. Perhaps it's just a reflex against the inevitable settling down. We're definitely not picking up and moving next year, but 2012... who knows?
In general, I'm feeling more settled into my life -- I have a functional routine at school, I'm teaching full time, and I feel like I'm getting better at doing the school thing. Married life with Jono hasn't lost its luster -- we're very much in love and enjoy each other's company. We just moved into the 1st floor of a house with a yard and stuff, and I'm looking forward to biking to work when the weather gets better. I just finished pg. 24 of my China comic, so there's a great sense of completion.
I've also had a bunch of new experiences: I spent a week at a World Religions workshop thing, I went to Russia, then rode the Trans-Siberia, went to the World Expo in Shanghai, wandered around Tokyo, went to Nagasaki, hit up the 3 Summer Festivals of Tohoku, and then went to Las Vegas. Went to the Rally to Restore Sanity.
This year was also a year of growth for me and Jono. I've watched Jono advance his accordion skills, and I've decided to learn the banjo. We've started driving up to Emeryville every Saturday for Taiko. I've gotten more into role-playing, finishing an actual PTA campaign and now GMing another one. I've taught a week-long comics course, and I made 4 costumes: 2 for ACen and 2 for Halloween. I've also made 2 summer skirts, with pockets! I watched Jono comic, and then there was the Lost Month of Starcraft, and then he's been working on Pencilbox, his comicking program. I feel like I've gotten better at teaching. From January to June, I made and drank Chinese medicine. I feel healthier. Or at least I know that it's possible to live a moderate, healthy life.
At the same time, I feel some discontent and dissatisfaction: the small part of me that wonders, "Is this it?" Teacher stuff from 8am-6pm, hang out with Jono 6-8pm, create/laze about from 8-10pm. Chinese School on Sundays. Work in the school year, travel in the summer, cobbling together some vacation days with Jono. Settle down. Have a kid in 3 years. Etc. Etc. It's not like I'm not doing things, I just don't have that sense of excitement and adventure in the every day. My life seems to lack the vim and vigor, the spice, the challenge. I told this to Jono on the train, and he feels the same way: antsy. The sense of wanting to Do More.
That, coupled with my increasing disappointment with American politics, has made me say jokingly to Jono, "Maybe it's time to go live in another country." Except that it might not be a joke. We love our jobs, and we just moved into a new place, but I sense the restlessness in both of us. Perhaps it's just a reflex against the inevitable settling down. We're definitely not picking up and moving next year, but 2012... who knows?
