The Highs of 2014 were:
Friendships take effort. This is one of things I learned from experience, and from watching How I Met Your Mother (more on this later). I am fortunate to have friends--my neutrals--that make an effort to show up when it really matters, and even during times that it doesn't. Our almost weekly Neutrals' Night this year served as a reprieve from law school's never ending challenges and stress, and grounded me whenever I keep losing focus of what's important in life.
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| Heart Heart Heart |
2. Chvrches Live in Manila.
This was the first live concert I went to, aside from the occasional concerts during the UP Fair. The experience was made better because I went with the person who introduced me to Chvrches. The long line at the start was tolerable; the violation of my personal space was forgivable; the tall people in front was bearable. All because Gina, the crowd, the music and the lights were awesome.
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| We obviously had fun. |
3. Monthly brunch dates with GFZ
The idea of monthly brunch dates came up, the same way the GFZ group came about: through Facebook chat conversations. We were all taking different electives and had different schedules this semester. Seeing each other in school became close to impossible. So we promised to make an effort to see each other monthly to catch up on each other's lives.. These dates, aside from bringing out our inner Titas of Manila, help us maintain and strengthen our fairly new friendship. Despite the array of people you meet in law school, one needs constants--comrades, as I call them--and these are mine. At least the only ones left in Malcolm.
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| Glad to have these girls (and Jen) as friends. |
But I continue to miss last year's fallen comrades every day. :(
4. I got an iPad Air
Getting an iPad was important because it made school and work life easier. What made it more special was that I bought the iPad using my own money--my salary from my second job which lasted for 6 months. At least I got something good out of that crappy job.
5. I discovered the cuteness that is @dailydougie on Instagram.
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| My spirit animal |
I definitely want one after the Bar.
6. Honesty/Happiness Timeline
I can't say I am truly happy, or that I have achieved the goals I set for myself a couple of years ago but I think I'm getting there. I have been blessed with more trustworthy friends this year. A fact I'm constantly thankful for. I ended relationships (and let go of emotions) that have dragged me down in the past, and focused on strengthening the ones that are worth keeping.
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| Wonderful prose from Jack Kerouac |
The Lows of 2014 were:
1. I lost my Blackberry phone.
For the first time ever since I started owning things, I lost my cellphone. On a bus home to Laguna, no less. I didn't really feel sad about its loss but what made it one of the lows of this year because I bought it using my own money, my salary from my first job ever. Oh well. If anything, the loss reminded me of the non-permanence of tangible things.
2. The Horrendous How I Met Your Mother Ending
Words cannot express how much I love this show. Time and again, I've written about my trust in Bays and Thomas in making an ending that mattered, an ending that was consistent with what the show stood for, for me. I can go on a never-ending discussion how the ending sucked for me but there's no sense in doing that at this point. I just felt betrayed by the two persons I trusted most, despite not meeting them in person.
How I Met Your Mother is one of the reasons why I have trust issues. Ha. I still refuse to re-watch the series finale episode.
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| The Most Irritating TV Show Screenshot of All Time |
3. I blogged less.
My total number of entries this year was 14 (including the one where I merely posted the beautiful poem, A Hundred Ways To Say Your Name) which is a measly number compared to 2013's 31 and 2012's (amazing) 59. I think this is because I watch less TV shows now, and I blog about them even less. I have also managed my emotions better, and opted to discuss them with best friends rather than write about them, where the chances of the persons concerned reading them are less. I hope to blog more (quality over quantity) next year, despite the apparent busy-ness of 2015 for me (read: Graduation and The Bar Exams).
Verdict: Because 2014 has more highs than lows, and it was ultimately better than 2013, I give it 4 Stars.
Looking back, last year I hoped 2014 was the year that I will be able to de-compartmentalize aspects of my life that needed de-compartmentalizing, and to reconcile things that I think are impossible to reconcile. I think I have achieved the first goal but not the second. I will still continue to try to achieve both in 2015--along with my ultimate goal of graduating and passing the Bar.
I have a feeling 2015 will be a good year.
Finally, I end 2014 and welcome 2015 with a beautiful line from Jillette Johnson's song True North:
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| I'll find true north, somewhere, somehow. |
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