So that was 2007
Jan. 1st, 2008 03:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bookzombie2007 was a distinctly mixed year for me.
On the positive side, I took part in two highly enjoyable shows - playing Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady was particularly fun (although somewhat tempered by the fact that of the three reviews I saw only one mentioned me and that was negatively. Still smarting about that one a bit - so thin skinned!)
Eastercon was a small but very enjoyable affair and reminded me of the positive bits of the fannish life. WisCon was also the usual fun. So that's two conventions this year!
New York in November was also very enjoyable, and great to catch up with friends.
On the down side work was hell for the first six or seven months of the year. I came the closest I've ever done to just walking out and not coming back again. Luckily things have settled down and I'd almost go as far as to say I'm quite enjoying the job again now (though it has its moments).
Also, despite the best intentions at the start of the year, I've managed to put on eight-nine pounds this year, despite getting a reasonable amount of exercise. So that's one thing to really get sorted on in 2008!
Other than that, not much to say really. Despite the work stuff I haven't actually felt as down in 2007 as I was the previous year, so that's positive. I still find it hard to be sociable sometimes - if I'm invited somewhere I usually enjoy myself once I'm there but really struggle to find the energy to get going. So something else to work on for 2008...
Anyway, I'm starting 2008 with a positive viewpoint (or I would if I was awake enough!) Wish me luck...!
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On the positive side, I took part in two highly enjoyable shows - playing Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady was particularly fun (although somewhat tempered by the fact that of the three reviews I saw only one mentioned me and that was negatively. Still smarting about that one a bit - so thin skinned!)
Eastercon was a small but very enjoyable affair and reminded me of the positive bits of the fannish life. WisCon was also the usual fun. So that's two conventions this year!
New York in November was also very enjoyable, and great to catch up with friends.
On the down side work was hell for the first six or seven months of the year. I came the closest I've ever done to just walking out and not coming back again. Luckily things have settled down and I'd almost go as far as to say I'm quite enjoying the job again now (though it has its moments).
Also, despite the best intentions at the start of the year, I've managed to put on eight-nine pounds this year, despite getting a reasonable amount of exercise. So that's one thing to really get sorted on in 2008!
Other than that, not much to say really. Despite the work stuff I haven't actually felt as down in 2007 as I was the previous year, so that's positive. I still find it hard to be sociable sometimes - if I'm invited somewhere I usually enjoy myself once I'm there but really struggle to find the energy to get going. So something else to work on for 2008...
Anyway, I'm starting 2008 with a positive viewpoint (or I would if I was awake enough!) Wish me luck...!
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Date: 2008-01-01 06:30 pm (UTC)Me too! Or for me, it's not so much finding the energy to move on out, as trying to talk myself out of going b/c I don't feel like it or I can't be bothered (okay, I guess that part is energy) or it's not going to be fun, etc.
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Date: 2008-01-02 12:57 am (UTC)