Optimism Inc.

This year has been full of surprises - looking back now, it's hard to believe that it even was just one year.

I have a new home and some new friends; I'm closer to some old ones and farther from others, but it all balances out. Classes are going well and the job front looks promising; and with the first round of exams behind, it all looks manageable.

I'm keeping my ears and eyes open for new opportunities. You never know what good can come of something unexpected.

<= found objects from the bottom of my chain locker - the reason my v-berth was forever "sinking" was that the rain that ran into the locker couldn't run out through the drainpipe ... all because of a little tiny shell.

Wishing you all a Joyeux Nöel et un Bonne Nouvelle Année