early 2006 ruminations
five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes...
that is the number of minutes that concluded at the stroke of midnight of december 31, and simultaneously the number of minutes until the next stroke of midnight... where we move from one year to the next. i honestly didn't know how many minutes were in a year, for i never calculated it... however, i just came from rent... so think of that intro in the sing-songy manner that is the famous chorus of that movie...
[sidebar: rent is the movie that one of my friend's from college wanted to see upon her visit to new york. my roommate had seen it with his gf a few weeks previously, so he was in the clear. needless to say, yesterday proved unsuccessful, for the tkts booth was closed. this afternoon, went to tkts... but they had none. went to the actual theatre, but they were out as well. our last hope was the lottery. essentially, there are 34 tickets that are auctioned off in the front two rows of each show. each individual is able to put his name in ONLY once, and can request one or two tickets. after half an hour in the rain, three of us put our names in the drawing (fred put his name to increase our odds). there were probably about 150 - 200 people in the rain for the drawing. long story short... i am one of the winners of the lottery, and i get to purchase 2 $20 in the second row of RENT... and there is MORE... CMH, who lived in my first year dorm was in the production!!!]
as i enter the new year, i like to take inventory of what has transpired over the course of the past year, and try to make tentative plans for what i'd like to accomplish, improve, change in the forthcoming year.
at the risk of sounding like some made-for-television program that recaps the "year in review"... i'm gonna put a few a few things out there, that for some reason or another, are significant to me (please be cognizant of the fact that they are in no particular order):
as for the forthcoming year... it'll be one of change, which is exhilarating, but lends itself to uncertainty as well. come this fall, there's a very good chance that i may be relocating. i will also, if everything goes according to "plan", be leaving the workforce to return to the realm of academia... both of these contain an element of excitement, as well as nervousness. while i don't anticipate having much time to explore a new city, it'll be koowelle, nonetheless, to learn the lay of a new landscape... at the same time, i may realize that i abhor my new landscape and REALLY yearn the city. i've talked to a mentor/friend who has left the city... and she does miss it from time to time. as for school... what isn't enthralling about learning new exciting ways of thinking... and at the same time, what is?
as for tangible things, of course everyone wants to be more fit... whether that be eating a bit healthier, or visiting the gym an extra time or two. for me, it'll probably be a combo of both... i'd like to read more (of course this is before school begins). then, there is something that i've been workin' on for over the past twenty years... being nicer to my sister (luv you spunk!). trying to blog a few more times.
all in all, a new year is an opportunity to begin again more intelligently... to take the sum of what has been learned over the past years, and move forward... guess if i keep summing up all the years, i'll become wise one day... but in the interim, i'll have to take the little wisdom i have and combine it with the intelligence of others (especially those with a FEW more years of experience).
i wonder what i'll be saying after the next five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes...
that is the number of minutes that concluded at the stroke of midnight of december 31, and simultaneously the number of minutes until the next stroke of midnight... where we move from one year to the next. i honestly didn't know how many minutes were in a year, for i never calculated it... however, i just came from rent... so think of that intro in the sing-songy manner that is the famous chorus of that movie...
[sidebar: rent is the movie that one of my friend's from college wanted to see upon her visit to new york. my roommate had seen it with his gf a few weeks previously, so he was in the clear. needless to say, yesterday proved unsuccessful, for the tkts booth was closed. this afternoon, went to tkts... but they had none. went to the actual theatre, but they were out as well. our last hope was the lottery. essentially, there are 34 tickets that are auctioned off in the front two rows of each show. each individual is able to put his name in ONLY once, and can request one or two tickets. after half an hour in the rain, three of us put our names in the drawing (fred put his name to increase our odds). there were probably about 150 - 200 people in the rain for the drawing. long story short... i am one of the winners of the lottery, and i get to purchase 2 $20 in the second row of RENT... and there is MORE... CMH, who lived in my first year dorm was in the production!!!]
as i enter the new year, i like to take inventory of what has transpired over the course of the past year, and try to make tentative plans for what i'd like to accomplish, improve, change in the forthcoming year.
at the risk of sounding like some made-for-television program that recaps the "year in review"... i'm gonna put a few a few things out there, that for some reason or another, are significant to me (please be cognizant of the fact that they are in no particular order):
- my younger sister got engaged to a young man from the historic town of gettysburg, pa
- my boss, whom i took for granted, departed from the company to move south with her husband. she also encouraged me to spread my wings, and let me in on the fact that she had been taking law classes & recently graduated from brooklyn law school and passed the ny/nj bar on her first try...
- motivated by the fact that i am not enthralled with work and that while i enjoy publishing, it isn't the career path that i plan on staying on... i prepare and take the lsat
- i go to multiple DRY weddings
- my mother graduates with her master's in library information sciences
as for the forthcoming year... it'll be one of change, which is exhilarating, but lends itself to uncertainty as well. come this fall, there's a very good chance that i may be relocating. i will also, if everything goes according to "plan", be leaving the workforce to return to the realm of academia... both of these contain an element of excitement, as well as nervousness. while i don't anticipate having much time to explore a new city, it'll be koowelle, nonetheless, to learn the lay of a new landscape... at the same time, i may realize that i abhor my new landscape and REALLY yearn the city. i've talked to a mentor/friend who has left the city... and she does miss it from time to time. as for school... what isn't enthralling about learning new exciting ways of thinking... and at the same time, what is?
as for tangible things, of course everyone wants to be more fit... whether that be eating a bit healthier, or visiting the gym an extra time or two. for me, it'll probably be a combo of both... i'd like to read more (of course this is before school begins). then, there is something that i've been workin' on for over the past twenty years... being nicer to my sister (luv you spunk!). trying to blog a few more times.
all in all, a new year is an opportunity to begin again more intelligently... to take the sum of what has been learned over the past years, and move forward... guess if i keep summing up all the years, i'll become wise one day... but in the interim, i'll have to take the little wisdom i have and combine it with the intelligence of others (especially those with a FEW more years of experience).
i wonder what i'll be saying after the next five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes...
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