Autumn and Remembrance

Fall, no--Autumn. I love that word, and everything it means to me. The physical--oranges, and reds and yellows; cold, bundle-up weather; shorter days and longer nights. The mental and emotional--new beginnings and old (re)discoveries; happy and unhappy endings; the year winding down and me, excitedly anticipating what the coming year has in store.

Living the past months felt like riding a rollercoaster blindfolded. I never just really knew everything about anything, despite the sheer confidence I had in myself that I'll emerge out of experiences saying, "Aha! I knew that!"

For the sake of clarity, I am going to list down things that have significantly stood out since 2010 started. Since January 2010, I:

1. celebrated my 2nd year in capoeira
2. met new friends who have consistently been in my life since I met them
3. traveled all around California
4. have been on more dates than my college years combined
5. danced and played capoeira in a street parade
6. have been partying at least twice monthly
7. did some crazy sh*t
8. enrolled in voice classes
9. joined a chorale group
10. sang on stage with a group
11. sang on stage alone
12. rediscovered my love for poetry
13. joined a poetry contest and started a poetry blog
14. read my work in public
15. met a boy I grew to really like
16. fell in love
17. got burned
18. bawled my eyes out in a posh restaurant with two very understanding co-workers (and now, friends)
19. rekindled an old "friendship"
20. rediscovered new hopes about so many things
21. started another blog

....and the year isn't even close to really ending. Oh, the possibilities are indeed, endless.