Chapter 4: Happy Twenty-Ten

I can't believe a whole decade has come and gone. However, I have to say I was completely ready for it to end. I'm twenty, I'm healthy, and I'm ready to start fresh. I finally get to start classes for my new major. It sounds completely nerdy, but I feel better when I'm in school. Without constant stimulation I fall into such an unproductive state. Law & Order marathons sound better than going out. Being in school gives me both physical and mental stimulation... something I really need. There are a few things that may/may not happen (that I'm really, really hoping happen) that could make this decade start out right. I'm praying, hoping, and giving all I've got for these things to happen.

I've not made any New Year resolutions this year. I'm terrible about keeping up with them, and I'm always disappointed when I don't. Instead, I hope to use the new decade to make some changes in my life and not call them New Year resolutions, just changes. I want to be healthier. I want to make dinner more often. I want to make more of an effort with my friends. I want to work out. I want to not hold anything back. I want to be successful. I want to never stop learning. I want to start a new hobby. I want to join and be part of a good cause. You've got to start somewhere.

This break hasn't been terribly eventful. I've traveled around Texas a lot, and have put some serious miles on my tires. Austin (x3), Bellville, Houston (x3), Clear Lake, and Dallas all in a week. Road trips are great for some, but serious torture for me. I get extreme anxiety in cars, especially when I'm not the one driving. So all the time on the road proved trying for me mentally. I've used all the House and Law & Order marathons as excuses for recovery! Christmas and New Year's Eve were both low key, not something that I mind. But I had to be back to work early, so the traveling was cut short. Since then I've just been steadily working on spending the hundreds of dollars in gift cards I got for Christmas-- not a bad way to end the holiday season. There's nothing like Christmas into January.

Bad News: both of the front speakers in my car went out at the exact same time for no known reason. If there is anyone out there in cyberspace with any idea why, let me know.

Well, it's a two decade record low here in Texas, and I'm not sure how to handle it. Texans don't understand the concept of heat, and I don't plan on using it. Sixteen degrees is a good reason for investing in a Snuggie and a lot of coffee. I'll come out of hibernation when it's safe again.

For now I'm wrapped up with a cup of coffee and a marathon. Ohh, how pathetic. Happy 2010, everyone.