sak's Q4 report

this final quarter of "the year that was mine" has finally drawn to a close and all i can say is "roses and thorns" (or "highs and lows" - if you didn't go to camp).

i think that this may have been my best quarter yet, even though there are few tales of debauchery. this is probably a weird comment to make but i have never felt more like myself than i do now, even though nothing has fundamentally changed. maybe it is that i no longer give a what about stuff that i used to dwell on, and i'm fine just doing my own thing.

i managed to keep myself fairly busy, which meant my blogging suffered, and my solid readership of 12 people has diminished, but what can you do? it didn't help that i got involved in facebook this quarter.

i had the best/worst roommate for two months. he paid rent and slept in the apartment once. to say the least i was ecstatic when daniel moved in. now i have someone to make me tea and wake me up drunkenly at 2.30 in the morning to discuss the tragedy that is liverpool drawing barcelona in the champions league.

my health suffered a bit this quarter but now that i know what i am allergic to (or theoretically allergic to) i should be fine. i had a couple of minor illnesses but nothing that some free samples from the walk-in clinic couldn't cure. maybe one of my goals for the new year should be to find myself a doctor in toronto.

boys? yeah, no. nothing on that front.

i haven't done too much travelling since september. i hit montreal, which was a high point this fall, but not too much else. i went to a couple of shows around toronto which were really good. i had an old man sit next to me in a basically empty theatre during Shortbus which was awkward, but reminiscent of my younger years. i have cultivated my talent for eye-fucking. and i've read some really good books (What is the What, by Dave Eggers ... get involved).

umm, what else? mostly i have spent this quarter in the company of close friends really just enjoying the city and getting on with things. i turned 27 on the 10th and rumour has it that 27 is a good year. i'm not going to get too worked up about it because i don't want the pressure, but i figure that if things keep going in this direction i'll be fine.