And so 2011 year comes to an end. I've seen various bloggers post answers to preset questions about how their year went in various regards. Though I was tempted to do likewise I decided that I'd prefer just to post a few paragraphs instead that address the sort of things those questions usually ask (it also means I can avoid the questions that are either irrelevent to me or are just kind of dumb).
To get this off to a good start: 2011 has without a doubt been the best year of my life thus far. There is no hyperbole in that statement at all, for this year has been the first time in years I've had close friends and the first time I've ever had friends I care about this much, this year has been the first time I've ever felt so able to be myself (I still have some way to go in that regard, but I'm getting nearer), this year has been the first complete year where I've been living away from my family (resulting in loads more independence and freedom) and this year has also resulted in me building up my confidence quite a bit, figuring out to a greater extent who I am (still some way to go in this regard too though) and of course I've expanded my interests quite a lot too.
As far as interests go by far the most major thing to report from this year is my love of lolita fashion. I only learnt about it for the first time back in March or thereabouts. My initial reaction was that I really liked the clothing style but didn't really want to express a particular interest in it thinking most people would react very negatively to me taking an overt interest in it and even wearing the clothing. For various reasons, including the knowledge that one of my friends (who introduced me to lolita in the first place) is very supportive, I eventually expressed an interest in the fashion in August and there hasn't been any turning back since then (though I've yet to wear an outfit out of the house and plan to do so soon).
As far as other interests are concerned, I haven't really payed film as much as attention as I'd have liked though of course have still been watching quite a bit. I've taken a far greater interest in anime than before (at least partly because my friends love anime, but also just generally because I enjoy it a lot), but have lost almost all interest in reading and have been listening to less and less music as the year has progressed. Of course two things that I've got in to quite recently have been boardgaming and Warhammer and I imagine I'll just keep getting more and more interested in these two interests over the next year.
Most memorable day? My most memorable day was the last day of my January exams when in the evening I went out for a meal with Alice, Kingsley, Michael, Eamon, Liz and Richard, and then we went and played cards and The Settlers of Catan at Kingsley's house. It's memorable for a few reasons; it's the first time I spent time with four of those people, it was wonderful being included in the group, it played a major part in helping form the friendships I now value immensely.
Still, many other days and moments are important to me. The first time I spent time alone with Alice: watching all 26 episodes of Escaflowne in one day together. The first time I spent time alone with Kingsley: in my room talking together for a couple hours after a screening. Wearing lolita clothing for the first time when my first ever Bodyline order arrived. The night where I played card and board games with Bhavika, James and Iain right through the night until 5 in the morning and then walked back to campus with Bhavika in the dawn. My first brand dress arriving (Soap Bubbles <3).
As far as next year is concerned I'm not going to make any resolutions. That said there are certainly some things I'd like to do, and so I thought I'd list them here. First and foremost, I'd like to start wearing lolita clothing outside of the house. I doubt I'd ever have the courage to wear it to campus on a day I have lectures, but certainly I'd like to wear it to lolita meets, down in to town with friends and to stuff on campus in intersemester break. I'd like to increase my film-watching quite a bit, and focus my film-watching. I'd like to complete a 2000 point Skaven army (which includes painting them - I will be very surprised if I actually manage to paint them all by the end of the year!). And I'd definitely like to get at least a 2.1 in the second year of my degree (which I'm certainly going to try very, very hard to achieve!).
Happy New Year to everyone reading this! May this next year be kind to you ^.^
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