… and two more weeks until 2015!

I type this entry even as I have tonnes of other things I should actually be doing. (C’mon, Anne, that dozen order of banana bread isn’t gonna bake itself.) I really wish I’m in the mood to partake with the holiday spirit but right at this point, I’d rather get some of my sleep back than join in on any festivities. Which I guess is sort of a shame since we Filipinos are known celebrating Christmas like no other. 😛

The year has flown by so quick. Wasn’t it only August yesterday?  Anyway, a number of things had happened in the second half of 2014 that I consider significant one way or the other:

• I came out! It happened a few days before my birthday, no less, and there wasn’t any marching band or samba dancers with elaborate feather headdresses or a big flashing neon sign. In fact, it was rather accidental the way it happened. Me and my mother were discussing arguing about some political issue and at the midst of it all, I blurted out, “but what if I’m interested in both sexes?” There was a short silence that followed and I could have taken it back, passed it off as a joke but no, it was too important for me. I honestly don’t know how to gauge her reaction but for now, I am trying to give her the space and time to get used to the fact.
• I reconnected with old friends and met up with new ones.
• I had my hair cut real short. It barely reaches past my ears now and I have to resist the temptation to run to the hairdresser to get the edges snipped off again because I feel it’s growing too fast. It did take me a bit of time getting used to but now I’m fairly comfortable with it. And the best thing is that I don’t have to fuss over it. Yes, I am that lazy. Granted this isn’t much of a big deal but it’s the first time in my life to have it at this length. So hooray for small milestones, right?
• Football became my newest obsession. Well it seems that my interest in the sport didn’t die down after the World Cup as I have initially thought and now my fate has pretty much been sealed by me waking up at 3 in the morning just to watch eleven guys chase after a ball.
• I have grown into doing calligraphy. Okay clearly I need more practise and if I have a clear goal in 2015, it would be focusing on honing this craft. The book was a lucky find at a bargain book store. I have also been looking into attending workshops (if only for the nibs and materials that come along with it) but I think my learning curve would be slightly different because of my left-handedness. I’m hoping I can drag along my friend who shares an equal interest because it seems more fun than having to do it alone.