What have I been up to?

Oh man... I hate this question because it always makes feel so boring. I usually struggle to come up with an answer while I muster a mess of "um"s and "uh"s as I frantically scroll through my camera roll, grasping for any recollection of noteworthy shit I've been up to...

This is a desparate attempt to get ahead of that very question and brainstorm that response:

• Travelled to Japan, thought it was really cool but made me feel really lonely and isolated
• Travelled to London, thought it was really cool but actually it was really hot (the National Gallery was INSANE)
• Got promoted to Staff Engineer at work! Woo! Big title, big boy!
• I'm back in my anime phase (watching Frieren)
• Been seeing my friends more often
  • Going camping with Jonny (shooting stars much?)
  • An Adam Sandler-themed party I threw with my sister
  • Vegas trip with the boys (we picked out each others outfits)

Currently aiming:

• Need to get back on a consistent workout schedule

• Spend way more time surrounded by trees. These are rookie numbers, gotta get them up. More camping and hiking pls!

• Want to get back into my creative groove. I haven't really been producing much and have been consuming a lot more; I want to flip that. That means more time with my guitar, my journal, etc. This website will hopefully also give me an outlet as a safe space to express myself

• Want to lean more into self-discovery and learn more about myself. I've found that I really don't know very much about who I am and what I want. I want to make progress in this aspect of my life in the next 1-2 years. Every goal above feeds into this one.

"Life isn't about discovering who you are. It's about inventing who you want to become"

— George Bernard Shaw