State of (the) Mandaland: 2011 Edition
Holy crap wow it’s been a whole year since my State of (the) Mandaland post.
Where the hell has time gone?
Apparently last year my vows for 2010 were semi-on par. I mean, not entirely, but for the most part. I wanted to travel a lot, and I did. I went on a more-or-less cross country road trip (twice!) and visited like ten new states. I did not make it out of the country, but moving to the midwest, well, I might as well have. I wanted to read a lot, and I didn’t finish as many books as I wanted to, but I certainly did do a lot of reading. I wanted to do something “bigger.” I think the changes overall that I made were pretty big.
It’s strange looking forward to another year, especially now that January has more or less come and gone. I have plans already for June, August. I’ve been in this apartment for two months already. I’ve been away from home since last August. Where has the time gone?
I’m really not sure what I could say this year, you know? Predictions are so far off, goals are so unattainable. I almost jinx myself by saying “I want to do _______ this year!” because…lets face it, by setting it as a goal I’m that much more likely to fail.
That said, I don’t know where the year is going to take me. Last year took me a thousand miles away from everything I’m familiar with, doing and experiencing so many new things. Hostessing at a restaurant, Disney World, Universal Studios, stepping into the world of Harry Potter for the first time, publicly talking about my website and having people become interested, having my website absolutely take off, meeting people off of the internet, meeting a boyfriend off the internet, staying in a hotel room by myself in a place I’d never been, going to Miller Park, seeing Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and a ton of other performers I’d never thought I’d ever get to see in person. Accepting freelance web design as a career, having my car switched into my own name so it’s really mine, standing up for what I believe in, booking a flight at the last minute, leaving my cat behind, exploring places I’ve never been, watching a football game in a bar, seeing an indie film at the Sundance theatre, getting cds signed by my favorite band, judging a parade on the 4th of July, finally feeling confident enough to wear a string bikini, just so many things I never thought would happen.
This year is going to be a roller coaster. It is going to be unpredictable. I’ll be in Georgia in June and Indiana in August and spending my first birthday entirely away from home. I’ll be starting up a Yoga class in a few weeks. I’ll be launching two new websites and who knows what else beyond that. I want to see a Brewers game. I want to meet more people off the internet. I want to see the bean in Chicago. I want to do more.
The state of Mandaland is good. It is perfect. Blissful. Ongoing.
How is your world?
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