some loud thunder

i like when you're all stressed about stuff, and then things all work out in the end.

actually, i find if you put enough effort into things, this happens more often than not. which would probably explain why it's such a new experience to me. maybe i'll give this "sustained effort" thing some more consideration. well, until i get lazy again.

some things never change.

i've really decided that i enjoy working on magazines. enough that if someone told me i'd be doing that in some capacity for the rest of my life, i think i'd be ok with that, provided it affords me the opportunity to do some of that work and tell some of those stories while traveling around the world. this is essentially my dream, and always has been.....circle the globe, telling stories about the world to people back home. be it in print or online, but at the very least some sort of written form.

every day that passes, i feel more and more like it's less of a pipe dream, and more of a possibility of i were really to want it enough, and be willing to put in the work.

and surprisingly, for once....i really think i am.

look, a happy post!