Success!

I saw it has been awhile since I posted, so I thought I'd toss out a quick update. I've come to the realization recently that, in one way or another, I accomplished almost all of my goals/dreams this year. It's a pretty amazing feeling. Because I'm too lazy to go into detail, here are some examples:

• Saw my name in the credits. Not in a movie theater, as I had envisioned it, but on prime-time national broadcast television. It was a good feeling, seeing that.
• Taught. Granted, I was a subbing, but I still got up in front of a classroom and gave it a whirl. And with what's on the horizon, it won't be the last time.
• Got in shape. I lost 45 pounds so far this year. Most of it before summer, at which point I started eating more and working out less. I'm still in good shape, I've only put on two pounds over this entire summer of eating, drinking, and being merry. I think I can knock off another 25 or so before I'm 27.
• Get published. I started off with trying that Examiner thing, which had way too many limits for me. So I started my own local blog/magazine thing here, which led to me becoming a writer for Primer Magazine. I actually have three articles coming out soon with two more already in the works for the winter. It's a blast.
• On a smaller scale, last year I mentioned that moving out of the South and into a city would be great, hoping to make new friends (especially couples), try new things, go out a lot, go to concerts, join an intramural team, and live a more active lifestyle in general. Well, I'm out of the South, still working on the city part, making a ton of new friends (including several cool couples), trying as many new things as possible, going out a bit too much actually, seeing some fantastic concerts, not only played on a team but won a championship, and I can certainly say I've been very active.

Clearly things have been going well since my last update. Granted there have been some personal and professional setbacks along the way, but I'm apparently pretty resilient and can take plenty of the bad along with the good. Regardless, the point is that things are good, and on the cusp of being even better. So in seven months when I get around to another update, I expect to be doing alright!