On the First Anniversary of my Graduation...

A year ago today, I graduated from Gonzaga University with my B.A. in Sociology. As I come to grips with the fact that this occurred a year ago, I have chosen to reflect on some of the things which have marked my life during the course of this year.

1. I have a job with benefits that I generally can't stand and I feel ungrateful.
2. I am no longer a camp counselor for the first time in 7 summers.
3. I have picked up a new hobby; photography
4. My parents have moved to Boston.
5. I have moved in with their friends down the street.
6. I am bored and feel lifeless 90% of the time.
7. The other 10%, I'm visiting with one of three friends.
8. I have begun to drink Bourbon.
9. I constantly contemplate someplace better than where I am now.
10. I've joined a gym.
11. I've been able to sustain a long distance relationship.
12. I've begun to think that sociology was only as exciting as the speculation that I used to put into it.
    
13. I'm considering law school instead of graduate studies in sociology.
14. I want to move back to Spokane.
15. I hate the people in Orange County, CA.
16. I'm generally irritable.
17. I've decided that my physical pain is bullshit and have decided to ignore it...and it's worked.
18. I have most of what I need, but I spend money on things that I don't.
19. I'm sick and tired of Facebook. I feel like a used up junkie. Since Facebook doesn't give me the same "high" as it used to, every time I use it now, I'm just frustrated.
20. I haven't played my guitar in such a long time.
21. The politics behind my job are astounding and I feel bad for the limitations that people with disabilities are weighed down with.
22. I've decided to start living the life that I've been putting on hold while waiting for "something better"
    
23. I'm job hunting again.
24. I'm loosing weight.
25. I'm detaching myself from the bullshit that frustrates me.
26. I'm focusing on the friends that I have.
27. I'm saving money.
28. I'm finding reward in solitary activities.
29. I'm taking the first opportunity I get to leave Orange County, even if it's for lesser pay.
30. I'm not listening to guilt trips.
31. I'm going to do something spontaneous.
32. I'm going to start home brewing.
33. I'm going to grow the fuck up.