Thanks to Lisa for the picture, nabbed from her flickr account.
This new feature is based on a piece of advice Richard Cobbett gave me: he said that if you look back on what you were writing about a year ago, and it's awful, you're probably heading in the right direction. Of course, I wasn't really listening; instead, I'd glazed over at the prospect of a new, easy-to-produce feature for my blog.
About a year ago, Lisa and I were in the US of A, preparing to collect our stuff and our cats. Exactly one year and one day ago, I posted this article. I wrote it on the turnpike and then uploaded it when we got back to Mike and Karen's place, and it feels strange to read it. Go ahead and try; feel free to read any of the other articles in the series (you can click on "Cat Trip 2008" to see them all).
This isn't really an example of bad writing, although I do prefer my paragraphs longer these days, and without quite so many exclamation marks (the word "so" still plagues me). This is more an example to my future self. Look what I achieved! I mean, it's sometimes hard to keep your chin up when, at 23, you live with your parents. I was an adult, with good credit, a fancy job, promotion prospects, lovely shoes... it's taken me this long to get those things or their equivalents back. Moving back here to be with Mum and Dad, with such speed and efficiency, is another of my greatest achievements to date, but this stress-orgy of vet paperwork and screaming people in the East Coast Mother Fucking Heat is the story I've told the most. Guaranteed to break the ice at parties.
What I notice most about the whole range of posts is that I'm very much trying to be Tycho. Not in terms of verbosity, but by peppering real life with video games in a near-daily update. Hi, I just closed a horrifying chapter of my life with a pleasing thump, and Mass Effect is good too, movie at 11. It's interesting to note, and definitely something to think about, but not something that's appropriate for me to do right now.
So what were you guys doing a year ago?
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Let's see, I didn't get my blog till December and just re-read things on it. It's scary how much I'd emulate a style I'd just read poorly, and most of it was mini-rants or brain dusting bullexcrement.
A year ago then...hmm. Preparing to go to America to see Alyssa for the third year running. Apathetic about university but had no other choice than "hi I'm unemployed, unqualified and still not quite out of my teens. Want to hire me?!" *hopeful face*
Still, that's nothing compared to your ordeal. I've been dicked around by Airport people all the time flying by myself, but I've never had so much riding on it. Especially my cat.
Before I forget Happy Birthday to Lisa for Sunday!
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