Archive for December, 2007

I’m in Calgary. I don’t feel like I’m in Calgary – but I am. I’m officially a “Mountainer” complete with my own time zone and such. It’s good, great. And yes, while it is cold, it seems to be manageable.

I found it funny that I haven’t been here more than 48 hours but I’ve already purchased my Christmas trip home ticket. Funny – but it needs to be done, as the flights sell out quickly.

I’m really excited to start work tomorrow – and I’m even more excited to get December over with, as it’ll be extremely hectic. I’m moving three more times before I settle into my fabulous apartment. So I’ll probably be tired all the time. It’s manageable, I think. Just a lot of moving around.

I’ve been looking into freelance writing opportunities via this old website I bookmarked and it was really exciting even looking at the possibilities – because a lot of them look promising. So many ideas are floating in my head, and have been, for a long time – I feel as though it’s about time I start getting them down on paper. I think I’m already planning my new year’s resolutions in a way. I’m committed at this new job for a year, at least. After that, I’m back to decision making, essentially – depending on whether or not I want to stay in Calgary or not – or try Toronto one more time. For now, I’m definitely happy with the decision I’ve made – and I’m not looking into the future too much – which was always my problem. My goals that I’m working on are all going to be about my career – this is the time I need to focus on it. This is what I came out here to do. An empty apartment and a full time job are just the things to help me with it as well. I’m so excited because I know I can do it. I’m picturing myself in my new place, typing away – researching away and most importantly – writing. I don’t need to promise I’m going to write more in jadingheart because I just have this feeling I won’t need to – I’ll be writing all the time.

There’s always something about a new place, an unfamiliar place, that has me writing all the time. It poses all these questions, all these wonderments, that I just can’t help it. I think that’s why I’ve finally figured out why my first year of university was full of excellent posts and intriguing questions (I think!) – because I was eager. So eager to do anything that afterwards, I kind of got a bit bored – and that wasn’t good.

This is me, not being bored. Doing something. Being someone. And figuring out what it all means in the process.

I live in Calgary now. Forever? Who knows. But maybe is definitely a possibility.