view from a window

Sitting here at Teriyaki Boy in Gateway Mall, across from Rej and Oneal, and looking out at the new Cubao, I realize that it’s been quite a while since my last blog post. A real one, I mean. (That meme I posted before this entry doesn’t count.)

I was prompted mostly by the most recent entry on Luna’s blog, where she talks about day 2 of her goings-on at GDC 2008. She talks about solid things, meaningful things, and I got to thinking: when was the last time I was that honest and effusive in a blog post?

 

a meme from rej

Leave me a comment, and…

1. I’ll respond with something random about you.
2. I’ll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3. I’ll pick a flavor of jello to wrestle with you in.
4. I’ll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5. I’ll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.
6. I’ll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I’ll ask you something that I’ve always wondered about you.
8. If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal.

 

so this is the new year

… with a polite tip of the hat to Luna, Donna and everyone else who loves DCfC.

Me and my best friend Rej at the UP Centennial Celebration, January 8

The year’s been off to quite the start, with my professional plans taking some very good turns. I can’t talk about them right now, but Lord knows I’m dying to, hahaha. Now I don’t feel so bad about the last full-time job that refused me (because I was apparently “not fun enough” in the eyes of the executive vice-president). What I’m working on now looks to be far more fulfilling and enjoyable. And far more fun than that company could ever have been for me.

 

MCaHNY!

It’s been a fierce, feisty, fatiguing, fucked up and fun 2007!

Well, at least mine has been. It’s amazing how unpredictable life can get, and how it can be sprinkled with both rollercoasters and quiet times. I’ve had some nasty scrapes this year, but I’ve also had some of the best times of my life. I’m glad to have had both, because one means nothing without the other.

Whether you’re glad it’s over or you don’t want it to end just yet, time marches on. Very soon we’ll have a new calendar to think fondly of, resent, and shrug about. Look back and reflect, and look forward and aspire, even as you look to the present and just live.

Season’s greetings, and have a good start in 2008, everyone!

 

the purplechickens

They’re back, with a new album: Girls, Et Cetera!

Read the interview by Luis Katigbak over on Pulse.ph here.

And come to the launch on Thursday, December 13, over at the new Club Dredd in Eastwood! Check out the details on Luna’s blog here.